CET to stay: AICTE Chief
Chennai: Prof Damodar Acharya Chairman of All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has made it clear that the Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission to engineering courses could not be scrapped by Tamil Nadu Government.
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the 27th convocation of Anna University here on Monday, he said, “The Supreme Court has said that the students have to clear the CET for admission. So, the test would be held for the 2007-2008 Academic year. As such, the State Government cannot scrap the test.”
Stating that there was a shortage of teachers in various institutions, Acharya said, “We are also planning to start regional and nodal centers for training teachers. We are permitting retire teachers. We are permitting retired teachers to work till 70 years of age.”
CET to stay: AICTE Chief
Talking to reporters on the sidelines of the 27th convocation of Anna University here on Monday, he said, “The Supreme Court has said that the students have to clear the CET for admission. So, the test would be held for the 2007-2008 Academic year. As such, the State Government cannot scrap the test.”
Stating that there was a shortage of teachers in various institutions, Acharya said, “We are also planning to start regional and nodal centers for training teachers. We are permitting retire teachers. We are permitting retired teachers to work till 70 years of age.”
CET to stay: AICTE Chief
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Thursday, November 09, 2006
