CHENNAI

THE HINDU

MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012

TAMIL NADU

It is all about making right choice as D-day draws near

Amutha Kannan
COIMBATORE: With the D-day drawing near for the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) counselling under the unied single window admission system of Anna University, Chennai, prospective students and their parents were given effective pointers to get through it with ease. P. Narayanasamy, Additional Controller of Examinations, University Departments, Anna University, Chennai, and former TNEA secretary, assured the parents and students that counselling was all about making the right choice without the worry that someone could take away the seat due to them. Everyone had a fair chance to get a seat, he said.

Step by step process

Taking them through a step by step process (see graphics) using slides, he explained the dos and donts the candidates and the parent/guardian accompanying them had to remember on the day of counselling, at a session on How to Face the Anna University Engineering Counselling at PSG Col-

lege based on the rank and aggregate mark (cut-off) beDD in favour of The Secretary (TNEA), Anna University, Chennai fore the counselling day, he payable at Chennai, or cash for Rs.5,000 (Rs.1,000 for SC/ST) to would be able to make the right decision with a clear be produced at the bank counters in the Anna University mind, Mr. Narayanasamy premises to collect the counselling challan. said. Enter the attendance hall with the challan, call letter and The programme was orregister the name. This should be done at least one hour before ganised by the Coimbatore the scheduled counselling time. A board displays the online chapter of the Computer Soposition of the vacancy. ciety of India. Enter the verification hall where the certificates are verified. Rank list on June 30 Once the certificates are found to be in order, the candidates are The random numbers are allowed to enter the briefing hall. They wait there till they are expected to be released on called for counselling. June 25 and the rank list is expected on June 30. There are a minimum of 50 terminals with counsellors to guide After counselling for spethe students through the process in the counselling hall. Only cial quota, the general counone parent / guardian is allowed to accompany the student. selling would begin on July As per the rank, students will get their chance at the terminal. 13. So, students had ample The operator will enter the registration number into the system. time to work out the options The candidate has to carefully check the personal details before before the actual counselling date, he said. going in for the actual selection of course and college. They had the options to The operator will then enter the preference of the candidate. It choose from: departments will display three vacancy options - the names of the colleges of Anna University campusand branches - based on the communal reservation. es, university colleges of Anna University, government Once the college and the branch are selected and the seat engineering colleges, aided confirmed, student and parent / guardian is made to sign on a courses in government-aiddeclaration form. Once the form is signed, the admission is ed engineering colleges, complete. self-supporting courses in An allotment letter is made out and handed over to the student. government-aided engineering colleges, and seats After this there is no scope for change. surrendered by the self-nancing engineering If the candidate had done colleges. lege of Technology here on Merit list was not only Sunday. The Hindu was the his homework right about media partner for the event. the choice of course and col- based on the percentile of

Counselling procedure: step-by-step

marks in mathematics, physics and chemistry, but also in the fourth optional subject, date of birth and random number assigned. Any correction after the publication of rank list, which modied the rank, should be sent to the Secretary, TNEA, after receipt of call letter for counselling. Explaining the general trends in engineering education, R. Rudramoorthy, Principal of PSG College of Technology, said education

should be seen as a process of differentiating between the right and the wrong and not as a means to make money. Entrepreneurship was one option vis-a-vis getting a good job. It is a positive sign that parents are willing to invest in higher education. Students should appreciate this and should also give back to parents and society at large on completion of their education, he said.

Woman gets some relief after seven years

K.T. Sangameswaran
CHENNAI:

Nearly seven years after her application to the Chennai District Collector seeking refund for unused stamp papers for Rs.1.55 lakh, relief seems to be on the way for a woman, with the Madras High Court directing the official to return the sum after deducting the discount within 10 days. K.S.M. Aminath Sharifa led a writ petition seeking a direction to the authorities to pass an order of refund. She purchased stamp papers for Rs.1.55 lakh in 2004. As the seller of a property did not cooperate with her with regard to the sale, the proposed purchase got cancelled. She surrendered the stamp papers before the Collector on September 28, 2005 and requested refund. She was in nancial difficulties. If the sum was returned, it would help her meet her childrens educational expenses; but no steps had been taken by the authorities. Justice M. Venugopal said that under the Stamp Act if an application for refund of sum of the unused stamp papers had been made by the petitioner within two years from the date of purchase, as per rules, 10 per cent deduction could be made and the balance could be refunded. The Government Advocate informed the court that the proceedings to refund Rs.1,39,500 (after deducting a discount of 10 per cent) was under way. Following this, Mr. Justice Venugopal said that on the basis of equity, fair play, good conscience and prudence, he was directing the Chennai Collector to complete the exercise of issuing the refund order within 10 days. He disposed of the petition.

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