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Technical Education - Admission to Undergraduate Engineering and Diploma Courses in Government, Government Aided and Self Financing Engineering Colleges - Tuition Fee Waiver Scheme by All India Council for Technical Education for Women, Economically Backward and Physically Handicapped meritorious students - Implementation in the State of Tamil Nadu - Orders - Issued.

Anna University, Tirunelveli - Dr S Kaliappan, Professor and Director, Institute of Remote Sensing (IRS), Anna University, Chennai-25 - Appointed as first Vice-Chancellor - Notification - Orders - issued.

Higher Education - Framing of comprehensive policy guidlines on University examination system - Constitution of Committee - Orders - Issued.

Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai - Establishment of a "Centre for Educational Research" in Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai -sanction of Rs 1.00 Crore - Orders - Issued.

University of Madras – Establishment of a Centre for Research on  Dravidian Movement at the  campus of the University of Madras  to commemorate the 150^th Anniversary of the University of Madras – Sanction of Rs.1 crore – Orders – Issued.

Technical Education - Issue of conferment of minority status to Self Financing Engineering Colleges once in 5 years instead of every year from 2007-2008 - Orders - Issued.

Professional Colleges - Admission of students - Abolition of Common Entrance Test and Discontinuation of improvement examination from the academic year 2005-2006-Orders - Issued

FEES - Tuition fees, special fees and Examination fees payable by students affected by Tsunami - Relief - Ordered.

Higher Education Department - Loss of Certificates by the students affected in the recent TSUNAMI Disaster - Issue of Duplicate Certificates free of cost - Orders issued. of qualification – Orders – Issued.

Technical Education – Government Technical Examination - Certificate course in Computer on office Automation – Revision of qualification – Orders – Issued.

Higher Education - Technical Education - Common Entrance Tests for admission of students to Master of Business Administration (MBA) / Master of Computer Applications (MCA) courses from the academic year 2004-2005 - Orders - Issued.

Higher Education - Technical Education - Admission of students to M.E. / M.Tech Programmes- Conducting of Common Entrance Tests - Orders - Issued.

Universities – Bharathiar University – State Level Eligibility Test to be conducted by Bharathiar University – Constitution of Committee – Nomination to Steering / Advisory Committee – Orders – Issued.

Technical Education Department – Eligibility to appear for Higher Grade Typewriting Exam – Proposal of Director of Technical Education – Accepted – Orders – Issued.

Universities – Bharathiar University – State Level Eligibility Test to be conducted by Bharathiar University – Constitution of Committee – Nomination to Steering / Advisory Committee – Orders – Issued.

Higher Education – Financial assistance to poor students to pursue professional courses – Financial assistance from Chief Minister’s Public Relief Fund (Chief Minister's  Public Relief Fund) – Framing of guidelines for sanction of financial assistance – Orders – Issued.

Higher Education - Technical Education - Special Reservations in Technical Institution for the year 2003-2004 - Judgement of the Hon'ble High Court of Madras in W.A. No. 3221 of 2002 and W.A.M.P No. 5348 of 2002 etc. - Orders issued.

Higher Education - Technical Education - Government Engineering Colleges - Admission under N.R.I Quota - Orders issued.

Higher Education - Admission of students to Professional institutions from 2003-2004  based on +2 marks - Request of unaided professional institutions - Not accepted - Orders – Issued

Higher Education – Judgement of 11 Judges Constitution Bench of Supreme Court of India, dated.31.10.2002 in W.P (Civil) No.317/1993 in TMA Pai Foundation and Others Vs State of Karnataka and Others – With regard to fixing of minimum eligibility for admissions – Orders – Issued.

Higher Education – Judgement of the 11 Judges Constitution Bench of Supreme Court of India, dated.31.10.2002 in W.P (Civil) No.317/1993 in TMA Pai Foundation and Others – Admission of students by unaided, minority professional institutions – Implementation of Rule of reservation of the State Government – Orders – Issued.

Higher Education – Judgement of the 11 Judges Constitution Bench of Supreme Court of India, dated.31.10.2002 in W.P (Civil) No.317/1993 in TMA Pai Foundation and Others – Admission of students by unaided, non-minority professional institutions – Implementation of Rule of reservation of the State Government – Orders – Issued.

Higher Education – Judgement of 11 Judges Constitution Bench of Supreme Court of India, dated.31.10.2002 in W.P. (Civil) No.317/1993 in TMA Pai Foundation and others Vs state of Karnataka and others – Implementation with regard to prescription of fee in unaided professional institutions – Suggestions of the Government – Communicated.

Higher Education – Judgement of 11 Judges Constitution Bench of Supreme Court of India, dated 31.10.2002 in W.P.(Civil) No.317/1993 in T.M.A. Pai Foundation and Ors. Vs. State of Karnataka and ors. – Implementation with regard to admission of students by unaided minority professional institutions – Orders – Issued.

Higher Education – Judgement of 11 Judges Constitution Bench of Supreme Court of India, dated 31.10.2002 in W.P.(Civil) No.317/1993 in T.M.A. Pai Foundation  and Ors. Vs. State of Karnataka and Ors. – Implementation with regard to admission of students by Unaided, non-minority professional institutions – Orders – Issued.

THIRUVALLUVAR UNIVERSITY, VELLORE–Appointment of First Registrar - Dr. S. MAHALINGAM, Campus Director, University of Madras at Vellore  – Notification – Orders – Issued.

THIRUVALLUVAR UNIVERSITY, VELLORE – Appointment of First Vice-Chancellor  - Tmt. Dr. ANNAVI SUSHEELA THIRUMARAN, Dean, Home Science College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Madurai – Notification – Orders – Issued.

ESSENTIAL  SERVICE – Maintenance of Essential Service in the field of Education – Bringing the Educational Institutions under the purview of the Tamil Nadu Essential Services Maintenance    Act, 2002 – Notified.

ACT –  The Thiruvalluvar University Act, 2002, ( Tamil Nadu Act 32 of 2002 ) – Date of Commencement of the Act  – Notification – Orders – Issued.

ACTS – The Tamil Nadu Universities Laws (Amendment) Act, 2002, ( Tamil Nadu Act 35 of 2002 ) the Mother Teresa Women’s University (Amendment) Act,  2002, ( Tamil Nadu Act 30 of 2002 )  – Date of commencement  of the Acts – Notifications – Orders – Issued.

HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT – Conversion of Government Arts and Science and Education Colleges into the constituent colleges of the Universities to which they are affiliated – Enactment of Acts amending the Acts of the Universities concerned – Grievances of the Government College Teachers Associations -  Constitution of the High Level Committee – recommendations of the committee – Orders – Issued.

HIGHER EDUCATION - Initiatives of Government in Information Technology - Constitution of Task Force Committee - Orders - Issued

Aided Private Colleges – Chikkaiah Naicker College, Erode –   Appointment of Special Officer under Section 14 of the Tamil  Nadu Private Colleges (Regulation) Act 1976 (President’s Act  19 of 1976)

COLLEGES-Aided-Sir Thegaraya College, Chennai-21-Take over  by  Government-Appointment of Special Officer