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Abstract Higher Education - Technical Education - Admission of students to M.E. / M.Tech Programmes- Conducting of Common Entrance Tests - Orders - Issued. Higher Education (J2) Department. G.O. (Ms)
No:46 Read :- G.O. (Ms) No.166 Higher Education (J2) Department, dated:8-5-2003. : : : : : : Order: In pursuance of the judgment of the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India, dated, 31-10-2002, in T.M.A. Pai Foundation and Ors and 14-8-2003 in the matter of Islamic Academy case reported in 2003 Vol. 6 SCC 697, the All India Council for Technical Education has notified guidelines for the conduct of common entrance test for admission to undergraduate courses like B.E./ B.Tech/ B.Pharm/ BE Arch. and MBA /MCA programmes from the year 2004-2005. The guidelines have not mentioned anything about conducting common entrance test for admission of students to M.E./M.Tech programmes. 2. In the light of the guidelines issued by the All India Council for Technical Education for conduct of common entrance tests for admission to B.E. Under-graduate programmes and MBA/MCA programmes and also in the light of the orders issued by the Government in the G.O. read above for the conduct of common entrance test for admission of students to M.E./ M.Tech for the year 2003-2004, in respect of Government Engineering Colleges, the Government examined the desirability of conducting common entrance test for M.E./M.Tech courses, in respect of Anna University, Government and Government Aided Engineering Colleges from the year 2004-2005. It has been decided that common entrance test may be conducted for admission to M.E. / M.Tech. courses from the year 2004-2005. They accordingly direct that, (i) Common entrance test be conducted for admission of students in Anna University, Government Engineering Colleges and in respect of 90% of the seats of Aided courses in Government Aided Engineering Colleges from the year 2004-2005. (ii) The self-financing Engineering colleges and the Government Aided Engineering Colleges in respect of self-supporting courses and in respect of 10% of the aided courses and all other Universities in Tamil Nadu which have, hitherto, been admitting students on all India basis or by conducting their own test be given the option of admitting the students who have appeared for the State common entrance test based on the marks obtained by them in the test. (iii) After the common entrance test, Single Window Counselling be conducted for admitting the students in the Anna University, Government Engineering Colleges and in respect of 90% of the seats in aided courses in Government aided Engineering colleges. The self-financing Engineering Colleges and Government Aided Engineering Colleges in respect of self-supporting courses and also 10% of the aided courses, may also join the Single Window Counselling, if they are willing. (iv) The Anna University be nominated as the Agency of the Government for conducting the common entrance test and also the single window counselling. (v) The various committees, constituted for Tamilnadu Professional Courses Entrance Examinations (TNPCEE) and for Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) be entrusted with the matters relating to the conduct of common entrance test and also single window counselling for M.E/M.Tech. (vi) The agency mentioned at clause (iv) above, be permitted to fix the application fee etc. for Common Entrance Test and Single Window Counselling. The agency be permitted to utilise the funds generated through Common Entrance Test/Single Window Counselling towards the cost of test and counselling and the remaining funds be credited to the Government account. The facilities / equipments already created for Tamil Nadu Professional Courses Entrance Examination (TNPCEE) / Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) be utilised for this common entrance tests/single window counselling. 3. The orders issued in para 2 above will come into effect from the academic year 2004-2005. The Director of Technical Education / Registrar, Anna University are requested to take necessary further action in this regard. ( By order of the Governor) K.
Gnanadesikan To The Director of Technical Education, Chennai-25. The Registrar, Anna University, Chennai-25. The Registrars of all Universities of Tamil Nadu. The Chairman / Chairperson of all the unaided Professional Colleges, through The Director of Technical Education, Chennai-25,
Copy to: The Registrar General, Supreme Court of India, New Delhi. The Registrar General, High Court of Madras, Chennai-104. The Advocate General of Tamil Nadu, High Court of Madras, Chennai-104. The Special Government Pleader (Education), High Court of Madras, Chennai-104. The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India, New Delhi. The Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi. The Director, Southern Regional Office, All India Council for Technical Education, Haddows Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai. 600 006. The Secretary I to Hon'ble Chief Minister, Chennai-9. The Chief Minister's Office, Chennai-9. The Sr. PA to Minister (Education / Finance & Food ), Chennai-9. The PS to Chief Secretary to Government, Chennai-9. All Departments of Secretariat, Chennai-9. All Sections in Higher Education Department, Chennai-9.
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