Most TN universities do not have fulltime officers in key posts
The Hindu
The registrar, CoE and IDE director posts of a number of State universities are currently held by ‘in-charge’ officials; this goes against norms and could breed corruption, experts say
Many State universities are currently functioning with in-charge registrars and controllers of examinations (CoE).
The Vice-Chancellor, registrar and the CoE, are the three most important officers of a university. Senior educators say in most State universities neither the registrar nor the CoE post has been duly filled as mandated by University Grants Commission norms.
In 2021, five women from Mayithara, four of them MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act) workers, found a common ground in their desire to create a sustainable livelihood by growing vegetables. Rajamma M., Mary Varkey, Valsala L., Elisho S., and Praseeda Sumesh, aged between 70 and 39, pooled their savings, rented a piece of land and began their collective vegetable farming journey under the Deepam Krishi group.