Central University of Tamil Nadu to get satellite campus in Trichy soon
The Chief Minister further promised to acquire the required land. All the efforts were made to benefit more students from Tamil Nadu.
Central University Tamil Nadu (CUTN) will soon get a satellite campus in Trichy, University Vice-Chancellor M Krishnan said. He further said that Chief Minister M K Stalin has promised to establish the campus in Trichy.
As reported by TOI, the Vice Chancellor, CUTN said, “We held the meeting with the chief minister last week to discuss the matter. He has assured me to provide all necessary help. We will require around 25 acres of land for the purpose. The Chief Minister further promised to acquire the required land. All the efforts were made to benefit more students from Tamil Nadu."
He further informed the offline classes will resume from October 20. “Students of UG third-year and PG final-year will be asked to attend the class. Those coming to the classes should take both jabs and should also submit the relevant certificates when coming to class," he said.
During the sixth annual convocation that was held online, Union minister of education and skill development and entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan expressed hope that the country is going to witness a massive transformation in the education landscape in the years to come because of the various reforms. He also expressed his pleasure over the fact that the University is revamping the syllabi of various programs as per the outcome-based education (OBE) format.
G Satheesh Reddy, secretary, department of defense R&D and Chairman, DRDO, Ministry of defense highlighted the need for start-ups in the present time. He further called upon students to come up with innovative ideas to make available first-of-its-kind technologies by doing core research in academic institutions and convert them into applied research in institutes such as DRDO, he said.
The Chancellor of the university, G Padmanaban, presided over the event and conferred the degrees to 1,564 students with an overall pass percentage of 97.4%. Degree certificates will be sent to the students by post, the authorities said.
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