Department
of Higher Education
Department of Collegiate Education
Government of Tamilnadu, Chennai
The Directorate of Collegiate Education was carved out of the
erstwhile Directorate of Public Instruction in the year 1965 with
a view to administer exclusively the Collegiate Education
Tamil Nadu enjoys the privilege of being one of the most developed
states in the Country in the field of Higher Education
27 Universities are functioning in Tamilnadu and
of these 12 Universities are getting their Block Grants from the
Government of Tamilnadu through the Directorate of Collegiate Education
Presently 503 colleges are functioning under the
administrative control of the Directorate of Collegiate Education
as detailed below:
| Sl.
No |
Types
of colleges |
Government
Constituent Colleges |
Management |
Total |
| Aided |
Self
Financing
(Unaided) |
| 1 |
Arts and Science
Colleges |
60 |
133 |
251 |
444 |
| 2 |
Physical Education |
- |
3 |
1 |
04 |
| 3 |
Oriental |
- |
10 |
- |
10 |
| 4 |
Schools of Social
work |
-
|
2
|
- |
2
|
| 5 |
Colleges of Education |
7 |
14 |
22 |
43 |
| |
Total |
67 |
162 |
274 |
503 |
In the Head office, the Director
is assisted by two Joint Directors of Collegiate Education viz.,
Joint Director of Collegiate Education (Finance) who is in charge
of the works relating to the Aided colleges in the State and the
Joint Director of Collegiate Education (Planning & Development)
who is in charge of the works relating to the Government Constituent
Colleges in the State
The Financial Adviser and the Chief Accounts Officer
and the Senior Accounts Officer in the Directorate assists the Director
in the Budgetary control and other financial related matters
A Legal cell headed by a Law Officer is also functioning
in the Directorate which deals with the court cases relating to
the department
6 Regional Offices located at Chennai, Vellore,
Coimbatore, Trichy, Madurai and Tirunelveli are functioning under
the administrative control of the Directorate of Collegiate Education
Each Regional office is headed by a Joint Director
of Collegiate Education
The Regional offices attend to the works relating
to the Aided colleges in the respective regions like release of
monthly salary grant, approval of appointments, auditing of accounts
etc.
Goals
I Imparting
Quality Education
The Millennium Development Goals of the United Nations
(MDGs,2002) considers knowledge as the prime mover of development
in the new Millennium. Hence acquisition of quality and excellence
is the Goal set for the Higher Education Institutions
II
Academic Reforms
Develop the curriculum to offer diversity and flexibility
to learners
Redesign/Restructure curriculum relevant to the
Regional and National needs
Collect feed back from students, alumni, faculty,
community and employees
Organise training programmes in effectiveness in
teaching learning process
III
Autonomy to Colleges
Total autonomy to be given to colleges as per UGC
guidelines
IV
Research culture
Constituting a Research cell to encourage, co-ordinate
and promote research
Encouraging teachers to engage themselves in Research
activities with field application
V
Consultancy service
Encouraging faculty to do consultancy services
to industry, Government and other organizations
VI
IT enabled services
Providing IT linkages in the institutions as well
as other organizations
Providing training to all members
Developing Computer aided learning packages in various
subjects for usage in class rooms
Accreditation from National Bodies
Expediting
the process of Assessment and Accreditation
As on date 164 Colleges in Tamil Nadu have been
assessed and accredited by the National Assessment and Accreditation
Council. The Directorate is taking effective steps to expedite this
process. A State Level Workshop for the Principals of Non accredited
Colleges was organized by the Quality Assurance Cell of this Directorate.
Quality
Improvement Programmes for the Teachers working in Constituent Colleges
The Directorate is conducting
Quality Improvement Programmes for enhancing teacher motivation,
upgradation of their skills and exposure to the latest trends in
Education.
STATE
INSTITUTE OF ENGLISH
The State Institute of English has been organizing Orientation Programmes
for strengthening the teaching-learning of Part II English at UG
level. It has also been organizing Faculty Improvement Programmes
for the benefit of lecturers teaching English literature, especially
optional papers like Journalism and Mass Communication, Translation
Studies and English for Competitive Examinations.
The Government have taken a
decision to register the State Institute of English as a society
under the Society's Registration Act.
Major achievements made
during the past five years
Opening
of 3 new University Constituent Colleges
3 new University Constituent
Colleges have been started in the following places.
1) Andipatti - Madurai Kamaraj
University Constituent
College
2) Sathankulam – Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Constituent College
3) Gudalur – Bharathiar University Constituent College
Grant
of Autonomy to colleges
Granting of Autonomy to colleges
has been proved to be successful and effective in Tamil Nadu. As
on date 15 Government Constituent Colleges and 45 Government Aided
Colleges and 7 Self Financing Colleges have been granted Autonomous
status in Tamil Nadu.
Special
coaching to SC/ST and MBC students
Special coaching by way of remedial
classes, outside class hours and also on weekends is given to SC/ST/
MBC students who are weak in English, Maths and Science subjects.
Providing
Computer Training to Visually Handicapped students
As envisaged by the Hon’ble
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, free computer training is being given
to Visually Handicapped Students. A centre for this purpose has
been established at Presidency College, Chennai and 10 visually
handicapped students are given training every year at free of cost.
As envisaged by the Hon’ble
Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, a “Digital Reading Library”
is set up for the Visually Handicapped Students of Presidency College,
Chennai.
Computer
Literacy Programme
Computer Literacy Programme
is being implemented in all the 60 Government Constituent Arts and
Science Colleges so as to make all the students studying in the
Constituent Colleges, Computer Literates. From the academic year
2005-2006, the programme has been made optional.
Starting
Satellite Education through ‘EDUSAT’
Recently, the ISRO has launched
EDUSAT successfully in the orbit to cater exclusively to the needs
of the educational institutions. It has been proposed to set up
educational satellite in all the Constituent Colleges and a centre
for this will be established at the Directorate and 6 sub centres
will established in the offices of the Regional Joint Directors
of Collegiate Education.
EMPOWERMENT
OF WOMEN
Free
coaching exclusively for women students for appearing in IAS / IPS
Examination.
So as to enable women students
to appear in the I.A.S./I.P.S. examinations, two centres one at
Queen Mary’s College, Chennai and the other at Arulmigu Meenakshi
Government Arts College for Women, Madurai have been established
by the Government to give free coaching to women students. In each
centre, 60 women students are given free coaching for appearing
in IAS/IPS Examinations. During the current financial year, the
Government have provided a sum of Rs. 10.00 lakhs for implementing
this scheme.
FREE
EDUCATION TO POOR GIRL STUDENTS (PERIYAR EVR NAGAMMAI SCHEME)
Periyar EVR Nagammai Free Education
scheme to women students has been implemented from 1989-90. Under
this scheme, women students irrespective of their caste, creed and
community and whose parental annual income does not exceed Rs.24000/-
are exempted from payment of tuition fees in undergraduate courses.
During 2003-2004 a sum of Rs.65.00 lakhs had been sanctioned and
8463 women students were benefited under this scheme.
During the financial year 2004-05
also, a sum of Rs.65.00 lakhs has been allotted for this scheme.
STIPEND
FOR TAMIL MEDIUM STUDENTS
The Government was sanctioning
Rs.180/- per year to each student who studied in Tamil Medium classes
in Government and Government Aided Colleges from the academic year
1971-72. This stipend is granted to all the students who study in
Tamil Medium classes irrespective of community and parental income.
The Government have raised the amount of Rs.180/- to Rs.400/- as
stipend to each student studying in Tamil Medium classes in order
to encourage the students studying in Tamil Medium classes and also
to attract them more to join in Tamil Medium Classes.
During the Financial year 2003-04 the Government have allotted Rs.
1,27,25,000/- for sanction of Tamil Medium stipend to the students
of Tamil medium classes. This amount has been released to the benefit
of 31812 students studying in Tamil Medium classes. A sum of Rs.1,35,00,000
has also been allotted during the year 2004-05 for the above purpose.
SCHOLARSHIP
SCHEMES
The Following Scholarships are
being awarded by the Directorate of Collegiate Education.
i. National Merit Scholarships
(Government of India)
ii. State Scholarships for the children of school teachers
iii. State Merit Scholarship
iv. Adhoc Merit Grant for S.C & S.T. students
v. State Collegiate Scholarships
vi. Scholarships to Tamil Nadu students pursuing research studies
in Jawharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
vii. Scholarships to cadets belonging to Tamil Nadu in Rastriya
Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun.
viii. Scholarships to cadets belonging to Tamil Nadu in National
Defence Academy, Kadakvasala, Pune.
ix. Educational concessions to the children of Defence Service Personnel
x. Educational concessions to the children of ex-service men
xi. Scholarships to the children of Political sufferers
xii. Grant in aid scheme of scholarship to students from non-Hindi
speaking states for post metric studies in Hindi
xiii. Scheme of payment of stipend to full time Ph.D. research scholars
in Govt. and aided colleges.
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