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The Hindu
11-07-2025
- General
- The Hindu
MSU convocation in third week of August; candidates can apply till July 25
The Manonmaniam Sundaranar University has proposed to conduct its 32nd annual convocation in the third week of August in the MSU campus at Abhishekapatti. In a statement, Registrar, MSU, J. Socratees said candidates of university departments, the affiliated colleges and Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education of MSU, who have successfully passed in April 2025 examinations and the supplementary examinations and the Ph.D. scholars, who have completed their viva-voce examination from October 1, 2024 to July 20, 2025, are eligible to receive the degrees. Ph.D. scholars and the candidates, who have secured first rank (gold medalists) in various disciplines are eligible to receive the degrees in person during the convocation ceremony while others will get their degrees in absentia through their respective colleges. For obtaining the Ph.D. degrees in person during the convocation ceremony, the scholars should pay Rs. 1,000 through online and apply through the MSU website till July 25. After successfully uploading the application, the candidates should download the same and send a copy with passport size photograph and a copy of the provisional certificate to the Controller of Examination, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, before July 28. For the candidates who have completed their degrees through Directorate of Distance and Continuing Education of MSU, the date of submission of application will be intimated later, Dr. Socratees said.
The Hindu
10-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
MSU Senate comes down heavily on inordinate delay in issue of semester mark statements
The Senate meeting of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University witnessed intense arguments for a while over the unreasonable delay in giving the semester mark statements to students which has badly affected their higher education prospects. Raising the issue at the MSU's 46th Senate Meeting held on its premises at Abhishekapatti on Thursday, member J. Vijaya Xavier Parthipan said the university, as per the University Grants Commission norms, should give the mark statements to the students within 15 days from the date of publication of results. However, the students, who had completed their degrees in May 2025 were yet to receive their mark statements for semesters 3 to 6 even as they had to apply for higher studies. Those who applied for temporary mark statements for submitting it for postgraduate admission have been asked to pay an additional fee of ₹ 1,000. 'While the MSU is unable to give the mark statement to the students within the stipulated period, it is also collecting additional money from the already affected students, which is unethical and atrocious,' said Mr. Vijaya Xavier Parthipan. Backing him, member G. Neela Krishna Babu said a serious administrative flaw of MSU had severely paralysed the students' higher education ambitions as they could not attach the mark statements along with their applications. Instead of finding early remedy, the MSU was penalising the students for its blunder. 'The Vice-Chancellor should allay the fears of the traumatised students and return the amount collected from the students for issuing temporary mark statements,' Mr. Neela Krishna Babu said. Vice-Chancellor N. Chandrasekar said the change of vendor, who had been entrusted with the job of printing the mark statements, had resulted in the delay of handing over of the vital document. 'The backlog is being cleared by getting the mark statements from the vendor and verifying it with our registers. Once this task is completed within next 15 days, the students will get the mark statements for Semesters 3 to 6,' Mr. Chandrasekar and Controller of Examination Balasubramanian said. When the Senate members wanted the MSU to return the additional fee of ₹1,000 collected from the students for issuing the temporary mark statement, Mr. Chandrasekar agreed to it and assured that the MSU would never allow the higher education dreams of its students to get dashed. When an adjournment motion was later moved by Dr. Neela Krishna Babu, he insisted that the Senate should resolve to publish the 'odd semester results' on or before December 30 and the 'even semester results' on or before June 30 and give the mark statements to the students within next 15 days, which was unanimously approved by the members. Another issue came up for discussion in the meeting was the alleged leak of 'Industrial Law' question paper meant for third year students on May 31 last. 'It was not an incident of question paper leak. One of the 104 affiliated colleges, which had to conduct this exam on May 31, mistakenly conducted it a day earlier and hence the question paper was out on the day prior to the actual conduct of the examination as per the timetable prescribed by the MSU. We came to know about it when the police started investigation based on the complaint from the University. Appropriate action will follow based on the police probe findings,' Syndicate member Nagarajan assured. The Senate expressed grave concern over the 'adverse developments' in the administration of St. Xavier's College, Palayamkottai. 'Since the college administration refused to cooperate with the MSU's inspection committees which had visited the college on three occasions to inquire about the problems in the college, the MSU should not sanction any new courses to the college,' the members suggested. When one of the members went on to suggest the cancellation of college affiliation, a few members turned it down. 'We need to take a right decision to set things right in St. Xavier's College, which should not affect the 3,000-odd students,' they said. When the Senate was informed that the MSU had not given approval to St. Xavier's College for any new course, the members disproved it instantly saying that the college had admitted students in a new course on artificial intelligence, for which no reply was given. A section of the Senate members also condemned the 'pathetic functioning' of Kamaraj College, Thoothukudi, with less number staff for handling more number of courses by burdening the teachers more. 'A person heading the History Department of Kamaraj College is handling the Bachelor of Public Administration subjects. Just 14 staff of Computer Science (Batch I, II and III), Bachelor of Computer Applications (Batch I and II), Computer Science, Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence and Master of Computer Applications are handling all these programmes. Did the MSU inspect this college also allegedly collecting excess fee? Couldn't you find anything fishy there?' wondered Mr. Neela Krishna Babu. When he was told that the MSU had not received any complaint from the students or the teachers in this connection, he retorted: 'The MSU should have moral responsibility... Instead of waiting for any complaints or petitions from the victims, try to act on your own on finding any academic issues in the affiliated colleges'.
The Hindu
21-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
International Yoga Day observed in Tirunelveli
The 'International Yoga Day' was observed in the district on Saturday with the public participating in the yoga sessions organised at public places, schools and colleges. Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthiran participated in the yoga session organised in a park at Thirumal Nagar in Palayamkottai along with the public. 'The theme of this year's International Yoga Day is 'One earth, one life', which means people, by practicing yoga everyday, should ensure physical and mental health and achieve inner peace. So, everyone should practice yoga everyday to keep themselves and others happy,' Mr. Nagenthiran said. The Tirunelveli city police personnel participated in the yoga session held at Armed Reserve Police Ground in Palayamkottai. Apart from the policemen, their family members also participated in it. A few hundred students and the public performed yoga in the session held at VOC Ground, Palayamkottai. In Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Vice-Chancellor N. Chandrasekar, Registrar J. Sacratees, faculty members and students participated in the yoga session organised by yoga experts K. A. Leelavathy, S. Subramanian, E. Mahalakshmi and S. M. Adithya Saravanan.
The Hindu
31-05-2025
- The Hindu
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University seeks police action in question paper leak incident
The Manonmaniam Sundaranar University (MSU) on Saturday filed a police complaint seeking action against the culprits who leaked a semester examination question paper recently. As the question paper on Industrial Law, a subject for third-year students, got leaked on May 27, the university postponed the examination at the last minute, and instead conducted it on May 30 with a fresh question paper. Sources in the MSU said Controller of Examination Balasubramanian was sent the question paper anonymously on a social media platform on the night of May 26. The decision to cancel the exam on May 27 was taken after he discussed the issue with Vice-Chancellor N. Chandrasekar. The MSU administration decided to seek the police's help to identify the culprits, and Registrar J. Socratees filed a complaint at the Pettai police station. The police have registered a case and started an inquiry to identify the person who sent the question paper to Mr. Balasubramanian on the social media platform.
The Hindu
27-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University cancels exam after question paper leak
The Manonmaniam Sundaranar University administration found itself in a troublesome situation on Tuesday (May 27, 2025) when a question paper intended for third-year B. Com students was leaked at one of its affiliated colleges and subsequently circulated among students. The examination to be held on Tuesday was cancelled and will now be conducted before May 31. Sources in MSU said that a minimum of two senior professors are usually asked to set question papers for each undergraduate subject, and one of the papers is selected by the Controller of Examinations to be sent to a Chennai-based press for printing. After the printing is completed, it would be sent to the principals of the affiliated colleges, as they are the Chief Superintendents of Examinations, five days in advance. After being set by the professors, the sixth-semester Industrial Law question paper, meant for B. Com third-year students, was printed in the press and shared with the principals of the affiliated colleges one week ago. When the Controller of Examinations, MSU, U. Balasubramanian received information at around 11 p.m. on Monday (May 26) that the said question paper was leaked from an affiliated college, he discussed the development with Vice-Chancellor N. Chandrasekar, who immediately asked the Controller of Examination to cancel the exam on Tuesday and postpone it. He also asked the Controller of Examinations to file a complaint with the police for a formal inquiry to identify the person responsible for the leak. 'I was informed about this development this (Tuesday) morning, and the colleges were asked not to conduct the Industrial Law examination on Tuesday. Moreover, the Secretary of Higher Education was also alerted about this issue. We have planned to conduct this examination before May 31 by setting three sets of fresh question papers. Meanwhile, the procedures for filing the complaint with the police have been initiated,' said J. Sacratees, Registrar, MSU. Sources further said the culprit could be from one of the colleges and might have leaked the question paper with the sole motive of embarrassing the administration. 'Since the question papers would be under their custody for at least five days until the packet is opened on the morning of the examination, the police should investigate and expose the truth,' the sources added.
