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Losses notwithstanding, Bharathiar University goes ahead with 2025-26 admissions of PG Centre in Erode
Bharathiar University is going ahead with admissions for 2025-26 session at its Post Graduate Extension and Research Centre in Erode, amid speculations that it would be closed down.
Online registrations have been invited from eligible candidates till the end of July, for admission to PG programmes in Tamil, English literature, Mathematics, Computer Science, M.B.A. and M.C.A.
The university had sought to close down the centre due to the meagre admissions and high expenditure, but had to shelve its move due to political intervention, it is learnt.
Aspiring candidates have been instructed to apply online through the admission portal using the link from. Candidates appearing for the final year/semester examinations of the UG degree were also invited to apply.
The filled in application downloaded from the portal should be filled in and enclosed with photocopies of S.S.L.C, U.G. degree statement of marks, community certificate, provisional certificate and degree certificate, and sent to The Director incharge of Bharathiar University PG Extension and Research Centre before July 31, 2025, the applicants have been told.
For M.B.A and M.C.A. degree courses, admission will be carried out under single window system through Department of Technical Education at Government College of Technology, Coimbatore.
The university authorities are learnt to have suggested to the Higher Education department that the losses in running the centre could be lessened if the centre is shifted to the Chikkiah Government Arts and Science College within Erode city.
University sources said the salaries of the teaching and non-teaching staff were being paid notwithstanding the losses in running the centre. There were seven regular staff and more number of guest lecturers. While the salaries of regular staff have been settled, the remuneration only for the month of May (for break in service) was not paid to the guest lecturers, university sources claimed.
