Monthly student details to be sent to Anna University
Posted on: 22/Jul/2013 11:45:00 AM
Anna University has sent a circular to 500 colleges affiliated to it instructing management of the different institutions to upload monthly details of their students, which include internal tests and attendance.
‘This decision has been taken to make sure college managements did not tamper with the attendance or internal marks of students… We usually insist on colleges sending us the average score of the student and her attendance details after the practical exams. However, there have been many complaints that several colleges change the internal marks of candidates to improve their college results. We want to curb this practice’, said a University official.
However, colleges do not seem to be happy with the development. ‘We conduct at least two re-tests for a student if she fails in the internal tests, to help her improve. Now that we have to upload the marks immediately after the tests, students will have to face immense pressure to perform and will get absolutely no time to improve… Most private colleges insisted on 90 per cent attendance, while Anna University only asked for 75 per cent attendance. We have attendance taken in every class and send letters to parents of regular latecomers. In the best 15 engineering colleges, there are not more than 40 students in the entire college absent on any given day’, said the Principal of one such college.
