Summary:
Binita Jaiswal ByExpress News ServiceCHENNAI: There are no takers for Tamil medium engineering courses provided by Anna University’s constituent colleges. The records of the university reveal that only Tiruchy campus has filled 36 per cent of its seats in Tamil medium courses while the remaining 11 constituent colleges, which offer civil engineering and mechanical engineering courses in Tamil medium, are able to attract only single digit students. The enrolment percentage in Tamil medium courses in these 11 constituent colleges ranges between 1.6 - 6 per cent. Arani has 60 seats in Tamil medium while Ariyalur has 120 seats. According to sources in the university, since its inception in 2010, response to Tamil medium courses was not that good..