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“It looks like the government underestimated the complexities and financial implications of converting the constituent colleges to government colleges,” said the Principal of one of the six constituent colleges of Madurai Kamaraj University. “A vast majority of the staff in these colleges, both teaching and non-teaching, are temporary staff working in various pay scales. Meanwhile, following the announcement by the government, requests have also been made for the conversion of six university colleges of MSU and one of MKU, which are run on self-financing mode unlike the constituent colleges, also into government colleges. Sources in the Higher Education department said that there were delays from some of the universities in furnishing required details about the constituent colleges. more-inMaduraiThe delay in government’s takeover of 41 constituent colleges of State-run universities, despite an announcement that it will be done from this academic year, has raised concerns among section of academicians and students..