Demand for government arts and science college in Tiruchengode grows louder
Academicians and local leaders are demanding the establishment of a government arts and science college in Tiruchengode. They argue that existing private institutions are insufficient and that political influence has hindered public educational development.
Why it matters
It reflects the tension between private educational interests and the public demand for affordable higher education in regional India.
Demand for a government arts and science college at Tiruchengode in Namakkal district has grown louder, with academicians making a case for it.
Tiruchengode is a prominent taluk in Namakkal district and has witnessed a remarkable boom of private higher secondary schools. It also has eight government higher secondary schools and a government-aided one.
The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department-run Tiruchengode Arthanareeswarar Arts and Science College is unable to meet the demand for higher education as it offers only four courses.
Educationist K. Pandiyan said that since 1991, nine self-financing arts and science colleges have been established in and around Tiruchengode. These developments clearly demonstrate the strong and sustained demand for higher education in the area. Against this backdrop, it is both surprising and concerning that successive governments in the State have not taken meaningful steps to establish a government arts and science college in Tiruchengode, he said.
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