Makkal Kalvi Kootiyakkam demands overhaul of higher education in Tamil Nadu
Makkal Kalvi Kootiyakkam has presented a list of demands to the Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister for significant reforms in the state's higher education system. The collective emphasizes the need to address corruption, increase funding, and ensure social justice in academic institutions. Key proposals include a high-level inquiry into professor recruitment, a minimum salary for guest lecturers, and the abolition of the common curriculum system.
- ▪Makkal Kalvi Kootiyakkam is a collective of over 40 organizations focused on educational reforms in Tamil Nadu.
- ▪The forum has called for a high-level inquiry into alleged bribery in the recruitment of university professors.
- ▪They demand that 10% of the State budget be allocated to higher education and propose a minimum salary of ₹55,000 for guest lecturers.
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Makkal Kalvi Kootiyakkam, a collective of more than 40 organisations actively engaged in educational and social initiatives across Tamil Nadu, submitted a comprehensive list of demands to the Tamil Nadu Higher Education Minister P. Viswanathan, urging immediate reforms to restructure the State’s higher education system.The charter focused mainly on routing out corruption, increasing funding, enforcing strict fee regulations, and establishing social justice across all academic institutions.Highlighting systemic issues, R.
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