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P. Viswanathan heads higher and technical education — admissions, university leadership, 6,000 new assistant professors, collateral-free education loans and college infrastructure.
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At Bharathidasan University, said 11 universities would get in-charge Vice-Chancellors soon; opened the CII Edu-Tech Expo and released a White Paper on the academia–industry bridge.
Source: The New Indian Express
Introduced a Bill easing land and endowment norms to attract world-class universities; the Governor has sought clarifications.
Source: The New Indian Express
Second-phase B.Ed admissions opened to fill 578 seats.
Source: TNTrack
An Education Guarantee Scheme raising collateral-free loans to ₹20 lakh (from ₹4–7.5 lakh), with a corpus fund.
Source: DT Next
₹1,000 crore in K. Kamaraj’s name for classrooms, labs, libraries and canteens in government colleges.
Source: DT Next
Recruitment of 6,000 assistant professors in government colleges and polytechnics in three phases, with faculty promotions.
Source: The Times of India
Guest lecturers’ pay raised to ₹35,000 in government colleges (from ₹30,000) and ₹30,000 in polytechnics (from ₹25,000).
Source: The Times of India
₹2 lakh each for 50 transgender students entering higher education.
Source: The Times of India
Attended the opening of 51 Higher Education buildings worth ₹274.46 crore — classrooms, labs, libraries and AI/Data Science blocks.
Source: TNTrack
Opened the CII Southern Region Education Conclave on industry-aligned learning and skills.
Source: CII
Announced online transfer counselling for non-teaching staff (applications 15–24 July).
Source: DT Next
Sought the Governor’s approval for five-member search committees to appoint Vice-Chancellors.
Source: The New Indian Express
At a seminar on the future engineering curriculum, called for closer links between colleges and industry to improve graduates’ employability.
Source: DT Next
Announced the TNEA rank list and counselling schedule for 1 July after the CBSE revaluation delay.
Source: The Times of India
Engineering-admission applications extended to 5 June; more polytechnic seats and new Industry 4.0 diploma courses.
Source: The New Indian Express
Reviewed 2026–27 admissions and ordered a transparent, student-friendly process in government colleges; said V-C and faculty vacancies would be taken up with the Chief Minister.
Source: The New Indian Express
Sworn in during the second phase of the Cabinet and allocated Higher Education including Technical Education, Electronics, Science and Technology — one of two Congress ministers.
Source: Govt press release No. 40
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