Chennai, March 11 (BPNS)

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin has told the Vice-Chancellors of universities that they have a duty to inculcate scientific temperament in students. He was speaking at the inauguration of the Association of Indian Universities South Zone Vice-Chancellors meet held at the Bharathiar university on Friday.

The Chief Minister in his address said, “ As Vice-Chancellors, you play an important role in shaping the functioning and quality of universities. You should discharge your duties in such a way promote scientific temperament among students.”

Lashing out against the Union government, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister said, “ The centre making use of education coming under concurrent list and using its powers to introduce regressive ideas in the syllabus is worrisome.”

He said that the best solution to this issue was to place education in the State List in the constitution.

M.K. Stalin also told the vice-chancellors that they should function keeping in mind the people’s wish that the universities should follow the state’s education policy. He also exhorted upon the Vice Chancellors that they do have a great duty to impart an education that made the students ready.

The Chief Minister said that the enrollment rate of Tamil Nadu students in higher educational institutions was 57.4% and added that it was far ahead of the nation’s 27.1%. He also said that 19 colleges and 33 universities of the state are in the top 100 in the National Institutional Ranking framework.