CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu reopened arts and science, and professional colleges after a gap of more than eight months on December 2 for postgraduate students and research scholars. But most colleges in Chennai reported very less attendance marks. Colleges took precautionary measures and checked the temperatures of students at the entrance also provided them with hand sanitizers. The principal of Ethiraj College for Women, S Kothai said, “After a long time, our students have come to our campus. They had a meeting with their guides. From December 7, we are planning to hold classes in full swing for undergraduate and postgraduate final year students.” Students who live in Chennai were present but those in far-flung areas expressed their inability to attend classes citing lack of transport, she said. Colleges are planning to have their online semester exams from the second week of December. Some college principals said it is the wrong time to reopen colleges as students will be preparing for the exams.
Whereas, Professors from Anna University said research scholars and postgraduate students turned up in good numbers after the reopening. Professors from the University of Madras said some scholars visited their departments on Wednesday. Colleges outside Chennai had only a few numbers of students. No postgraduate student turned up at PSG College of Arts and Science in Coimbatore.
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