Only 0.83% govt. school students were admitted into Anna University in 2020-21'

Last year, the State government passed a legislation to reserve 7.5% of seats in undergraduate medical admissions for government students who qualified National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET).

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Thursday said the Bill to provide 7.5% horizontal quota for students from State government schools was brought about considering the challenges faced by such students in obtaining admissions into professional programmes in the State. While introducing the Bill, Mr. Stalin said due to certain socio-economic conditions not all students were able to obtain admissions into professional programmes they desired. It was hard for students from State government schools to compete with students from private schools. Only 0.83% of students from government schools were admitted into engineering programmes in Anna University in 2020-21, he pointed out. It was 6.31% and 0.44% in State-run engineering colleges and State-aided engineering colleges respectively.