HC directive to Anna University

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court today directed the Anna University to consider a representation seeking publication of the rank list and pass percentage of various engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu to enable aspirants to choose the best institution during the coming single window counselling for admission.
Justice T.Sivagnanam and Justice G.Chockalingam gave the direction to the Registrar of the university on a petition by one G.V.Vairam Santhosh.
The petitioner submitted it was necessary for the students, who aspired to join engineering colleges, to know the details of the academic performance and pass percentage of the colleges so that they could make an "informed choice."

He further said the university, the affiliating university for the 500-odd colleges in the state, had all the right to release such a list and there was no need to get the approval of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
The university had released academic performance and pass percentage of the colleges last year on the orders of the high court and it helped the students, but this year no such list had been published, he said.
When questioned, the university maintained that they released the list last year because the court had ordered. Hence, he had approached the court, the petitioner said.