Chennai: Governor Banwarilal Purohit today said Tamilnadu enjoys an envious reputation for higher education in the country.
Speaking at the International Conference on ‘Innovative Metamorphosis – An Elixir For Organisational Excellence’, organised by Ethiraj College For Women And Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry, here, Purohit said, “Apart from the tremendous diversity of courses that the State universities provide, they also provide educational facilities for almost twice the number of students who pass out of schools when compared to the average for the rest of the country.”
He further said this is possible thanks to the enormous investment that has gone into university education particularly after Independence.
“The State universities of Tamilnadu have about 8.86 lakh students passing out every year. Thus the enormous infrastructure and manpower created in higher education is a great strength for India and Tamilnadu,” he added.
Ethiraj College Trust, chairman, Chandradevi Thanikachalam, Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry, president Ramkumar Ramamoorthy, Ethiraj College for Women, principal, S Kothai and others participated.