In a move that could bring relief to hundreds of students pursuing Information Technology, Electronics and Instrumentation and Production engineering courses in Anna University, the government of Tamil Nadu has declared these courses to be equivalent to the primary courses offered by their department when considering for recruitment into public services.
According to a report in the Times of India, a recent government order announced these changes which would give equal employment opportunities to a Computer Science Engineer and an Information Technology engineer in the public sector. Seventeen such courses have been listed in the government order.
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MSc Software Engineering (5 year integrated) will be equivalent to MSc Computer Science
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BE/BTech Production Engineering (Anna University) will be equivalent to BE/BTech Mechanical Engineering
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BE/BTech Manufacturing Engineering (Anna University) will be equivalent to BE/BTech Mechanical Engineering
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BE/BTech (Sandwich- 5 years by Anna University) will be equivalent to BE/BTech Mechanical Engineering
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BE/Btech Computer Science Engineering (Anna University) will be equivalent to BE/BTech Information Technology
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BE/BTech Handloom and Textile technology (Anna University) will be equivalent to BE/BTech textile technology
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BE/BTech Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (Anna University) will be equivalent to BE/BTech Instrumentation and Control Engineering
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BE/BTech Civil and Structural Engineering (Anna University) will be equivalent to BE/BTech Civil Engineering
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BE/BTech Electrical and Electronics Engineering (Sandwich by Anna University) will be equivalent to BE/BTech Electrical and Electronics Engineering
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BE/BTech Production Engineering (Sandwich by Anna University) will be equivalent to BE/BTech Production engineering
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BE/BTech Mechanical Engineering (Anna University) will be equivalent to BE/BTech Production Engineering
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BE/BTech Manufacturing Engineering (Anna University) will be equivalent to BE/BTech Production Engineering
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MSc Electronic Media (Anna University) will be equivalent to MSc Visual Communication
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MSc Electronic Media Informatics (Anna University) will be equivalent to MSc Visual Communication
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MSc Science and Technology Communication (Anna University) will be equivalent to MSc Visual Communication
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MSc Computer Technology (Anna University) will be equivalent to MSc Computer Science
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BE/BTech Computer and Communication Engineering (Anna University) will be equivalent to BE/BTech Information Technology
Earlier, job postings from the state government which required the applicants to be Computer Science engineers were closed to graduates of Information Technology Engineering though the two branches of engineering share the same syllabus for five or six semesters out of the total eight semesters. This excluded hundreds of IT engineering graduates from being eligible to apply for government jobs in Tamil Nadu.
The government order has also opened the doors for colleges to woo recruiters with this order as the base to pick more students from the college for jobs. A placement cell officer from a private engineering college in Tiruppur told the Times of India that the college can rely on the GO while convincing the recruiting companies to interview more students for job offers.
Besides these, the government order also makes it clear that some courses shall not be considered equal to their parent course. For example, Production Engineering and Industrial Engineering will not be considered equal though offered by the same department, with overlapping syllabus. Similarly, MSc Home Science and B Tech Food Technology will not be considered equal to each other when it comes to government jobs.
The government order has brought in a much-needed clarity for Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC) since more and more aspirants have been approaching the court for information on equivalent courses.
Source: The News Minute