MGR medical university is like a Post office - TN Health Minister MRKP

In what was perhaps the biggest indictment of the MGR Medical University, Health Minister MRK Panneerselvam on Friday likened it to a post office where people go just to collect certificates.

He urged Vice Chancellor Dr Mayil Vahanan Natrajan to turn it into a vibrant university, taking inspiration from the Anna University and Madras University.

Speaking at the inauguration of the new entrance arch, new lift and remolded Senate Hall in the University, he said, " This university is now like a post office. People come here to collect certificates and other paperrelated work. I hope it soon becomes a fully functional university with classrooms full of students like the Anna University and the Madras University."


The vice chancellor had, in his welcome address, described the plans for upgradation of the university and the work he had done in the past six months since he assumed charge. He said, "A University Research Council had been formed with an advisory committee made up of six senior teachers. We have already completed the first advisory committee meeting. We are working towards taking this university forward in the coming years."

Under this University Research Council, they plan to sign MoUs with the Madras Medical College and Stanley Medical College for Clinical and Basic Research. The university also plans to offer job related Allied Health Science courses, besides diploma and certificate courses like Optometry, Dental Assistants, Cardio Technicians.