[FairfieldLife] Re: Amrita University, Ettimadai, Coimbatore False promises - Parents harmed
http://www.complaintsboard.com/complaints/amrita-university-ettimadai-coimbatore-c272382.html Please see the link for this article up above. There are many people who are looking at both sides of this problem,and hardship. It seems that there are many issues coming up about the professors in engineering at Coimbatore. I am not sure whether there is the same lack of care and safety for the students in Amrita University, Kerela and each of the Universities under the name Amrita and campuses. Please take the time to read all that is below the complaints board for this article. There are several areas that are being discussed around this and many other issues, as it feels like one has entered a cult. When studied piece by piece this life style with those who join the Hugging Saint and all of the activities with Ammachi and tour staffit is This: we look from the outside, rather than being on the inside of her staff. Many of us once on t he inside, many encouraged to leave as we have not chosen top follow blindly.Please come by and join in at exa...@yahoogroups.com Thank you --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gita gitasun@... wrote: Parents harmed by: Amrita University, Ettimadai, Coimbatore False promises Complaint Rating: 85 % with 20 votes Company information: Amrita University United Arab Emirates This is the time of the year when senior officials (I would call them sharks) of so-called leading universities, in India visit the Gulf to lure students to their institutions, and I am writing this as a warning to parents before they shell out huge amounts of money for admission. I will narrate my story here. Four years ago, the director, international relations, of a Amrita University, Ettimadi, Coimbatore, India, which has campuses in Kerala and Karnataka, visited Muscat scouting for students. I met him at an Indian school in Dubai and paid the Rs 700, 000 he demanded for my son's admission in the university's engineering (IT branch) college. Initially, I was reluctant to pay such a big sum, but he said: You have to decide fast, because there are hundreds in the queue. He also boasted that not a single student who graduated from our university remains unemployed and listed the names all the top IT companies who visited his university for on-campus recruitment every year. Ultimately, because I had no other option at the time, I paid. I am repenting now. For so many reasons. First, this a great university, has discontinued its IT course! So much for campus selection. Second, I found out that the teaching standards are sub-standard, to say the least. Most of the teachers are fresh engineering graduates without any experience and don't even speak correct English (forget about good English). Half the time they conduct classes in Tamil. Any student who dares to request a clarification is insulted in front of the entire class. Once during a visit there, I mentioned this to this gentleman, the Director, International Relations. His answer was: Well, you bring good teachers, we are prepared to pay them Rs 100, 000 a month¦ We are trying, but we don't get properly qualified teachers! Third, the atmosphere on the campus is oppressive. The teaching staff and administration officials misbehave with students for the slightest of reasons. They insult and abuse students openly, totally demoralizing them. In fact,students are scared of the staff and don't speak out openly. Fourth, the conditions in the hostels are deplorable, particularly in relation to food served to inmates. Most students are forced to eat at the canteens within the campus, paying exorbitant prices. The parents, thus, end up paying the mess fees plus the canteen expenses! After my visit to the university, I discovered that this is a very cleverly planned trick, in the sense that the university makes huge profits from leasing out the canteens. I counted at least four sprawling canteens, all crowded all the time, and two more were under construction. Thus the reason for the poor quality food in the hostel mess becomes obvious. I write this letter to caution parents to be vigilant. Please do not pay any money unless and until you make your own investigations about the university/college where you are planning to admit your children. Don't be duped by the big-name institutions. exa...@yahoogroups.com
[FairfieldLife] Re: Amrita University, Ettimadai, Coimbatore False promises - Parents harmed
I have personally taught at the University for one semester and personally know a lot who work here and my experiences are completely different. The title is very deceptive, all I see is a list of complaints that are very common in India - poorly qualified teachers, poor knowledge of spoken English, standards of hostel and canteen. To use this as a tirade against Amrita University doesn't really say anything. I have huge reservations about Indian education system as well especially the inability to question your professors and such. However Amrita Unvivwrsity is actually way ahead in terms of other Universities and quite popular and hard to get into. There were lot of teachers who were professionals like me from the United States. They were very dedicated, much mire than usual because of their love for Amma. Almost all if them left high paying professional careers to perform this service for Amma. Most of them have good savings and they are not there for purely to support their families. Gita, so I'm really not sure how you have been harmed here. If you have specific issues with certain teachers especially that involves personal threats you should take it to the local law enforcement. Your portrayal just doesn't add up. --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, gita gitasun@... wrote: Parents harmed by: Amrita University, Ettimadai, Coimbatore False promises Complaint Rating: 85 % with 20 votes Company information: Amrita University United Arab Emirates This is the time of the year when senior officials (I would call them sharks) of so-called leading universities, in India visit the Gulf to lure students to their institutions, and I am writing this as a warning to parents before they shell out huge amounts of money for admission. I will narrate my story here. Four years ago, the director, international relations, of a Amrita University, Ettimadi, Coimbatore, India, which has campuses in Kerala and Karnataka, visited Muscat scouting for students. I met him at an Indian school in Dubai and paid the Rs 700, 000 he demanded for my son's admission in the university's engineering (IT branch) college. Initially, I was reluctant to pay such a big sum, but he said: You have to decide fast, because there are hundreds in the queue. He also boasted that not a single student who graduated from our university remains unemployed and listed the names all the top IT companies who visited his university for on-campus recruitment every year. Ultimately, because I had no other option at the time, I paid. I am repenting now. For so many reasons. First, this a great university, has discontinued its IT course! So much for campus selection. Second, I found out that the teaching standards are sub-standard, to say the least. Most of the teachers are fresh engineering graduates without any experience and don't even speak correct English (forget about good English). Half the time they conduct classes in Tamil. Any student who dares to request a clarification is insulted in front of the entire class. Once during a visit there, I mentioned this to this gentleman, the Director, International Relations. His answer was: Well, you bring good teachers, we are prepared to pay them Rs 100, 000 a month¦ We are trying, but we don't get properly qualified teachers! Third, the atmosphere on the campus is oppressive. The teaching staff and administration officials misbehave with students for the slightest of reasons. They insult and abuse students openly, totally demoralizing them. In fact,students are scared of the staff and don't speak out openly. Fourth, the conditions in the hostels are deplorable, particularly in relation to food served to inmates. Most students are forced to eat at the canteens within the campus, paying exorbitant prices. The parents, thus, end up paying the mess fees plus the canteen expenses! After my visit to the university, I discovered that this is a very cleverly planned trick, in the sense that the university makes huge profits from leasing out the canteens. I counted at least four sprawling canteens, all crowded all the time, and two more were under construction. Thus the reason for the poor quality food in the hostel mess becomes obvious. I write this letter to caution parents to be vigilant. Please do not pay any money unless and until you make your own investigations about the university/college where you are planning to admit your children. Don't be duped by the big-name institutions. exa...@yahoogroups.com
