The members of the Madurai Kamaraj, Manonmaniam Sundaranar, Mother Teresa, Alagappa, Tamil Nadu Teachers’ Education and Anna University Teachers’ Association (MUTA) have expressed their objection to the Tamil Nadu Private Universities (Amendment) Bill passed in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly on Friday (October 17, 2025).
“While the Act passed in the Legislative Assembly in 2019 opened avenues for the creation of new private universities in Tamil Nadu, the DMK, which was then sitting in the Opposition, had strongly opposed it. Today, the 2025 amendment was even more dangerous than the Act itself,” a press statement of the MUTA said.
“The amendment is being brought with the clear intention of converting government-aided colleges, which currently functions with grants from the Tamil Nadu Government, into private universities, thereby turning public property into private property,” it added.
While it would affect the students in many ways, the major blow would be to free education, which is currently being provided in government-aided colleges on par with the government colleges. “The amendment would firstly deny the opportunity for the students to study under the free education policy,” it added.
