Anna University postpones PhD entrance exam

The PhD entrance test, which was scheduled to be held on November 28, 2021, will now be held on December 5, 2021.

Anna University has deferred the written exam for PhD admissions (January 2022 session), which was scheduled to be held on November 28, 2021, to December 5, 2021, due to bad weather conditions. The university will start admitting students to PhD courses in January 2022. In a circular issued by the university, it said, “The written test for Ph.D admission January 2022 session is postponed to 05.12.2021 due to inclement weather condition.” 

18% GST levy on certificates at Anna University 

Anna University has adopted the Goods and Services Tax Act, 2019, as per which it will levy 18 per cent GST for issuing migration and duplicate certificates, incorporating corrections in certificates for graduates, giving certificates for photocopies of answer sheets, on the fee for issuing date and month of award of degree certificates and the certificate verification fee. 

A circular to this effect was issued by the Controller of Examination (CoE). The services which are part of the curriculum are exempted under GST. All other services are taxable as per GST Act 2017, the circular read. There will be no GST on exam fees, revaluation fees, transcript fees and degree certificate, rank certificate of current students. 

Anna University vice-chancellor R Velraj had said the varsity would soon form a panel which would review the revaluation fees following representation from the students. He said the students needed to pay INR 700 per answer sheet to get their paper reevaluated. 

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