Tamil Nadu Governor R. N. Ravi had sought the opinion of the University Grants Commission (UGC) on the State’s decision to implement a uniform syllabus for higher educational institutions, before vetoing the move.
The Governor had, on Monday, August 21, 2023, written to Vice Chancellors of State universities stating that they were under no obligation to follow the common syllabus designed by the Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TANSCHE).
Incidentally, earlier this month, the T.N. Higher Education Department itself had made it optional for institutions: they could choose to adopt the syllabus, or not.