# Anna University to monitor faculty strength of all engineering colleges 2026-10-05T01:33:33+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Anna University has decided to monitor the faculty strength of all 420 engineering colleges throughout the year to weed out fake faculty members. The university has asked all colleges to upload department-wise faculty details, including images and the university's 10-digit faculty identification number, on their official websites by 9 October. Colleges must ensure the published information is accurate and complete, and furnish the website link to Anna University for verification. Names of relieved faculty members must be removed from records and reported to the university. Principals have been warned that failure to upload details on time will lead to action under university statutes. in 2026, Anna University did not grant affiliation to any course in 10 engineering colleges for lacking required faculty and facilities. It also restricted between one and five courses at 54 colleges for not meeting norms. University registrar V Kumaresan said the university plans to seek faculty details every month to verify that staff shown during physical inspections are still working at those colleges. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The circular shifts the burden of proof onto colleges to keep their faculty lists current and visible year-round, not just during inspections. The 54 colleges already penalised and the 10 denied any new affiliation show the university is willing to enforce the rule. What remains unresolved is whether monthly self-reporting can catch fake entries or ghost faculty before the next physical inspection. The 9 October upload deadline is the first test of compliance. ## Coverage - timesofindia.indiatimes.com Straight reporting of university circular and registrar statement This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: AICTE, Anna University, Tamil Nadu Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/anna-university-to-monitor-faculty-strength-of-all-engineering-colleges/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/anna-university-to-monitor-faculty-strength-of-all-engineering-colleges/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/