Commerce institutes oppose computerisation of typewriting examinations

The Tamil Nadu Commerce Institutes Association (TNCIA) has opposed the government decision to combine typewriting examination with the Certificate Course in Computer on Office Automation (COA).

In a petition submitted to the district administration here on Monday, the association said that the decision would affect around 5,000 typewriting institutes in the State. The decision to conduct the typewriting examination on using computers from 2027 would affect the livelihoods of a large number of teachers and mechanics employed in these institutions. The association demanded that the typewriting examinations were held on typewriters.

“Conducting the typewriting examination on computers would make typewriting obsolete. The computer keyboard layout for Tamil is different from the one used in typewriters. This would affect the livelihood of teachers working in typewriting institutes,” said J. Ravichandran, Liaison Officer, TNCIA.

Published - June 02, 2025 08:44 pm IST