AICTE permits 14 engineering colleges to teach in regional languages; Venkiah Naidu welcomes move
3 years, 8 months ago

AICTE permits 14 engineering colleges to teach in regional languages; Venkiah Naidu welcomes move

India TV News  

The All India Council of Technical Education has permitted fourteen engineering colleges across eight states to collectively admit over 1,000 students in undergraduate programmes, who will be taught in regional languages starting the new academic year. "The Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu has welcomed the decision of 14 engineering colleges across 8 states to offer courses in regional languages in select branches from the new academic year. The VP even desired more engineering colleges & other technical education institutions to offer courses in regional languages. This is the first year that AICTE — in line with provisions of the new National Education Policy that calls for education in one’s mother tongue as far as possible — has permitted engineering colleges to offer B.Tech programmes in 11 regional languages.

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AICTE to give ₹4 crore to colleges for conferences in regional languages
1 week ago

AICTE to give ₹4 crore to colleges for conferences in regional languages

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The All India Council for Technical Education on Wednesday launched the second edition of its flagship scheme AICTE-VAANI, aimed at promoting Indian languages in technical education. Under the scheme, the technical education regulator will provide ₹4 crore for 200 conferences, seminars, and workshops in emerging technical fields in 22 regional languages this year. AICTE chairperson Prof TG Sitharam …

NEP’s three-language policy is not about Hindi imposition
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3 weeks, 2 days ago

NEP’s three-language policy is not about Hindi imposition

Hindustan Times  

“We consider all Indian languages as soul of Bharatiyata and the link to a better future for the country.” These words of Prime Minister Narendra Modi symbolise the quintessential core of the transformative National Education Policy 2020. By ensuring foremost priority to one’s mother tongue and regional languages, NEP 2020 conclusively strengthens cooperative federalism. The visionary NEP 2020, by steadfastly …

24 students opt for Kannada-medium engg. seats this year, but will they stick to their choice is the question
6 months, 3 weeks ago

24 students opt for Kannada-medium engg. seats this year, but will they stick to their choice is the question

The Hindu  

The Karnataka Examinations Authority has announced the final results of seat allotment of the first round for entry to engineering, medical, and other professional courses, and a total of 24 students have secured seats for Kannada-medium engineering courses this year. A total of 17 students opted for Kannada-medium civil and mechanical engineering courses in the first year, but all withdrew …

Karnataka govt. makes its NOC must for private engineering colleges to offer new courses
1 year, 5 months ago

Karnataka govt. makes its NOC must for private engineering colleges to offer new courses

The Hindu  

To regulate the unchecked growth of technical/engineering education in the tier-1/metro cities of the State, the State government has decided to make a No Objection Certificate from it mandatory to increase intake, offer new courses in private engineering colleges from the next academic year. AICTE responded saying the State government could control engineering seats in private colleges. “Lack of regulatory …

There are no takers for Kannada medium engineering courses in Karnataka
1 year, 6 months ago

There are no takers for Kannada medium engineering courses in Karnataka

The Hindu  

September 10, 2023 05:31 pm | Updated 09:31 pm IST - Bengaluru The response to engineering courses in the Kannada medium has been poor this year, too. The four year B.Sc Honours course in engineering colleges launched by the Visvesvaraya Technological University two years ago has also elicited poor response. In 2021-22, 17 students opted for the Kannada engineering courses …

Despite AICTE nod, no Karnataka college to offer 3-year engineering course for working professionals
1 year, 7 months ago

Despite AICTE nod, no Karnataka college to offer 3-year engineering course for working professionals

The Hindu  

Despite the All India Council for Technical Education nod, no government, aided or private affiliated institution in Karnataka has come forward to offer three-year engineering programmes for working professionals. For working professionals Earlier, the University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, BMS College of Engineering of Bengaluru, and 10 other engineering Institutions were offering evening engineering colleges for working professionals. However, with …

AICTE approves new engineering colleges, launches semi-conductors UG courses
1 year, 8 months ago

AICTE approves new engineering colleges, launches semi-conductors UG courses

Live Mint  

All India Council for Technical Education has approved proposals of 89 engineering colleges across India, News18 has reported. This comes after in March, AICTE lifted moratorium on opening of new engineering and technical colleges from the 2023-24 academic session. Earlier, the technical education regulator had imposed a two-year ban from the academic year 2020-21 on opening of new engineering institutes …

6 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu to offer 2 new courses
1 year, 8 months ago

6 engineering colleges in Tamil Nadu to offer 2 new courses

The Hindu  

This year the All India Council for Technical Education has permitted six engineering colleges in the State to offer new courses. Engineering aspirants will have the option of choosing from two new courses - Electronics and Communication and Electronics Engineering, Higher education Minister K. Ponmudy announced on Thursday. The EC will be offered in two autonomous colleges -- Dr. Mahalingam …

Allow exams in regional languages: UGC
1 year, 11 months ago

Allow exams in regional languages: UGC

Hindustan Times  

The University Grants Commission has asked universities to allow students to write exams in local or regional languages even if the course is offered in English medium, commission chairperson M Jagadesh Kumar said on Wednesday. The commission chairperson has written to the vice-chancellors of all universities asking them to promote translation of original writing in local languages and use local …

AICTE launches curriculum for technical courses in semiconductor design
2 years, 1 month ago

AICTE launches curriculum for technical courses in semiconductor design

Live Mint  

The All India Council for Technical Education has launched curriculum for two new programs designed for design and manufacturing in semiconductors, which will provide variety of employment roles and salary incentives for students, said Ashwini Vaishnaw, minister of railways, communications, electronics and information technology. A new course curriculum has been developed and today AICTE within the education ministry has launched …

Proposals for 43 engineering colleges approved
2 years, 7 months ago

Proposals for 43 engineering colleges approved

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The All India Council for Technical Education has approved at least 43 proposals for setting up new engineering colleges across the country, including one by a Central university in Puducherry, this year, officials said on Tuesday. Last year, the BVR Reddy committee — set up by the technical education regulator to explore ways to overhaul engineering education — …

Language as barrier: On making mother tongue the medium for higher studies
2 years, 7 months ago

Language as barrier: On making mother tongue the medium for higher studies

The Hindu  

The call by Home Minister Amit Shah last week for engineering, law and medicine to be taught in Indian languages is a well-intentioned one. His stand is in sync with one of the focal points of the National Education Policy 2020, i.e., the promotion of Indian languages in higher education. The NEP provides for more higher educational institutions and programmes …

‘Ban on new engineering colleges to continue for 2 more yrs barring exceptions’
2 years, 11 months ago

‘Ban on new engineering colleges to continue for 2 more yrs barring exceptions’

Hindustan Times  

The All India Council for Technical Education has extended the moratorium on setting up new engineering institutes for two more years with certain exceptions, according to its chairman Anil Sahasrabudhe. "The AICTE has extended its moratorium on establishing new engineering institutes up to two years with certain exceptions," Sahasrabudhe said. The exceptions include state government proposal to start new polytechnic …

Despite NEP push, fewer takers for BTech in regional languages
3 years, 1 month ago

Despite NEP push, fewer takers for BTech in regional languages

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: One of the highlights of the National Education Policy was the push for mother-tongue/vernacular languages in education but the same has failed to drive the demand for BTech courses in regional languages. According to experts, one of the biggest problems in the implementation of engineering courses in regional languages is the lack of appropriate study material As per information …

Ten engineering colleges chosen for foreign language courses
3 years, 2 months ago

Ten engineering colleges chosen for foreign language courses

The Hindu  

In line with the Minister for Higher Education’s announcement last year that foreign languages like German, French and Japanese would be taught in engineering colleges, a total of 10 government engineering colleges have been shortlisted for the implementation of the scheme on pilot-basis. The shortlisted colleges are– Government College of Technology, Coimbatore; Government College of Engineering, Salem; Government College of …

Despite Govt Push, Students Prefer English-Medium, Claim Lack of Career Options, Content in Regional Languages
3 years, 4 months ago

Despite Govt Push, Students Prefer English-Medium, Claim Lack of Career Options, Content in Regional Languages

News 18  

Despite the government’s push for regional languages in both school and higher education, most of the students prefer studying in an English-medium institute. “To ensure students study in local languages we first have to give these languages prominence.” Competitive Exams Based on Central & not State Board Not just jobs, to ensure a seat in a decent college, students claim …

Six More Engineering Colleges to Teach BTech in Regional Languages, Takes Total to 20
3 years, 4 months ago

Six More Engineering Colleges to Teach BTech in Regional Languages, Takes Total to 20

News 18  

The All India Council for Technical Education has approved six more engineering colleges to teach in regional languages, thus taking the total number of institutes to 20 across 10 states. Back in July, the AICTE granted permission to 14 colleges across the country to offer select engineering courses in regional languages. Now 20 colleges in the country will offer engineering …

AICTE Translates 218 Engineering Books into 11 Regional Languages
3 years, 6 months ago

AICTE Translates 218 Engineering Books into 11 Regional Languages

News 18  

The All India Council for Technical Education announced that 218 engineering books for first-year students of undergraduate and diploma programmes have been translated and reviewed by 226 authors. Taking to Twitter, AICTE wrote, “Now language won’t be a barrier for students who aspire to be an engineer.” Earlier this year in July, Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan had said that …

14 Engineering Colleges to Impart Technical Education in 5 Regional Languages: Pradhan
3 years, 6 months ago

14 Engineering Colleges to Impart Technical Education in 5 Regional Languages: Pradhan

News 18  

Significant progress is being made in implementing the National Education Policy 2020, and in tune with one of its major recommendations, 14 engineering colleges across 8 states shall impart technical education in 5 regional languages, Union Minister for education, skill development and entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan said on Monday. The move, the minister said, will promote the country’s regional languages and …

AP Govt Asks All Colleges to go English-Medium, in Contrast to Centre's Push for Regional Language
3 years, 6 months ago

AP Govt Asks All Colleges to go English-Medium, in Contrast to Centre's Push for Regional Language

News 18  

The Andhra Pradesh government will be introducing the English medium in all the degree colleges from the academic year 2021-22. As many as 2.62 lakh students have taken admission in degree colleges across AP this year out of which only 65,989 students took admission into Telugu medium meaning 75 per cent of the students have already opted for English medium …

Anna University to Offer Engineering in Tamil, BHU in Hindi: Regional Courses to Begin Soon
3 years, 6 months ago

Anna University to Offer Engineering in Tamil, BHU in Hindi: Regional Courses to Begin Soon

News 18  

Anna University has allowed two of its affiliated colleges, Erode Sengunthar College and Rathinam Technical campus to begin engineering courses in Tamil. While Erode Sengunthar College will offer mechanical engineering in Tamil, Rathinam Technical College will teach computer science engineering in the regional language. IITs had earlier shown hesitation towards offering education in regional languages claiming that they have only …

Now, Engineering courses in regional languages: Check list of colleges
3 years, 7 months ago

Now, Engineering courses in regional languages: Check list of colleges

India TV News  

The All India Council of Technical Education has allowed 14 engineering colleges in eight states to teach in regional languages in the academic year 2021-22. On July 30th, while addressing teachers, parents, and students on the Occasion of NEP's one-year anniversary, PM Modi announced that 14 engineering colleges will start courses in five regional languages. "I am glad that 14 …

One year of NEP 2020: 14 engineering colleges to teach in Indian languages
3 years, 7 months ago

One year of NEP 2020: 14 engineering colleges to teach in Indian languages

India Today  

In a major initiative to promote teaching-learning in the mother tongue, 14 engineering colleges of 8 states will begin imparting education in 5 Indian languages: Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi and Bangla. These were among the announcements that Prime Minister Narendra Modi made on Thursday as he spoke on the National Education Policy one year after it was readied. Noting the …

Naidu lauds engineering colleges offering courses in regional languages
3 years, 8 months ago

Naidu lauds engineering colleges offering courses in regional languages

India TV News  

Lauding the move of 14 engineering colleges across eight states to offer courses in regional languages, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday urged more educational institutions, particularly those imparting technical and professional studies, to follow suit. "It is my desire to see the day when all vocational and professional courses like engineering, medicine, and law are taught in mother …

Engineering Courses Now Offered in Five Regional Languages; English Still a Must
3 years, 8 months ago

Engineering Courses Now Offered in Five Regional Languages; English Still a Must

News 18  

All India Council for Technology Education has allowed colleges to offer engineering degrees in regional languages. AICTE had earlier this year conducted a survey of undergraduate engineering students in which nearly half of students said they want to study in regional languages. Headed by Prof. Prem Vrat, the committee recommended that options should be made available to students to study …

IITs, NITs to begin offering engineering courses in mother tongue from next yr: Edu Ministry
4 years, 3 months ago

IITs, NITs to begin offering engineering courses in mother tongue from next yr: Edu Ministry

Hindustan Times  

The Indian Institutes of Technology and the National Institutes of Technology will start offering engineering courses in mother tongue from next academic year, according to Education Ministry officials. Union Education Minister, Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' The decision was taken at a high-level review meeting chaired by Union Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Thursday. “A seminal decision was made to start …

From Next Academic Year, Technical Courses to Be Offered in Regional Languages: Education Ministry Officials
4 years, 4 months ago

From Next Academic Year, Technical Courses to Be Offered in Regional Languages: Education Ministry Officials

News 18  

From the next academic year, technical courses, including engineering programmes, will be offered in regional languages, according to Education Ministry officials. "A seminal decision was made to start technical education, especially engineering courses, imparting education in mother tongue will be opened from next academic year. In the meeting, it was also decided that the National Testing Agency will come out …

Engineering in ’mother tongue’ in select national institutes from 2021, says education ministry
4 years, 4 months ago

Engineering in ’mother tongue’ in select national institutes from 2021, says education ministry

Live Mint  

The union education ministry Thursday announced that it will push for technical education especially engineering in mother tongue from next academic year and some of the top engineering schools in the country will offer them from 2021-21 academic year. “A seminal decision was made to start technical education, especially engineering courses imparting education in mother tongue will be opened from …

JEE Main exam to be conducted in more regional languages: Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal
4 years, 5 months ago

JEE Main exam to be conducted in more regional languages: Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal

India Today  

Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal is series of tweets has mentioned that the Joint Entrance Examination, JEE, Main from next year onwards would be conducted in more regional languages of India. @DG_NTA — Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank October 22, 2020 He further tweeted that, 'The examination will also be conducted in regional languages where entry to State Engineering Colleges is decided …

JEE Main to Now be Conducted in More Regional Languages, Pokhriyal Says It's in Line with NEP 2020
4 years, 5 months ago

JEE Main to Now be Conducted in More Regional Languages, Pokhriyal Says It's in Line with NEP 2020

News 18  

The Joint Admission Board of JEE has decided to conduct the examination in more regional languages of India, announced Union education minister Ramesh Pokhriyal on Thursday. 📢Announcement📢In line with the vision of #NEP2020, the Joint Admission Board of #JEE has decided to conduct the JEE examination in more regional languages of India. @DG_NTA — Dr. Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank October 22, …

Adopt AICTE’s engineering curriculum, technical education tells Maharashtra universities
6 years, 11 months ago

Adopt AICTE’s engineering curriculum, technical education tells Maharashtra universities

Hindustan Times  

In a bid to improve technical education in Maharashtra, the state directorate of technical education has asked universities to adopt the model curriculum for undergraduate engineering courses prepared by All India Council for Technical Education. The model engineering curriculum has been prepared based on the recommendations of 11 subject committees, set up by AICTE for engineering and technical institutes, excluding …

AICTE changes curriculum for engineering, technical courses: Here's what students should expect
7 years, 2 months ago

AICTE changes curriculum for engineering, technical courses: Here's what students should expect

Firstpost  

Curriculum for engineering and technical courses across the country has been revamped by the All India Council for Technical Education to meet the demands of the industry. New Delhi: Curriculum for engineering and technical courses across the country has been revamped by the All India Council for Technical Education to meet the demands of the industry. Under the new curriculum, …

Engineering students to study big data, bullet trains from next academic session
7 years, 4 months ago

Engineering students to study big data, bullet trains from next academic session

Hindustan Times  

Steam engines are passé. India has more than 3,000 registered engineering institutes, which produce an estimated 7 lakh engineers every year, but barely half of them manage to get hired on campus. These latest technological advancements will be part of a revised engineering syllabus — to be introduced from the academic session starting next July — in an attempt to …

AICTE moots M. Tech syllabus overhaul
7 years, 9 months ago

AICTE moots M. Tech syllabus overhaul

The Hindu  

A complete overhaul of M. Tech curriculum in private engineering colleges is on cards for the next academic year 2018-19. AICTE arrived at the curriculum change as M. Tech graduates are most likely to be teaching engineering in undergraduate engineering colleges than opt for research and development. “As over 10,000 institutions which come under AICTE face 38% faculty shortage, M. …

Out of 8 lakh graduate engineers, 60 per cent remain jobless in India
8 years ago

Out of 8 lakh graduate engineers, 60 per cent remain jobless in India

India Today  

Engineering is on the verge of losing its attraction as a top career option mainly for Indians. According to All India Council for Technical Education, out of the eight lakh graduate engineers from technical institutions in the country, more than 60 per cent remain unemployed. In addition to this, reports reveal that just 15 per cent of 3200 institutions offer …

Engineering a change
12 years, 8 months ago

Engineering a change

The Hindu  

An industry-institute survey initiated by the All India Council for Technical Education, in collaboration with the Confederation of Indian Industry, has evoked a positive response from engineering institutions across the country. The survey is part of the University-Industry Congress initiative to stimulate industry-academia collaborations both towards achieving excellence in higher education and benefiting industry by producing quality human resource and …

Changing choices
15 years, 8 months ago

Changing choices

The Hindu  

WITH the global recession hitting the Information Technology industry hard, there seems to be a heavy flow of students towards B.E./B.Tech. Anna UniversityChennai Vice-Chancellor Prof. Mannar Jawahar, Rajalakshmi Engineering College chairperson Thangam Meganathan, Vels University Chancellor Ishari K. Ganesh and Jaya Educational Trust chairperson A. Kanagaraj agree that the drop in the demand for B.E./B.Tech. About 88 per cent of …

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