BTech Mechanical Engineering Students to Study 3D Printing, Drone Manufacturing too as AICTE Makes Course More Job-Oriented
3 years, 1 month ago

BTech Mechanical Engineering Students to Study 3D Printing, Drone Manufacturing too as AICTE Makes Course More Job-Oriented

News 18  

The All India Council for Technical Education is working on revising mechanical engineering courses for all its affiliated colleges and institutes across India. The revised courses will be more technology-centric and feature 3D printing, drone manufacturing, and Information Technology as subjects for the mechanical engineering curriculum, reported The Print. AICTE chairman Anil Sahasradbudhe confirmed the developments and said that the council was working on feedback received about the mechanical engineering curriculum being outdated and in need of an update. Read| AICTE Offers Multiple Scholarships with Grants up to Rs 50,000, Here’s How to Avail The revision committee is being led by Prof B Ravi of IIT Bombay along with Prof PVM Rao from IIT Delhi, Dr Nagahanumaiah from CMTI Bangalore, Dr Bajirao Gawali from Walchandnagar College of Engineering, Sangli, Prof GK Ananthasuresh from IISc Bangalore, and Dr U Chandrasekhar from Wipro3D.

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AICTE approves 21,900 seats in 300 institutes for working professional
1 year, 2 months ago

AICTE approves 21,900 seats in 300 institutes for working professional

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The All India Council for Technical Education has approved 21,900 seats in over 300 of its affiliated technical institutes to offer undergraduate, masters and diploma programmes to working professionals this academic year. The council, in July, allowed technical institutes to offer Bachelor of Technology, Bachelor of Engineering, Masters of Technology, and diploma programmes to working professionals. According to …

AICTE launches curriculum for technical courses in semiconductor design
1 year, 10 months 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 …

‘Ban on new engineering colleges to continue for 2 more yrs barring exceptions’
2 years, 9 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 …

Industry automation prompts Visvesvaraya Technological University to tweak courses
3 years ago

Industry automation prompts Visvesvaraya Technological University to tweak courses

The Hindu  

The Visvesvaraya Technological University has decided to take steps to stem the decline in demand for mechanical engineering courses. Karisiddappa, vice-chancellor of VTU, said they were redesigning curriculum and introducing computer-integrated courses with the aim of teaching students the latest technologies. Krishnappa, dean, mechanical department, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysuru, said mechanical engineers need to adapt to the digital era …

Physics, Math No Longer Must for Engineering and Desi Twitter is Calculating the Difference With Memes
3 years, 9 months ago

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Students aspiring to seek admissions to undergraduate engineering and technology colleges need not have mathematics, physics as their compulsory subjects in class 12, announced All India Council of Technical Education in its latest rule-book. Students who do not have mathematics, physics, engineering as their background would be offered “suitable bridge course” by their respective universities “to achieve desired learning outcomes …

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