AICTE bars Delhi college from admitting students due to lack of infrastructure
7 years, 4 months ago

AICTE bars Delhi college from admitting students due to lack of infrastructure

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The All India Council for Technical Education has barred GB Pant Engineering College here from admitting students for the academic year 2017-18 as it lacks basic facilities and infrastructure. The apex regulatory body for technical education, in its notice, stated that the college lacks facilities like research labs, sick room, common room for boys and girls and placement office. The AICTE has also issued a show cause notice to the administration of the college for failing to comply with the recommendation of a Standing Appellate Committee issued in April. By the time it got the notice, the college had already enrolled 200 students, Joshil K Abraham, Assistant Professor and HOD, told PTI.

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AICTE Student Development Schemes: Know about scholarships, fellowships, internships and other educational schemes
2 weeks, 5 days ago

AICTE Student Development Schemes: Know about scholarships, fellowships, internships and other educational schemes

Hindustan Times  

The All India Council for Technical Education, a statutory body under the Department of Higher Education, is responsible for promoting quality in technical education, planning and coordinating the development of the technical education system, preparing regulations, and maintaining norms and standards. AICTE Student Development Schemes offers scholarships, fellowships & internships This technical education wing offers students various scholarships, fellowships, internships, …

NGO alleges malpractices by Anna varsity, AICTE in inspection, affiliation of engineering colleges
8 months ago

NGO alleges malpractices by Anna varsity, AICTE in inspection, affiliation of engineering colleges

The Hindu  

At least 352 full time teaching engineering faculty are associated to more than one engineering college affiliated to Anna University at the sametime in the academic year 2023-24, a survey by Arappor Iyakkam found. The non-governmental organisation’s survey of the data of faculty members in the University’s website revealed that several hundred full-time teaching faculty are on the rolls in …

AICTE approves 21,900 seats in 300 institutes for working professional
1 year, 4 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 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 …

AICTE academic calendar for 2023-24 out, 1st year classes from September 15
1 year, 11 months ago

AICTE academic calendar for 2023-24 out, 1st year classes from September 15

Hindustan Times  

Classes for first year students of institutes approved by the All India Council for Technical Education has to begin by September 15, as per information shared by the council in the academic calendar for 2023-24. AICTE academic calendar for 2023-24 out September 15 is also the deadline for first year admission and lateral entry to second year courses of Engineering …

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 …

One-Third Seats in AICTE-Approved Undergraduate Engineering Institutes Vacant, Shows Ministry Data
2 years, 3 months ago

One-Third Seats in AICTE-Approved Undergraduate Engineering Institutes Vacant, Shows Ministry Data

News 18  

At least one-third of the total sanctioned seats in undergraduate engineering institutions approved by the All India Council for Technical Education are lying vacant. “The filling up of seats in engineering institutes is dependent on a demand-supply situation which is dependent on the location of the institutes, academic and infrastructural facilities therein and the placement opportunities,” Dr Sarkar, cited as …

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 — …

Indian Students Enrolling in Pakistani Colleges Will Not be Eligible for Employment in India: UGC, AICTE
2 years, 11 months ago

Indian Students Enrolling in Pakistani Colleges Will Not be Eligible for Employment in India: UGC, AICTE

News 18  

The University Grants Commission and the All India Council for Technical Education have warned Indian students against enrolling themselves in any college or educational institution in Pakistan. As per the letter, only migrants and their children who got higher education from Pakistan will be eligible for the job in India only after obtaining security clearance from the Union Home Ministry. …

‘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 …

AICTE Offers Multiple Scholarships with Grants up to Rs 50,000, Here's How to Avail
3 years, 4 months ago

AICTE Offers Multiple Scholarships with Grants up to Rs 50,000, Here's How to Avail

News 18  

The All India Council for Technical Education is offering different scholarships for candidates who have registered for technical education institutes. The scholarships include the AICTE Pragati Scholarship for Girl Students, AICTE Saksham Scholarship for specially-abled students, and AICTE SWANATH Scholarship. Read| JNU Students Claim Administration Asked to Return Scholarship Money, Varsity says ‘Misleading’ Claim All the scholarships are for Rs …

AISA, NSUI, ABVP protests erupt in Delhi University for different reasons
3 years, 5 months ago

AISA, NSUI, ABVP protests erupt in Delhi University for different reasons

India Today  

Left-affiliated AISA and the students' wing of the Congress, NSUI, staged a protest outside the Kirori Mal College on Friday against a professor of the college who had alleged conspiracy behind the admission of a large number of students from the Kerala board in the Delhi University. Earlier this week, Professor Rakesh Kumar Pandey, a faculty member of the university …

New Session to Begin in September, AICTE Releases New Academic Calendar For 2021-22 Session
3 years, 10 months ago

New Session to Begin in September, AICTE Releases New Academic Calendar For 2021-22 Session

News 18  

The new sessions for AICTE-approved colleges will begin in September. The All India Concil for Technical Education has released the academic calendar for 2021-22 adn as per teh calendar the classes for existing students of technical courses will begin from September 1 while for the new students the session will commence from September 15. AICTE in its recent notice stated …

AICTE, UGC to Merge to Form Higher Education Commission of India This Year
4 years ago

AICTE, UGC to Merge to Form Higher Education Commission of India This Year

News 18  

Key structural reforms in the education sector, especially the merger of regulators leading to the creation of the Higher Education Commission of India, will happen this year, AICTE Chairman Anil Sahasrabudhe said here on Thursday. “All regulatory bodies including the All India Council for Technical Education, University Grants Commission and National Council for Teachers Education will be merged to form …

Academic session in engineering colleges, technical institutions from December 1: AICTE
4 years, 5 months ago

Academic session in engineering colleges, technical institutions from December 1: AICTE

India TV News  

The academic session for freshers in engineering colleges and other technical institutions across the country will begin from December 1 and the deadline for admissions has been further extended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the All India Council for Technical Education. According to the academic calendar issued last month, the admission process for first-year students was to be …

Delhi joins list of states opposing UGC guidelines on final year exams; cancels papers in state universities
4 years, 8 months ago

Delhi joins list of states opposing UGC guidelines on final year exams; cancels papers in state universities

Firstpost  

Delhi deputy CM Manish Sisodia said that final year students will be awarded degrees on the basis of assessment methods decided by their respective universities The Delhi government has decided to cancel all upcoming semester and final exams in universities that come under its jurisdiction due to rising cases of COVID-19. “In light of the major disruptions caused by the …

AICTE commences fast-track approval process for new engineering colleges, starts scrutiny of documents
4 years, 10 months ago

AICTE commences fast-track approval process for new engineering colleges, starts scrutiny of documents

India Today  

All India Council for Technical Education has recently issued a statement which says that the scrutiny of documents has started for any new engineering colleges which are looking for fast track approval. The scrutiny of documents for these colleges has commenced, but will take place online due to the current nationwide lockdown in view of the coronavirus outbreak. It had …

Allow student entrepreneurs with short attendance to sit for exams: AICTE to engineering colleges
5 years, 5 months ago

Allow student entrepreneurs with short attendance to sit for exams: AICTE to engineering colleges

India TV News  

The All India Council of Technical Education has directed engineering colleges and technical institutions to allow student entrepreneurs to sit for examination even if their attendance is short. "Student entrepreneurs should be allowed to sit for the examination, even if their attendance is less than the minimum permissible percentage, with due permission from the institute," a senior council official told …

AICTE directs new engineering colleges to shift temporary campus to permanent
5 years, 8 months ago

AICTE directs new engineering colleges to shift temporary campus to permanent

India Today  

Days after the HRD Ministry said it will adopt a zero-tolerance policy towards states that fail to allot land for IITs and IIITs, technical education regulator AICTE has made it mandatory for new engineering colleges operating out of temporary campus to shift to permanent premises within two years. "The new technical institutions functioning in a temporary campus will have to …

Over 45 per cent seats vacant in AICTE approved engineering colleges
6 years, 7 months ago

Over 45 per cent seats vacant in AICTE approved engineering colleges

India TV News  

Over 45 per cent seats vacant in AICTE approved engineering colleges 239 applications were received by AICTE from engineering and technical institutes for closure, out of which 51 institutes were granted letter of approval. The Lok Sabha on Monday was informed about the vacant seats in All India Council for Technical Education approved engineering colleges across the country. Over 45 …

AICTE identifies 277 fake institutions functioning in India, Delhi tops with 66 such institutions
6 years, 7 months ago

AICTE identifies 277 fake institutions functioning in India, Delhi tops with 66 such institutions

Op India  

Union Ministry of State for Human Resource Development Satya Pal Singh while responding to a question in the Lok Sabha earlier this week said that it has identified as many as 277 colleges offering engineering and other technical studies degrees without All India Council of Technical Education approval. National capital Delhi tops the list with 66 such colleges whereas Telangana …

More engineering colleges want to shut shop: AICTE
6 years, 7 months ago

More engineering colleges want to shut shop: AICTE

Deccan Chronicle  

TIRUCHY: The All India Council for Technical Education has introduced common entrance examination nationwide for B.E. He said while many states accepted the AICTE’s attempt, States like Tamil Nadu and West Bengal vehemently opposed this move. He said that there are 3,300 Engineering colleges and 3,000 polytechnics in the country of which 50 per cent seats go unfilled in these …

7 technical colleges in Karjat barred from admitting students
6 years, 9 months ago

7 technical colleges in Karjat barred from admitting students

Hindustan Times  

The All India Council for Technical Education, the apex body regulating technical education, last month barred seven colleges in Karjat from admitting students for the upcoming academic year. The colleges, run by Saraswati Education Society, were being probed for non-payment of salary dues to more than 15,000 teaching and non-teaching staff for the past 20 months. There has been no …

Delhi HC Refuses To Interfere With AICTE's Exam For Distance Education Engineering Graduates In Furtherance Of SC November Order [Read Order]
6 years, 10 months ago

Delhi HC Refuses To Interfere With AICTE's Exam For Distance Education Engineering Graduates In Furtherance Of SC November Order [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to interfere with the exam being conducted by the All India Council of Technical Education for engineering graduates who had obtained their degrees through distance education from certain deemed universities between 2001 and 2005.In November last year, the Supreme Court had, after considering the deteriorating effect of the commercialization. The Delhi High Court …

Delhi HC Refuses To Interfere With AICTE's Exam For Distance Education Engineering Graduates In Furtherance Of SC November Order [Read Order]
6 years, 10 months ago

Delhi HC Refuses To Interfere With AICTE's Exam For Distance Education Engineering Graduates In Furtherance Of SC November Order [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to interfere with the exam being conducted by the All India Council of Technical Education for engineering graduates who had obtained their degrees through distance education from certain deemed universities between 2001 and 2005.In November last year, the Supreme Court had, after considering the deteriorating effect of the commercialization. The Delhi High Court …

Lack of eligible students may push AICTE to cut 1.36 B Tech, M Tech seats from engineering colleges
6 years, 11 months ago

Lack of eligible students may push AICTE to cut 1.36 B Tech, M Tech seats from engineering colleges

India TV News  

The lack of eligible aspirants is likely to spell doom for thousands of engineering colleges across the country. As per reports, if AICTE decides to go ahead with the move, at least engineering institutes with over 24,000 seats will have to close their doors, while 494 colleges will discontinue their undergraduate and postgraduate engineering programmes. Meanwhile, a professor at Harcourt …

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 …

Government junks plan to introduce common engineering entrance exam
7 years, 7 months ago

Government junks plan to introduce common engineering entrance exam

India TV News  

The Human Resource Development Ministry has decided to junk the plan of introducing a common engineering entrance exam from next year. The All India Council of Technical Education, the country's technical education regulator, had announced in March that a national-level common entrance examination for engineering colleges would be conducted from the next academic year in 2018. Taking a cue from …

Byculla engineering college put under ‘No Admission’ category for failing to meet land, building norms
7 years, 11 months ago

Byculla engineering college put under ‘No Admission’ category for failing to meet land, building norms

Hindustan Times  

After barring a Bandra engineering college from conducting admissions in the next academic year, the All India Council for Technical Education, the apex regulatory body for technical education, has put an engineering college at Byculla under ‘No Admission’ category. Despite being two of the most popular engineering institutes in the city, TSEC and MHSSCOE were denied fresh intake last year …

Toms College of Engineering students left in the lurch
8 years ago

Toms College of Engineering students left in the lurch

Deccan Chronicle  

KOTTAYAM: Even though more than 80 days have passed since the students of Toms College of Engineering, Mattakara, were assured by the government that those who discontinued their courses from the college citing various reasons will be given admission in other engineering colleges in the state, most of the students were not accommodated in any other college. The students and …

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 …

Kochi: NRI B Tech seats in a fix
8 years, 2 months ago

Kochi: NRI B Tech seats in a fix

Deccan Chronicle  

Kochi: Even as the functioning of the self-financing engineering colleges comes under scrutiny over the death of student Jishnu of Nehru College, Thiruvilwamala, the fate of 277 students admitted in 12 SF colleges under NRI quota last year hangs in the balance. They are AWH College, Kozhikode; Cochin College, Malappuram; Indira Gandhi Institute for Women, Ernakulam; Musaliar College, Pathanamthitta, SCMS …

AICTE to shift students from Navi Mumbai college to other institutes
8 years, 4 months ago

AICTE to shift students from Navi Mumbai college to other institutes

Hindustan Times  

The apex regulatory body for engineering courses, All India Council for Technical Education, has decided to shift some students from a Navi Mumbai college to other institutes, after the college failed to meet the conditions laid down by the Bombay High Court. The decision comes days after all of the 400 students admitted to Padmabhushan Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan’s College of …

SC pulls up AICTE for delaying approval to technical colleges
8 years, 9 months ago

SC pulls up AICTE for delaying approval to technical colleges

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday pulled up the All India Council for Technical Education for delaying grant of approval to technical colleges and violating the schedule fixed by it for the purpose. We are not sitting here for nothing, “, a vacation bench of justices PC Ghose and Amitava Roy said after counsel for Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University …

757 technical education courses shut down in 2015
9 years, 6 months ago

757 technical education courses shut down in 2015

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Colleges across the country are shutting down courses in technical subjects such as engineering even as India’s apex technical education regulator, the All India Council of Technical Education, looks to stem a decline in the quality of such education. As much as 45% or 345 of the technical education courses closed so far this year are in Telangana …

Govt sets up review panel for AICTE restructuring
10 years, 4 months ago

Govt sets up review panel for AICTE restructuring

India TV News  

New Delhi: The government has set up a review committee to look into restructuring of the All India Council of Technical Education to enable it to address the challenges arising in wake of growing complexities and the expansion in technical education sector. It will evaluate the performance of AICTE, suggest amendments in its Act to meet the present day requirement …

AIEEE admission process goes online
15 years, 9 months ago

AIEEE admission process goes online

Hindustan Times  

The admission process, for almost 24,000 engineering and architecture seats all over India, for students who cleared the All India Engineering Entrance Examination went online for the first time. The process covers seats at all 20 National Institutes of Technology, five Indian Institutes of Information Technology, 11 central and state-funded universities, and 19 self-financed institutes. The process will affect around …

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