AICTE to give ₹4 crore to colleges for conferences in regional languages
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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 in a statement said that VAANI scheme seeks to establish a robust knowledge base in regional languages to ensure that the latest technological advancements are accessible in local languages. The events such as conferences, seminars, and workshops should be organised in 16 emerging technical fields such as quantum technology, hydrogen energy, space and defense, Artificial Intelligence and data science, agrotech, and food processing, cybersecurity The technical education regulator will open the online applications for AICTE-approved institutions from March 25 to April 24, through the AICTE-ATAL portal at https://www.aicte-india.org/atal. Nilanjana Dutta Roy, associate professor at Techno International New Town, an engineering college in Kolkata said, “Through AICTE-VAANI, the AICTE is trying to promote technical education in regional languages by providing financial assistance of ₹2 lakh to colleges.

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