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Set up single regulatory body for technical education : Ficci

Set up single regulatory body for technical education : Ficci

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New Delhi: Industry body Ficci has proposed an overhaul of regulatory framework for technical education in India in order to ensure delivery of quality higher education.

In a paper on “Regulatory Framework for Technical Education", the chamber has called for dissolution of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and setting up a single regulatory authority, independent of the government, as recommended by the National Knowledge Commission (NKC).

“The role of such a regulatory authority should be limited to regulate public, private aided and unaided institutions at the initial stages with ‘minimum prescriptions´ and ‘flexible norms´ to begin with. Further, institutions with credible reputation over a period of five years should be given autonomous status," the chamber said in a statement.

AICTE has not been able to manage multiple functions to the satisfaction of constituents, and has become virtually synonymous with granting approvals or licenses to a new applicant, Ficci said.

“Consequently, the role of quality assurance of existing institutions through issuing guidelines has taken a back seat," it said.

Ficci said the government should facilitate self-financing higher education institutions to set up campuses without any entry barriers, on the lines of Indian School of Business, Hyderabad, and Great Lake Institute of Management, Chennai.

It has called for autonomy to all institutions to decide on setting up of new campus, new programmes, number of programmes, number of students, fees, faculty member recruitment, collaboration with international institutions.

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Published: 02 Mar 2008, 12:42 PM IST
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