AICTE said, a sample survey by it has showed that 42% of students in existing engineering schools are eager to take up engineering courses in vernaculars if provided with an optionIt believes that over the next three- four years, engineering teaching in mother tongue is likely to gain acceptance
2 min read12 Mar 2021The council has also extended the last date of admission to first year engineering courses till 30 November this year
1 min read19 Oct 2020Merging AICTE with other education bodies is merely a redistribution of work among the agencies involved here, says Anil Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education
3 min read18 Aug 2020Hundreds of students gathered outside the AICTE headquarters protesting against hostel fee hikeThis forced Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' to cancel two events scheduled later in the day
1 min read11 Nov 2019The faculty sharing practice not only hampers the quality of education but is also a breach of the conditions of approval, AICTE saidThe AICTE warned that the colleges will have to face disciplinary action or withdrawal of approvals if found sharing faculty
1 min read29 Oct 2019The major reasons behind the institutions opting for closure are less takers for the coursesDuring the 2018-19 academic session, 54 colleges had chosen progressive closure, while the number of such colleges was at 106 during 2017-18
1 min read19 Jul 2019AICTE has crafted a blue print to make engineering colleges and universities offer customized, localized engineering education to serve the needs of local industriesStudies have shown how a majority of graduates are struggling to find jobs due to lack of efficiency
2 min read19 Jul 2019The course can be accessed on TCS iON Digital Learning Hub through any deviceThe course will be available for students of more than 10,000 AICTE approved institutions
1 min read11 Jul 2019The advisory comes as some two dozen students from J&K were exploring the possibility of taking admission in PoK institutionsInstitutions in PoK are neither established by the Indian govt nor recognized by statutory authorities, says the advisory
1 min read14 May 2019The approval to recommendations of 7th pay commission will directly benefit a total of 29,264 teachers and other academic staff of state government funded institutes.
1 min read16 Jan 2019The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared