AICTE brings new norms for engineering colleges
The Hindu
Engineering colleges may admit 360 students from the academic year 2023-2024. Currently they are permitted to admit only 300 students.
Engineering colleges may admit 360 students from the academic year 2023-2024. Currently they are permitted to admit only 300 students.
The All India Council for Technical Education’s Approval Process Handbook that was released on Thursday has brought relief to colleges that are struggling to admit students and opened opportunities to introduce different courses.
The council has lifted the moratorium on starting new colleges. A college may apply for one or more programmes but engineering colleges must opt for “at least three core branches”. The council has included Electronics and Telecommunications as a core branch..
Colleges may apply for conversion of courses. However, in case a course does not have the closest nomenclature then colleges must apply for conversion in the closest branch. Earlier, colleges had to apply for closure.
Institutions are permitted to apply for multiple programmes and levels not exceeding three divisions per course instead of just one level (undergraduate/diploma) earlier.
Increase in intake and additional courses at the UG/PG/diploma level are allowed only in engineering and technology colleges that offer a minimum of three courses in core branches.
The council has introduced a single window portal system to apply for permission to start colleges instead of applying on AICTE’s website. The MCA has been renamed Computer Application course.
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