AICTE boon: Tech courses, degrees of Institution of Engineers restored
Prakash Kumar, DH News Service, New Delhi, Nov 20 2017, 20:19 IST
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has restored its recognition about five years after the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry withdrew recognition and equivalence of the programmes offered by these professional bodies, following complaints of irregularities.
Degrees
and diplomas in engineering and technology granted by various
professional bodies, including the Institution of Engineers (India), to
thousands of students till May 31, 2013, are valid "for all purpose"
ranging from employment in the government sector and higher education.
The
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has restored its
recognition about five years after the Human Resource Development (HRD)
Ministry withdrew recognition and equivalence of the programmes offered
by these professional bodies, following complaints of irregularities.
"All
those students who were enrolled with these institutions with permanent
recognition up to May 31, 2013, stand recognized," an AICTE official
said.
The decision to restore
recognition and equivalence of the degree and diploma courses conducted
by these professional bodies was taken at a recent "emergent meeting" of
the Council.
"The matter was
reviewed and it was decided at the meeting to recognize equivalence, for
all purposes including higher education and employment, of the
technical courses conducted by the professional bodies and institutions
which were duly recognized by HRD Ministry with permanent recognition up
to May 31, 2013," the official added.
The
AICTE's decision would bring cheer to thousands of students whose
future had been at stake since the HRD Ministry de-recognised the
technical programmes conducted by the Institution of Engineers (India),
Institution of Civil Engineers, Institute of Mechanical Engineers
(India), Institution of Surveyors, College of Military Engineering,
Aeronautical Society of India and others in December 2012.
Representations
Later,
the Ministry directed the AICTE to conduct a review of the programmes
offered by these professional bodies and take a decision on restoring
their recognition.
However, the AICTE sat on the file.
In April this year, the technical education regulator initiated a move to decide the fate of the technical programmes and degrees awarded by these professional bodies to May 31, 2013
In April this year, the technical education regulator initiated a move to decide the fate of the technical programmes and degrees awarded by these professional bodies to May 31, 2013
"The
matter came to our notice after we received representations from some
of these professional bodies. We decided to conduct a review of their
courses and resolve this long-pending issue," a senior official of the
council told DH.
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