AICTE approval must for deemed-to-be universities: Supreme Court order
The All India Council for Technical Education is the statutory body and a national-level council for technical education, under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development
India Today Web Desk New DelhiDecember 3, 2017UPDATED:
December 3, 2017 11:54 IST
AICTE approval for deemed to be universities
Following the recent direction of the Supreme Court, the UGC has issued fresh guidelines to all deemed-to-be universities asking them to abide by AICTE norms for technical and engineering education.
It was felt that deemed universities used to take their own decision on matters like increasing seats or starting a new course as there was no regulating authority.
All these years, such universities had been reporting to the University Grants Commission (UGC). Earlier, the Supreme Court held that the engineering degrees obtained through correspondence courses from deemed universities in the past 16 years were invalid.
Here's what the Chairman of AICTE said:
"It has been noted that some deemed-to-be universities, which are offering technical, engineering, architecture and pharmacy courses, are not following AICTE rules." Dr Anil Sahasrabudhe told Indian Express.
What does the decision say?
Such universities have to apply to their regulatory body even for increasing seats or starting a new course or the degrees they offer will be suspended
Degrees offered by deemed to be universities for technical and engineering courses through distance mode stands suspended
Such universities are not allowed to offer technical or engineering course through distance mode according to AICTE and UGC norms
In Karnataka, there are over five deemed-to-be universities which are offering technical courses. They include Sri Siddartha Academy for Higher Education, Tumakuru; KLE Institute, Belagavi; JSS Institute, Mysuru and Manipal Institute, Manipal.
The All India Council for Technical Education is the statutory body and a national-level council for technical education, under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development
India Today Web Desk New DelhiDecember 3, 2017UPDATED:
December 3, 2017 11:54 IST
AICTE approval for deemed to be universities
Following the recent direction of the Supreme Court, the UGC has issued fresh guidelines to all deemed-to-be universities asking them to abide by AICTE norms for technical and engineering education.
It was felt that deemed universities used to take their own decision on matters like increasing seats or starting a new course as there was no regulating authority.
All these years, such universities had been reporting to the University Grants Commission (UGC). Earlier, the Supreme Court held that the engineering degrees obtained through correspondence courses from deemed universities in the past 16 years were invalid.
Here's what the Chairman of AICTE said:
"It has been noted that some deemed-to-be universities, which are offering technical, engineering, architecture and pharmacy courses, are not following AICTE rules." Dr Anil Sahasrabudhe told Indian Express.
What does the decision say?
Such universities have to apply to their regulatory body even for increasing seats or starting a new course or the degrees they offer will be suspended
Degrees offered by deemed to be universities for technical and engineering courses through distance mode stands suspended
Such universities are not allowed to offer technical or engineering course through distance mode according to AICTE and UGC norms
In Karnataka, there are over five deemed-to-be universities which are offering technical courses. They include Sri Siddartha Academy for Higher Education, Tumakuru; KLE Institute, Belagavi; JSS Institute, Mysuru and Manipal Institute, Manipal.
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