Delay in starting approval process by AICTE likely to affect engg admissions
TNN | Feb 5, 2020, 04.13 AM IST
Chennai: More than a two-month delay in starting approval process by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for 2020-21 may affect the engineering admissions in the next academic year.
Usually, AICTE would start inviting applications in the first week of December for extension of approval, variation of intake, starting new courses and new technical institutions. But, so far the council did not release the approval process handbook due to a litigation. “Affiliation and approval is a long process that would take four to five months. Due to delay in starting the process, it may go beyond month of May and that it would affect the admission process,” principals of engineering colleges said.
“The technical council would give 45 days to 60 days to apply for approval process. Then it will take another two to three months to scrutinize the applications and give its approval. It would also make visits to new technical institutions and surprise visits to some of existing institutions,” said B Chidambararajan, principal of Valliammai Engineering College said.
“Though Anna University would send inspection teams to colleges before the approval process, they would issue extension of affiliation only after receiving approval letter from AICTE,” he said. After getting approval and affiliation, the colleges need submit the orders to directorate of technical education (DOTE) for starting admission process. So, all the process should be over before May to start engineering counselling in June.
S R R Senthil Kumar, principal of Sona College of Technology in Salem said without approval process handbook the colleges cannot apply for approval or affiliation for a new course.
“The technical council has permitted the universities to offer courses in eight emerging areas including AI, machine learning and data science, internet of things (IoT), cybersecurity. Many institutions wanted to start new BTech in artifiicial intelligence and data science. But, without knowing nomenclature of the course, the colleges will find it difficult to set up lab and hire faculty members,” he said.
When contacted, AICTE officials said the approval process handbook for would be released this week. “The Supreme Court has delivered the judgement. The council is now vetting the regulations,” officials said adding engineering admissions will not be delayed.
TNN | Feb 5, 2020, 04.13 AM IST
Chennai: More than a two-month delay in starting approval process by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for 2020-21 may affect the engineering admissions in the next academic year.
Usually, AICTE would start inviting applications in the first week of December for extension of approval, variation of intake, starting new courses and new technical institutions. But, so far the council did not release the approval process handbook due to a litigation. “Affiliation and approval is a long process that would take four to five months. Due to delay in starting the process, it may go beyond month of May and that it would affect the admission process,” principals of engineering colleges said.
“The technical council would give 45 days to 60 days to apply for approval process. Then it will take another two to three months to scrutinize the applications and give its approval. It would also make visits to new technical institutions and surprise visits to some of existing institutions,” said B Chidambararajan, principal of Valliammai Engineering College said.
“Though Anna University would send inspection teams to colleges before the approval process, they would issue extension of affiliation only after receiving approval letter from AICTE,” he said. After getting approval and affiliation, the colleges need submit the orders to directorate of technical education (DOTE) for starting admission process. So, all the process should be over before May to start engineering counselling in June.
S R R Senthil Kumar, principal of Sona College of Technology in Salem said without approval process handbook the colleges cannot apply for approval or affiliation for a new course.
“The technical council has permitted the universities to offer courses in eight emerging areas including AI, machine learning and data science, internet of things (IoT), cybersecurity. Many institutions wanted to start new BTech in artifiicial intelligence and data science. But, without knowing nomenclature of the course, the colleges will find it difficult to set up lab and hire faculty members,” he said.
When contacted, AICTE officials said the approval process handbook for would be released this week. “The Supreme Court has delivered the judgement. The council is now vetting the regulations,” officials said adding engineering admissions will not be delayed.
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