All India Council for Technical Education
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The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is the statutory body and a national-level council for technical education, under Department of Higher Education
, Ministry of Human Resource Development
. Established in November 1945 first as an advisory body and later on in 1987 given statutory status by an Act of Parliament, AICTE is responsible for proper planning and coordinated development of the technical education
and management education
system in India
. The AICTE accredits postgraduate and graduate programs under specific categories at Indian institutions as per its charter.
It is assisted by 10 Statutory Boards of Studies, namely, UG Studies in Eng. & Tech., PG and Research in Eng. and Tech., Management Studies, Vocational Education, Technical Education, Pharmaceutical Education, Architecture, Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Information Technology, Town and Country Planning. The AICTE has its headquarters in Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi, which has the offices of the chairman, vice-chairman and the member secretary, plus it has regional offices at Kolkata, Chennai, Kanpur, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Guwahati, Bhopal and Bangalore, Hyderabad and Gurgaon.
In 2009, the Union Minister of Education formally communicated his intentions of closing down AICTE and related body, the University Grants Commission due to corruption and inefficiency
charges against the bodies in favour of a larger regulatory body. The AICTE will be superseded by the National Board of Accreditation
(NBA). The NBA, which currently operates under the wing of AICTE, will be converted into an independent body.
The AICTE Act, stated verbatim reads:
For each bureau, adviser is the bureau head who is assisted by technical officers and other supporting staff. The multidiscipline technical officer and staff of the Council are on deputation or on contract from government departments, University Grants Commission, academic institutions, etc.
Other than engineering and MBA
colleges, there were 1137 MCA
, 1001 Pharmacy, 86 HMCT, 11 Applied arts and crafts, and 285 PGDM institutes approved by AICTE. By the end of December 2008, the number of applications pending to seek AICTE approval was 886 for engineering and technology, 250 for MBA, 834 for MCA, 120 for Pharmacy, 124 for HMCT, and 1 for Applied arts and crafts: a total of 2237. It is hoped that out of these 2237 applications, more than 70% will get approval by 2009.Every year the admission procedure of AICTE approved college get closed in the first week of October.
There are 69 private Universities as approved by AICTE.
Department of Higher Education (India)
Department of Higher Education is the department under Ministry of Human Resource Development, that oversees higher education in India.The department is empowered to grant deemed university status to educational institutions on the advice of the University Grants Commission of India, under...
, Ministry of Human Resource Development
Ministry of Human Resource Development (India)
The Ministry of Human Resource Development is an Indian government ministry, responsible for the development of human resources...
. Established in November 1945 first as an advisory body and later on in 1987 given statutory status by an Act of Parliament, AICTE is responsible for proper planning and coordinated development of the technical education
Vocational education
Vocational education or vocational education and training is an education that prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic, and totally related to a specific trade, occupation, or vocation...
and management education
Business education
Business education involves teaching students the fundamentals, theories, and processes of business. Education in this field occurs at several levels, including secondary education and higher education or university education. Approximately 38% of student enroll in one or more business courses...
system in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The AICTE accredits postgraduate and graduate programs under specific categories at Indian institutions as per its charter.
It is assisted by 10 Statutory Boards of Studies, namely, UG Studies in Eng. & Tech., PG and Research in Eng. and Tech., Management Studies, Vocational Education, Technical Education, Pharmaceutical Education, Architecture, Hotel Management and Catering Technology, Information Technology, Town and Country Planning. The AICTE has its headquarters in Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi, which has the offices of the chairman, vice-chairman and the member secretary, plus it has regional offices at Kolkata, Chennai, Kanpur, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Guwahati, Bhopal and Bangalore, Hyderabad and Gurgaon.
In 2009, the Union Minister of Education formally communicated his intentions of closing down AICTE and related body, the University Grants Commission due to corruption and inefficiency
Inefficiency
The term inefficiency has several meanings depending on the context in which its used:*Algorithmic inefficiency - refers to less than optimum computer programs that might exhibit one of more of the symptoms of:** slow execution...
charges against the bodies in favour of a larger regulatory body. The AICTE will be superseded by the National Board of Accreditation
National Board of Accreditation
The National Board of Accreditation , India was established by AICTE as an autonomous body under section 10 of AICTE act, 1987 for periodic evaluations of technical institutions & programmes basis according to specified norms and standards as recommended by AICTE council...
(NBA). The NBA, which currently operates under the wing of AICTE, will be converted into an independent body.
The AICTE Act of 1987
AICTE is vested with statutory authority for planning, formulation and maintenance of norms and standards, quality assurance through school accreditation, funding in priority areas, monitoring and evaluation, maintaining parity of certification and awards and ensuring coordinated and integrated development and management of technical education in the country as part of the AICTE Act No. 52 of 1987.The AICTE Act, stated verbatim reads:
- To provide for establishment of an All India council for Technical Education with a view to the proper planning and co-ordinated development of the technical education system throughout the country, the promotion of qualitative improvement of such education in relation to planned quantitative growth and the regulation and proper maintenance of norms and standards in the technical education system and for matters connected therewith.
Current objective
In order to improve upon the present technical education system, the current objectives is to modify the engineering curriculum as follows:- Greater emphasis on design oriented teaching, teaching of design methodologies, problem solving approach.
- Greater exposure to industrial and manufacturing processes.
- Exclusion of outmoded technologies and inclusion of the new appropriate and emerging technologies.
- Greater input of management education and professional communication skills.
AICTE bureaus
The AICTE comprises nine bureaus, namely:- Faculty Development (FD) Bureau
- Undergraduate Education (UG) Bureau
- Postgraduate Education and Research (PGER) Bureau
- Quality Assurance (QA) Bureau
- Planning and Co-ordination (PC) Bureau
- Research and Institutional Development (RID) Bureau
- Administration (Admin) Bureau
- Finance (Fin) Bureau
- Academic (Acad) Bureau
For each bureau, adviser is the bureau head who is assisted by technical officers and other supporting staff. The multidiscipline technical officer and staff of the Council are on deputation or on contract from government departments, University Grants Commission, academic institutions, etc.
Approved colleges
In 2004, there were 1,346 engineering colleges in India approved by AICTE with a seating capacity of 4,40,000. In 2008, there were 2388 engineering colleges, with a total student intake capacity of 8.2 lakh students and 1231 management institutes, with an annual intake capacity of 1.5 lakh students.Other than engineering and MBA
Master of Business Administration
The Master of Business Administration is a :master's degree in business administration, which attracts people from a wide range of academic disciplines. The MBA designation originated in the United States, emerging from the late 19th century as the country industrialized and companies sought out...
colleges, there were 1137 MCA
Master of Computer Applications
The Master of Computer Applications is a postgraduate degree in computer application streams awarded in India. Full time MCA programmes normally take three academic years. The primary emphasis in MCA curriculum is on the development of diverse types of application software rather than designing...
, 1001 Pharmacy, 86 HMCT, 11 Applied arts and crafts, and 285 PGDM institutes approved by AICTE. By the end of December 2008, the number of applications pending to seek AICTE approval was 886 for engineering and technology, 250 for MBA, 834 for MCA, 120 for Pharmacy, 124 for HMCT, and 1 for Applied arts and crafts: a total of 2237. It is hoped that out of these 2237 applications, more than 70% will get approval by 2009.Every year the admission procedure of AICTE approved college get closed in the first week of October.
There are 69 private Universities as approved by AICTE.
See also
- Regional accreditationRegional accreditationRegional accreditation is a term used in the United States to refer to educational accreditation conducted by any of several accreditation bodies established to serve six defined geographic areas of the country for accreditation of schools, colleges, and universities...
- Education in IndiaEducation in IndiaEducation in India is provided by the public sector as well as the private sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: federal, state, and local. Child education is compulsory. The Nalanda University was the oldest university-system of education in the world...
- DOEACCDOEACCThe Department of Electronics and Accreditation of Computer Courses is an autonomous scientific society under the Indian Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, and is involved in training, consulting, product development, entrepreneurship and human resource development in...
- Science and technology in India
- Alternate accreditors of business schools
- Association of Collegiate Business Schools and ProgramsAssociation of Collegiate Business Schools and ProgramsThe Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs , formerly the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs, is a U.S. organization offering accreditation services to business programs focused on teaching and learning....
(ACBSP) - Association of MBAsAssociation of MBAsThe Association of MBAs is a London-based international organization that accredits postgraduate business programs at business schools worldwide. The Association is one of the three main global accreditation bodies in business education and styles itself "the world's impartial authority on...
(AMBA) - European Quality Improvement SystemEuropean Quality Improvement SystemThe European Quality Improvement System is a school accreditation system. It specializes in higher education institutions of management and business administration, run by the European Foundation for Management Development...
(EQUIS) - International Assembly for Collegiate Business EducationInternational Assembly for Collegiate Business EducationThe International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education is an educational accreditation agency for college and university business programs...
(IACBE)
- Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
External links
- All India Council for Technical Education, official website
- List of schools accredited by All India Council for Technical Education