AICTE revamps NITTT, launches PARAKH portal to conduct assessments

Technical education regulator expands ambit of the National Initiative for Technical Teachers Training (NITTT), makes it accessible to teachers with over five years of service. Earlier, only teachers with less than five years of service could access NITTT. 

In order to promote quality of technical education in the country, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has expanded the ambit of the National Initiative for Technical Teachers Training (NITTT) by making it accessible to teachers with more than five years of service. Earlier, only teachers with less than five years of service could access NITTT. 

The council has also launched a portal of Student Learning Assessment (PARAKH), which will conduct assessments of students and faculty members of higher educational institutes and schools. The portal has more than 1.45 lakh assessment items incorporating multiple disciplines towards improving the overall competence of students and graduates to include core disciplines, aptitude, emerging areas and higher-order thinking skills.  

As part of the revamped NITTT, teachers will have to serve industrial training and a semester-based mentorship as a part of the training exercise. Earlier, the NITTT was accessible to teachers having less than five years of service and was launched for promoting quality of technical education in the country. 

Students should take tests through PARAKH: AICTE Chairman 

AICTE Chairman Anil D Sahasrabudhe said, “The NEP lays a lot of stress on teachers’ training. The NITTT will help teachers of today to become tomorrow’s faculty heads. Students should also come forward to take tests through PARAKH for overall growth.” 

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