Check approval status of institute, course before applying: AICTE

The All Indian Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has issued an advisory to institutions to not run programmes without its prior approval. 

Issuing a public notice, the technical education regulator has stated that it has come to notice that some of the institutions are offering technical education programs without approval of the AICTE. AICTE has asked students to check the approval status of the programme and the institution before pursuing any course.

It has asked all the institutions running technical courses to take prior approval for running such courses. The AICTE notice reads: “It is hereby notified that all the Technical Institutes and Institutions Deemed to be Universities offering Programmes in Engineering & Technology, Applied Arts & Craft and Design, Hotel Management and Catering Technology, MCA and Management at Diploma / Post Diploma Certificate / Under Graduate Degree / Post Graduate Diploma / Post Graduate Degree Level / Fellowship / Collaboration and Twinning Program need (including Open & Distance Learning (ODL) and Online (OL) courses) to have mandatory prior Approval of AICTE in accordance with section 10 and 11 of AICTE Act.”

However, state universities, which include government and private ones and central universities can run technical courses without the approval of the AICTE, but for ODL & OL they too require AICTE approval.

“Any Institution not having prior approval from AICTE and conducting programs / Courses as outlined above, is liable to Punitive / Legal action,” reads the notice.

It has also advised students pursuing their education with the institutions or aspiring to take admission in the institutions of technical educations to ensure about the status of approval of institutions and program concerned.

Students can visit the AICTE Website to check the list of unapproved institutions. It has also requested all the state government and Union Territories and universities to make aware the aspirants of technical educations about approved institutes by AICTE.

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