DIMAPUR, JULY 23 (MExN): All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has informed unapproved and unauthorized institutions offering Technical programmes/courses to seek approval from the council to avoid liability.
“As per Chapter VII of Approval Process Handbook 2018-19, which is a legal document as per AICTE Act 1987, no institution shall offer technical programme or course without the approval of the Council,” a DIPR report stated.
Any Institute if started without prior approval of the council and offering Technical programmes/courses, shall be termed and declared as "Unapproved Institution" by the Council, it said.
All the Training Institutes/Centre running Computer Software/ Hardware courses & all IT related courses, that if any training institutes/Centre found awarding DIPLOMA certificate without the approval of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) New Delhi, and with training duration less than 3 years shall not be granted further extension to run the institute and the students obtaining certificates from such institute shall be treated as “FAKE”, it cautioned.
Training duration less than 3 years can use the word "CERTIFICATE COURSE" and not as DIPLOMA, it further informed.
AICTE is a statutory body established by the AICTE Act, 1987 to provide for establishment of an All India Council for Technical Education with a view to ensure proper planning and coordinated development of Technical Education System throughout the Country, promotion of qualitative improvement of such education in relation to planned quantitative growth and regulation of proper maintenance of norms and standards in technical education system and for matters connected therewith. Section 10 (k) of the AICTE Act empowers the AICTE to grant approval for starting new Technical Institutions and for introduction of new courses or programmes in consultation with the agencies concerned.
The release said that institutions in various States/UTs offering Technical Education, not approved by AICTE, permitting such unauthorized institutions to impart technical education will be detrimental to the interest of the Student Community in terms of recognition of the course, pursuing further education and securing employment.
In this context, it is the responsibility of the concerned State Government and Union territories to prevent the Student Community falling a prey to such institutions set up for monetary consideration.
The Council has further requested the concerned authority to take immediate steps and close down institutions offering Technical Education without approval of AICTE. “Such Institutions if so desired, may seek the approval of the Council as a New Technical Education as per Approval Process Handbook under Chapter 1 for the next Academic Session as per the norms of AICTE and only then offer technical programmes,” it added.
