Articles about All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

30 Mar 2022
CareerThe All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has announced that physics, chemistry, and maths (PCM) will no longer be mandatory subjects in class 12 for admission to undergraduate courses in architecture.

28 Jul 2021
IndiaEngineering seats in India have dropped to their lowest number in a decade, even though it still remains the most popular technical course across the country.

13 Mar 2021
IndiaStudying mathematics and physics in Class-12 would no longer be mandatory for students wishing to join engineering courses, according to new guidelines in All India Council for Technical Education's (AICTE) Approval Process Handbook for 2021-22.

28 May 2020
IndiaAbout 30 groups in India are trying to develop vaccines against COVID-19, the Principal Scientific Advisor to the Indian government, Prof K. Vijay Raghavan, said on Thursday.

18 Mar 2020
IndiaOn Wednesday, the HRD ministry asked the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and all educational institutions to postpone the examinations till March 31, because of the coronavirus outbreak.

16 Dec 2019
CareerEngineering is one of the most preferred professional courses in the country, but as education is becoming expensive, many are unable to afford engineering education.

11 Nov 2019
IndiaA violent clash broke out between police personnel and students of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday as the latter staged a protest outside the All Indian Council of Technical Education (AICTE).

21 Oct 2019
IndiaSoon, the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) will no longer accredit engineering colleges in India.

15 May 2019
IndiaThe boom of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has compelled several institutes worldwide to introduce it as a field of study.

26 Jan 2019
IndiaEngineering is one of the most preferred professional courses but as education is becoming expensive, many are unable to afford to pursue engineering.

19 Jan 2019
IndiaIn an unprecedented move that could impact many engineering aspirants, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided not to permit registration of new engineering colleges from the academic year 2020-2021.

16 Jan 2019
IndiaUnion Minister for Education Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday announced a 25% increase in seats across universities and colleges in the country to ensure the new caste-agnostic reservation doesn't affect the existing quotas.

13 Nov 2018
WorldPrime Minister Narendra Modi will present awards to winners of the first "India-Singapore Hackathon 2018" which aims to harness and showcase innovation potential of the youth from the two countries on Thursday.

30 Aug 2018
IndiaTo promote a culture of innovation and research in higher education in India, the Union government has introduced Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA), Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar announced today.

25 Aug 2018
IndiaLaying emphasis on the need to create more job opportunities and enhance the employability of the youth, Junior HRD Minister Satyapal Singh today suggested the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) explore internship opportunities in varied fields, including agriculture.

08 Aug 2018
IndiaEngineers and doctors are both equally important for the development of the country.

07 Aug 2018
IndiaThe dismal engineering education sector in India is far from recovery. Over 45% seats in AICTE-approved engineering colleges remained vacant in four years, government data shows.

02 Aug 2018
IndiaDelhi, India's capital, is one of the top rankers in several undesirable aspects: crimes against women, general crimes, drug consumption, drug trafficking, and even human trafficking.

14 Jul 2018
IndiaAccording to AIl India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) data, in 2017-18, campus placements for engineering students crossed the 40% mark for the first time in five years.

27 Jun 2018
IndiaIn a drastic overhaul, the Narendra Modi government has announced repeal of the UGC and fresh legislation to create a new Higher Education Commission of India (HECI).

22 Jun 2018
IndiaWith the formation of a new testing body, competitive exams like the Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) and the National Eligibility Cum Entrance Test (NEET) may be held twice a year, starting this December.

27 May 2018
IndiaTo promote quality education in the field of engineering, the government awards various scholarships to students who want to pursue engineering based on various criteria, including their merit, community, and family's annual income.

19 May 2018
IndiaThe University Grants Commission is likely to grant St. Stephen's College (SSC) an autonomous status sometime next week.

05 May 2018
IndiaHigher education institutions not returning fees in case of withdrawal of admission by a student will soon face punitive action, according to a senior HRD Ministry official.

04 May 2018
IndiaLanguage is very important for any society and the country, and the New Education Policy which is being formulated will give Hindi its due importance, Union Minister of State for HRD, Satya Pal Singh, said.

29 Apr 2018
IndiaThe Indian education system focuses excessively on marks, and performance in final exams often determines "intelligent" and "dull" students.

28 Apr 2018
TechnologyThe sheer number of technical education institutes in India often fool students into enrolling for fake institutes.

25 Apr 2018
IndiaIt's not only engineering colleges that are in trouble. More than 100 business schools offering MBA have applied for permission to shut down in 2017-18.

21 Apr 2018
IndiaEngineering colleges across seven states have approached All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to reduce the number of seats in B.Tech/M.Tech courses by 1.3 lakh, effective the new session in July.

09 Apr 2018
IndiaTo promote quality education in the field of engineering, the government awards various scholarships to students who want to pursue engineering based on various criteria, including their merit, community, and family's annual income.

08 Apr 2018
IndiaEngineering aspirants might be in for a hard time. According to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), there will be 80,000 fewer seats in engineering this year, expected to reduce by 3.1L in four years.

20 Mar 2018
IndiaWith 62% seats lying vacant in engineering colleges, the Uttar Pradesh Government today said it will not open any new engineering college in the state.

04 Mar 2018
IndiaIIT Kharagpur is set to host the two-day 'INAE Youth Conclave' from March 23, aiming to engage budding engineers from different disciplines.

23 Nov 2017
IndiaAngered over a fellow student's suicide, about 300 students of Chennai's Sathyabama University went on a violent rampage on Wednesday night, damaging hostel properties.

03 Nov 2017
IndiaIn a landmark judgment affecting millions of Students across India, the Supreme Court on Friday ruled against institutes providing technical Education through long-distance courses.

16 Sep 2017
IndiaThe HRD Ministry has released its Swachhta Rankings list 2017, where Higher Education Institutions (HEI) have been graded, according to their cleanliness.

02 Sep 2017
IndiaThe AICTE is planning to shut down 800 engineering colleges due to plunging admission rates in these institutions, Chairman Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe said.

11 Aug 2017
IndiaAccording to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), over 27 lakh engineering seats have been lying vacant across various engineering colleges in India since the last three years.

11 Jul 2017
IndiaThe All India Council for Technical Education has now made it mandatory to be actively involved in yoga, sports or other socially relevant activities to be awarded a degree in engineering and technical colleges and institutes.