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Thursday, August 14, 2025
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Topic: AICTE

As demand rises, tech education body AICTE lifts 3-yr-old ban on new engineering colleges

An expert panel that recommended the ban in 2019 because of low demand for seats has now suggested it should be lifted. The moratorium will be lifted next academic year.

Management placements hit a 5-year high in 2021-22. Salaries are improving too

AICTE data shows 1,20,946 students got placed in management sector in 2021-2022, after a dip in the previous year due to pandemic. Percentage of placements has also improved over the years.

Technical regulator asks universities, colleges to recognise & admit students of Vedic board

The move came after the Association of Indian Universities in August granted equivalence status to the Maharshi Sandipani Rashtriya Veda Sanskrit Shiksha Board.

After hitting 10-yr low, engineering seats go up as AICTE approves 142 new technical institutes

The new institutions come under the AICTE clause which gives nod for colleges that offer new disciplines like artificial intelligence, data science and machine learning.

Draft bill almost ready, single higher education regulator could become a reality this year

UGC Chairman M. Jagadesh Kumar says Higher Education Council of India draft bill will be discussed with stakeholders for their feedback.

AICTE wants to create model ‘disability-friendly’ institutes, orders accessibility audit

The initiative aims to establish at least one ‘disability-friendly’ technical institute in each state. Some institutes have already been identified for ‘accessibility audit’.

Education Ministry to launch special course for young defence recruits ‘Agniveers’

Under the new programme that has been designed by IGNOU, 50% of the credits required for a graduate degree will come from the in-skill training received under 'Agnipath' scheme.

Consider lateral entry for military cadets discharged on medical grounds, AICTE tells institutes

AICTE makes suggestion in letter sent to affiliate institutions last week. This came after several boarded-out cadets sent letters to the Union govt seeking such a provision.   

Govt fixes minimum and maximum annual fee slabs for engineering, management courses

The minimum annual fee for an engineering course has been fixed at Rs 68,000 per annum. Maximum annual fee fixed at Rs 1.4-Rs 1.8 lakh for three-year and four-year programmes.

Can you call your child ‘gifted’? Check out the qualifying criteria AICTE has come up with

Technical education regulator announced last month it would allow institutions to make provisions for 2 seats under 'gifted child' category. Here are the criteria it has issued.

On Camera

Biting terror, doggone dilemma, urban menace. Indian TV war over Delhi street dogs

News channels were also in two minds about removing stray dogs to the government dog pounds. NDTV took credit for it and CNN-News 18 called ‘controversial order’.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.