The handbook is generally distributed every January by the All India Council for Technical Education; it gives guidelines to institutions on, among other things, beginning new courses; the delay may be owing to preparations to implement the National Education Policy from this academic year, analysts say
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) clearance procedure manual for the academic year 2023-24 is expected to be released soon. Every year, the AICTE publishes the pamphlet around the end of December or early January.
Due to the publishing delay, college administrators are unaware of the approval procedure for technical institutes for the next academic year. Annual permission from the AICTE is required for technical colleges. Several college administrators feel the Central Government’s intention to adopt the National Education Policy 2020 beginning with the following academic year has slowed the process of finalising the guidebook.
“We are expecting the manual will be available by March. That will provide us with a clear image of how to plan for the next academic year. “For example, the guidebook outlines how a college should go about starting a new subject,” noted a college administrator.
Anna University, the governing body for all engineering institutions in the state, has sent circulars to colleges outlining its affiliation requirements. Vice Chancellor R. Velraj met with college principals and advised them that, in addition to measuring institutions’ performance, marks will be granted based on available facilities, such as libraries, labs, principal and faculty credentials, and academic procedures and placement. The colleges have also been required to undertake an academic audit of their performance with an external expert throughout the year, and those data should be submitted when the University inspection team requests them.
“This time, the V-C has said that a point system would be implemented, and the University’s procedure may be demanding. “We expect the University will be strict with the guidelines, since the V-C wants everything simplified,” said another college principal.
The AICTE held an online orientation event for institutions throughout India earlier this month, but professors said the manual will crystallise what the Council has suggested.
Moreover, the Council has issued a circular to its recognised institutions requiring them to follow the State or Central government’s reservation policy enacted in the previous three years when selecting “human resources” or professors. The colleges have also been instructed to transmit their information to the Council.
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