The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) on February 24, 2021 has issued the All India Council for Technical Education (Grant of Approvals for Technical Institutions) (1st Amendment) Regulations, 2021 to further amend the All India Council for Technical Education (Grant of Approvals for the Technical Institutions) Regulations, 2020.
The following amendments have been made:
• Clause 4.3, which specifies the recognition of programmes, has been substituted, namely:
“AICTE does not recognize the Programme(s)/ Course(s) in Technical Education offered through distance mode or online mode except in Management, Computer Applications and Travel and Tourism, AI and Data Science, and Logistics.”
• Clause 4.6, which specifies the percent of seats for approval under the programmes, has been substituted, namely:
“Fifteen percent (15%) supernumerary seats over and above the “Approved Intake” per Course shall be approved in AICTE approved Institutions and University Departments, for admitting students from Foreign Nationals/ Overseas Citizen of India (OCI)/ Children of Indian Workers in the Gulf Countries. One third (1/3rd) of these 15% seats shall be reserved for the Children of Indian Workers in the Gulf Countries.”
• Clause 6.2, which specifies the guidelines for setting up a new technical institute, has been substituted, namely:
“The State Government/ UT and the Affiliating University/ Board shall forward their views on the applications received under Clause 1.2.(a) of these Regulations to the concerned Regional Office, not later than one week from the last date of submission of application as notified.”
• Clause 17, which specifies the conduct of any other academic courses, has been substituted, namely:
“The Institutions may conduct Academic Courses (Technical/ Non-Technical of any other Regulatory Body) using the existing facilities in excess or by creating additional facilities as per the provisions laid down in the norms and standards of the respective Regulatory Body without affecting the quality of education prescribed by all the Regulatory Bodies after taking NOC from the Council following the procedure specified in the Approval Process Handbook. However, the Applicant has to make Material/ Non-Material amendment of the Building Plan, Site Plan, etc. approved by the concerned Competent Authority (if applicable) to suit the requirements of the new Programme/ Level.”
[Notification No. AB/AICTE/REG/2020 (1 st Amendment, 2021)]
