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Moratorium on new engineering, tech colleges to be lifted from 2023: AICTE
The moratorium on opening of new engineering and technical colleges will be lifted from the 2023-24 academic session, the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) announced on Thursday. The technical education regulator had imposed a two-year ban from the academic year 2020-21 on opening of new engineering institutes due to a declining number of admissions in the course. "Moratorium for establishing new institution in engineering and technology has been lifted from AY (academic year) 2023-24. However, for establishing a new institution in engineering and technology, preference shall be given to the applicant offering courses in multi-disciplinary area in-line with NEP (National Education Policy) 2020 in STEM," the AICTE said in its new approval guidelines. While launching the Approval Process Handbook for 2023-24, the AICTE said existing institutions willing to take AICTE approval for their technical programme will also have to obtain approval for all technical programmes ..
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179 professional colleges shut down this academic year, highest in 9 years
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With the new campus in Delhi-NCR, XLRI-Xavier School of Management would augment the intake to 600 students
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New education policy can address crisis in technical education: AICTE chief
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No final decision yet on UGC-AICTE merger, says HRD minister Nishank
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HRD minister to be locked in auditorium till demands are met: JNU students
The minister had two cancel two events at Shastri Bhawan scheduled after the convocation, the officials said.
Run business schools like businesses
The one-size-fits-all approach adopted by the AICTE is not suitable for regulating business schools in India
SC raps AICTE for not adhering to court mandated schedule
The court said there was laxity in following the time frame, in which the AICTE acted casually and didn't adhere to the calendar fixed by it
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