Engineering, Management, MCA, Architecture, Town Planning, Management, Pharmacy, Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Applied Arts & Crafts.

Attractive advertisements luring students seeking admission to technical courses are being issued by many institutions. Students desirous of joining any technical programme of any institution must confirm the status of its approval by AICTE as joining unapproved programmes can have serious consequences in terms of eligibility for employment, higher studies etc.

The students seeking admission are advised to consider the following before deciding on taking admission into courses/programmes in the field of Technical Education:

1. The courses/ programmes are approved by AICTE.

2. The approved courses/ programmes are affiliated to concerned affiliating authority/ University (Not applicable in case of PGDM/ PGDBM courses)

3. The Institution has adequate infrastructural, instructional and other facilities including faculty as per AICTE norms.

4. The programmes that are being run with the collaboration or in twining arrangement with. Foreign Institutions/ Universities have the approval of AICTE.

The Students may also look for relevant information in the Mandatory Disclosures of the concerned Institution’s Website; Mandatory Disclosure is a must for all AICTE approved Institutions. Mandatory disclosures inter-alia include profile of the faculty, teaching and learning process, fees, admission procedure, infrastructural facility, programmes, governance, results, placement etc.

AICTE has opened Students Facilitation Counters at the Headquarters and Regional Offices located at Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Chandigarh, Kanpur, Kolkata and Mumbai, where the required information in respect of approved technical programmes/ courses is available.

List of AICTE approved Institutions and Programmes and the NBA accredited programmes including their period of validity are also available on AICTE website: www.aicte.ernet.in

STUDENT VOICE has been added on AICTE website (www.aicte.ernet.in ), where students can send both, their QUERIES and SUGGESTIONS, and also e-mail atifc@aicte.ernet.in.

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has been established as an autonomous organization under Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Govt. of India for the proper planning and co-ordinated development of Technical Education System throughout the Country, Promotion of Qualitative Improvement of Technical Education in relation to planned quantitative growth, Regulation and proper maintenance of Norms and Standards in the Technical Education System. In order to fulfill the mandate given by the AICTE Act, the Council has notified regulations for grant of approval for establishment of new Technical Institutions, courses, intake etc. In accordance with these regulations:

i) No new technical institutions of Government, Government Aided or Private (Self-financing) institution, whether affiliated or not affiliated to a University shall be started and no new courses or programmes shall be introduced and no increase and/ or variation of intake in Technical Education shall be effected at all levels without obtaining prior approval of the Council. The Council will take Legal action against such defaulting Institution/ Society/ Trust/ Company/ Associated Individuals as the case may be.

(ii) No existing technical institution of Government, Government Aided or Private (Self-financing) institution, whether affiliated or not affiliated to a University shall conduct any technical course(s) without prior approval of the Council.

(iii) No University including Deemed University shall conduct technical course(s)/ programme(s) without ensuring maintenance of the norms and standards prescribed by the Council.

(iv) No University/ Board or any other body shall affiliate course/ programme of technical education not approved by the Council.

(v) No admission authority/ body/ institutions shall admit students to a course/ programme of technical education not approved by the Council.

Under the regulations, the defaulting Institutions/ Society/ Trust/ Company/ Associated Individuals as the case may be, are liable for stringent legal action including action under the provisions of Indian Penal Code and other relevant Indian Laws for conducting courses/ programmes without prior approval of AICTE in technical education as defined under AICTE Act.

Adviser (Admn.)

All India Council For Technical Education

(A Statutory Body of the Government of India)

Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, I.P. Estate,

New Delhi -110 002

Ph.: (011) 23392506, 63-65, 68,71,73,75,

Fax: (011) 23392554

Date: 21st Feb 2006

Source: The Times of India

Alerts

P-CET (Common Entrance Test)

Exam Date: 06-May-2005

Details: Common Entrance Test (P CET) for admitting to 8th Batch of Students into three Years Regular-Professional Degree Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) Course of the Berhampur University.

Exam States: Orissa

Important Dates:
Date of the Test: 5th’ June, 2005(SUNDAY) -10.00 A.M. The last Date of Submission of form is 30th May, 2005.

Annamalai University M.C.A.

Exam Date: 18-May-2005

Details: The Entrance Examinations for admission to M.B.A. and M.C.A. Programmes of the Annamalai University for the year 2005 - 2006 are scheduled to be conducted by the University.The examination is only through Entrance Examination. These Entrance Examinations are for the Candidates of Tamil Nadu and other states of India.This Notification relates only to the ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. Candidates are advised to refer to separate Notification which will be issued during Second Week of May 2005 by the University inviting Applications for Admission to the various Programmes.

Exam States: Tamil Nadu

Important Dates: M.C.A. 18th May 2005 Issue of Application Forms :02.03.2005 Last Date for issue/receipt of Application forms :07.04.2005

Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test 2005

Exam Date: 22-May-2005

Details: Tamil Nadu Common Entrance Test (TANCET) 2005 will be conducted by Anna University on behalf of the Government of Tamil Nadu on 21st and 22nd May 2005 as noted below for the candidates who seek admission for M.B.A., M.C.A., & M.E./M.Tech./M.Arch./M.Plan. Degree Programmes in Tamil Nadu during the year 2005-2006.

Exam States: Tamil Nadu

Important Dates: M.C.A 21.5.2005 (Saturday) 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m

Common Entrance Test(CET) -West Bengal University Of Technology

Exam Date: 29-May-2005

Details: BF-142, Sector 1, Salt Lake, Kolkafa-700 064, Ph;033-2321-1327/073t Fax: 033-2321-7578/8771/1345

Exam States: West Bengal

Important Dates: Last date of submission of application form is 12th Moy 2005 wit Sin 4 P.M.

Common Entrace Test For MBA(CETMBA)

Exam Date: 18-Jun-2005

Details: Applications are invited for admission to MBA programme for the session 2005-06 in the Universities Departments, Govt/Govt Aided institutions and private, unaided institutions affiliated to Kumkshetra University, Guru Jambheshwar University, Kurukshetra University and Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak located in the State of Haryana against seats meant for Haryana Residents to be filled through Common Entrance Test CETMBA.

Exam States: Haryana

Important Dates:
Last date for receipt of Application Forms is 4.6.2005 in the office of the Chairmen of the Departments concerned. Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar-125001.

Common Entrace Test For MCA(CETMCA)

Exam Date: 26-Jun-2005

Details: Applications are invited for admission to MCA programme for the session 2005-06 in the Universities Departments, Govt/Govt Aided institutions and private, unaided institutions affiliated to Kumkshetra University, Guru Jambheshwar University, Kurukshetra University and Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak located in the State of Haryana against seats meant for Haryana Residents to be filled through Common Entrance Test CETMCA-2005.

Exam States: Haryana

Important Dates:
Last date for receipt of Application Forms is 8.6.2005 in the office of the Chairmen of the Departments concerned. Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar-125001.