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West Bengal Govt up in arms against NCHE Bill

Published On: 03rd March 2010

By Ishpreet Bindra

While the government envisions the National Council for Higher Education as the ultimate regulatory body to govern higher education in the country, the West Bengal government feels otherwise. Calling the move an effort which will lead to over centralisation of the higher education system; the state government has resolved to oppose the forthcoming draft of the National Council of Higher Education Research Bill.

Related Tags: Yashpal Committee, UGC, National Council of Higher Education Research Bill, Ministry of Human Resources and Development, AICTE

CFA to create brand awareness in India

Published On: 22nd February 2010

By Pallavi Kulkarni

Chartered Financial Analyst Institute (CFA) has now decided to gear up and create brand awareness in India. CFA which is headquartered in US is involved in a case with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the technical education regulatory body, in India.

AICTE has asked CFA Institute to stop their operations in the country but the Delhi High Court has given permission to CFA to register candidates for the exam which will be conducted in June 2010.

Related Tags: AICTE, Brand Building, Delhi High Court, Chartered Financial Analyst Institute

Kapil Sibal launches web portals for AICTE, NBA

Published On: 08th January 2010

By K. Rasheeduddin

With a view to make All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and National Board of Accreditation (NBA) more transparent, Minister of Human Resource Development Kapil Sibal launched internet portals of the two Central regulatory agencies on February 12.

Related Tags: Web Portals, NBA, Kapil Sibal, AICTE

High-powered body to oversee functioning of AICTE

Published On: 19th January 2010

By Praveen Singh

 A high-powered body is likely to oversee the working of Central regulatory agencies to remove all the bottlenecks in the education sector. This is one of several measures the government is going to introduce to ensure transparency in all the regulatory bodies All India Council for Technical Eduucation (AICTE).

Related Tags: AICTE, High-powered Body, Transparency, National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER), UGC, MHRD

Maharashtra to enact law to swoop on illegal institutions

Published On: 16th January 2010

By K. Rasheeduddin

Axe may fall on all those private vocational institutions being run without approval in Maharashtra. The state government is planning to crack down on all such unauthorized institutions by enacting a law. it is contemplating on making it a non bailable offence to float unauthorized institutions.

Related Tags: Unauthorised Institutions, AICTE, Promise of Jobs

Jaipur engineering colleges all set to woo students

Published On: 16th December 2009

By Lakshmi Anil

Despite its industrial exposure, Jaipur’s higher education sector has been eclipsed by student drain for long. Not only that it could not use its industrial exposure as a trump card to woo students from other states, Jaipur has not even been able to accommodate own students and was thereby destined to witness its students migrating to other states for higher education.

Related Tags: JECRC, Jaipur Engineering Colleges, AICTE

CBI urges greater transparency in AICTE to fight corruption

Published On: 07th December 2009

By Praveen Singh

Citing cases of dubious clearance given to technical institutions by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has recommended ''comprehensive systemic changes'' to stop corruption in the technical education. The CBI gave this recommendation in the wake of 24 cases of corruption involving AICTE officials. 

Related Tags: CBI Raids, Technical Institutions, AICTE, Ministry of Human Resources Development (MHRD)

Stage set for MAT 2009; test to be conducted by AIMA on December 6

Published On: 24th October 2009

By K. Rasheeduddin

Management Aptitude Test (MAT) 2009 will be held on December 6, 2009. This was announced by the All India Management Association (AIMA). Candidates (final year students or graduates in any discipline) who clear MAT will be given admissions to various management institutes in the country. 

Related Tags: Management Aptitude Test (MAT), All India Management Association (AIMA), MAT Bulletin/CD, AICTE

Sibal's assurance to employees of UGC, AICTE

Published On: 29th September 2009

By K. Rasheeduddin

As the government has decided to dispense with the Central regulatory bodies like University Grants Commission (UGC), All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), employees of these agencies are bound to be worried about their future. Once a super regulator is constituted to replace these agencies, their staff will be rendered jobless. 

Related Tags: UGC, Transition, National Commission for Higher Education and Research (NCHER), HRD Ministry, AICTE

AICTE finds itself in cyber mess

Published On: 26th September 2009

By Lakshmi Anil

 Beware! You may end up fooling yourself if you are engaged in an online search of AICTE specific information. The All India Council for Technical Education had landed in real trouble as its official website was hacked last weekend. While its own website being disabled is no less a worry, another bigger trouble is haunting the country’s premier technical education regulator. It is advent of another ‘AICTE’ on the Internet.

Related Tags: Cyber Crime, AICTE, Hanking, CBI Probe

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