CHENNAI: The validity of B Tech degrees in biotechnology earned by several thousand graduates all these years is in doubt, as the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) says admission of students who didnÔÇÖt take mathematics in Class XII is invalid under the present rules.

A government-aided polytechnic affiliated to the Board of Technical Examinations, Government of Karnataka and approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi has been attracting these students, mostly from nearby rural areas by offering well-qualified and committed faculty members to provide quality technical education to the differently-abled with the state-of-the-art facilities in the campus.

BENGALURU: A whopping 57,747 more pharmacy course seats and 842 new institutions, after the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved the same. In all, the AICTE has approved an intake of 2,62,698 diploma, UG and PG seats in 3726 pharma institutions this year.

PUNE: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has granted approval to the five courses offered by the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Pune under its newly-created applied arts and crafts category.

NAGPUR: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has okayed city-based GH Raisoni College of Engineering's proposal to start Bachelor of Technology in Artificial Intelligence from the academic year 2019-20.

From the academic session 2020-2021, AICTE will give approval to start new technical institutes only in nine emerging technologies including artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, robotics, quantum computing, data sciences, cybersecurity, 3D printing and design, AR/VR .

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) and Taiwan join hands to push academic collaboration between the two countries. The collaboration initiated by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India (TECC) - Education division, will focus on offering international opportunities to Indian students and improving the industry and academic cooperation between India and Taiwan. AICTE plans to facilitate the association between Indian and Taiwan universities, however, the MoUs will be signed as per their requirements.