After trying different ways to improve the quality of technical education, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is now inviting retired and serving professors from IITs, NITs to mentor the faculty of various institutes that do not have accreditation from National Board of Accreditation (NBA). This decision has been taken to prevent the shutting down of institutes that may not get accredited by NBA.

All India Council of Technical Education's (AICTE) decision to include the students' feedback to assess the teachers has been introduced to improve the educational quality of engineering colleges. But, its effectiveness remains to be seen. "Since students' feedback will be considered while granting promotion to the teachers, they will have to put their best foot forward in the classroom. This assessment pattern is followed by the IITs and NITs," says AICTE chairman Anil Sahasrabudhe.

Mysuru: Emphasising the need to use the network of alumni spread across the globe, and the need to engage with industry on a constant basis and encourage research, All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) chairman Anil D Sahasrabhudhe on Sunday said that these were essential for the academic growth of students.

AICTE issues new rules for assessment of standard to maintain education and research quality in technical institutes All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has announced some major amendments in the existing rules for technical education in India. This is likely to rectify the curriculum, faculty roles and research programmes in technical institutes across the country.

NEW DELHI: The Manipal Institute of Technology, MAHE will be one of the 48 nodal centres for the finale of Smart India Hackathon (SIH) being organized by the Government of India across the country simultaneously on March 2 and 3, 2019. The hackathon aims to promote digital drive and encourage digital nous to make growth a mass programme and put governance within everyoneÔÇÖs reach through innovation and entrepreneurship.

The University Grants Commission (UGC), the All-India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) and other central academic bodies, on Friday, issued an advisory to vice-chancellors and principals across the country to ensure safety and protection of Kashmiri students on their campuses

HYDERABAD: Starting from the forthcoming academic year, the Telangana collegiate and technical education department is set to introduce a list of subjects and combinations to make the curriculum more versatile. This is in addition to the mandatory massive online open courses (MOOCs). With the introduction of these reforms, degree and professional college students will have the flexibility to learn from a range of topics such as soft-skills and liberal arts among others.