What is the full form of AICTE

AICTE: All India Council for Technical Education

AICTE stands for All India Council for Technical Education. It is a national-level council for technical education and management in India. It is a statutory body of the Government of India which has the authority of planning and coordinating the development of technical education throughout the country. It provides approval for colleges that o University affiliated Engineering and Management degree programs. It is the only authority to provide approval to open a new technical college.

It is governed by the Department of Higher Education and was given legal status by a Parliamentary Act in 1987. The AICTE is solely accountable for the creation and direction of technical education in the nation's institutions.

History

AICTE was created in November 1945 to plan and promote the growth of technical education in India. Later, according to the 1987 Act, it gets constitutional status. It has headquarters in New Delhi and its regional offices are in Kolkata, Kanpur, Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Guwahati, Gurgoan and Bhopal.

Usage

It was created to open new technical institutes in India. It offers new courses in technical institutes. It recognizes colleges providing degrees in engineering. It is also responsible for the maintenance of technical standards, accreditation of quality assurance and evaluation of technical education.

AICTE monitors the following courses:

• Bachelors and Masters of Engineering (B.E, B.Tech, M.E, M.Tech)
• Bachelors and Masters of Architecture (B.Arch, M.Arch)
• Bachelors and Masters of Pharmacy (B.Pharm, M.pharm)
• Masters of Business Administration (MBA)
• Masters of Computer Application (MCA)
• Master of Business Administration (MBA)
• Master of Computer Application (MCA)

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)'s objectives:

• Serving as a legislative authority to establish, carry out, and uphold the norms and standards.
• to provide institutional accreditation as a means of quality control.
• to provide quality control by accrediting institutions
• to recognise the demand and provide money to the most important locations.
• to keep institutes' accreditation and award systems equal.
• to establish and advance India's technical education system

Units under AICTE

Under AICTE, the following primary bureaus are there:

• Research
• Institutional and Faculty Development Bureau
• Planning and Coordination Bureau
• Academic Bureau, University Bureau
• Administration Bureau
• Approval Bureau
• Finance Bureau
• e-Governance Bureau

Moreover, AICTE also has ten Boards of Studies, including those for management, applied arts and crafts, hotel management, undergraduate engineering, vocational, postgraduate engineering and research, town and country planning, architecture, pharmacy, and catering technology education.

Mission:

• AICTE's mission is to serve as an impartial regulator and facilitator.
• To begin organising and coordinating the implementation of international educational standards in institutions through accreditation to enhance technical education in the country.
• To provide transparent governance and an accountable approach toward society.
• To promote technical education by enhancing accessibility, resource efficiency, technology forecasting, and knowledge transfer.

Vision:

"Be a world-class organisation leading technological and socio-economic development of the country by enhancing technical manpower's competitiveness globally and by ensuring high-quality technical education for all segments of society."

AICTE's obligations and roles in technical education:

• The launch of new courses, an expansion of the current institutes, and the continuation of approval following a gap in the previous academic year are all upgrades in the institutes that the AICTE allows.
• The council approves the creation of new technical institutes across the nation that would provide technical courses at various levels, including degree, diploma, post-diploma, post-graduate, and post-graduate diploma.
• Additionally, the AICTE must approve any changes to the location or site of technical education in the nation.
• Additionally, if an institute requests it, the AICTE will approve the closing of the institution.
• The institutions that desire to change their women's institutions into coeducational colleges are approved by AICTE India.

What Separates AICTE from UGC?

The fact that the UGC deals with all types of institutions and provides all courses, while the AICTE only deals with technical institutes, is a key distinction between the UGC (University Grants Commission) and AICTE. The UGC is in charge of approving the universities. It also donates money to linked institutions and universities. A legislative council, the AICTE promotes coordinated growth and provides technical education in the nation. The AICTE is linked with all technical colleges, MBA programmes, and pharmacy schools.