India Gandhi Sports Complex,
LP. Estate,
New Delhi-1.10 002
Phone: (011) 23392506, 63-65, 68, 71, 73-75,
Fax: (011) 23392554
Website:www.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 coordinated development of technical education system throughout the country, the promotion of qualitative improvements of such education in relation to planned quantitative growth, and the regulation and proper maintenance of norms and standards in the technical education system and for matters connected therewith.
Vision
To be a world class organization leading technological and socio-economic development of the country by enhancing the global competitiveness of technical manpower and by ensuring high quality technical education to ail sections of the society.
Mission
Facilitating world-class technical education through high quality institutions, academic excellence and innovative research and development programmes, Technology forecasting and global manpower planning, Promoting industry-institute interaction, inculcating entrepreneurship.
Making Indian technical education globally acceptable.
Providing affordable education to all.
To be a forward looking organization that has an efficient, flexible and empowered manpower, sensitive to stakeholders expectations.
In order to fulfill its mandate given by the Act of Parliament in an effective fnanner, AICTE continued its focus on Transparency, Access, Building Mutual Trust & Confidence, Accountability, Quality and Equity to facilitate and empower its stakeholder with the following measures:
Transparency by introduction of "Mandatory Disclosure" for institutions, which helps students and other stakeholder in making, informed decisions.
Promotion "Equity" with a provision for institutions to present their cases and being heard; and overseeing the provisions for making technical education" accessible and affordable" without affecting quality.
Extension of approval based on "Compliance Report and Mandatory Disclosure" to build "Mutual Trust & Confidence" thereby bringing a convergence in our attempts to-
lead technological and socio-economic development.
Harnessing the concept of "Anytime round the year" approval processing as against the calendar based system followed for setting-up new institutions.
'Time-bound Approval Process" with clear time-frame thereby enforcing responsibility on all concerned to minimize uncertainties and hardship.
"Random & Surprise Visits" to ensure maintenance of "Norms & Standards and Quality of technical education. Violation of Norms & Standards would lead to punitive and legal Actions.
No separate 'No Objection Certificate (NOC) is required to be submitted to the AICTE by the Applicant Society / Trust from the concerned State Govt. / University.
Mandatory Approval Requirement
No new technical institution of Government, Government Aided or Private (Self Financing) institution, whether affiliated or not affiliated to any University shall be started and no new courses or programmes shall be introduced and no increase and / or variation of intake in the existing courses / programmes shall be effected at all levels in the field of Technical Education without obtaining prior approval of the Council. The Council may take appropriate action against such defaulting Institution / Society / Trust / Company / Associated Individuals as the case may be for contravening provision of this regulations by conducting courses / programmes in "technical education" without obtaining prior approval from AICTE.
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 / programme without obtaining prior approval of the Council.
A University or a Body or a Board shall not affiliate Institutions and their technical courses / programmes leading to award of Degree / Diploma etc. not approved by AICTE.
No admission authority / body / Institution shall permit admission of students to a course / programme of technical institution not approved by the Council.
Category -1
Applications for Establishment of New Institutions for Technical Programs
Any Time Round the Year
1. Applicant
Registered Societies & Trusts
Central / State Government Institutions
Government Aided Institutions
2. Application Form
Application form and the Approval Process Hand Book containing Norms & Standards for the establishment of New Technical Institutions can be downloaded from AICTE
website:http://www.aicte.ernet.in
However a Demand Draft of Rs. 5000/- drawn on a nationalized bank in favour of "The Member Secretary, AICTE", payable at New Delhi must be enclosed with the application form failing which the application shall not be considered.
3. Submission of Application
The application can be submitted "any time" round the year. However, the applications complete in all respects received up to 31st December shall be considered for the following academic year: Application received after
31st December shall be considered for the next academic year.Two copies of the application shall be submitted to the Regional Office alongwith a proof of having submitted a copy of the application each to the affiliating University and State Government. One copy of the application shall be directly submitted each to the affiliating University and the State Government either in person or through Speed / Registered Post.
Application received shall remain valid for three year's from the date of submission.
No separate 'No Objection Certificate (NOC)' is required to be submitted to the AICTE by the Applicant Society / Trust from the concerned State Govt. / University.
Deficiency if any, in the applications received, will be communicated within 15 days From the date of receipt by concerned Regional Office.
The list of applications which are complete in all respects, will be posted on AICTE Website.
4. Approval Process.
"Letter of Intent (LOI)" issued will be valid for "3 years from the date of issue."
"Letter of Approval (LOA)" issued will be valid for "2 academic years from the date of Issue."
The decisions of grant of approval or otherwise shall be communicated "throughout the year". However, the letter of Approval (LOA) for the current academic year shall be issued by 30th June for completed application received by 31st December of the previous calendar year which has fulfilled norms and standards prescribed by the Council for establishment of new institutions. LOA issued on or before 30th June shall be valid for two academic years including the current academic year for obtaining affiliation with the respective Universities and fulfilling concerned State Government requirement for admission.
The Letter of Approval-issued after 30th June shall not be valid for the current academic year but shall be valid only for next two Academic years.
The Applicant institutions, whose cases have been rejected for grant of Letter of Approval (LOA) may submit compliance for reconsideration or may prefer to appeal by 30th May. The requests for reconsideration or appeal received after 30th May will not be considered for LOA for the current academic year but only for next two academic years. The Applicant shall have only one opportunity for reconsideration or / for making an appeal for issue of LOA for the current academic year. The applicant may submit requests for reconsideration or prefer an appeal after 30th June for consideration for issue of LOA for subsequent academic years.
Establishment of New Technical Institutions for Women
For establishment of new technical Institutions exclusively set up for women certain norms have been relaxed which are the follows
a. Land: For the technical institutions exclusively set up for women, the land norms prescribed for establishment of all other Technical Institutions have been relaxed up to 50% in rural category and 20% in Metro & State Capital category and 10% in Mega Cities category.
b. FDR and Processing Fee: 20% relaxation are allowed in FDR amount and processing fees for establishment of new technical institutions exclusively set up for women.
c. Built up area & Number of courses and intake: The total built-up area required for setting up of new institutions are as per existing norms. However, to start with institutions for women will-be allowed up to 5 courses with total annual intake of 300 with each course intake not exceeding 90.
d. Single window system for processing proposals: Two copies of the application shall be submitted to the Member Secretary, AICTE alongwith a proof of having submitted a copy of the application each to the affiliating University and State Government and a Demand Draft of Rs.5000/- drawn oh a nationalized bank in favour of "The Member Secretary, AICTE" payable at New Delhi. One copy of the application shall be directly submitted each to the affiliating University and the State Government either in person or through Speed / Registered Post.
Category –II
Applications for extension of Approval to Existing Technical Institutions
The Approval Process Hand Book containing details of Norms and Standards for continuation of approval can be downloaded from the AICTE
website:http://www.aicte.ernet.in
The extension of approval will be based on appraisal of Compliance Report" alongwith Mandatory Disclosure submitted in the prescribed format to the concerned Regional Office.
The Council will carry out "Random & Surprise Visits" to ensure maintenance of Norms & Standards and Quality of technical education1. Violation of Norms & Standards would lead to punitive and legal actions.
The institutions have to submit an undertaking in the prescribed format which is available on
website:http://www.aicte.ernet.in stating that the information provided in the compliance report and mandatory disclosure is "factual" and "correct" and that the Council can take appropriate action, including withdrawal of approval and appropriate legal action if found that nay information provided is false.
The decision of grant of continuation of approval or otherwise will be communicated by "31st March, 2008".
Category –III
Applications for Introduction of Additional Courses / increase / Variation in Intake in the Existing Technical Institutions
Any Time Round the Year
1. Submission of Application
Application form and the Approval Process Hand Book can be downloaded from AICTE
website:http://www.aicte.ernet.in
The application can be submitted "any time" round the year to the concerned Regional Office along with proof of submitting a copy each to State Government and Affiliating University. However, the application complete in all respects received up to ,31st December shall be considered for the following academic year. Application received after 31 st December shall be considered for the next academic year.
Two copies of the application shall be submitted to the Regional Office alongwith a proof of having submitted a copy of the application each to the affiliating University and State Government. One copy of the application shall be directly submitted each to the affiliating University and the State Government either in person or through Speed / Registered Post.
No separate 'No Objection Certificate (NOC) is required to be submitted to the AICTE by the Applicant Society / Trust from the concerned State Govt. / University
2. Process
The decision of grant of approval or otherwise will be based on the Compliance Report, Mandatory Disclosure, Inspection Report and other documents as mentioned in the Approval Process Handbook, submitted to concerned Regional Officer.
The institutions have to submit an undertaking in the prescribed format which is available on
website:http://www.aicte.ernet.in in stating that the information provided is "factual" and "correct" and that the Council can take appropriate action, including withdrawal of approval and appropriate legal action if found that any information provided is false.
The Letter of Approval (LOA) shall be valid for two academic years from the date of issue.
Letter of Approval (LOA) issued in respect of completed applications received up to 31st December, which have fulfilled all norms and standards of the Council for introduction of New Course(s)Variation in Intake / Increase in Intake shall be valid for Two academic years including the following academic year for obtaining affiliation with the concerned University & fulfilling concerned State Government requirements for admission.
The Letter of Approval issued for the applications received after 31st December shall not be valid for the following academic year but valid only for next Two Academic years.
The Council will carry out "Random & Surprise Visits" to ensure maintenance of 'Norms & Standards and Quality of technical education (Violation of Norms & Standards would lead to punitive and legal actions).
Note: 20% relaxation are allowed in FDR amount and processing fee for establishment of new institutions for the following category:
Establishment of new technical institutions exclusively for women.
Establishment of new technical institutions in North Eastern States.
Establishment of new technical institutions for Minority.
Important: Aicte Is Shifting Its Office To 7th Floor Chanderlok Building, Janpath, Connaught Place, New Delhi In First Week of
October 2007.
