Polytechnic Colleges Raise Doubts over AICTE Decision

Polytechnic Colleges Raise Doubts over AICTE Decision

‘Present system of admissions should not be disturbed’

Erode: The decision allowing B.Sc. graduates access engineering course through lateral entry system, it appears, has caused consternation among polytechnic colleges in the region.

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE notified in January that undergraduates science graduates with Mathematics as a subject, and 60 per cent aggregate could enter into the second year (third semester) of B.E. / B.Tech programme.

Ipolytechnic colleges told The Hindu that while it was a welcome move, the Council and affiliating university of the region concerned should initiate steps protecting interests of diploma students, who, at present, are the sole consumers of lateral entry seats. At present, diploma holders enjoy 10 per cent of the sanctioned strength, over and above approved intake.

Principal of polytechnic college near Perundurai said the interests of the polytechnic students should be taken into account while preparing the fine print. He felt that if diploma holders and graduates were allowed complete for the same 10 per cent seats, it would disadvantage the former. And added that it would be better if separate percentage of seats were allocated to graduates. Agreeing with him, head of another Government –aided polytechnic college in Namakkal district said if the two seats of students were to compete for the same lateral entry seats, an entrance examination become mandatory, where in diploma holders were likely to be disadvantaged. He suggested that the present system of admissions for diploma students should not be disturbed.

At present, diploma students, based on their marks, apply to the affiliating university concerned, which ranks them based on their performance, and through a counseling process allots them seats.

Another question the polytechnic college faculty raised was admissions to part-time B.E. / B.Tech programmes, which again remains exclusively for diploma holders. They wanted to know if part time seats to would be thrown open too would be thrown open for graduates.

The faculty said given the fact that many diploma holders were eager to pursue B.E. / B.Tech programmes, which along with AMIE remains the only higher education option for diploma holders, the AICTE should protect that interests.

Polytechnic Colleges Raise Doubts over AICTE Decision

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