The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), is the statutory body established for proper planning and co-ordinated development of the technical education system in India. It was established in November, 1945. Vocational education prepares learners for certain careers or professions, which are traditionally non-academic and directly related to a trade, occupation or vocation in which the learner participates. ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...

The AICTE has its Headquarters in Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Indraprastha Estate, New Delhi, which has the offices of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and the Member Secretary. The Humayuns Tomb, situated in New Delhi, has an architectural design similar to the Taj Mahal. ...

Objectives

The AICTE Act of 1987

AICTE is vested with statutory authority for planning, formulation and maintenance of norms and standards, quality assurance through accreditation, funding in priority areas, monitoring and evaluation, maintaining parity of certification and awards and ensuring coordinated and integrated development and management of technical education in the country as part of the AICTE Act No. 52 of 1987. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The AICTE Act, stated verbatim reads:

To provide for establishment of an All India council for Technical Education with a view to the proper planning and co-ordinated development of the technical education system throughout the country, the promotion of qualitative improvement 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.

Current Objective

In order to improve upon the present technical education system, the current objectives is to modify the engineering curriculum as follows: Engineering applies scientific and technical knowledge to solve human problems. ...

1. Greater emphasis on design oriented teaching, teaching of design methodologies, problem solving approach.
2. Greater exposure to industrial and manufacturing processes.
3. Exclusion of outmoded technologies and inclusion of the new appropriate and emerging technologies.
4. Greater input of management education and professional communication skills.

The AICTE is infamous for its untiring and perpetual conflict with Deemed Universities in India. This issue has been a raging controversy since the 1980s when the University Grants Commission or UGC, which is a higher body than the AICTE, started giving the 'Deemed Universtiy' status to exceptional educatuional institutions in India that have proved their worth in the field of education. The unfortunate conflict has taken both the parties to court several times and has been a black mark on the Indian higher educational scenario. Though the universities have succeeded in keeping the AICTE at bay, the organisation has been a source of great resentment in Deemed Universities across India and has, on several occasions caused students to turn to protests. The recent events in some Chennai colleges have been a result of this. As they grow, most (all?) living creatures instinctively evolve communication skills or strategies to try to fill their needs from other creatures. ... The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), is the statutory body established for proper planning and co-ordinated development of technical education system in India. ... University Grants Commission can refer to: The University Grants Commission of India The University Grants Commission of Pakistan The University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... UGC is the largest European cinema operator with, as of October 2004, 92 sites and 929 screens across six countries: UK: 41 cinemas, 391 screens France: 40 cinemas, 365 screens Spain: 5 cinemas, 88 screens Belgium: 4 cinemas, 56 screens Ireland: 1 cinema, 17 screens Italy: 1 cinema, 12 screens... The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), is the statutory body established for proper planning and co-ordinated development of technical education system in India. ... The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), is the statutory body established for proper planning and co-ordinated development of technical education system in India. ... Chennai (சென்னை in Tamil), formerly known as Madras, is the capital of the state of Tamil Nadu and is Indias fourth largest metropolitan city. ...

AICTE Bureaus

The AICTE comprises of nine Bureaus, namely:

• Faculty Development (FD) Bureau
• Undergraduate Education (UG) Bureau
• Postgraduate Education and Research (PGER) Bureau
• Quality Assurance (QA) Bureau
• Planning and Co-ordination (PC) Bureau
• Research and Institutional Development (RID) Bureau
• Administration (Admin) Bureau
• Finance (Fin) Bureau
• Academic (Acad) Bureau

For each Bureau, Adviser is the Bureau Head who is assisted by technical officers and other supporting staff. The multidiscipline technical officer and staff of the Council are on deputation or on contract from various Government Departments, University Grants Commission, academic institutions etc.

External links

• Official Website of the All India Council for Technical Education