Articles in AICTE
The once larger-than-life AICTE ‘almost’ ceases to today. Thanks to a couple of Supreme Court judgements and also the Centre’s slothful approach to higher education in general, the regulatory body has little to do. SS Mantha, chairman of AICTE is as baffled as most management and engineering institutes in the country are at this moment. […]
For technical institutes in India, The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is the most feared thing in the world once a year – during the annual inspection when its inspectors make trips to institutes to certify them with a pass or fail grade. They work like secret-service officers and have little to do […]
(Photo: Ben Husmann) An increasing number of cases of management institutes refusing refunds are coming to light this year. This time, seven students who withdrew admission to T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI), Manipal, say that the institute has refunded only 11% of the total fees paid up and is refusing to part with more. […]
Mr Ramesh Unnikrishnan If you think All Indian Council for Technical Education (AICTE) directors have to necessarily be dreary-looking, peering through thick-rimmed spectacles, from columns of dusty files, you need to check on Ramesh Unnikrishnan – AICTE’s Western Regional Director. He is young, sports a perpetual smile and takes every call that rings on his […]
(Photo courtesy : Ben Husmann) Two MBA candidates were in for a rude shock when the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Hyderabad refused to refund them the admission fee of Rs 50,000 (each), they had paid for a seat for the PGDM program for the academic year 2013-15. The institute’s concerned official cited AICTE norms […]
In a meeting of close to 40 deans and directors of PGDM institutions convened by The Education Promotion Society for India (EPSI), it was decided that these group of b-schools want to continue working under the regulatory framework of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Act 1987. This was decided in wake of the […]
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) recently approved the one-year Post Graduate Program in Management (PGPM) offered by SP Jain Institute of Management and Research (SPJIMR). The program now extends from the current 12 months to 15 months. The immediate impact for the students will be the reduction in fee for the program. […]
A Supreme Court (SC) ruling on April 25, 2013 could have long term implications on the business education regulatory landscape of India. The court, hearing a petition filed by a group comprising the Association of Management of Private Colleges and some Tamil Nadu-based private institutes, has taken away MBA (not PGDM) and MCA courses in […]
If you are feeling stumped about the origin and purpose of an email from the sender ‘CMAT’, which directs you to a webpage form with the AICTE logo on its header, vaguely asking you “To fill up online Application for AICTE Approved College details in India. Form should be filled on immediate effect“, you’re not […]
Online petitions seem to be the flavour of the year for candidates dissatisfied with their exam scores. This time round it’s the turn of the candidates who took the Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) February 2013. Some of the candidates who took the CMAT on the February 23 morning slot and February 24 evening slot […]