Only 3% colleges follow rules: AICTE

Updated on: Tuesday, June 14, 2011

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), in a recent inspection of the 1,800 engineering, MCA and MBA colleges in the state, has found just about 3 per cent colleges that fulfil its rules and regulations.

Its inspections also revealed that 75 colleges in the state do not have a permanent campus or land to set up their institutions. It stated that 20 colleges have several cases slapped against them for not honouring AICTE guidelines.

The council, however, has not cancelled the affiliations of any of the institutions "taking into consideration the future of students" studying there. AICTE has asked the erring college managements to rectify the discrepancies before June 17.

AICTE sent an order to colleges on Monday stating that there would be surprise inspections in the coming month to check whether the facilities are being made available for students.

The council has decided to allow additional intake only for the 50 colleges that fulfil the requirements.
AICTE officials said that this was the first round of inspections after the new handbook on quality improvement was introduced.

"AICTE has become much more strict than it was in the previous years with inspections. The college managements were given about six months to rectify the discrepancies. But many of them have not complied by the rules," said a senior AICTE official from the state.

According to AICTE, many of the colleges included in the list have been functioning in the state for more than four years. While the AICTE shifted the blame on to affiliating universities, officials of Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, said that the council has been giving approval to some colleges which do not fulfil even the minimum requirements.

"In spite of several recommendations from the state government, AICTE kept giving approval to some of the colleges without any rhyme or reason," a JNTU official rued.

Admitting the flaws, college managements, said that not even a single college in the state can be given the credit of fulfilling all the AICTE requirements. Educationists further noted that the quality of professional education in the state has been deteriorating.

"The colleges are obligated to provide their students the required facilities. These institutions have not been maintaining the standards since the past several years," said Prof M Anjaneyalu, member, expert committee for quality improvement, ministry of education.

He added that unlike other states, including Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu, which followed a quality improvement model, Andhra Pradesh has been implementing a 'quantity' improvement model of education.

Times of India

Only 3% colleges follow rules: AICTE

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