AICTE exploring options of education in regional languages

Updated on: Thursday, August 25, 2011

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has constituted a committee to explore the possibility of teaching and conducting professional education in regional languages, the Parliament was informed.

"The terms of reference of the committee include the use of regional language in entrance test like in All India Engineering Entrance Examination, All India Medical Examination and All India Agriculture Entrance Exam etc," said Minister of State for HRD D Purandeswari.

In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, she said, the scope of the committee would also include engineering, medical and agriculture education.

To a separate question, she also informed the House that IIT Bombay has launched a master's programme on Nuclear Engineering from the 2011-12 academic year.

The specialised programme will initially admit eight students every year, majority of whom are expected to be under the sponsorship of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).

"The students would be selected jointly with the sponsors and, after graduation, would join the respective sponsors' organizations," she said in a written reply.

The remaining students are likely to be employed with companies involved in nuclear power, such as, National Thermal Power Corporation, Larsen & Toubro, Reliance Energy, Walchand Technology Centre, etc, she said.

Some of the students are also expected to pursue Doctoral Programme, both in India and abroad, she added.

AICTE exploring options of education in regional languages

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