AICTE to revamp Technical
Education System in the Country
National Tele24 News
Mohali
“To make over 35 lakh youth studying in over
10,000 All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved Institutes of
the Country more skilled and industry oriented, AICTE would make major
revamping in its curriculum” This
was told by Dr. M.P Poonia, Vice Chairman, AICTE, New Delhi to the delegation
of Federation of Self Financing Technical Institutions (FSFTI) in a meeting
which was led by Dr. Anshu Kataria, President, FSFTI. The meeting was also
attended by delegates of other States including Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan,
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala etc. Dr. M.P Poonia while giving
more details about the programs said that AICTE is emphasizing on revamping
Engineering Syllabus to meet Industry needs. More reforms like Internship
programs, Start ups & Entrepreneurship, Accreditation of the Institutions,
Induction Program for the Teachers, Model Exam Format etc would be
strengthened. Model Curriculum & Internship programs: Under the revised curriculum, the number of
credits required for theory has been reduced to 160 from 220. It has
also been made mandatory that 14 out of 160 credits will be for
summer internship. The new curriculum focuses more on practical by
engaging students with laboratory assignments rather than on theory. Under the
new curriculum, it will be mandatory for the students to intern in
the industry for about two to three months, even during the summer
vacation, to enable them acquire the skills required for job. Start
ups & Entrepreneurship: Dr. M.P Poonia said that AICTE has been
focusing on making students set up their own businesses rather than be job
seekers by promoting activities such as incubation centre to promote
entrepreneurship such as giving funds for SC/ST students to start their own
businesses. AICTE has also started having courses on entrepreneurship which
have been adopted widely. Accreditation of
Institutions: AICTE has also decided
that by 2022, at least 50 per cent of all the programmes in technical
institutions have to get their accreditation from the
National Board of Accreditation (NBA) otherwise the AICTE approval of the
Institute will be cancelled. At present, around 10 per cent of
the programmes are accredited in India. Induction
Program for Teachers: AICTE is setting up
four teacher training academies i.e Academy of Teaching and
Learning (ATAL) in the country at
Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati, Baroda and Jaipur which will equip candidates
with the latest changes in technical education. The academies will produce
"motivated teachers, who will be conversant with fast changing technology
in the technical education sector. Model Exam Format: AICTE will soon release the provision of a model exam
format to technical education institutes for testing the conceptual knowledge
of children. “The final exams being conducted by the institutions shall test
the understanding of the concepts and the skill - rather than the subject
knowledge” added Dr. M.P Poonia.
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