All India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE) has announced some amendments in the existing rules for technical
education in India. This is likely to rectify the curriculum, faculty roles and
research programmes in technical institutes across the country.
RESEARCH FUNDS
Technical institutes affiliated to AICTE will
now have to allocate separate budget for research activities. The notification
states that, “We as a nation have been performing fairly well in terms of
research; however, most of the contribution is from some elite institutions
like IITs, NITs, IISc, IISERs whereas there is lot of potential at the bottom
of the pyramid. Allocation of research fund will inspire faculty and students
from affiliated colleges, autonomous institutes and state universities to
contribute towards research and innovation. This will improve employability
potential, more job creation and strengthen the startup ecosystem,” said Anil D
Sahasrabudhe, chairman, AICTE.
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT
At the moment, all the institutions are ranked
on the basis of their academic performance and students’ achievement. But, with
AICTE’s new rules, technical institutes might soon be ranked as per the number
of startups created.
Confirming the news, Sahasrabudhe said, “MHRD
innovation cell at AICTE has already initiated AARIA ranking, where focus is on
innovation, entrepreneurship and startups. In future, institutes will be
recognised by the number of innovative products and number of startups setup
annually by an institute rather than mere placement records.”
TEACHER TRAINING
To strengthen the industry-academia
synchronisation, AICTE has partnered with a number of organisations to provide
industrial training to the teachers.
All the teachers appointed will also have to
mandatorily undergo eight online modules of MOOCs on SWAYAM portal as per the AICTE
teacher training policy, preferably within the first year of their service.
“The aim behind such a programme is to create passion in the field of teaching
and profession. The offline courses will also be available in National
Institutes of Technical Teachers Training and Research (NITTTRs) and few select
universities,” added Sahasrabudhe.
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