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Cyient, AICTE sign MoU to build innovation cluster in Visakhapatnam

The three-year initiative aims to develop higher education institutions into regional innovation hubs with support from industry, startups, and the government

We'll integrate artificial intelligence in all branches: AICTE Chairperson

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) chairperson TG Sitharam on Friday said artificial intelligence (AI) will be integrated into all branches of technical education. While AICTE had introduced a BTech programme in AI and Data Science as early as 2017, the Council is now working to include AI in the model curriculums of all technical disciplines, including engineering, information technology, and management studies, Sitharam told PTI. "A committee of experts has been constituted to suggest necessary revisions in the model curriculums. This committee has already held three meetings. I expect the panel to submit its recommendations within the next month on how AI can be incorporated across all branches. Two months after that, we aim to finalise the updated model curriculums," he said. Based on these new model curriculums, AI-inclusive teaching could begin as early as next academic year, the official said. He also informed that AICTE has made around 1,000 textbooks ...

Courts must be slow to interfere in expert views on academic standards: SC

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said courts must be slow to interfere with the opinions of experts over academic standards and exercise powers of judicial review in cases where the prescribed qualification or condition was arbitrary. A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and K Vinod Chandran said normally, courts should not interfere with the decisions taken by expert statutory bodies regarding academic matter, be it qualifications for student admissions or those required by the teachers for appointment, salary, promotion, etc. The apex court's verdict came on the appeals challenging the orders of the Bombay High Court which directed a society to extend the benefit of revised pay scales under the Sixth Central Pay Commission to some teachers. They taught in the engineering and technical institutes run and managed by the society, the bench noted. The top court referred to the prescribed qualification requirements of teachers in an engineering institute laid down by the All India Council

AICTE, apna.co conclude youth empowering Silicon Valley Immersion Programme

Jobs and professional networking platform apna.co in partnership with the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has concluded the Silicon Valley Immersion Programme, which enables Indian youth to connect with global technology leaders. This programme is designed to connect Indian youth with global tech giants and equip them with the skills needed to seize international opportunities, foster creativity, and enhance problem-solving abilities for a future-ready India, according to a release. The Silicon Valley Immersion Programme (SVIP), a national competition aimed at nurturing creativity and problem-solving skills, has culminated with Teena Chhatria, Aradhya Pitlawar, Kabir Arora, and Chaitanya Sai Krishna as its distinguished winners, it added. These talented individuals, hailing from institutions such as XLRI Jamshedpur, WCE Sangli, and PEC Chandigarh, have earned a fully-funded trip to Silicon Valley in the US. "This initiative, developed in collaboration with apna.co

AICTE, Apna.co launch career platform, to help 3 million students

All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) in partnership with jobs and professional networking platform apna.co has launched a career portal to help more than 3 million students secure jobs and internship opportunities. The AICTE Career Portal will go live on April 30, 2024, according to a statement. The career portal offers features such as Indian and international job opportunities, AI resume building, real-time notifications and community engagement empowering students with essential tools for career planning. It also aims to support more than 12,000 colleges with placement assistance. "This association also fosters meaningful engagement with leading companies via a dynamic ecosystem that nurtures talent and drives economic growth," AICTE Chairman T G Sitharam said. The strategic partnership also offers an exclusive opportunity for students to participate in the Silicon Valley Immersion Program. This includes a fully-sponsored trip to Silicon Valley, USA, where students

Meta doubling down on WhatsApp Business in India, says MD Devanathan

The company also enabled payment options within the chats from different platforms apart from its own. These platforms include UPI apps, debit and credit cards, among others

CMAT Result 2023: NTA To Release CMAT Scorecards Soon, details here

Applicants can see their CMAT Results 2023 once they are accessible on the official website at cmat.nta.nic.in

Govt to set up high-level panel for implementing National Credit Framework

The National Credit Framework, which was notified by the Centre in April, divides education and vocational training into eight levels

Moratorium on new engineering, tech colleges to be lifted from 2023: AICTE

The moratorium on opening of new engineering and technical colleges will be lifted from the 2023-24 academic session, the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) announced on Thursday. The technical education regulator had imposed a two-year ban from the academic year 2020-21 on opening of new engineering institutes due to a declining number of admissions in the course. "Moratorium for establishing new institution in engineering and technology has been lifted from AY (academic year) 2023-24. However, for establishing a new institution in engineering and technology, preference shall be given to the applicant offering courses in multi-disciplinary area in-line with NEP (National Education Policy) 2020 in STEM," the AICTE said in its new approval guidelines. While launching the Approval Process Handbook for 2023-24, the AICTE said existing institutions willing to take AICTE approval for their technical programme will also have to obtain approval for all technical programmes ..

Civil engineering students score the lowest in maths, shows report

AICTE survey found civil engineering students to be the worst performers in fundamental subjects

Tableau, AICTE partner to train 500,000 students in analytics in two years

AICTE has selected over 200 educators as Tableau Champions to teach 1-2 other educators from each higher learning institute through a series of workshops and e-learning curriculum

AICTE permits BTech programs in 11 regional languages: Dharmendra Pradhan

These languages are Hindi, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Gujarati, Malayalam, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi and Odia

Mathematics and physics rule for engineering not mandatory: AICTE

The Council said it should be seen as a window of opportunity for universities wanting to open engineering admissions based on NEP

Simplilearn, AICTE join hands to skill students in tech education

The collaboration will focus on upskilling higher education students from Indian engineering and technical institutes

Microsoft, AICTE collaborate to skill students, educators in next-gen tech

Tech giant Microsoft on Monday said it has partnered with AICTE to empower learners and educators in new-age technologies, including AI, Internet of Things, data science and cloud computing

AICTE okays Geospatial Science And Technology as subject in GATE, NET exams

This will benefit the increasing number of students who are opting for geospatial as a subject at different levels

Queries on equivalence of engineering degree naming be resolved: AICTE

Queries on equivalence or relevance of nomenclatures for different engineering and technology branches for recruiting faculty should be resolved at the state or the university level

179 professional colleges shut down this academic year, highest in 9 years

Besides the closure of 179 institutes, at least 134 institutes did not seek approval this year in view of large number of seats lying vacant over the last 5 years

Telangana to conduct final year exams according to UGC, AICTE guidelines

The Telangana govt decided to conduct exams for degree, post graduate degree and engineering final year students as per the guidelines of the UGC and All India Council for Technical Education

XLRI set to start Delhi-NCR campus with 120 students after AICTE nod

With the new campus in Delhi-NCR, XLRI-Xavier School of Management would augment the intake to 600 students