S. Vishnu Sharma
AICTE 2020, is all about the activities taken up by All India Council of Technical Education during the moment of present crisis. Corona virus is rocking the entire nation, lock down has been implemented across the country to regulate the disease.
The first measure as part of AICTE 2020 is the launch of a portal that offers free online courses for students and professionals. The portal named ELIS was launched by AICTE chairman Anil Sahasrabudhe in the presence of MP Poonia, AICTE vice chairman and AICTE member secretary Rajiv Kumar.
AICTE 2020
The initial action as a part of AICTE 2020 is going to be a blessing for students and professionals during the current hour of crisis.
As corona virus has brought things to a standstill, students and professionals can take help of technology to learn the lessons unhindered.
The other good aspect of the first measure under AICTE 2020 is that several companies have come forward to provide online courses free of cost till 15 May.
The main point is that AICTE is said to have designed this portal with a motive of providing knowledge on a single platform. The greatness of the first measure of AICTE 2020 is not that alone.
The contents available on the portal are sourced from 18 leading Ed-tech companies with 26 different courses. During a normal situation, learning these courses is said to cost anyway between Rs 5,000 to Rs 20,000.
All the companies that are taking part on the portal have come forward to enroll students in the present lockdown period without any cost till 15 May.
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The companies have also gracefully agreed to keep the course free. In effect, there shall be no charges whatsoever to be paid by learners who enroll now till the course is completed, say sources from AICTE.
Diploma in Machine Learning with R studio, Machine Learning using Python, Data Analytics using R, IAAA: Certified Software Testing Professional – Functional Testing, LEAP: Learning Excellence And Progression, Big Data 101, Data Science for Beginners/Python for Data Science, Programming Work Bench are among the courses available on the platform.
How to access these courses? Students willing to access these courses on the portal set up as a part of the first measure of AICTE 2020 have to have a laptop or mobile device with internet connectivity.
Candidates willing to join the course can visit the official website and click on the link of the course they wish to join. The link is ‘http://free.aicte-india.org/‘
No fees please
The second measure as a part of AICTE 2020 has brought much needed relief for students. AICTE is said to have instructed the educational institutions providing courses related to engineering, management, architecture and pharmacy not to compel students to pay fees during the lock down.
AICTE is said to have issued a letter based on instruction received from Ministry of Human Resource Development.
The letter has stated that students can’t be compelled to pay fees, it also has instructions saying that educational institutions must pay salaries to teachers and not to remove them form jobs.
Educational institutions have been asked to provide this information on their websites and notice board. The second measure as a part of AICTE 2020 is a welcome step particularly when crisis has hit this country in form of corona virus.
Affairs have come to a standstill during the lock down to beat COVID-19, considering that this would have an impact on the earnings of the individuals, paying fees may not be an option for many.
The second measure as a part of AICTE 2020 will definitely bring relief to many and is much needed during the current troubled times.
About AICTE
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) was set up in November 1945 as a national-level apex advisory body to conduct a survey on the facilities available for technical education and to promote development in the country in a coordinated and integrated manner.
And to ensure the same, as stipulated in the National Policy of Education (1986), AICTE was vested with statutory authority for planning, formulation, and maintenance of norms and standards. The purview of AICTE (the Council) covers programmes of technical education including training and research in Engineering, Technology, Architecture, Town Planning, Management, Pharmacy, Applied Arts and Crafts, Hotel Management and Catering Technology etc. at different levels.