S. Vishnu Sharma
Looking towards regulating HE sector, There is a lot happening with regards to higher education sector in India. A glimpse of the recent happenings suggest that attempts are being made to regular higher learning arena so that things remain smooth there.
Colleges in engineering and technology education will now not be able to start any new courses in the conventional fields of engineering study in the 2020-21. This is a part of new guidelines brought out by AICTE.
Looking towards regulating HE sector – However, the educational institutions can start courses in emerging fields like Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Robotics. The artificial intelligence and robotics are emerging sectors and said to have bright prospects in future, on the other hand prospects in conventional fields of study are said to have reached the saturation level.
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That is not all, AICTE is heard to have decided not to consider any application for setting up new engineering colleges in this nation till 2022. Sources say, the decision was taken to address the issue of oversupply of seats in the engineering sector.
Looking towards regulating HE sector
Many associated with the field of higher studies in India point towards the need to regulate. The number of colleges are too many, students to study are a few. The recent survey taken up by AICTE showed that about 50 percent of engineering seats remained vacant during 2019-20. It was in the same academic year, admission in engineering course is said to have remained 13 lakh when the intake is said to be at 27 lakh.
Looking towards regulating HE sector
That is not all from AICTE. The organisation which regulates technical education in India has said that educational institutions must not adopt names that give way to abbreviations of premier institutions like IITs, IIMs. This rule is said to have been issued to ensure students do not get confused.
The abbreviation of premier institutions are a known entity in the nation and are synonymous with quality education. Other institutions with same abbreviation may create a wrong impression in the minds of students about quality and quantity of learning, when reality could be something else.
At the sometime, this guideline will not apply, if the institution is established by Government of India or if its name is approved by Government of India. The guideline also says that the institutions will also write the complete name of their institution on their website and handbook.