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PUBLIC NOTICE

FOR THE ATTENTION OF STUDENTS SEEKING ADMISSION TO TECHNICAL COURSES OFFERED BY INSTITUTIONS (OTHER THAN UNIVERSITIES INCLUDING DEEMED TO BE UNIVERSITIES, IITs AND IIMs)

As per the AICTE Act (52) of 1987 and the Regulations laid down there under, approval is mandatory for any institution, offering Technical Education Programmes in Engineering & Technology, Management, Computer Applications, Architecture & Town Planning, Pharmacy, Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Applied Arts and Craft, in India with or without Foreign University Collaboration.

It has come to the notice of the Council that several institutions are offering courses in the field of Technical Education without obtaining mandatory approval from AICTE. The Council has been collecting information through newspapers, websites, complaints received from students and general public and other sources, about such institutions conducting courses in the field of Technical Education without obtaining mandatory approval from AICTE.

As per the information available till date, 169 institutions are found to be conducting courses in the field of technical education without obtaining AICTE approval. 104 institutions are conducting technical education programmes in collaboration with foreign Universities without AICTE approval. The list of such institutions along with the courses being offered without AICTE approval is available on the AICTE website " www.aicte.ernet.in ". The list may not be exhaustive. The list of AICTE approved institutions and programmes is also given at the same website which can be used to check if a particular institution has got the mandatory approval or not.

Students are advised not to take admission in technical education courses run by any institution which has not been approved by AICTE. They are cautioned that joining unapproved programmes can have serious consequences in terms of eligibility for employment, higher studies etc. Students desirous of joining any technical programme of any institution must confirm the status of approval either through the AICTE website "www.aicte.ernet.in" or from the directory of approved institutions and programmes or from "Information and Facilitation Centers" at AICTE Headquarters, New Delhi and Regional Offices located at Bangalore, Bhopal, Chennai, Chandigarh, Kanpur, Kolkata and Mumbai.

Member Secretary