AICTE to get retd
IIT, NIT professors to mentor colleges
MUMBAI: The
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to invite retired
faculty of the country’s leading engineering colleges, such as Indian
Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs),
to mentor other struggling institutes to improve the overall quality of
education.
“These
mentors would be in a better position to help institutes in improving the
quality of education and student experience, which will automatically make the
process of acquiring accreditation easier for technical institutes,” said Anil
Sahasrabuddhe, director, AICTE.
In December
2017, AICTE initiated a mission to introduce better systems and processes in
order to improve the quality of education imparted in technical institutes
across the country, such as imposing a blanket ban on the establishment of new
institutes from the 2020-21 academic year.
Last year,
AICTE proposed well-performing colleges mentor neighbouring institutes that
were struggling to make the cut. “Making such clusters will prove helpful to
all as one or more colleges can share resources and expertise and help each
other. In case colleges can’t find such mentor colleges, we will request
retired faculty to help such institutes with their expertise,” added
Sahasrabuddhe.
The council also hoped technical institutes would get at least
half of their education programmes accredited by the national board of
accreditation to maintain a good standard of education. “Students always seek
accredited courses in higher education institutes and are fooled by several
smaller and newer institutes. If AICTE makes accreditation compulsory, many
students, especially in rural India will benefit,” said the assistant director
of an engineering institute in Mumbai.
Source
| Hindustan Times | 18th April 2019
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