The move
will benefit thousands of students whose future had been at stake since the HRD
Ministry de-recognised the technical programmes in December 2012.
In a sigh of relief, all the engineering and technology
degrees and diplomas awarded by professional bodies and Institution of
Engineers (India) till May 31, 2013 will now be valid.
As reported, the degrees
and diplomas stand valid "for all purposes" ranging from employment
in government sector to higher education.
This decision was taken at
a recent emergency meeting held by AICTE.
Here's what AICTE official said:
"All those students
who were enrolled with these institutions with permanent recognition up to May
31, 2013, stand recognised," said a senior AICTE official.
"After reviewing the
issue, a decision was taken to recognise equivalence for all purposes,
including higher education and employment, to the technical courses conducted
by the professional bodies and institutions which were duly recognised by HRD
ministry with permanent recognition up to May 31, 2013," the official added
in recent HT report.
AICTE restores its recognisation:
The All India Council for
Technical Education (AICTE) has restored their recognition, approximately five
years after the human resource development (HRD) ministry withdrew the
recognition and equivalence of the programmes offered by the bodies following
complaints of alleged irregularities.
Further, the move will
benefit thousands of students whose future had been at stake since the HRD
Ministry de-recognised the technical programmes conducted by the Institution of
Engineers (India), Institution of Civil Engineers, Institute of Mechanical
Engineers (India), Institution of Surveyors, College of Military Engineering,
Aeronautical Society of India and others in December 2012, reports Deccan
Herald.
