Lok Sabha Question No. 5836 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Initiatives of AICTE
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: VIRENDER KASHYAP

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5836 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## Initiatives of AICTE

## 5836. SHRI VIRENDER KASHYAP:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any plan to take any new initiatives in All India Council  for  Technical  Education(AICTE)  to  bring  improvements  in  Technical Education in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if so, the position of such engineers in the country during the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a) to (c):  With a view to improve the standards of technical education and to provide competent technical manpower for the Make-In-India campaign, the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has approved the following package of measures to be implemented by all the technical institutions:

1. Induction  training:  Every  student,  on  admission,  shall  be  put  through  a mandatory  Induction  training  to  reinforce  the  fundamental  concepts  and  the required language skills required for the technical education.
2. Revision of curriculum:  Every affiliating Technical University shall constitute subject-wise  industry  consultation  committee  (ICC)  with  the  mandate  of examining  the  existing  curriculum  and  for  making  suitable  changes  in  the curriculum  every  year.  This  process  shall  be  completed  in  the  month  of December each year for the courses to be offered in the coming Academic year. Each  institution,  while  applying  for  approval,  shall  certify  completion  of  this process, which will be ma  ndatory.
3. Mandatory  internships:  Every  student  in  technical  institution  shall  do  three internships  each  spanning  4  to  8  weeks  before  completion  of  the  undergraduation. The responsibility will be on the institution for helping the students in finding suitable industry or organisation for the internship.
4. Industry readiness: All students passing out of the undergraduate courses shall be  imparted  technical  and  soft  skills  required  for  working  in  the  industry encompassing  -  managerial  skills,  entrepreneurial  skills,  leadership  skills, communication skills, team-working skills and technical skills.
5. Promoting  innovation/start-ups:  There  shall  be  efforts  at  every  level  for promoting innovation and creativity in the students. The innovation drives like Hackathon shall be promoted, so that innovative ideas would emerge that can be incubated in the start-up centres.
6. Exam reforms: The final exams being conducted by the institutions shall test the  understanding  of  the  concepts  and  the  skill  -  rather  than  the  subject knowledge.  A  model  exam  format  would  be  prepared  and  shared  with  the institutions  and  the  technical  universities  for  suitable  adoption.  This  aspect would be reviewed at the time of approval.
7. Training of teachers: Every teacher in each of the technical education disciplines  shall  mandatorily  undergo  an  annual  refresher  course  delivered through SWAYAM portal, encapsulating all the major advances in the field of their study. Online courses would also be prepared and delivered through the SWAYAM platform for improving the pedagogical  techniques  of  the  teachers. The  participation  in  the  courses  by  atleast  50%  of  the  faculty  would  be  a mandatory condition for approval of the institution. Similarly, there should be leadership  training  to  the  heads  of  the  institutions  once  in  2  years.  These trainings would also be hosted through the SWAYAM platform.
8. Mandatory accreditation:  At  least  half  of  all  the  programmes  in  the  technical institutions shall be accredited through the NBA before 2022. Unless there is credible progress each year, the approval of the institutions can be refused. In order  to  assist  the  institutions  in  meeting  the  mandatory  requirements  for applying for accreditation, a separate mechanism will be put in place.
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