Lok Sabha Question No. 4086 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Promotion of Technical Education
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Sudarshan Bhagat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4086 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## Promotion of Technical Education

†4086. SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the special emphasis is given by the Government on the promotion of technical education across the country for the purpose of 'Technical Development Mission';
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (DR. SUBHAS SARKAR)

(a)  to  (c):  Government  endeavoured  promotion  of  technical  education  across  the country  by  establishing  various  Institutes  of  National  Importance  that  includes  23 Indian  Institutes  of  Technology  (IITs),  25  India  Institutes  of  Information  Technology (IIITs),  31National  Institutes  of  Technology(NITs),  1  Indian  Institute  of  Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), Shibpur, 1 Indian Institute of Science (IISc, Bengaluru), 4 National Institute of Technical Teachers Training  and  Research (NITTTRs) ,7 Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs) etc.

For ensuring high standards of teaching in professional technical education, All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has been established by the Government as a statutory  autonomous  body  for  regulating  and  guiding  the  engineering  colleges /technical  institutes  in  Government  and  Private  Sphere.    To  enhance  the  level  of professional technical education in the country, AICTE is implementing a number of initiatives such as (i) preparation of  outcome based model curriculum and mandatory internship (ii) exam reforms to assess the learning outcomes (iii) perspective plan to encourage  new  and  emerging  fields  with  high  employment  potential  (iv)  teachers training  for  enhancing  core  skills  (v)  industry  readiness  cell  in  each  institute  and mandatory signing of at least five (5) MoUs with Industry (vi) accreditation of courses to  improve  quality  education  (vii)  start-up  initiatives  (viii)  Smart  India  Hackathon  to encourage  innovations  (ix)  mandatory  induction  programme  for  students  /  career counselling etc.

Further,  various  schemes  such  as  Prime  Minister  Research  Fellowship  (PMRF), Uchchatar  Avishkar  Yojana  (UAY),  Start-up  India  Initiative  for  Higher  Education Institutions  (SIIHEI),  Impacting  Research  Innovation  and  Technology  (IMPRINT), Impactful Policy Research in Social Science (IMPRESS), Scheme for Trans-Disciplinary Research  for  India's  Developing  Economy  (STRIDE),  Global  Initiative  of  Academic Network  (GIAN),  Scheme  for  promotion  of  Research  and  Academic  Collaboration (SPARC), National Initiative for Design Innovation (NIDI), Scheme for Transformational and Advanced Research in Sciences (STARS) etc. are implemented in the Ministry of Education  for  promotion  of  technical  education  and  research  ecosystem  Higher Education Institutes.

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