No Of Institutes Without AICTE Approval Has Gone Up To 203 In Country
D Suresh Kumar | TNN
Chennai: In a major concern for the regulators of higher education, the number of fake technical institutions is growing in India. While last year, there were 169 fake technical institutions, which offered engineering and management courses that were not approved by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), currently the number of such dubious institutions has grown to 203.
In Tamil Nadu, at least 15 institutions offer engineering and management courses for varying durations, all of which are not recognised by the AICTE.
“The AICTE has during the last three years identified 203 fake technical education institutions in the country. Maharashtra, with 74 institutions, has the highest number of such colleges and institutes which are functioning without approval or recognition. Delhi has 25 fake technical institutions, Karnataka 22, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal 15 each and Uttar Pradesh has 14,” statistics compiled by the HRD ministry revealed.
Union minister of state for human resources development D Purandeswari had recently informed the Lok Sabha that students and parents were being cautioned not to join in these institutions. While some of these institutions offered engineering degrees, some others offered MBA or post-graduate/diploma courses in management. Interestingly, quite a few of them also have tie-ups with foreign institutions, which again is not approved by the HRD ministry. Some of them even declare the fact, although not prominently, that the course offered in their institutions are not approved by the regulatory bodies in India.
The ministry has requested Chief Ministers of all States to issue instructions to the law enforcing authorities “to take punitive action under the Indian Penal Code against fake universities and educational institutions.”
It has also issued show cause notices to the fake unapproved institutions asking them to either seek approval from the competent regulatory body or discontinue offering the courses. “Students can contact the regional AICTE offices before enrolling for technical or management courses,” a ministry official said.
“We will contact our headquarters and obtain a list of such unapproved institutions. In consultation with the headquarters we will host the list of these institutes on our official website and also give it publicity in the media to ensure that students were not mislead,” M S Palanichamy, chairman, AICTE (Southern Region), told TOI.
In Tamil Nadu, at least 15 institutions offer engineering and management courses for varying durations, all of which are not recognised by the AICTE.
“The AICTE has during the last three years identified 203 fake technical education institutions in the country. Maharashtra, with 74 institutions, has the highest number of such colleges and institutes which are functioning without approval or recognition. Delhi has 25 fake technical institutions, Karnataka 22, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal 15 each and Uttar Pradesh has 14,” statistics compiled by the HRD ministry revealed.
Union minister of state for human resources development D Purandeswari had recently informed the Lok Sabha that students and parents were being cautioned not to join in these institutions. While some of these institutions offered engineering degrees, some others offered MBA or post-graduate/diploma courses in management. Interestingly, quite a few of them also have tie-ups with foreign institutions, which again is not approved by the HRD ministry. Some of them even declare the fact, although not prominently, that the course offered in their institutions are not approved by the regulatory bodies in India.
The ministry has requested Chief Ministers of all States to issue instructions to the law enforcing authorities “to take punitive action under the Indian Penal Code against fake universities and educational institutions.”
It has also issued show cause notices to the fake unapproved institutions asking them to either seek approval from the competent regulatory body or discontinue offering the courses. “Students can contact the regional AICTE offices before enrolling for technical or management courses,” a ministry official said.
“We will contact our headquarters and obtain a list of such unapproved institutions. In consultation with the headquarters we will host the list of these institutes on our official website and also give it publicity in the media to ensure that students were not mislead,” M S Palanichamy, chairman, AICTE (Southern Region), told TOI.
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