Jaipur, June 6 As many as 12 new engineering colleges will be opened in Rajasthan in the new academic session and will account for an increase of 3,000 engineering seats.
"One government engineering college each would be opened in places like Bikaner, Bharatpur, Ajmer and Jhalawar while one private college each would be opened in Jodhpur, Ganganagar, Pilani, Kota and Alwar," Vasudev Devnani, the minister for education, told IANS.
Jaipur will see three new engineering colleges in this session.
Sources in the technical education department said the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has given an in-principal approval for opening these colleges.
Currently there are around 50 engineering colleges in the state of which around five are in the government sector while about 45 are in the private sector accounting for 16,000 engineering seats in the state.
New Delhi, June 6 -The names of three young MPs figure in the list of students who passed this year's Uttar Pradesh Class 10 examination, it has been revealed in a TV sting operation conducted to expose corruption in the state education board.
They are Lok Sabha MPs Milind Deora and Naveen Jindal and Rajya Sabha MP B.J. Panda - all of whom actually completed their education several years ago, said STAR News. The channel clarified that "the honourable MPs had nothing to do with the operation except that their identities were used.
"Their candidature was pushed into the system to expose the level of corruption in the Uttar Pradesh Education Board," said STAR News, which conducted the sting along with investigative portal Cobrapost.
The TV channel claimed that the sting exposes the connivance of school officials, board invigilators and board officials.
In the exposé, "Star News and Cobrapost show just how the copy-mafia operates in Uttar Pradesh. All three MPs were registered as genuine students for this exam. School officials of local schools were only too keen to register these 'MPs' as regular students of their school in exchange for money. The necessary documentation to prove that they had studied in the school was comfortably 'forged'," said the TV channel.
"During our investigation these officials readily admitted to filling out numerous such forms illegally every year. A district school invigilator also accepted money on the promise that he wouldn't conduct surprise checks while the exams were being held.
"A board official posted in Meerut readily accepted money, promising to improve their marks if they did not get enough to pass the exams," said STAR News. When the exams drew near, the greedy school officials changed the photographs on the hall tickets and sent dummy candidates to write the Class 10 exam.
"Thus the three MPs, who had nothing to do with the Uttar Pradesh school board, managed to clear these exams without applying or appearing for these examinations," said the Star News/Cobrapost team.
Their names were used to demonstrate just how deep the rot in the school board exams is and how easily officials connected with the High School and Intermediate Board can destroy the sanctity of examinations.
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Leading industry lobby the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) Friday said it would provide free Master of Business Administration (MBA) education to 300 underprivileged girls.
Assocham said it would provide 300 Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe girls having a family income of less than Rs.5,000 a month, free education along with boarding, lodging, clothing and books at MBA level and help them to provide jobs.
"ASSOCHAM and Rai Foundation (a private higher education institution) would be implementing the decision with immediate effect. The eligible candidates could approach ASSOCHAM on singh@assocham.com," an official statement said.
The statement further said that Assocham should train entrepreneurs from socially and economically backward SC and ST communities at district industry centres in association with the local industries and corporates.
The industry body has also proposed to help establish coaching programme in universities to lower dropout rates amongst backward class students.
New Delhi, June 23 (IANS) Dual degrees seem to be catching on among youngsters in Delhi. Thousands of students seeking admission into vocational courses also want a conventional academic degree in hand as a pragmatic ploy to keep all options open.
Neha Phull is studying for a Bachelors degree in Mass Communication from Guru Jambeshwar University in Hisar as a distance-learning student. At the same time, she is pursuing a Bachelors in English Honours through a correspondence course from Delhi University."I don't know whether I will go for a job in journalism after my mass communication course or appear for the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) competitive exams. So I am studying for both," said Phull.Keeping one's options open is not the only motivation behind doing two degrees - it's a way of balancing out a vocational diploma or degree from a lesser-known university."I felt very uncomfortable doing a course from a comparatively lesser-known university in the first year. Therefore I joined a BA pass course in Delhi University in the second year," Sharad Vats, a student of Indraprastha University, told IANS."All my family members are graduates of Delhi University ... how could I have done without it? Now I am at peace with myself," he added.Vats joined Delhi University in his second year of graduation but there are many who are unable to cope with the pressure of studying two courses - and quite a few drop out of one after a year or so."My family was after my life to do two courses and submitting the fees for both. But one day I announced that I couldn't manage both and would do my best in one," said Kritika Bushan."I have already bagged a job as an event manager and I am not missing my Delhi University degree," she exclaimed.According to the human resource development ministry, out of 458,884 students who have taken up vocational courses - apart from medicine, engineering or Bachelors of Education - 38,216 students are also pursuing a bachelor's degree from Delhi University.How do Delhi University colleges perceive this trend?Said Ramesh Sharma, principal of Moti Lal Nehru College, Delhi University: "Morally this is wrong. No one can do two courses from Delhi University. But studying for a regular degree from one university and pursuing the other through a correspondence course from another university is generally taken no notice of. No complaint has been received about this trend but it is common knowledge."There has always been an obsession with degrees in India but whereas some decades ago people would put the letters 'BA' as a suffix to their name, this has now graduated to 'PhD'.Earning two degrees in the same time-span seems to be an easier option to add weight to one's academic qualifications now - a trend that looks set to increase in the years to come...
No. F. 37-3/Legal/2007 :- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 23 read with section 10 (b), (o) & (v) of the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (52 of 1987), following Regulations are hereby notified by the Council:
(1) Short title and commencement:-
(a) These Regulations may be called the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) admission of students in Degree Engineering Programmes through lateral entry Regulations 2007.
(b) They shall come into force w.e.f. the date of publication in the Official Gazette of India.
(2) Definitions:-
In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Act” means the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (52 of 1987);
(b) “Commission” means the University Grants Commission established under section 4 of the University Grants Commission Act 1956;
(c) ‘Technical Institution” means an Institution set up by Government, Government Aided and Private (self financing) for conducting courses / programmes in the field technical education, training and research in Engineering, Technology Including MCA, Architecture, Town Planning, Management, Pharmacy, Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Applied Arts & Crafts and such other programmes and areas as are notified by the Council from time to time;
(d) “University” means a University defined under clause (f) of Section 2 of the University Grants Commission Act, 1956 and includes an institution deemed to be University under section 3 of that Act;
(e) All other words and expressions used herein and not defined but defined in the All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 (52 of 1987), shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in the said Act;
(3) Purpose:-
These Regulations provide for admission of diploma holders and B.Sc. graduates into second year degree programmes in Engineering and Technology through lateral entry.
(4) Applicability: -
These Regulations shall be applicable to:
(a) All technical institutions of Govt., Govt. Aided and Private (Self financing) conducting courses / programs in the fields of technical education, training and research in Engineering, Technology including MCA, Architecture, Town Planning, Management, Pharmacy, Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Applied Arts & Crafts and such other programs and areas as are notified by the Council from time to time.
(b) Universities including Deemed to be Universities of Government, Government Aided and Private (self financing) conducting courses / programs in the fields of technical education, training and research in Engineering, Technology including MCA, Architecture, Town Planning, Management, Pharmacy, Hotel Management & Catering Technology, Applied Arts & Crafts and such other programs and areas as are notified by the Council from time to time.
(5) Requirement: -
Under section 10 (o) of AICTE Act, it shall be the duty of the Council to take all such steps as it may think fit for ensuring coordinated and integrated development of technical and management education and maintenance of standards and for the purposes of performing the functions under this Act, the Council may provide guidelines for admission of students to technical institutions and Universities imparting technical education.
6.1 ADMISSION OF DIPLOMA HOLDERS INTO SECOND YEAR DEGREE ENGINEERING PROGRAMES THROUGH LATERAL ENTRY
6.1. (a) Admission of Diploma Holders
Although engineering diploma programmes are conceived as terminal in nature, some flexibility has to be built in to enable the meritorious amongst diploma holders to obtain Engineering degrees. There is evidence of diploma holders pursing an Engineering programme having performed well not only in their academic careers but also in their jobs.
6.1 (b) Eligibility
For being eligible to seek lateral entry to an Engineering degree programme at the second year/ third semester level, a candidate must have passed the diploma in Engineering in the relevant branch with a minimum of 60 percent in the aggregate. Only candidates fulfilling these conditions would be eligible for appearing in the entrance test meant for selection of diploma holders for Lateral entry to degree programmes. The selection of candidates will be based on an entrance test, the merit ranking in the test being the basis of admission.
At present students obtain diploma through different programmes in different States/UTs. Such programmes have different structures and forms like the semester pattern, annual pattern, sandwich pattern, etc. In order to maintain uniformity, a common entrance examination seems essential. Further, it is necessary to select only meritorious students who have passed the diploma with good academic record.
A student who has acquired a diploma in Engineering through a minimum of three years of institutional study, after 10+(Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination) can be considered to be academically equivalent to a student who has passed the first year of the four year Engineering degree programme for which the qualifying examination is of the 12+ level.
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6.2(a) Admission of B. Sc,. Graduates
Science education in the country is suffered primarily due to lack of employment opportunities after completion of degree courses. This trend is affected the science education in the country and only a few students are opting to go for the science stream. In order to provide science students avenues for proper employment opportunities after completing graduation, Science graduates may be permitted to join Engineering courses at second year along with the diploma holders through lateral entry.
6.2 (b) Eligibility:
For being eligible to seek lateral entry to an Engineering degree programme at the second year/ third semester level, a candidate must have passed the Degree in Science (B.Sc.,), with Mathematics as a subject and with a minimum of 60 percent marks in the aggregate. Only candidates fulfilling these conditions would be eligible for appearing in the entrance test meant for selection of B.Sc., graduates for Lateral entry to an Engineering degree programme. The selection of candidates will be based on an entrance test, the merit ranking in the test being the basis of admission.
The affiliating University may exempt B.Sc., degree holders form Science courses and other relevant courses at the second year level and prescribe compensatory courses to makeup deficiencies.
(7) Extent of Lateral Entry
Diploma holders and B.Sc Degree holders shall be eligible for admission to second year Engineering degree programmes up to a maximum of 10% of sanctioned intake, which will be over and above the approved intake (supernumerary). In addition, these candidates shall be eligible for admission in the second year against the vacant seats at first year level. The concerned Admission Authority shall decide the ratio between the diploma holders and B.Sc graduates for admission.
(8) Interpretation
If any question arises as to the interpretation of these Regulations, the same shall be decided by the Council.
The Council shall have the power to issue clarification to remove any doubt which may arise in regard to implementation of these Regulations.
(9) Power to relax
The Council may, in exceptional cases, for removal of any hardship or such other reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these Regulations.
(Prof. R. A. Yadav)
Vice-Chairman
