AICTE Approval Process Handbook 2019-20 and Gazette Notification

AICTE Gazette Notification | 04 January 2019 |  AICTE Approval Process Handbook 2019-20 and Gazette Notification |

AICTE invites applications for approval from all the existing and new Technical Institutions for conducting Technical Programmes/ Courses including courses of Management for the academic session 2019-20 as per the following:

1.      New Technical Institutions

Applications for “Setting up New Technical Institutions Offering Technical Programmes in Engineering and Technology/ Pharmacy/ Architecture/ Planning/ Applied Arts and Crafts/ Design/ Hotel Management and Catering Technology/ MCA/ Management at Diploma/ Post Diploma Certificate/ Under Graduate Degree/ Post Graduate Diploma/ Post Graduate Degree Levels affiliated to University/ Board or Standalone Institutions”.  The Institutions approved by the Council of Architecture/ Pharmacy Council of India in the previous Academic Years/ Existing Institutions offering Courses in Applied Arts and Crafts/ Vocational (Technical) Programmes/ Non-Technical Institutions conducting MCA/ MBA, without the approval of AICTE and seeking approval for the first time from AICTE, shall submit an application as a new Technical Institution. Institutions Deemed to be Universities seeking approval for the first time from AICTE (in compliance to the order dated 03.11.2017 passed by the Hon’ble Supreme Court Order CA No. 17869-17870 /2017) shall submit an application as a new Technical Institution. State and Central Universities/ Constituent Colleges/ Private Universities, if interested in seeking approval from AICTE for the first time may submit an application as a new Technical Institution.

2.      Existing Technical Institutions

Applications from Existing Technical Institutions offering Technical Programmes in Engineering and Technology/ Pharmacy/ Architecture/ Planning/ Applied Arts and Crafts/ Design/ Hotel Management and Catering Technology/ MCA/ Management at Diploma/ Post Diploma Certificate/ Under Graduate Degree/ Post Graduate Diploma/ Post Graduate Degree Levels affiliated to University/ Board or Standalone Institutions for

• Change of Site/ Location
• Conversion of Women’s Institution into Co-ed Institution and vice-versa
• Conversion of Diploma Level into Degree Level and vice-versa
• To Start new Programme(s)/ Level(s) in the existing Institutions
• Extension of Approval to the existing Institutions/ Continuation of approval after a break in the preceding Academic Year/ Restoration of Intake
• Extended EoA
• Increase in Intake/ Additional Course(s)
• Introduction of Integrated/ Dual Degree Course
• To start Diploma in Degree Pharmacy Institutions and vice-versa
• Merger of Institutions under the same Trust/ Society/ Company operating in the same Campus
• Closure of the Institution
• Conversion of Management Institutions running PGDM Course into MBA Course
  • Conversion of Second Shift Course(s) into First Shift Course(s)
  • Closing of MBA Programme and Introduction of MCA Programme and vice-versa
  • Introduction/ Continuation of Fellowship Programme in Management
  • Introduction/ Continuation of supernumerary seats for FN/ OCI/ PIO / Children of Indian Workers in Gulf Countries
  • Introduction/ Continuation of seats for Non Resident Indian(s)
  • Change in the Name of the Course(s)/ Merger of the Courses/ Reduction in Intake/ Closure of Programme(s)/ Course(s)
  • Merger of Lateral Entry Separate Division in Second Year Engineering and Technology/ MCA to First Year Regular Courses
  • Change in the Name of the Institution or affiliating University/Board
  • Change in the Name of the Bank
  • Change in the Name of the Trust/ Society/ Company
  • Collaboration and Twinning Programme between Indian and Foreign University/ Institution in the field of Technical Education, Research and Training

Vocational Educational Courses

Applications from the existing Institutions offering Technical Programmes at Diploma/ Under Graduate Degree and affiliated to Board/ University for seeking approval for Introduction/ Continuation of Vocational Education Programme(s) leading to Diploma / Degree in Vocational Education under NSQF.  Submission of online applications for the session 2019-20 in respect of all approvals as above shall begin on 14th January, 2019 and end on 3rd February, 2019. The last date for submission of online application with penalty (as per the provisions of APH 2019-20) for Extension of Approval based on self- disclosure for existing Institutions is permitted up to 8th February, 2019. It may be noted that there shall be no further extension of date.   All applicants are requested to read carefully and thoroughly the AICTE Approval Process Hand Book 2019- 20 and All India Council for Technical Education (Grant of approval for Technical Institution) Regulations, 2018 which are available at  AICTE website before submitting online applications on AICTE Web Portal for the Academic Session 2019-20.

Note: All the Institutions are requested to visit AICTE Website at  Approval Process 2019-20 Quick link” regularly for all General Notifications, Updated Information and Official Communications related to Approval Process 2019-20. There will not be any other individual communication to the Institutions.  –  Prof. ALOK PRAKASH MITTAL –Member Secretary, AICTE

Click here to view / download Approval Process Handbook 2019-20,  ( 266 pages, pdf )

Public Notice for Approval Process 2019-20

AICTE (Grant of Approvals for Technical Institutions) Regulations, 2018, 42 pages, pdf

Quality Education Mandate online Application open for 2018-19 Approved Institutions, 13 pages, pdf

Changes in Approval Process Handbook, 2019-20 –   /  89 pages, pdf

 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) – APH 2019-20

Corrigendum for APH 2019-20, 1 page, pdf

AICTE organised Stakeholders Workshop on Approval Process Handbook 2019 at Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata  – APN News, 29 Jan 2019

AICTE and other dignitaries.During the workshop Prof. Sahasrabudhe cited the major changes and modifications in the AICTE Approval Process Handbook 2019 which has been done to support technical education in India. Moreover he emphasized on Industry Institute Interaction, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Mandatory Internships, Mandatory Induction programmes and many more. The event also highlighted some of the new changes in mergers of Institutions under same society or Trust or Company, compulsory 5 MOUs to made by the Institutes with the Industries, 50 percent of the books in the library should be E books, 25 percent journals subscribed should be indexed with SCOPUS and many more. In case of Private University it is not mandatory for application to AICTE but in case of Institutions Deemed to be University, AICTE approval mandatory. Moreover there is a clause where a Trust can transfer its assets in an Institute to a Company and then the Trust can be dissolved and the Company can take over the Institute under an appropriate jurisdiction. The event also witnessed the presence of Shri Pradip Agarwal CEO Heritage Group of Institutions Kolkata and Dr. Pranay Chaudhuri, Principal, Heritage Institute of Technology Kolkata. Around 310 participants from various technical institutions in the Eastern region participated in this workshop. –

PUBLIC NOTICE FOR EXTENSION OF LAST DATE FOR APPLICATION FOR APPROVAL 2019-20

In continuation of the Public Notice for the Approval Process 2019-20 Advt. No. Approval/01(01)/2019 issued for the said purpose for the academic session 2019-20, for Technical Institutions offering Technical Programmes in Engineering and Technology/ Pharmacy/  Architecture/ Planning/ Applied Arts and Crafts/ Design/ Hotel Management and Catering Technology/ MCA/ Management at Diploma/ Post Diploma Certificate/ Under Graduate Degree/ Post Graduate Diploma/ Post Graduate Degree Levels affiliated to University/ Board or Standalone Institutions, based on the requests from several Institutions for extending the last date, it is hereby notified that the last date for submission of online application for approval of New Institutions/ Extension of Approval for the existing Institutions is extended up to 8th February, 2019 without penalty.

The last date for submission of online application with penalty (as per the provisions of APH 2019-20) for Extension of Approval based on self-disclosure for existing Institutions only is permitted up to 13th February, 2019. It may be noted that there will be no further extension of date under any circumstances. –  Click here to View / Download the circular, 1 page, pdf