Question

Which of the following is not a function of the AICTE?
1. Promotion of quality in technical education
2. Focusing on non-formal education
3. Emphasis on developing high quality institutions and innovative research programmes
4. Allocation of grants for planned and coordinated development of technical education

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Allocation of grants for planned and coordinated development of technical education

 All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE):

• It governs technical education in India.
• It was set up in 1945 as an advisory body and later on, in 1987, was given statutory status by an act of Parliament.
• AICTE grants approval for starting new technical institutions, for the introduction of new courses, and for variation in intake capacity in technical institutions.
• The AICTE is headquartered in New Delhi and has seven regional offices located at Kolkata, Chennai, Kanpur, Mumbai, Chandigarh, Bhopal and Bangalore.
• A new regional office at Hyderabad has been set up and is yet to be operational.
• The council discharges its functions through an executive committee.
• It is responsible for the maintenance of standards of technical education, which currently includes education research and training in the following fields:
  • Engineering
  • Technology including MCA
  • Architecture
  • Town planning
  • Management
  • Pharmacy
  • Hotel management and catering technology
  • Applied arts and crafts

Distance education:

• The Distance Education Bureau (DEB) is a bureau of the University Grants Commission (UGC).
• It is based in New Delhi, India, in charge of regulating distance education in India.
• It was established in 2012, replacing the Distance Education Council (DEC), an organization responsible for open education and distance education since 1985.

Thus, allocation of grants for the planned and coordinated development of technical education is not the work of AICTE.