AICTE closes 97 institutes for not seeking extension of approval for past 6 years

NEW DELHI: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has closed 97 government, aided and private institutes for not applying on the AICTE portal for the past 6 years for an extension of approval (EoA).

The official notice by the AICTE read, “Institutions that have not applied for EoA for SIX years consecutively shall not be eligible to apply under Break in EoA and such institutions shall apply as a new Technical Institution following appropriate procedure for closure of the programmes/ courses approved."

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Attaching a list of institutes, the AICTE said, “It is informed that attached institutes are not applying on AICTE portal since past 6 years. Council has decided such Institutes shall be treated as deemed closed.”

Moreover, the AICTE has asked all concerned affiliating body, state governments, DTE to give their objections, if any, in this regard within 15 days from the issue of this letter. The AICTE issued the notice on March 4, 2022.

Click here for the list of institutes deemed closed by AICTE

Recently, the AICTE directed Postgraduate Diploma Management (PGDM) institutions to apply for its approval before starting admission for the academic year 2022-23. It also warned that legal action will be taken against any institution offering any technical course or programme in violation of regulations or approval process handbook.

The council also decided not to give partial approval of technical courses to central, state, private, and deemed to be universities.

In February, the AICTE said that all deemed to be universities that have not obtained approval so far are required to obtain AICTE approval in the academic year 2022-23, otherwise the Council will be constrained to stop giving approval obtained partially to only few technical programmes.