All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) Chairman SS Mantha on Sunday said that it had become mandatory for students of Intermediate or equivalent classes to obtain a minimum of 50% marks to qualify for admissions to engineering colleges from the academic year 2011-2012.
For reserved category students, the cut off marks is 45%, Prof. Mantha added.
Prof. Mantha told media persons that the AICTE had also urged the state government to make efforts to regulate the mushrooming of engineering colleges in every nook and corner of the state.
He lamented the fact that though there was no need for establishing new colleges, the state government had sought permission for more engineering colleges.
Prof. Mantha said the government should monitor the existing colleges to ensure that they had proper infrastructure, efficient and adequate number of faculty members before seeking permission for the establishment of new ones.
The AICTE chairman added that only 20% of engineering colleges in India were maintaining infrastructure, faculty members and following the norms and standards set by the AICTE.
He said the council was planning to reform the technical education in the country and had appointed a 3-member committee to look into it.
After the committee filed its report, the council would introduce reforms in engineering and technical education from the next academic year, he pointed out.
Courtesy: INN
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