TIRUCHY: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has introduced common entrance examination (CEE) nationwide for B.E. and B. Tech course admissions like the JEE, which has evoked a mixed response, according to AICTE’s chairman, Dr Anil Sahasrabudhe.
In an informal chat with newsmen at Tiruchy on Saturday, he said that the main objective of this CEE was to reduce the burden for students and their parents both in terms of expenses and moving from one place to another for appearing different examinations by the different institutions..
He said while many states accepted the AICTE’s attempt, States like Tamil Nadu and West Bengal vehemently opposed this move.
However, the AICTE will continue its efforts in this regard to have CEE in the coming years, he added. He said that there are 3,300 Engineering colleges and 3,000 polytechnics in the country of which 50 per cent seats go unfilled in these technical educational institutions every year.
In order to give a fresh thrust, it is proposed to introduce a skill development programme. Every year, at least 200 technical education in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana states come for closure of their institutions, followed by states like Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu.He said that India is set to witness a rush to set up Pharma institutes.
Of the 750 applications received by the AICTE this year for setting up new institutes, about 600 alone are for Pharma institutes. Until last year, the majority of applications received were for new Engineering institutes.
