Glitch hits Chhapra engineering college, Katihar polytechnic
The pre-announced start of the first session of the government engineering college at Chhapra and polytechnic based at Katihar from July this year has been hit by unforeseen glitch, as the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has not yet given its approval to the two new institutions.
During their recent visit to Delhi early this month, science and technology department director Shribhagwan Singh, accompanied by assistant director Anant Kumar, pleaded with the AICTE for the early grant of its approval so that the first session of the two institutions could be started as per the schedule. However, the AICTE did not make its mind clear.
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"Everything is all right -- sab thik thaak hai. We expect the AICTE approval tomorrow, or day after tomorrow, or any day after that. Their attitude is positive," said Singh, adding: "Yet, any delay on the part of the AICTE in granting its letter of approval (LoA) to the two institutions could also jeopardize the start of their first session."
The department, in the circumstances, would like the AICTE approval to come before the start of the counselling of students for admission in engineering colleges, which, as per the schedule, is to commence from the first week of June. "If the AICTE LoA comes after counselling, then there will be the real problem for admission of students in the two new institutions. We, at best, are hopeful that AICTE would heed our pleas and take note of our peculiar situation," Singh added.
The glitch, however, has occurred due to certain clauses of the AICTE norms for the grant of its approval which any new institution has to comply with. On the face of it, as the officials of the department put it, the norms have been so set and designed that they mainly address the cases of engineering colleges, polytechnics and other related institutions opened in the private sector, where admission fees are high.
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