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Make MCA/MBA admissions through central counselling: AICTE

By Our Staff Reporter

CHENNAI JUNE 17 . The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has categorically told the Madras High Court today that all 189 colleges offering MCA course and 127 colleges offering MBA courses should make admissions only through central counselling of the State Government.

In his counter-affidavit filed in connection with a batch of petitions challenging the introduction of single window system of admissions for MBA and MCA, the AICTE Regional Director, M. Ravichandran, said the stipulation on admissions had been intimated to the respective colleges even while issuing the approval letters for MBA and MCA programmes.

``It is submitted that the condition was imposed on the petitioner-institutions in order to have a uniform policy of admission and also to prevent commercialisation of technical education.''

He also contended: ``the regulations and norms prescribed by the AICTE are binding on the petitioner-institutions for conducting the MBA and MCA programmes within the meaning of technical education. According to AICTE regulation GSR 476, the competent authority for admission means a Government or a university or any other authorities as may be designated by the Government or the university...''.

Mr. Ravichandran disclosed that the Union Ministry of Human Resources Development Ministry and the AICTE were exploring possibilities of conducting an all-India entrance examination for admissions to MBA and MCA programmes in the country and for issuing guidelines.

He pointed out that the AICTE Act, 1987 empowered the council to lay down norms and standards for courses, curricula, physical and instructional facilities, staff pattern, staff qualifications, assessment and examination.

The council can also fix norms and guidelines for charging tuition and other fees, besides granting approvals for starting new technical institutions and for introducing new courses or programmes in consultation with other agencies concerned, Mr. Ravichandran said.

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