ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION

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1 ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION Minutes of the Eighth Meeting of the Council held on March 24, 2000 at a.m. in the Council Hall of All India Council for Technical Education, Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, New Delhi. The following members attended the meeting : 1. Prof. N.C. Nigam Chairman 2. Prof. K.R.S. Murthy Vice Chairman 3. Dr. B. Sen Member 4. Prof. C.K. Kokate Member 5. Dr. S.T. Deshmukh Member 6. Prof. P.S. Satsangi Member 7. Dr. T.R. Natesan Member 8. Prof. V.C. Kulandaiswamy Member 9. Prof. Vinayshil Gautam Member 10. Dr. V.P. Garg Member 11. Shri Ranbir Khanna Member 12. Shri Gautam Soni Member 13. Secretary (Meghalaya) Member 14. Prof. B.B. Chopane Member 15. Shri P.R. Mehta Member 16. Shri Jagman Singh Member 17. Prof. K.D.P. Nigam Member 18. Shri Shireesh Deshpande Member 19. Shri J.B. Kshirsagar Member 20. Prof. D.C. Surana Member 21. Dr. H. Ramachandran Member 22. Prof. Ashoka Chandra Special Invitee 23. Prof. R.S. Nirjar Member Secretary The following members could not attend the meeting : 1. Shri M.K.Kaw 2. Prof. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 3. Dr. P. Rama Rao 4. Shri M. Venketswaran Iyer 5. Shri V. Rao Aiyagari 6. Shri Akhilesh Das 7. Secretary (Maharashtra) 8. Secretary (Manipur) 9. Secretary (Mizoram) 10. Hon ble Minister (Nagaland) 11. Shri N.S. Rattan 12. Secretary, (Tamil Nadu)

2 13. Chairman, (Usha India Ltd.) 14. Chairman, (CII) 15. President, (AIMA) 16. Director-General (NPC) 17. Vice-Chancellor (Mumbai) 18. Shri K. Kittappa 19. Dr. Hari Gautam 20. Dr. R.S. Paroda 21. Dr. R.A. Mashelkar The Chairman welcomed the members to the Eighth meeting of the Council. Prof. Ashoka Chandra, Special Secretary, MHRD welcomed the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Member Secretary who have joined the AICTE after the last meeting of the Council. Prof. V.C. Kulandaiswamy on behalf of members of the Council assured the Chairman of all possible support and co-operation. Section - 1 (Confirmation of the Minutes of the Previous Meeting) Item No : To confirm the minutes of the Seventh meeting of the Council held on The minutes were confirmed. Section - 2 (Action Taken Report) Item No : To receive a note on the actions taken on the decisions of the Seventh meeting of the Council held on Chairman informed that a web-based Information System is being created by the AICTE which will be available for use to the general public. The memebrs appreciated the efforts made and stressed the need of pursuing the Educational programme on Doordarshan also. It was also suggested that a small committee may be constituted to indentify the goals of the programme The Chairman informed the members that reference was made to MHRD for approval and gazette notification regarding regulations for MBA/MCA programmes in 1998 Council noted that as per Section 23(1) of the Act, Council may, by notification in the Official Gazette, make regulations not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, and the rules generally

3 to carry out the purposes of this Act. A reference to the Government was, therefore, not necessary. Action be taken for notification directly The members were informed about the accreditation awareness and orientation workshops conducted by the AICTE in different parts of the country. While appreciating the efforts made by Prof.I.K.Bhat, Adviser, NBA, Prof.Ashok Chandra suggested that a Work Plan/ Action Plan should be worked out for the purpose. It was also suggested that the NBA should be suitably strengthened to achieve the desired goals It was pointed out by Dr. V.P. Garg that the Expert Committee constituted for implementation of Prof. P. Rama Rao s report should have Principal Adviser, Planning Commission in place of Shri M.K. Kaw, former Education Adviser of Planning Commission who has now become Education Secretary It was decided that Prof. S.C. Handa may be requested to submit the recommendations of the workshop at the earliest The members were informed that four programmes have been selected. Two of these have already been approved and two are awaiting approval The members were informed about the issuance of AICTE notification on revised Pay Scales and service conditions for Diploma and Degree level Institutions. There are certain anomalies in Degree level service conditions as approved by MHRD. The anomalies in service conditions will be taken up with MHRD separately and will be issued in due course of time. Section - 3 (For kind information of the Members) Item No : To receive the Budget Estimates for the year The Budget estimates of the Council for the year were received and approved. Item No : To receive a note on the Scheme of Career Award for Young Teachers during the financial year

4 Item No : To receive a note on the Scheme of Visiting Professorship during the Financial Year Item No : To receive a note on the Scheme of Emeritus Fellowship for the Year Item No : To receive a note on the Scheme of Seminar Grant Year Item No : To receive a note on issue of notification on revision of Pay Schemes and service conditions for the teachers in diploma level Technical Institutions. Item No : To receive a note on the Scheme of Travel Grant for the Year Item No : To receive a note on the Scheme of Staff Development Programme during the financial year Item No : To receive the Minutes and Action Taken Reports of Executive Committee meetings for the year The Council appreciated the work done by Executive Committee during the year Item No : To receive a note on the enhancement of Salary and Activity grant to Major QIP Centres under Curriculum Development Cell. Item No : To receive a note on extension of the Scheme of CEP for Non- Engineering Discipline.

5 Item No : To receive a note on revision of scholarship and contingency amount to candidates enrolled under the scheme of Quality Improvement Programme (Non-plan). Item No : To receive a note on the activities of National Board of Accreditation (NBA). The members were apprised about the work carried out by NBA. The members appreciated the efforts made by Prof.I.K.Bhat, Adviser, NBA. Item No : To receive a note on the Scheme of Career Award for Young Teachers during the financial year Item No : To receive a note on the Scheme of Emeritus Fellowship for the Year Item No : To receive a note on the Scheme of Seminar Grant Year Item No : To receive a note on the Scheme of Travel Grant for the Year Item No : To receive a note on issue of notification on revision of Pay Scales and service conditions for the teachers in degree level Technical Institutions. The members advised to incorporate the corrections in Qualifications of Teachers in Architecture and Town Planning as approved earlier. Section - 4 (For Ratification of the Actions Taken)

6 Item No : To consider ratification of grant of approval on the applications received during the academic year The approval granted were ratified. Section - 5 (For Discussion and Consideration) Item No : To consider the Draft Annual Report of the Council for the year The members approved the Annual Report of the Council for the year Item No : To consider the Annual Accounts for the Financial year The Annual Accounts for were approved for further action. Sd/- (R.S. Nirjar) Member-Secretary Sd/- (N.C. Nigam) Chairman