Technical education in India has a long history dating back to ancient centres of learning. Major developments in the early 20th century included establishing institutions focused on specific industries and the formation of committees to advise on technical education policy. This led to the establishment of the All India Council for Technical Education in 1945 to coordinate technical education. Over the decades, AICTE was granted greater powers and oversight through the AICTE Act of 1987 to regulate and ensure standards across technical education fields in India. AICTE is now responsible for planning, coordinating development, and maintaining quality and standards across the technical education system in the country.

3. Technical Education in India
has a history stretching back to the ancient urban centres of
learning at Taxila and Nalanda.
Western education became ingrained into Indian society
with the establishment of the British Raj.
The major policy initiatives in the pre-Indepen dence
period included appointment of the
 Indian Universities Commission in 1902,
 Indian Education policy resolution in 1904
 Governor General’s policy statement of 1913
stressing the importance of Technical Education,

4. Technical Education in India
The establishment of
II Sc. in Bangalore, Institution for Sugar,
Textile and Leather Technology in Kanpur,
N.C.E. in Bengal in 1905 and
Industrial schools in several provinces.
Significant developments in the policy include:
 Constitution of the Technical Education Committee of
the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) of 1943;
 Preparation of the Sergeant Report of 1944; and
 Formation of the All India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE) in 1945 by the Govt of India.

5. Technical Education in India
The AICTE was set up in November 1945 based
on the recommendations of CABE to stimulate,
coordinate and control the provisions of
educational facilities and industrial development of
the post war period.
At that time, mandate of AICTE basically covered
only programs in Engineering and Technology.

6. Technical Education in India
The Government of India decided in 1954 to set up a
Board of Management Studies under AICTE to
formulate standards and promote Management
Education.
Architecture was covered under the Architects’ Act,
1972. Subsequently, for better coordination of
the Professional Courses, Architecture Education
was also placed under the purview of AICTE.
The National Council of Hotel Management and
Catering Technology were set up in 1982, to
which all the Institutions of Hotel Management
are affiliated.

7. Technical Education in India
Education in other professional fields such as, Pharmacy, Applied
Arts & Crafts has also undergone similar developments during
the post-independence period.
Programs for Technical Education, during the first three Five Year
Plans, were devoted to expansion of Technical Education to meet
the growing demand for technical personnel at Diploma, Degree
and Post-Graduate Levels.
From the fourth Five Year Plan onwards, the emphasis was shifted to
the improvement of quality and standard of Technical Education.
This was done through implementation of the Quality Improvement
Program consisting of three major components that provided
for M.E. / M. Tech and Ph. D Programs, Establishment of
Curriculum Design and Development Cells, and Short Term
Training Programs.

8. Technical Education in India
The policy shift during eighties towards involvement of Private
and Voluntary Organizations in the setting up of Technical and
Management Institutions on self-financing basis ushered in an era
of unprecedented expansion of the Technical Education System, a
trend which has continued during successive Five Year Plans.
It was in this context that AICTE was given statutory powers by
the AICTE Act of Parliament in 1987, with a view to ensure the
proper planning and coordinated development of Technical
Education System throughout the Country.
Technical Education in this context includes fields of Engineering
and Technology, Architecture, Town Planning, Management,
Pharmacy and Applied Arts & Crafts.

9. THE ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL
EDUCATION ACT 1987 (No 52 OF 1987)
To provide for the establishment of an All India Council for
Technical Education with a view to the
 Proper planning and co-ordinated development of the technical
education system throughout the country,
 The promotion of qualitative improvements of such education in
relation to planned quantitative growth and the regulation and
 Proper maintenance of norms and standards in the technical
education system and for matters connected therewith.

10. Important Provisions of the AICTE Act

12. Objectives
o Promotion of Quality in Technical Education.
o Planning and Co-ordinated Development of Technical
Education System.
o Regulations and maintenance of Norms and Standards.

13. Vision
“To be a world class organization leading technological
and socioeconomic development of the Country by
enhancing the global competitiveness of technical
manpower and by ensuring high quality technical
education to all sections of the society.”

14. Mission
• A true facilitator and an objective regulator
• Transparent governance and accountable approach towards the society.
• Planned and coordinated development of Technical Education in the
Country by ensuring world-class standards of Institutions through
accreditation.
• Facilitating world-class Technical Education through:
Emphasis on developing high quality Institutions,
academic excellence and innovative research and
development programmes;
• Networking of Institutions for optimum resource utilization;

15. Mission
• Dissemination of knowledge;
• Technology forecasting and global manpower planning;
• Promoting industry-Institution interaction for developing new
products, services, and patents;
• Inculcating entrepreneurship;
• Encouraging indigenous technology;
• Focusing on non-formal education;
• Providing affordable education to all.
• Making Indian Technical Education globally acceptable.
• To be a forward-looking organization that has an
efficient, flexible and empowered manpower, sensitive to
stakeholders’ expectations.

16. Objectives
• Promotion of Quality in Technical Education.
• Planning and Coordinated Development of Technical Education
System.
• Provide regulations and maintenance of Norms and Standards.

17. Responsibilities
• Promotion of Quality in Technical Education.
• Policy Directions
• Review of Norms and Standards
• Assessment of Manpower requirement
• Liaison with Central Government, State Governments, Universities
and other Statutory Bodies

18. Regional Offices
1. Mumbai
2. Chennai
3. Bengaluru
4. Bhopal
5. Chandigarh
6. Kanpur
7. Kolkata
8. Hyderabad
9. Guwahati
10.New Delhi
11.Thiruvananthapuram

19. Academic Activities
1. Board of Architecture
2. Board of Hospitality & Tourism Management
3. Board of Information Technology
4. Board of Management Studies
5. Board of Pharmaceutical Education
6. Board of Post Graduate Education and Research
in Engineering and Technology
7. Board of Technician Education
8. Board of Town and Country Planning
9. Board of Undergraduate Studies in Engineering and
Technology
10.Board of Vocational Education

20. Major Functions
1. Approval of Diploma / Degree / Post Graduate Degree / Post
Graduation / Post Diploma / Post Graduate Diploma Level programs in
Technical Institutions.
2. Approval of variation / increase in intake, additional programs in technical
Institutions
3. Quality Assurance through Accreditation.
4. Participation in the process of granting Deemed University status by MHRD.
5. Approval for Foreign Collaborations / Twinning Programs.
6. Promotion of Industry-Institution Interaction.
7. Development of Model Curricula through All India Boards of Studies.
8. Research Promotion Schemes (RPS)
9. National Coordinated Project (NCP)
10. National Facilities in Engineering & Technology with Industrial
Collaboration (NAFETIC).

21. Major Functions
11. Modernization and Removal of Obsolesces (MODROBS)
12. Entrepreneurship Development Cell (EDC)
13. Industry Institute Partnership Cell (IIPC)
14. Travel Grant (TG)
15. Seminar Grant (SG)
16. Faculty Development Programme (FDP)
17. Emeritus Fellowship (EF)
18. Career Award for Young Teachers (CAYT)
19. Visiting Professorship (VP)
20. AICTE-INAE Distinguished visiting Professorship (DVP)
21. National Doctoral Fellowship (NDF)
22. Research Park (RP)
23. Innovation Promotion Scheme (IPS)
24. Post Graduate Grants and GATE Scholarship
25. AICTE – INAE – TRF (Teacher Research Fellowship).

22. Major Functions
26. AICTE – INAE – TG (Travel Grant to Students)
27. Winter and Summer Schools for the Faculty
28. Finishing Schools for the Students
29. Indian National Digital Library in Engineering Sciences and Technology
(INDEST)
30. Quality Improvement Programme (QIP)
31. NITTR Training Programmes for Faculty
32. Networking of Technical Institutions.
33. Assessment of National Technical Manpower through National Technical
34. Manpower Information System (NTMIS)
35. Promotion of Autonomy in Technical Institutions.
36. Connecting Technical Institutions through EDUSAT Network- Live
transmission of M.E. / M. Tech programs
37. Steps for Stopping Commercialization of Technical Education.

23. Composition of Council
18 ex-officio members and 15 members for a period of three years
• Chairman to be appointed by Central Government(l)
• Vice-Chairman to be appointed by Central Government(l)
• Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of the Central Government dealing with education(l)
• The Educational Advisor(T) to the Government of India (1)
• Four Chairmen of the Regional Committee of AICTE (4)
• Chairmen of the All India Boards of VE, TE, UG Studies in Engg and Technology, PG Education and
Research in Engg, Management Studies (5)
• One member representing the Ministry of Finance of the Central Government(l)
• One member representing the Ministry of Science & Technology of the Central Government(l)
• Four members representing the Ministries and departments of Central Govt other than those specified
above.
• Two members of Parliament of whom one from Loksabha and other from Rajyasabha
• Eight members by rotation in the alphabetical order to represent the States/ UTs provided that an
appointment under this clause shall be made on the recommendation of the Government of the State, or as
the case may be, the Union Territory concerned(8)
• Four members representing the organizations in the field of Industry and Commerce.
• Seven members representing (i) CABE,(ii) AIU(iii) ISTE (iv) CIIT(v) (PCI (vi) CoA(vii) NPC
• Four members representing the Professional bodies in the Field of Technical and Management Education
• Two members to be nominated by the Central Government who represent such interests not covered by
the foregoing clauses as the Central Government may deem fit.
• The Chairman, UGC(l)
• The Director, IAMR(l)
• The Director General, ICAR(l)
• The Director General CSIR(l)
• Member Secretary to be appointed by Central Government(1)