More proposals expected from engineering colleges wanting to start courses in regional languages- Education News
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) chairman, Anil Sahasrabudhe, on Monday said that the council is expecting more than double the number of proposals it had received last year, from engineering colleges wanting to start courses in regional languages.
“Last year), a total of 20 engineering colleges across India, including two in Pune, had started engineering courses in regional languages. We are expecting now that more than double the same proposals will come for AY 2022-23. The process for submission of proposals begins from Tuesday,” he said.
The first engineering course in the Marathi medium received a good response from students, with all the 68 seats taken at the Pimpri Chinchwad College of Engineering (PCCOE). Institutions across the country applied to launch the course in vernacular languages, after the apex body for engineering education invited applications as part of New Education Policy (NEP).
AICTE aims to reach all aspirants, particularly from the rural and tribal areas, who find it difficult to study in the English language. It plans to offer Bachelor of Engineering (BE) and Bachelor of Technology (BTech) courses in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada, Gujarati and Bengali, besides Marathi. Sahasrabudhe added, “Looking at the first year’s response, we are hoping to get many more proposals for this academic year. The initiative has taken off well in the 20 approved colleges last year.”
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