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Closed engg colleges to be skill training hubs
Government is planning to use existing infrastructure of closed AICTE-affiliated engineering colleges or polytechnics for skill development training programmes. In a statement, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister (MSDE) Rajiv Pratap Rudy said, “The ministry is working meticulously with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to utilise the existing spare infrastructure
New Delhi: Government is planning to use existing infrastructure of closed AICTE-affiliated engineering colleges or polytechnics for skill development training programmes. In a statement, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister (MSDE) Rajiv Pratap Rudy said, “The ministry is working meticulously with All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to utilise the existing spare infrastructure/ capacities of AICTE-approved engineering colleges/polytechnics for conducting" skill training courses.”
National Skill Qualification Framework (NSQF) compliant courses under the National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT) will be conducted under the Pradhan Mantri Vikas Yojna, added Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Minister (MSDE) Rudy. Already closed engineering colleges/polytechnics may apply directly for affiliation to run the courses, Rudy said.
The minister said as per information provided by AICTE, 31 institutions have been closed and 84 institutions have applied for closure across India. "A committee has been constituted by AICTE for feasibility study for utilisation of the surplus infrastructure, engineering colleges/polytechnics, for running NSQF compliant NCVT courses," he added.
