AICTE

AICTE approval process

Technical and management institutions need AICTE approval, renewed through an annual Approval Process Handbook and portal.

Issuing authority
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), Ministry of Education.
Legal instrument
All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987, AICTE regulations, and the Approval Process Handbook issued for each academic year. The handbook year is not named on this page.
Last reviewed
Not yet reviewed for publication

Planned coverage

  • Who needs AICTE approval, and the difference between new approval, extension and changes such as intake or new courses.
  • The annual approval calendar and the main deadlines in the current Approval Process Handbook.
  • Infrastructure, faculty and IT norms that drive approvals, and the documents institutions must upload.
  • Mandatory disclosures on the institution website and how to keep them accurate.
  • How Bit2Bit prepares approval evidence and keeps disclosures in step with the student record.

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