ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -1945. Formation of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)

Detailed explanation-2: -Objectives of AICTE To plan, formulate and maintain the norms and standards by acting as a statutory authority. To provide quality assurance through accreditation. To monitor, evaluate and provide funding for the priority areas. Maintaining parity of certification & awards.

Detailed explanation-3: -All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) was set up in November 1945 as a national-level Apex Advisory Body to conduct a survey on the facilities available for technical education and to promote development in the country in a coordinated and integrated manner.

Detailed explanation-4: -AICTE as a body is responsible for accrediting all postgraduate and graduate programs, under specific categories of technology for Indian institutions. This is its major point of difference with UGC (University Grants Commission) as UGC only accredits non-technical education in India.

Detailed explanation-5: -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 Government of India.