ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION

7th Floor, Chanderlok Building, Janpath, New Delhi 110 001

An Emergent meeting of the Council was held on February 26, 2010 at 10.30 a.m. in
the Conference Room(1st Floor), Ministry of Human Resource Development, Shastri
Bhawan, New Delhi. 110 001.

A. Members present:

1. Dr. S.S. Mantha Chairman, Council

2. Shri Ashok Thakur, Nominee of

Additional Secretary(HE), MHRD Education Secretary(HE),
MHRD

3. Dr. R.K. Chauhan Nominee of

Secretary, University Grants Commission(UGC) Chairman, UGC

4. Prof. S.C. Saxena Member

Chairman, Northern Regional Committee , AICTE

5. Dr. B.B. Ahuja Member

Chairman, All India Board of Vocational Education, AICTE

6. Dr. B. Hari Gopal Nominee of Secretary

Scientist ‘G’ & Adviser Head (SERC Division) DST
Department of Science & Technology(DST)

7. Sh. V.K. Jain Nominee of Secretary

Additional Secretary, TTE, Delhi Govt. of NCT of Delhi

8. Sh. P.R. Dave Member

Commissioner & Secretary, Gujarat

9. Dr. Sandhya Chintala Nominee of

Director, NASSCOM President, NASSCOM

10. Sh. Vinay Rai Nominee of

Chairman(Education Committee),ASSOCHAM President, ASSOCHAM

11. Prof. Beena Shah Nominee of

Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities(AIU) President, AIU

12. Sh. I.S. Gahlaut Nominee of

Director, Confederation of Indian industries(CII) President, CII

13. Ms. Archna Mudgal Nominee of

Registrar-cum Secretary, Pharmacy Council of India(PCI) President, PCI

14. Sh. N.C. Vasudevan Member

Director General, National Productivity Council(NPC)
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15. Ms. Rekha Sethi Nominee of
Director General, All India Management Association(AIMA) President, AIMA

16. Wg,. Cdr. Dr. M.L. Bala Nominee of

Chairman-Academic Committee President, IETE
Institute of Electronics & Telecommunication Engineer(IETE)

17. Sh. Vishwajit Patang Rao Kadam Member

Secretary, Bharati Vidyapeeth

18. Dr. R.K. Mittal Nominee of

ADG(EQR), Indian Council for Agricultural Research(ICAR) Director General, ICAR

19. Dr. D.K. Paliwal Acting Member Secretary

B. Secretary, Department of HE, MHRD nominated Sh. Ashok Thakur,

Additional Secretary, Department of Higher Education MHRD; Chairman,
UGC nominated Dr. R.K. Chauhan, Secretary, UGC ; Secretary, DST
nominated Dr. B. Hari Gopal, DST; Secretary, Govt. of NCT, Delhi
nominated Sh. V.K. Jain, Additional Secretary(TTE), Delhi; President,
NASSCOM nominated Dr. Sandhya Chintala, Director, NASSCOM;
President ASSOCHAM nominated Sh. Vinay Rai, Chairman(Education
Committee), ASSOCHAM; President, AIU nominated Prof. Beena Shah,
Secretary General, AIU; President CII nominated Sh. I.S. Gahlaut, Director,
CII; President, PCI nominated Ms. Archna Mudgal, Registrar-cum-
Secretary, PCI; President, AIMA nominated Ms. Rekha Sethi, Director
General AIMA; President IETE nominated Wg. Cdr. Dr. M.L. Bala
,Chairman-Academic Committee, IETE ; and Director General ICAR
nominated Dr. R.K. Mittal, ADG(EQR), ICAR to attend the meeting.

Joint Secretary(T), Department of Higher Education, MHRD; Joint Secretary

& Financial Adviser, MHRD; Dr. S.D. Awale, Chairman, Western Regional
Committee, AICTE; Dr. P. Mannar Jawahar, Chairman, Southern Regional
Committee, AICTE; Prof. Shekhar Chaudhuri, Chairman, Eastern Regional
Committee, AICTE; Prof. V.N. Gupchup, Chairman, All India Board of Post
Graduate Education and Research in Engg. & Tech., AICTE; Dr. A.A.
Ghatol, Chairman, All India Board of Technician Education, AICTE; Dr. N.
Sambandam, Chairman, All India Board of Management Studies, AICTE,
Prof. B.S. Sonde, All India Board of Undergraduate Studies in Engineering
& Technology, AICTE; Secretary, Dept. Of Agriculture & Cooperation;
Secretary, Dept. of Chemicals & Petro Chemicals; Secretary, Ministry of
Civil Aviation; Secretary, Ministry of Coal; Secretary, Technical Education,
Dadra & Nagar Haveli; Secretary, Daman & Diu Admn; Secretary, Goa;
Secretary(Technical Education), Haryana; Secretary, Technical Education,
Himachal Pradesh; Secretary, Department of Technical Education, Jammu
& Kashmir; President, FICCI; Sh. Vinod Raina(rep CABE); Secretary, Indian
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 Society of Technical Education(ISTE); Director, IIT-Guwahati; Vice
President, Council of Architecture; Chairman, Indian Banks Association;
Director National Council for Hotel Management and Catering Technology;
Director, Institute of Applied Manpower Research; Director General,
Council for Scientific Industrial Research could not attend the meeting due
to their other engagements.

At the outset, the Chairman welcomed the members of the Council and
apprised them about important developments in the AICTE, since the last
meeting of the Council. He also mentioned about the e-Governance system
of AICTE. The agenda items were deliberated upon and the following
decisions were taken:

Section –1
(For Discussion and Confirmation )

Item No. 1.1: To consider and approve the draft Regulations on All India Council for
Technical Education (Pay Scales, Service Conditions and Qualifications
for the Teachers and other Academic Staff in Technical Institutions,
2010 for degree and diploma institutions respectively.

The Council deliberated and approved the draft Regulations All India
Council for Technical Education (Pay Scales, Service Conditions and
Qualifications for the Teachers and other Academic Staff in Technical
Institutions, 2010 for degree and diploma institutions respectively.

Item No. 1.2: To consider and approve the consideration of the appeals preferred by
various institutions by the Appellate Committee to be constituted as
per the Approval Process 2010.

The Council considered the proposal for amendment in the composition

of the Appellate Committee given under Clause 4.3.5 of the Approval
Process Handbook January 2008 and resolved to have the same
composition as approved by the Council for Approval Process Handbook
2010-11, even for the cases, which are to be processed as per the
provisions under Approval Process Handbook January 2008. This
decision was taken by the Council after appreciating difficulties being
faced in constituting the Appellate Committee as per the provision under
Clause 4.3.5 of the Approval Process Handbook January 2008, in availing
the services of the Director of IIT/NIT/IIM.

Item No. 1.3: To consider and approve fee structure for Conferences with Senior
Advocates in respect of High Courts and Tribunals.

The Council appreciated the Agenda Note and approved that the fee of
Council’s Advocates to organize and participate in conferences with

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 senior advocates, in case of matters before the High Court and Tribunal
as Rs. 4,000/- and for the matters in Supreme Court as Rs. 6000/- per
conference per day.

Item No. 1.4: To consider and approve the proposal for appointment on deputation
basis to certain posts earmarked for direct recruitment as per the
provisions of the Recruitment Regulations, 2007.

The Council considered the proposal and appreciated the circumstances

and resolved that no vacant position should be filled on permanent basis
for the time being and allowed to fill these positions on deputation basis.

Item No. 1.5: To consider adoption of the Central Government Rules and
Regulations for the employees of AICTE.

The Council resolved that all the Rules (Governing Service Conditions,
Conduct Rules etc.,) as amended from time to time as applicable to the
Central Government employees shall be equally applicable to the
employees of All India Council for Technical Education.

Item No. 1.6: To consider and approve engagement of manpower in the

Headquarters office through EdCIL, an Autonomous body under the
Ministry of Human Resource Development.

The Council has approved the proposal to hire the services of the
additional personnel (not against the approved positions) from
Educational Consultant of India Limited (EdCIL) as and when required,
for its Headquarters as well as Regional Offices.

Item No. 1.7: To consider and approve engagement of additional manpower in

Regional Offices of AICTE through EdCIL.

The Council has approved the proposal to hire the services of the
additional personnel (not against the approved positions) from
Educational Consultant of India Limited (EdCIL) as and when required,
for its Headquarters as well as Regional Offices.

Item No. 1.8: To consider and approve payment of remuneration to Advocates and
Architects respectively for verification of documents.

The Council appreciated the provision of having the land document,

building plans and constructed building inspected through the advocates
registered with Bar Council of India and Architects registered with
Council of Architecture and approved with a fee of Rs. 6,000/- per case.
It was also resolved that the services of advocates and architects of the

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 nearby area, in which the institution concerned is located should be used
for verifying the documents and constructed area, as the case may be.

Item No. 1.9: To consider and approve the revised qualifications at entry level for
faculty members in Engineering/ Technology institutions

The Council considered the proposal and approved that B. Tech Degree
holders with a first class in the appropriate discipline and such once
qualification as provided in the existing scheme of pay for teachers of
technical institutions, may be allowed to appoint as ‘Pro-term Lecturers’
at a consolidated salary of Rs. 30,000/- per month. This arrangement may
be for a maximum period of ‘3’ years in order to address the situation of
shortage of teachers (M. Tech Degree holders) as an interim measure.
Thereafter, the colleges are required to fill up the positions that the
teachers having qualification as prescribed in the Regulations approved
by the Council under Agenda Item No. 1.1 above. The Council resolved
that the institutions may be motivated to encourage such Pro-term
Lecturers to register themselves in M. Tech Programmes and complete
their M. Tech Degree within ‘3’ years, so that they could be eligible for
recruitments to the regular posts of Assistant Professors.

Item No. 1.10: To consider and approve the proposal for utilizing of the services of the
Data Entry Operator engaged through Manpower Agency as
Stenographers.

The Council has approved the proposal to hire the services of the
additional personnel (not against the approved positions) from
Educational Consultant of India Limited (EdCIL) as and when required,
for its Headquarters as well as Regional Offices.

Item No. 1.11: To consider release of the salary component of under the PG Funding
Scheme of AICTE.

The Council has approved the inclusion of salary component under Post
Graduate Education and Research scheme for AICTE approved
Government/ Government-Aided institutions for Aided programmes for
the current Plan period (11th) and also for continuance to the next Plan
Period(12th).

Item No. 1.12: To consider the proposal to make National Board of Accreditation
operational.

The Council noted that National Board of Accreditation (NBA) has been
registered under Societies Registration Act, 1860 on 07.01.2010. It was
also noted that Prof. B.C. Mazumdar has been appointed as the First
Chairman of the Executive Committee of NBA and Dr. D.K. Paliwal shall
act as Member Secretary of NBA.

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 The Council approved the following to make NBA operational:

a) The AICTE shall rent an adequate space to the NBA from the
premises owned by it in NBCC Building, 4th Floor, Bhisham
Pitamah Marg, Pragati Vihar, Lodhi Road, New Delhi – 33 at a
nominal rent of Rs. 1 per month.

b) NBA shall assess and intimate its requirement of space to the

AICTE. The NBA shall also be permitted to carry out minor
repairs like partitioning etc., to make the space use worthy for it.

c) The AICTE shall release a financial grant of Rs. 5 crore in favour

of NBA to meet its establishment requirements.

d) A grant of Rs. 1 crore for the financial year 2009-10 and Rs. 3
crore per annum for next three financial years i.e., 2010-11, 2011-
12 and 2012-13 shall be released by AICTE in favour of NBA.

Item No. 1.13: To consider the matter regarding finalization of the Report of the Fee
Committee under the Chairmanship of Justice Sh. Ranganathan
Mishra, Former Chief Justice of India.

The Council resolved that Hon’ble HRM may be requested to write a

letter to Justice (Retd.) Sh. Ranganathan Mishra with the request to
expedite the Report of its Committee.

Tabled Item

Item No. 1.14: To consider the proposal to extend the process of e-Governance for
development of Management Information System of the Finance
Bureau.

The Council considered the proposal to extend the process of e-

governance of AICTE and development of the following major modules :-

(i) Grant-in-Aid
(ii) Receipts and Payments
(iii) Pay Roll
(iv) Complete Book Keeping
(v) Other matters related to Finance
(vi) Diary and movements of papers and files.

Item No. 1.15 : To consider the proposal of monitoring and vigil of activities of AICTE
offices including all Regional Offices through CCTV.

The Council considered the proposal to strengthen the security measures

at AICTE offices and approved the proposal to install CCTV IP Camera
based access management system through a software and also the facility

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 to record the video captured through CCTV and convert the same into
Digital Video Disks (DVDs) and store them in a library.

Item No. 1.16 : To consider the proposal for establishment of a Help Desk for various
stakeholders to help them regarding the AICTE Web Portal.

The Council considered the proposal of establishment of a mechanism of

helpdesk on continuous/permanent basis in order to extend assistance to
the stakeholders. It was also considered that since the number of
helpdesk operations shall be related to the e-governance process and
would be technical in nature. Therefore, it was considered appropriate to
negotiate with M/s L&T Infotech, who are providing e-governance
services to the Council for setting up of helpdesk specially to address to
the technical queries related to e-governance system of the Council.

Item No. 1.17 : To create a facility of SAN & Firewall on the AICTE Web Portal.

The Council considered the proposal of creation of the facility of SAN

and Firewall on AICTE’s Web Portal and approved the proposal, in
principle.

Section - 2

(For Information of the Members)

Item No. 2.1: To receive a note regarding e-payment facility in order to receive the
fee as well as making payments by the Council through ICICI bank.

The Council received the information regarding e-payment facility in

order to receive the fee as well as making payments by the Council
through ICICI bank.

The meeting ended with a Vote of Thanks to the Chair.

Minutes prepared by Minutes approved by

Sd/- Sd/-

(Dr. D.K. Paliwal) (Dr. S.S. Mantha)

Acting Member Secretary,AICTE Acting Chairman, AICTE