AICTE laid down multiple guidelines for the institutes and directed them to strictly follow the same. Strict actions will be taken against those institutes who will be caught going against listed instructions.
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) directed all the affiliated colleges to not demand fees payment from students during the lockdown period. The Council responsible for planning and development of technical and management education said that colleges/institutes must not insist on fee payments until lockdown ends and normalcy is restored in the country.
Asking the institutes to not pressurize students to make fees payment AICTE stated, ‘It has come to the knowledge of AICTE, that certain standalone institutions are insisting that students should pay the fees, including admission fees, during the lockdown. It is clarified that colleges/institutions should not insist on payment of fees till the ongoing lockdown is lifted and normalcy is restored. Further guidelines in this regard for communicating the revised timelines will be issued by AICTE in due course. Accordingly, all colleges/institutions are directed to display this information on their website and also communicate the same to the students through email.’
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The Council also stressed on the fact that the institutes must not delay the salaries of their staff members and faculty during the lockdown period that is until May 3. The guidelines came after the reports of some institutes not paying salary to their faculty started making rounds on the internet. Many institutes also terminated their employees. However, all such termination will be withdrawn. Asking its affiliated institutes to pay full salary to their staff members, AICTE said, ‘It has been learnt that various institutions have not paid salary to their faculty and staff members, for the duration of the lockdown, Also certain institutions have terminated the services of certain faculty/staff members. It is clarified that salary and other dues to the faculty/staff members will be released for the duration of lockdown and also terminations, if any, made during the lockdown will be withdrawn. Hence, the same may be strictly complied with. A letter in this regard has also been issued to the respective Chief Secretaries of all States/UTs including reimbursement of fees to colleges/institutions.’
AICTE laid down multiple guidelines for the institutes and directed them to strictly follow the same. Strict actions will be taken against those institutes who will be caught going against listed instructions.
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