AICTE to promote sports in technical institutions
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has sought details of sports infrastructure in all its affiliated colleges in order to improve sports activities especially in technical institutions.
The AICTE move to promote sports came against the backdrop of several complaints that alleged lack of concentration in sports-related activities and only on the academic performance of the students. In a circular, the AICTE said technical institutes can play an important role in promoting sports. It said institutions could prepare sportspersons for national and international competitions to be held in future in the light of credible performance of Indian sportsmen during Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics 2021.
The council said that the Union Ministry of Education will soon discuss the issue of sports infrastructure available in the technical institutions with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India. The AICTE has asked vice-chancellors of universities and principals of the council's affiliated technical institutions to provide exact details about the sports infrastructure available in their respective institutions.
The sports infrastructure include providing a number of playgrounds, sports complex, gymnasium/fitness centre, indoor stadium, swimming pool, and yoga centre. The institutions have also been asked to give details of students involved in sports and studying from the first year to the final year.
The AICTE had recently asked universities and colleges to share the list of newly introduced courses to be included in the next year's Approval Process Handbook. In line with the new National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, many institutions and universities have made use of the policy changes which are in line with the new policy and introduced courses in emerging areas or increased intake in emerging areas.
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