AICTE warns students against fake websites

The council has notified that they have only one official website -- aicte-india.org. It warned students against the two similar looking websites – aictsd.com and aictetindia.org – that have been surfacing on the Internet.  

In the notice, the All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) said, “This is to bring to the notice of General public and stakeholders that the official website of All India Council For Technical Education (AICTE) has the URL https://aicte-india.org. It has been observed that some websites with similar-looking URLs like- www.aictsd.com, www.aictetindia.org, etc, do not belong to AICTE.”  

“The AICTE is not responsible if a person is fooled by one of two fake sites. Anyone who plans to use the AICTE website in the future should carefully check their credentials before continuing,” read the AICTE statement. 

The council had recently issued an advisory to institutions to not run programmes without its prior approval. Issuing a public notice, the technical education regulator had stated that it had come to notice that some of the institutions were offering technical education programmes without approval of the AICTE. The AICTE has asked students to check the approval status of the programme and the institution before pursuing any course.“Any Institution not having prior approval from AICTE and conducting programs / Courses as outlined above, is liable to Punitive / Legal action,” read the notice. 

AICTE, Microsoft offer internship programme for undergrads; registrations open 

Microsoft and the AICTE have collaborated for Future Ready Talent, an internship programme for undergraduate students. The internship is open to students studying in their second year or above in technical or non-technical courses. The programme is free of cost and does not provide any stipend to students. Interested students can apply for the internship by visiting the Future Ready Talent website. The registration for the first batch began on September 15, 2021. The initiative aims to impact more than 1.5 lakh higher education students who will join the workforce between 2022-2024.  

As part of the programme, Microsoft will provide learning modules and certifications through its learning platform, Microsoft Learn, skilling students on topics such as cloud computing, data & artificial intelligence and cybersecurity. The AICTE will ensure the curriculum is aligned to the National Education Policy, 2020. 

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