Obtain NOC before admission to technical courses in Pakistan, AICTE warns students
The technical education regulator said the students should apply for clearance in the format as specified by it.
The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has asked students of Indian nationality and Overseas Citizens of India (OCI) to obtain a no-objection certificate (NOC) before taking admission to engineering and technical courses in Pakistan. The AICTE said the students should apply for clearance in the format as specified by the council.
“An Indian National/ Overseas citizen of India who intends to take admission in Higher education in Engineering and Technology Programme in Pakistan shall require to obtain No Objection Certificate from AICTE. The student should apply for such clearance in prescribed proforma available on the AICTE website,” an AICTE statement said.
The requirement of NOC from AICTE has come after the council had noticed degrees obtained from foreign countries were sometimes not recognised and students faced issues in getting opportunities in India.
The AICTE in the statement said: “The instances have been noticed where students going to foreign countries for obtaining UG and PG degrees in technical courses which are not recognnised and students run fro pillar to post for their authentication and equivalence. The validity/ equivalence of such foreign degrees awarded are at times not on par with the degrees awarded to students passed from Indian institutions.”
“Such students after obtaining degrees from foreign universities are facing issues in getting the opportunities in Indian jobs or higher education even after spending huge amount of fee to obtain such non-equivalent technical degree. To avoid financial burden on parents of such students, AICTE is issuing a warning that students must carefully ensure the validity of the degree,” the AICTE added.
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