Supreme Court okays AICTE revised calendar for 2022-23 academic year

As per the revised AICTE academic calendar 2022-23, the last date for granting or refusing approval is now July 10, 2022, which was earlier April 10, 2022.

As per a report published in Live Law, the Supreme Court has approved the revised academic calendar proposed by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for the 2022-23 academic year for admission to engineering and other courses.  

The council said the dates fixed by the court for the AICTE academic calendar 2022-23 could not be adhered to due to a surge in COVID-19 cases. 

A Bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai said, “There has been a delay in processing applications, hearing appeals and in making admissions in the last two years in view of the pandemic. Periodically, at the request of AICTE last dates according to the schedule fixed by this court has been extended even for 2021-2022. As institutions have been closed, inspection by expert committees, verification and scrutinies could not be held within time. Taking into account the extraordinary situation…we approve the revised calendar which is proposed by AICTE in the proposed terms.” 

AICTE revised calendar for 2022-23 academic year 

For Technical Institutions  (Not applicable for Standalone PGDM/PGCM Institutions)	Schedule for academic year 2022-2023
Last date of granting or refusing approval by AICTE	July 10, 2022
Final date of granting approval after appeal	July 30, 2022
Last date for grant of affiliation by University /Board	August 31, 2022
Last date for commencement of classes for existing students of technical courses	September 15, 2022
Commencement of induction program for 1st year students	October 10, 2022
Last date for cancellation of seats for technical courses with FULL fee refund	October 20, 2022
Last date up to which first year students can be admitted against vacancies	October 25, 2022
Last date for commencement of classes for first year students of technical courses	October 25, 2022
Last date for lateral entry admission to second year courses for newly admitted students	October 30, 2022

The Supreme Court order read that in case exigency arises due to pandemic situation, the AICTE is permitted to change other sates in the academic calendar 2022-23, as per guidelines issued by the Ministry of Education/Ministry of Health/Ministry of Home from time to time.

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