AICTE Rolls Out Six Month Preparation Programme to Orient Engineering Students
- The orientation course will turn to be a great benefit for the students who have completed their school education in vernacular languages.
- Students will be able to manage academic pressure, time and study habits by the end of the orientation course.
With an objective to prepare students for professional education, All India Council for Technical Education or AICTE has launched orientation or UG engineering courses. Since the students shift from school education to higher education, AICTE felt that orientation is a must for the students. Initially, the six-month orientation programme will begin in 100 colleges across the country.
Students will be able to manage academic pressure, time and study habits by the end of the orientation course. The colleges will impart orientation course during the first semester.
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The orientation programme will help the students coming from diverse backgrounds, particularly rural areas. The orientation course will turn to be a great benefit for the students who have completed their school education in vernacular languages. Usually, students who complete their school education in vernacular languages face difficulty in understanding the subject when they join professional courses.
Therefore, AICTE has come up with the great initiative that will help the students to perform well in studies as well as adapt themselves to the professional education.
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Before introducing orientation course, AICTE had recalled the experiences where students used to quit the course mid-way due to pressure. and due to lack of understanding the subject.
Currently, the Council is in the process of identifying 100 colleges to introduce the orientation programme in. If the initiative becomes successful, the Council will launch the orientation course in more technical institutes. Now, AICTE has planned to introduce the orientation course in at least two colleges in each state.
AICTE had constituted a special committee to prepare the programme. The committee had experts from industry, and the programme will deliver basic skills that are essential for professional education.