AICTE nod to open up NRI quota

The state government’s efforts to obtain relaxation for non-NRI students seeking admission on NRI sponsored seats in engineering colleges fructified with the All India Council for Technical Education granting them permission to enrol for such seats through a circular on Monday.

Chief Minister Narendra Modi had, during his recent visit to New Delhi, requested the Union human resource development minister Murli Manohar Joshi for the relaxation. The Centre announced the relaxation in view of the prevailing turbulent situation in the state and the adequate implementation of technical education in the state.

The circular will enable all educational institutions in the state to fill up the vacant NRI seats that had been barred from being filled up by a court order. Further, as per the fresh AICTE regulation, competent authorities will henceforth follow the procedure laid out and admit non-NRI students on NRI quota seats against a fee equal to that charged to the NRIs. The relaxation is applicable exclusively to the state for the academic year 2002-2003 only.

Republished from The Asian Age