AICTE Academic Calendar Revised- Here's when the colleges are likely to be opened

Source: The Indian Express

The new session for the management institutes affiliated to AICTE will begin from August 1, as per the latest revised academic calendar released by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). The existing students will be able to join the colleges from August 16. Every year, the classes start by June 30 but this was postponed till July 31, as per the revised schedule released earlier this year.

The academic schedule has been further postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Classes for engineering, Pharmacy, architecture and other courses will begin from August 16 for the existing students whereas the classes will begin from September 15 for the new batches, as per the latest schedule. Classes for courses other than PGDM and PGCM will begin from August 15, as per the latest calendar issued by the AICTE.

The AICTE has asked the colleges to complete the first round of counseling and start their admission process on or before August 30, while the last date upon which students can be admitted is September 15, as per the guidelines of AICTE. Admissions for open and distance learning courses will be held from August 16.