अिखल भारतीय तकनीकी िशक्षा पिरषद ्

(भारत सरकार का एक सांिविधक िनकाय)

मानव संसाधन िवकास मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार
नेल्सन मंडल
े ा मागर्, वसंत कुंज, नई िदल्ली-110070

ALL INDIA COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION

(A Statutory Body of the Govt. of India)
Phone : 011-26131576-78, 80 Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India
Website : www.aicte-india.org Nelson Mandela Marg, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi-110070

F.No. 10-1/AICTE/P&AP/MoU-AICTE/2018 Date: 17/01/2018

POLICY & ACADEMIC PLANNING BUREAU

CIRCULAR
To,

All Directors/Principals of AICTE approved institutions

Subject:- Scrapping of 75% Attendance Rule and introducing Vocational Projects

Dear Sir/Madam,

You are aware about the growing unemployability of Engineering Graduates in our nation has become a serious issue
for students as well as technical firms and companies based in India. According to latest statistics and data from
National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and AICTE carried out
in late 2017 about 57.43% of Engineering Graduates from various technical institutes across the nation remain
unemployed due to lack of skill and continuous rote learning to clear the graduate level examination.

Moreover 75.93% of Engineering Graduates are unable to code in any of the programming languages even after basic
programming courses being a mandatory in the AICTE approved curriculum during initial semesters of B.E./B.Tech
Programme. Rote Learning and Cramming remains popular across the students of these institutions to clear
examinations.

To address the declining employability of over 12 Lakh Engineering Graduates, Ministry of Human Resource
Development (MHRD) has decided to to scrap the 75% attendance rule w.e.f. 18/01/2018 due to inability of updating
the syllabus on new technologies and advancements regularly. Students of B.E./B.Tech or equivalent programme have
to submit a Vocational Project related to their Hobby or Subject each semester for a “Hands On” Experience to develop
employability in various sectors of our Economy. Failure in submission of Vocational Projects each semester and 3
Mandatory Internships would result in refusal to issue the Equivalent Degree.

Institutes must make provisions to :-

• Avoid Plagiarism in Vocational Projects

• Provide Internships to Students in/or before their Final Year
• Upload/Preserve Vocational Projects till the Degree is Awarded

Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) will be conducting workshops to make students and faculties
aware about the latter for smooth transition towards the updated curriculum. Detailed Documents will be made available
on www.mhrd.gov.in and aicte-india.org.

Directors/Principals are advised to make necessary arrangements in their institutions.

Prof. G.K. Gokhale

Advisor
Policy & Academic Planning Bureau