AICTE Announcement on International Women’s Day
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) announced a scholarship for female students on the occasion of International Women’s Day. Under this scheme, female students pursuing BBA, BCA, and MBA courses will be provided a scholarship of Rs 25,000 by AICTE. This scholarship scheme will provide financial assistance of Rs 7.5 crore to 3000 female students from economically weaker backgrounds, with each student receiving Rs 25,000.
New Courses under AICTE
While announcing the scheme, AICTE Chairman Professor T.G. Sitharam stated that AICTE strives to empower women and fully unleash their potential in technical and management education. We have a scheme named ‘Progress in Name’ for female engineering students. Since BBA, BCA, and MBA undergraduate management courses also fall under AICTE, they are planning to launch a special scheme to promote gender equality.
Increase in Enrollment of Female Students
The Chairman of AICTE mentioned that in recent years, there has been an increase in the enrollment of female students in AICTE-approved institutions. In the academic year 2022-23, 39% of female students took admission, compared to only 30% in 2020-21. Similarly, in 2021-2022, the enrollment was at 36%.
एआईसीटीई ने अंतरराष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस पर फीमेल स्टूडेंट्स के लिए 25000 रुपये की स्कॉलरशिप की घोषणा की है। इस स्कीम से 3000 फीमेल स्टूडेंट्स को 7.5 करोड़ रुपये की आर्थिक मदद मिलेगी। इसके साथ ही एआईसीटीई ने जेंडर इक्वलिटी को बढ़ावा देने के लिए एक विशेष स्कीम भी लॉन्च करने की घोषणा की है। अध्यक्ष ने बताया कि हाल के वर्षों में फीमेल स्टूडेंट्स के इनरोलमेंट में बढ़ोतरी देखने को मिल रही है।
