From The Director General, Technical Education Department, Bays No.7-12, Sector-4, Panchkula, Haryana.

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1. Dr. Vikas Turk, Dean Academic Affairs, JCBUST YMCA Faridabad.

2. Prof. D.P. Tiwari, Dean Academic Affairs, DCRUST, Murthal. 3. Prof. D.K. Jain, Chairperson Department of Electrical Engg, DCRUST Murthal. 4. Prof. M.N. Mishra, Chairperson Department of Mechanical Eng9, DCRUST Murthal. 5. Prof. Dhirendra Singhal, Chairperson Department of Civil Engg, DCRUST Murthal 6. Prof. S.S. Banwait, Department of Mechanical Engg, NITTTR Chandigarh. 7. Prof. Jagdish Kumar, Head of the Department, Electrical Engg, PEC, Chandigarh.

Memo No. EC/Colleges/2021/08-14 Dated:11.06.2021

Subject: Approved Minutes of the meeting of Equivalency Committee held und the Chairmanship of 20-04-2021 at 03:00 pm in the office room of DTE, Sector-4, a Panchkula through Video Conferencing.

Sh. K.K. Kataria, Director Technical Education

Kindly refer to the subject noted above.

In this connection, the copy of the Approved Minutes of the meeting of EquivalerCommittee held under the Chairmanship of Sh. K.K. Kataria, Director, Technical Education 20.04.2021 at 3.00pm in office room of DTE sector-4, Panchkula through Video Conferencing hereby enclosed for information and comments, if any comments please submit within 07 d otherwise the minutes of meeting ill be stand confirmed in the absence of comments.

Additional Director(College/Univ.) for irector General Technical Education

Haryana, Panchkula. Endst.No. EC/Colleges/2021/15-16

A copy of above is forwarded to the following for information and necessary action, plea: Further communication to concerned quarters for their respective agenda items to whom itm pertains:

Dated:11.06.2021

1. Sh. D.K. Rawat, Additional Director (College/Univ.) 2. Joint secretary (Academic), HSBTE, Panchkula.

Additional Director(College/Univ.) for Director General Technical Education

Haryana, Panchkula. Dated:11.06.2021Endst.No. EC/Colleges/2021/17-22

A copy of above is forwarded to the following for information and necessary action, pleas 1. PS/DGTE for kind information of W/DGTE. 2. PA/DTE for kind information of DTE-cum-Secretary, HSBTE. 3. Balwan singh, Deputy Director, DTE Panchkula.4. Dr. Nidhi Aggarwal, Assistant Secretary, HSBTE, Panchkula. 5. Surender Kamboj, ADA, DTE, Panchkula.

t6 Deputy Director (IT) to host the above letter along with approved minutes on the webs of the Department.

Additional Director (College/Univ.)for Dirertor General Technical Education

Haryana, Panchkula.

Subject: Minutes of the meeting of Equivalency Committee held under the

Chairmanship of Sh. K.K. Kataria, Director Technical Education on 20- 04-2021 at 03:00 pm in the office room of DTE, Sector-4, Panchkula through Video Conferencing.

The meeting under the Chairmanship of W/DTE was held on 20-04-2021 at 03:00 pm. The following were present in the meeting held through Google Meet:

1. Sh. D.K. Rawat, Additional Director (College/Univ.) 2. Dr. Vikas Turk, Dean Academic Affairs, JCBUST YMCA Faridabad 3. Prof. D.P. Tiwari, Dean Academic Affairs, DCRUST, Murthal

Prof. D.K. Jain, Chairperson Department of Electrical Engg, DCRUST Murthal 5. Prof. M.N. Mishra, Chairperson Department of Mechanical Engg, DCRUST Murthal 6. Prof. Dhirendra Singhal, Chairperson Department of Civil Engg, DCRUST Murthal 7. Prof. S.S. Banwait, Department of Mechanical Engg, NITTTR Chandigarh 8. Prof. Jagdish Kumar, Head of the Department, Electrical Engg, PEC, Chandigarh 9. Balwan Singh, Deputy Director, DTE Panchkula 10. Dr. Nidhi Aggarwal, Assistant Secretary, HSBTE Panchkula 11. Surender Kamboj, ADA, DTE Panchkula

The agenda items pertaining to Degree Technical courses and Diploma Technical courses were placed in the meeting. The agenda items were deliberated one by one and following decisions were taken by the Committee:

A. Agenda items pertaining to degree courses:

The recommendations of the equivalency committee in case of Degree Technical Courses are as under:

Item Agenda Decision/recommendations of the Equivalency Committee no.

1. Confirmation of minutes of| Minutes were confirmed. Equivalency meeting held on 28.08.2019 at 11:00 AM under the

Chairmanship of W/DGTE. 2.

Committee

To note the follow-up action| Noted and approved. on the decisions taken in the Equivalency

meeting held on 28.08.2019 at 11:00 AM under the Chairmanship of W/DGTE.

3. Clarification on equivalency of| Ratified.

B.Tech. Electronics B.Tech. ElectricalEng9. Regardin9equivalencyacquired from IGNOU, New Committee

Delhi.

Committee

Electrical &

degree with

validity of

and The agenda items was discussed in detail in Degree the light of recommendations of Equivalency

meeting accordingly issued vide letter dated 30-10-2020 by Chief Secretary. The Hon'ble Apex Court had passed order dated 18.09.2020 in writ petition no. 1341 of 2019 (O&M) titled as MD Naseem Baig & others V/s AICTE & other seeking validity of the degree passed from IGNOU, New Delhi. The Hon'ble Apex court allowed that Diploma/degree courses are valid recognized for those candidates enrolled up

4.

on 11-02-2019,

to session 2011-12.

Therefore, it was decided by the committee

that the matter may be referred to the General

Services Branch of Chief Secretary office for

consideration and issuing appropriate

orders/policy guidelines with reference to theHon'ble Apex Court and AICTE letter dated

25.11.2020 for the diploma/degree passed from IGNOU, New Delhi for those candidates

enrolled up to session 2011-12.

the equivalency of Civil Further, for Engg.(Construction Management) with Civil

Engineering, it was decided that a committee

under the Chairmanship of Chairman Civil Engg of DCRUST Murthal to be formed by the DCRUST Murthal and submit the report to the DTE office on the equivalency of Engg.(Construction Management) with Civil

Engineering. of The agenda items was discussed in detail in Recognition approval

Diploma/Degree awarded by the light of recommendations of Equivalency Professional IME/AMIE and others.

5.

like Committee meeting on 11-02-2019, the matter is already under consideration of the Chief

Secretary office with reference to Hon'ble

Supreme 13.08.2019 in the case MA No.2367 of 2018 in Civil Appeal No. 17922 of 2017, Institution of Mechanical Engineers Vs. State of Punjab &Ors. has endorsed the decision of MHRD and AICTE Public Notice issued in 2017. The AICTE letter dated 23.11.2020 may be sent to the Chief Secretary office that AICTE recognition is not course specific and this is only the endorsement of the decision of MHRD in this

bodies

Court in its judgment dated

regard.

taken up again Further, the matter may be with AICTE/MHRD for the detail of diploma / degree courses professional bodies which are valid for those

candidates enrolled up to 31.05.2013.

conducted by different

Recognition approval of The matter is under consideration with the

weekend degree awarded by | Competent Authority.

DCRUST, Murthal, Sonepat. Clarification

6.

7. regarding9 The agenda items were discussed in detail in

equivalency to degree in the light of AICTE letter dated 28-04-2017. recommended that in The committee has Electrical

Government Service. Engineering

concerned quarter may be informed that Electrical & Electronics Engg. is equivalent to

candidates Electrical Engg. Further, the possessing the AMIE certificate in Electrical Engg are also eligible who are enrolled with the concerned professional body before 31-05-

2013 as per Hon'ble Apex court judgement and AICTE letter dated 25.11.2020. Further, the relevant courses for Electrical Engg. as mentioned in the AlCTE letter dated 28-04 2017 may be considered equivalent to Electrical Engg if the candidates possessed relevant Electrical Engg. Degree and passed

the Graduate Aptitude Test for Engg. (GATE). /

B. Agenda items pertaining to diploma level technical courses:

he decisions/ recommendations of the equivalency committee in case of diploma level

technical courses are as under: the Decision/recommendations

Equivalency Committee Noted and approved.

Item Agenda O.

Action Taken Report for the decisions taken in the Equivalency Committee meeting held

28.08.2019 at 11:00 AM under the on

Chairmanship of DGTE Equivalency of the diploma in Tool &Die offered by Nettur Technical Training Hyderabad

It was deliberated that the 2. for the diploma similarity quotient

Curriculum prescribed by NTTF vis-à-vis the

diploma curriculum of HSBTE varied between 44%- 60% for various diploma programmes and as per the policy

practice, the Board considers an AICTE

approved recognition equivalency when at least

75 % of the curriculum matches with the

Foundation (NTTF),

diploma programme for

Curriculum prescribed by the Board.

The committee was briefed that the matter mainly concerned the diploma pass-out students from NTTF willing admissions in degree courses through lateral entry in the State.

to seek

Any Technical Institute/ University catering to degree level courses are required to make admissions as per the regulations prescribed by the statutory regulatory body i.e., AICTE. In case, any clarification regarding the eligibility of diploma pass-out students from NTTF to a degree level technical course is required by any Technical Institute / University, the same may be got clarified from AICTE, being the

regulatory body.

As such the HSBTE does not prescribe the criteria for admissions nor does it fall under its purview.

Accordingily, NTTF may be intimated that their diploma level courses cannot be considered equivalent to diploma courses offered by HSBTE. However, the matter regarding the eligibility of their diploma pass out students to degree courses through lateral entry in the State may be taken up at appropriate level with the

Concerned Universities/ AICTE. | All India Council for Technical Education Recognition / approval and mode of

Diploma awarded by the various (AICTE) vide its letter dated 13.03.2003 Defence Forces under Gol had granted approval to certain defence

| institutions subject to the condition that the duration of the diploma programmes will be 03 years with entry level 10th qualification.

The duration of the course is either not

mentioned in the certificates issued by the

various Defence Authorities or in some cases

|duration of the courses is less than 03 years.

The matter was pursued with AICTE, the

Council vide AICTE/P&AP/MHRD/Misc./2019/879 dated

04.09.2019 has clarified that AICTE is

granting approval to various defence institutions for conducting diploma / degree

program. As per the norms of the AICTE diploma should be of 3 year duration and degree course of 4 year duration. It was concluded that:

letter no. .No.

The Naval Trade Certificates issued by Indian Navy place reliance upon the National Classification of Occupation (NCO) Codes published by Directorate General of Training (DGT), Gol from time to time.

i.

The DGT frames overall policies, norms and standards for vocational trainings craftsmen and crafts instructor trainings under the aegis of Ministry of Labour thereby catering to Vocational and Industrial Training Institutes in the Country whereas, the diploma engineering qualification in technical fields is regulated by AICTE, the Apex body regulating technical education in the Country.

aining

Accordingly, the Naval Trade Certificates issued by Indian Navy considered equivalent to diploma level qualification(s).

cannot be

As far as the certificates issued by Indian Army and Indian Air Force are concerned, the respective institute(s) may possess AICTE approval and the DMC's/Marksheets issued by the concerned Authority may explicitly mention the 3 year duration of the respective diploma course. In case, the duration for the diploma course work is clearly mentioned on the certificates as 3 years or the total duration mentioned in various DMC's sums up as 3 years, the case(s) may be considered.

ii.

i.

The matter may be taken up by the Directorate General Resettlement, New Delhi with appropriate Authorities like AICTE or MHRD to have some uniform

guidelines having pan-India applicability

implementation.

All the concerned Departments may be intimated accordingly. The decislon may also be conveyed to DGT and AICTE in the large

interest of the ex-servicemen. Recognition of diploma in Electrical The matter was deliberated at a length under Engineering from Agenda Item No. 6 above (pertaining to

degree level courses). Assam University, Silchar

As discussed the Central State Universities do not require prior approval of AICTE to

| Commence any diploma level programme in Technical Education as held by Supreme| Court of India in Civil appeal 2056 of 1999 in Bharathidasan University & ANR. Vs. AICTE &Ors.

The committee observed that the diploma | level technical courses in various engineering disciplines offered by any Central State

University may be recognized subject to the condition that such courses are offered by

the concerned University at its own Campus in Regular Mode and not through a Learning Resource Centre in Distance Mode.

However, it was observed that we may seek clarification from HVPNL Assam University whether the diploma in Electrical Engineering

run in collaboration with CIDC is recognized by the State Government of Assam or not. If so, the relevant State Notification to this effect may be sought from

the quarter concerned before deciding the

instant matter.

Government

Mechatronics It was deliberated and decided that the the the diploma course in the Mechatronics Engg. is|

Engineering for not equivalent to diploma in Mechanical Engineering in the light of report decisions

Equivalency

of Equivalency Engineering Mechanical

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to

teaching purpose meetings of of previous

Committee meetings.

The concerned may be intimated accordingly. Regarding equivalency of Diploma The matter was deliberated at a length under

acquired from 1GNOU, New Delhi 6

Agenda Item No. 4 above (pertaining to degree level courses).

detailed above, correspondence will be undertaken by the University Branch with O/o Chief Secretary, Haryana.

As the needful

The meetng ended with the vote of thanks to the Chair and all present in the

meeting