NBA-recognized pvt colleges seek 3-year affiliation with GTU

Ahmedabad: The association of private technical colleges has demanded that Gujarat Technological University (GTU) exempt colleges recognized by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) from renewing their affiliation every year and extend the affiliation term to three years.Following the recently announced guidelines of All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), the GTU on Tuesday announced the process of affiliation for the new institutes for 2024-25. The guidelines mandate that all engineering and pharmacy colleges must renew their affiliation every year.The association, however, said NBA-recognized colleges have already undergone extensive inspections and met all the stringent parameters so they should be exempted from the yearly affiliation process.Instead, the university should extend the affiliation period to three years.GTU has fixed January 25 as the deadline for new colleges and courses. The administrations that have applied for new colleges are required to submit their affidavits by February 2.The university will verify the applications and inform the applicants about their status on February 7. In case of queries, the applicants will be required to give updates and corrections, and the final report will be announced on February 15.