The Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS) today strongly criticized the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for putting “unreasonable” restriction on institutes imparting PGDM courses and called upon the association members to intensify their fight against the regulatory body.
It may be noted AIMS has already challenged the AICTE notification on PGDM schools in the Supreme Court and the apex court has granted two interim stays -one for the year 2011-12 and the other for 2012-13 as the writ petitions are still pending for disposal.Referring to the AICTE notification on 28th December, 2010, Prof J Phillip, founder president AIMS and president, Xavier Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship, Bangalore, said, the regulatory body has shown the tendency of being over-restrictive in its approach, often leading to inflexibility, mediocrity and lack of innovation.
Speaking at the inaugural session of 23rd Annual Management Education Convention of AIMS, organized by Regional College of Management, a city based autonomous B–School, here, Phillip said a massive educational and advocacy effort is needed to bring in proper balance in the approaches of the regulatory bodies.
He sought the partnership of organizations like Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Associated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ASSOCHAM), Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) as well as the liberal minded people to fight the negative mindset of the regulatory bodies.
The AICTE notification, which is strongly opposed by AIMS, include provisions that admission to all PGDM courses shall be done through common entrance test such as Common Admission Test (CAT), Management Aptitude Test (MAT) or examination conducted by the respective state governments for all institutions other than minority institutions from which Joint Management Entrance Test, Xavier Aptitude Test, ATMA are excluded and fees charged for the PGDM, PGDM (executive) and Post Graduate Certificate in Management (PGCM) programmes shall be approved by the fee fixation committee of respective state governments.
Besides these, AIMS has contested four other provisions of the notification in the Supreme Court.
Among others, Orissa governor, MC Bhandare and Santrupta Mishra, CEO, Carbon Black and Group HR, Aditya Birla Management, delegates from abroad and within the country attended the convention.
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