professional councils in INDIA

             

  We have 15 professional councils in India... from 2013 onwards we have only 14.... distance education council was abolished, in that place distance education bureau created under the purview of UGC.

1. All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE)

All India Council for Technical Education has been established under the AICTE Act, 1987. The council is authorized to take all steps that are considered appropriate for ensuring coordinated and integrated development of technical education and for maintenance of standards. The Council may, amongst other things:

1. coordinate the development of technical education in the country at all levels;
2. evolve suitable performance appraisal system for technical institutions and universities imparting technical education, incorporating norms and mechanisms for enforcing accountability;
3. lay down norms and standards for courses, curricula, physical and instructional facilities, staff pattern, staff qualifications, quality instruction, assessment, and examinations;
4. grant approval for starting new technical institutions and for the introduction of a new course or programmes in consultation with the agencies concerned.  

2. Medical Council of India (MCI)

The Medical Council of India (MCI) was set up by the Indian Medical Council Act, 1956, amended in 1993. The council is empowered to prescribe minimum standards for medical education required for granting recognized medical qualifications by universities or medical institutions in India. The Council is empowered to make regulations relating to:

1. the course and period of study, including duration of practical training to be undertaken, the subjects of examination, and the standards of proficiency therein to be obtained in universities or medical institutions for grant of recognized medical qualifications;
2. the standard of staff, equipment, accommodation, training and other facilities for medical education; and
3. the conduction of professional examinations, qualifications of examiners, and the conditions of admissions to such examinations.

The Council is also responsible to give its recommendations to the Central Government for establishing new medical colleges, an opening of new or higher courses of study and increase in admission capacity in any courses of study or training.   

3. National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE)

                              The National Council for Teacher Education is a statutory body set up under the National Council for Teacher Education Act, 1993.  Came into existence in 1995. But it was started in 1973, as an advisory body. 

a)  To facilitate the planned and coordinated development of the teacher education system in the country and for regulation and proper maintenance of norms and standards in the teacher education system.

b)  The mandate given to the NCTE is very broad and covers the whole gamut of teacher education programs including research and training of persons to equip them to teach at pre-primary, primary, secondary and senior secondary stages in schools, and non-formal education, part-time education, adult education and distance (correspondence) education courses. The Council has 4 regional offices for it's better functioning... Namely North, south,  west and east. 

       

1. to coordinate and monitor teacher education and its development in the country;
2. lay down guidelines in respect of minimum qualifications for a person to be employed as a teacher;
3. lay down norms for any specified category of courses or training in teacher education;
4. lay down guidelines for compliance by recognized institutions for starting new courses or training;
5. lay down standards in respect of examinations, leading to teacher education qualifications; and
6. examine and review periodically the implementation of the norms, guidelines, and standards laid down by the Council.  

The Council is empowered to grant recognition of institutions offering courses or training in teacher education.

4. Dental Council of India (DCI)

                 Dental Council of India, constituted under the Dentists Act, 1948, is a Statutory Body incorporated under an Act of Parliament to regulate the dental education and the profession of Dentistry throughout India. 

The Council is responsible for according recognition to the dental degree awarded by various universities and also for maintaining uniform standards of dental education in India. 

The Dental Council of India (DCI) lays down minimum requirements in respect of staff and infrastructure and prescribes the syllabus and the scheme of examinations.

5. Pharmacy Council of India (PCI)

The Pharmacy Council of India (PCI), also known as a Central Council, was constituted under the Pharmacy Act, 1948. The PCI controls pharmacy education and profession in India up to graduate level. 

The Council prescribes:

1. The nature and period of study of practical training to be undertaken before admission to an examination;
2. the equipment and facilities to be provided for students undergoing approved courses of study;
3. the subject of examination and the standards therein to be attained.                                         

6. Indian Nursing Council (INC)

The Indian Nursing Council is a statutory body constituted under the Indian Nursing Council Act, 1947. The Council is responsible for regulation and maintenance of a uniform standard of training for Nurses, Midwives, Auxilliary Nurse-Midwives(ANM) and Health Visitors. Amongst other things, the Council is empowered to make regulations for: 

              prescribes the standard curricula for the training of nurses, midwives, and health visitors; and for training courses for teachers of nurses, midwives, and health visitors, and for training in nursing administration; prescribes conditions for admission to above courses, and prescribes a standard of examination and other requirements to be satisfied for securing recognization.

7. Bar Council of India (BCI)

                              The Bar Council of India is empowered to make rules to discharge its functions under the Advocates Act 1961. An important rule-making power is with reference to laying down guidelines for the standards of professional conduct and etiquette to be observed by advocates. The Bar Council of India can also specify the conditions subject to which an advocate must have the right to practice and the circumstances under which a person must be deemed to practice as an advocate in a court.

8. Central Council of Homeopathy (CCH)

The Central Council of Homoeopathy was established under the Homoeopathy Central Council Act, 1973. The Council prescribes and recognizes all homeopathic medicine qualifications. Any university or medical institutions that desire to grant a medical qualification in homeopathy is required to apply to the Council. 

9. Central Council for Indian Medicine (CCIM)

The Central Council of Indian Medicine is the statutory body constituted under the Indian Medicine Central Council Act, 1970. This Council prescribes minimum standards of education in Indian Systems of Medicine viz. Ayurved, Siddha, Unani Tibb. The Council is empowered to appoint medical inspectors to observe the conduct of examinations, and visitors to inspect facilities in colleges, hospitals and other institutions imparting instruction in Indian medicine. 

10. Council of Architecture

The Council of Architecture (COA) was constituted under the provisions of the Architects Act, 1972, enacted by the Parliament of India.The Act provides for registration of Architects, standards of education, recognized qualifications and standards of practice to be complied with by the practicing architects. Any person desirous of carrying on the profession of "Architect" must register himself with council of Architecture.

11. Rehabilitation Council

                                   The Rehabilitation Council of India was set up as a registered society in 1986. The Parliament enacted Rehabilitation Council of India Act in 1992. The Rehabilitation Council of India become Statutory Body on 22nd June 1993.The RCI Act was amended by the Parliament in 2000 to work it more broad-based. The Council has the twin responsibility of standardizing and regulating the training of personnel and professional in the field of Rehabilitation and Special Education. 

1. To regulate the training policies and programmes in the field of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities
2. To bring about standardization of training courses for professionals dealing with persons with disabilities
3. To prescribe minimum standards of education and training of various categories of professionals/ personnel dealing with people with disabilities
4. To regulate these standards in all training institutions uniformly throughout the country
5. To recognize institutions/ organizations/ universities running master's degree/ bachelor's degree/ P.G.Diploma/ Diploma/ Certificate courses in the field of rehabilitation of persons with disabilities
6. To recognize degree/diploma/certificate awarded by foreign universities/ institutions on reciprocal basis
7. To promote research in Rehabilitation and Special Education
8. To maintain Central Rehabilitation Register for registration of professionals/ personnel
9. To collect information on a regular basis on education and training in the field of rehabilitation of people with disabilities from institutions in India and abroad
10. To encourage continuing education in the field of rehabilitation and special education by way of collaboration with organizations working in the field of disability.
11. To recognize Vocational Rehabilitation Centres as manpower development centres
12. To register vocational instructors and other personnel working in the Vocational Rehabilitation Centres
13. To recognize the national institutes and apex institutions on disability as manpower development centres
14. To register personnel working in national institutes and apex institutions on disability under the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment 

12. National Council for Rural Institutes

                                   National Council of Rural Institutes is an autonomous society fully funded by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India. Registered on 19th October 1995 with its Headquarter at Hyderabad. It was established with the main objective of promoting Rural Higher Education for advancing rural livelihoods with the instrument of education on the lines of Mahatma Gandhiji's revolutionary concept of Nai Talim, a functional education based on the values proposed by Gandhiji. 

13. State Councils of Higher Education 

                                   Following the National Policy on Education, respective state governments have established State Councils of Higher Education (SCHE). These councils prepare coordinated programmes of development of higher education in each state. Thus they seek to consolidate the efforts and investments of institutions of higher education with the state.

14. Distance education council

 The Distance Education Council (DEC) is an apex body for the Open and Distance Learning (ODL) system in the country. It is empowered, under Statute 28 of the IGNOU Act, to act as an apex body for the ODL system. It is responsible for promotion, coordination and maintenance of standards of the ODL system. The Vice Chancellor of IGNOU is the ex officio Chairperson of DEC.^[8]In June 2013, University Grants Commission has taken over DEC, by establishing Distance Education Bureau which will govern the distance education programs in India. 

15. Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR)
                                        
                                         ICAR has established various research centers in order to meet the agricultural research and education needs of the country. It is actively pursuing human resource development in the field of agricultural sciences by setting up numerous agricultural universities spanning the entire country. It provides funding to nearly 30(Thirty) State Agricultural Universities, one Central University and several Deemed Universities. 

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