The All India Council for Technical Education on 11th August 2022, has notified guidelines for inclusive education for all including persons with disabilities to be followed by AICTE Approved Institution. All AICTE Approved institutions should establish a Cell known as “[equal Opportunity Facilitation Cell EOFC)
The roles and responsibilities of the above Cell are summarized below:
- To promote admission of PwDs in technical institutions.
- To create awareness among stakeholders in the area of equal opportunities on a regular basis.
- To address special needs of the students pertaining to teaching-learning process.
- To provide special assistance in training and placement of students with disabilities.
- To provide free laptops and internet charges to PwDs through Institute/State Government.
- To establish a teacher-Mentor scheme for PwDs right from entry to exit from the institute.
Further the institutions shall have provisions of Ramps with minimum width of 1.5 Meters along with handrails at entrances, exits and passages. Adequate space (1.2 Meters) is required for movement of wheelchair users to enter into classrooms, laboratories, toilets and other areas within the building.
Every institution should create a cell/unit with the primary objective of ensuring inclusion of students with disability in the teaching-learning process. These cells be adequately funded both in terms of required resources as well as trained manpower. These units should also monitor progress by taking periodic feedback from students with disability.
All AICTE-approved institutions are required to include the details related to the availability of barrier-free environment for students with disabilities on their websites including details of the admission process, support services available and status of persons with disabilities.
