THE INSTITUTION OF ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERS (IETE)
Actions taken by IETE HQ after MHRD order of 10 July 2012 regarding
de-recognition of IETE courses.
- The MHRD order
is applicable to 14 Professional Societies and not only to IETE (it
included Institution of Engineers, Institution of Mechanical Engineers,
Aeronautical Society of India, Institution of Civil Engineers etc.)
- Detailed and
strong representation was sent to Secretary MHRD against the order on 25th
July 2012.
- President and
two Past Presidents met Chairman AICTE .
- President and
PRO met Dr Abdul Kalam, 11th President of Republic of India on
30 Dec 2013.
- President met
Dr Pallam Raju, Hon’ble Minister of MHRD on 18 July 2013.
- President,
Secretary General and PRO met Dr R Chidambaram, Principal Scientific
Advisor of Government of India in Dec 2013.
- President and
representative of HQ also met Shri Shashi Tharoor, Hon’ble Minister of
State on 4th April 2013.
- President along
with Vice President, Shri M L Gupta met Shri Sandeep Dixit, Member of
Parliament on 4th April 2013.
- President,
Secretary General and PRO met Shri Ashok Thakur, Secretary, MHRD in Oct
2013 and made personal strong representation.
- President, Secretary
General and PRO met Prof Ved Prakash, Chairman UGC in Oct 2013.
- President met
Prof D P Aggarwal, Chairman, UPSC on 3rd Jan 2014 who assured
that IETE name will remain in UPSC advertisements (Employment news 22 to
28 Mar 2014 refers).
- Letters were
written to Dr Manmohan Singh, Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Smt Sonia
Gandhi, Chairperson UPA, Shri Rahul Gandhi, Dr Sam Pitroda, Dr Pallam
Raju, Hon’ble Minister of MHRD, Dr Shashi Tharoor, Hon’ble Minister of
State and many other dignitaries.
- A meeting of
all affected Professional Societies was organized on 5th Feb
2013 at IETE HQ to have a common stand and possible legal action.
- Almost over a period
of six months, IETE HQs various official collected relevant papers and
information under RTI to file the legal case.
- Power point
presentation on IETE curriculum, courses and recognition etc was made on 7th
Mar 2013 to Prof Sanjay Dhande Committee appointed by the AICTE. Prof
Sanjay Dhande Committee report speaks high of IETE and suggests that
Government should allow such Institutions to award degrees.
- President
IETE, as member of AICTE Governing Council raised issue on 14 Feb 2013 and
in many subsequent meetings.
LEGAL ACTION
- A writ
petition against the MHRD orders was filed in the Hon’ble Delhi High Court
on 13 May 2013 thru a Senior Advocate.
- The Hon’ble
Delhi High Court after three hearings, on 23 May 2013 granted stay on the
order of MHRD.
- Institution of
Engineers approached Hon’ble Delhi High Court only on 31st May
2013 and the Hon’ble Delhi High Court clubbed all the petitions together.
- Subsequent
hearings took place on : 6th August 2013, 9th Jan
2014 and next hearing is scheduled on 23 April 2014 in front of the Joint
Registrar.
PRESENT STATUS
- MHRD
recognition of IETE courses is still valid until final decision of Hon’ble
Delhi High Court.
- IETE
students continue to get Government Jobs.