Polytechnic colleges under CET purview will strengthen technical education, says Minister

HYDERABADMinister for SHAKTI, formerly Department of Labour, Dr. G. Vivek Venkataswamy, on Thursday said that the plan to bring polytechnic colleges under the purview of the Commissionerate of Employment and Training (CET) is an effort to strengthen technical education. The other intended outcome, he said, is to align it more closely with industry and employment opportunities.Addressing the media, the Minister pointed out that the GO issued brings polytechnics under CET from the Commissionerate of Technical Education, and added that it was an administrative restructuring. The decision would not alter the identity or recognition of polytechnic education, he added.All the existing stipulations including the three-year AICTE-recognised diploma courses, fee and system lateral entry will remain