FATEHGARH SAHIB: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has introduced tution waiver scheme for women, economically backward and physically handicapped meritorious students in technical institutions in Punjab.

AICTE which has been empowered under AICTE Act to formulate schemes for promoting technical education for women, handicapped and weaker sections of the society.

As per the AICTE guidelines regarding tuition fee wavier scheme, the Punjab government has issued notification for 24 Engineering Colleges, three management colleges and 10 Pharmacy College which can admit the students fall under the scheme. For this purpose the AICTE has allotted additional seats to these colleges in different branches and courses. 

As per the Punjab government's notification issued by P.Ram, principal secretary, Technical Education and Industrial Training, the seats will be filled by the colleges on the cateria of admission under management quota as specified by the government earlier.

Punjab Technical University (PTU), Jalandhar and Director Technical Education and Industrial Training, Punjab will jointly monitor the process of admission during or afterwards the admission has taken place.  This scheme is voluntary and available only to those institutions who have opted for the scheme.  Only those economically weaker students can take admission under the respective category whose annual income of parents or guardian is less than Rs 2.50 lakh.