NEW DELHI : The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has allowed standalone MBA colleges to start their new academic session from July 1 for existing students while the new session for freshers will begin from August 1.
The council has barred all such institutes affiliated to it from hiking fees this year, keeping in mind the situation arising out of the spread of coronavirus pandemic. "All standalone institutions offering Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) and Post Graduate Certificate in Management (PGCM) courses will have to follow the new academic calendar.
Institutions may start the session as per notified dates in online mode and should only shift to regular face to face mode only after instructions from HRD