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Permalink Reply by bhanu priya devi on January 8, 2012 at 19:49

sir,

      please tell us the details

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Permalink Reply by RONIT MC on January 8, 2012 at 20:04

Dear Bhanu,

I have added the discussion to get the recent information regarding AICTE mandatory e journal subscription.Its applicable for all engineering colleges.In connection with this Delhi High Court & Supreme court has made any order against AICTE for compelling the package subscription? If so Kindly Send Us.

Regards.RONIT MC

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Permalink Reply by RONIT MC on January 8, 2012 at 20:04

Dear Bhanu,

I have added the discussion to get the recent information regarding AICTE mandatory e journal subscription.Its applicable for all engineering colleges.In connection with this Delhi High Court & Supreme court has made any order against AICTE for compelling the package subscription? If so Kindly Send Us.

Regards.RONIT MC

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Permalink Reply by RANDHIR K ARORA on January 10, 2012 at 6:58

Their is some kind of misunderstanding. Their is no supreme court order. The so called Delhi High Court Order in the EPSI vs Union of India & Ors Case given on the 6th of January can not be seen anywhere.Nor is it available on the Delhi High Court Website nor the ERPSI website.

Can anybody list on this Blog the Delhi High Court Interim Order against Annexure 10 of AICTE Approval process Handbook 2012-13.

I Have also tried filling Delnet membership and susbcription to delnet consortium on the Portal, their is still a deficiency of E-Journals.

2.pricing for Indest for 2012 is not available on their website.

SO CONFUSION RULES till further information.....................................................................................

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Permalink Reply by K. Nagaraja Rao on January 10, 2012 at 17:11

Here is the news item. The Stay is only upto the end of the month. However this has not yet reflected in AICTE site.

Education Promotion Society of India (EPSI) has got interim relief from the Honourable Delhi High Court on the matter related to 'Mandatory Subscription of Online journals', prescribed by the AICTE for all Technical Institutions viz. Engineering Colleges, Management Institutes, Architect Institutes, Pharmacy, MCA institutions etc. MBAUniverse.com has learnt that the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi has on January 6, 2012 stayed the AICTE’s notification to compulsorily subscribe to some mandatory online journals. The Hon’ble High Court of Delhi has issued an Interim Order stating that the AICTE Order under Approval Handbook for 2012-13 will remain stayed till January 31, 2012, when court will hear this matter again.

Speaking to MBAUniverse.com, Dr H Chaturvedi, Alternate President, EPSI, and Director, BIMTECH said, "This is a big relief by the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi. This arbitrary decision of the AICTE would have created extraordinary financial burden on technical institutions and also lead to siphoning of Rs.1600 crores to US and UK based multinational publishing companies."

EPSI says that now all technical institutions are not under any compulsion for buying online journals for extension of approval, or to increase in intake.

EPSI has being fighting for this issue since November 18, 2011, when a letter was sent to Shri Kapil Sibal, Hon’ble Minister of HRD. With no relief coming from the ministry, EPSI moved Delhi High Court on the matter.

The main plea by EPSI was that all AICTE approved institutions have a fundamental right to administer their respective institutions and buy books, journals, softwares, machines and equipments as per their requirements and choice.  In this case, AICTE not only imposed the list of journals from foreign companies publishing those journals, but also prescribed subscription rates in US dollars. Further, on December 20, 2011, AICTE has notified on its website that institutions subscribing DELNET/INDEST may not be required to subscribe an online journal. 

The final hearing on this matter will now be held on January 31, 2012.

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Permalink Reply by RANDHIR K ARORA on January 14, 2012 at 5:25

The last date of filing has been extended till the 25th of January.This does not serve any purposes except to give time to colleges to fill in the portal since it was not working for the past few days.BUT THE MAIN ISSUE WHERE ALL COLLEGES/ASSOCIATION ARE CONCERNED IS-their is no change of stand by AICTE on its website on ejournals requirements.
The Delhi High Court Order comes on 31st and the Chennai high court order will come in March will AICTE except extensions and addition of New Courses in colleges without prejudice of the e journals issue and accept DELNET/INDEST subscriptions without showing deficiencies is a things to watchout for.
Can any of us upload the Chennai High Court Order of the 12th January for everybody's benefit.

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Permalink Reply by Rahul Kumar on January 17, 2012 at 20:03

It gives us immense pleasure to share with you that Education Promotion Society of India (EPSI) has got interim relief from the Honorable Delhi High Court on the matter related to 'Mandatory Subscription of Online journals', prescribed by the AICTE for all Technical Institutions.

 

However, the AICTE has not made it compulsory that individual institutions should subscribe to e-Journals from a particular vendor prescribed by AICTE or at a price prescribed by AICTE. The only requirement is that the institution has to be a subscriber for unlimited downloads for unlimited number of users amongst the options available from a specific programme.

 

EPSI says that now all technical institutions are not under any compulsion for buying online journals for extension of approval, or to increase in intake.

 

Institutions are at liberty to choose vendors who offer them the most competitive price.

AICTE has decided not to decline renewal of approvals for academic year 2012- 2013, for noncompliance of the requirement but, it is expected that all institutions must fulfill the requirement in due course. It is suggested that now all technical institution are not under any compulsion for buying online journals for extension of approval.

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Permalink Reply by Kshitija Ashvin Kadam on November 22, 2012 at 22:01

please tell me if there are any more details about the supreme court order for AICTE e-journals subscription that is mandatory subscription for management institutes it is urgent.... plz help  me. If there is any information send it to kkadam860@gmail.com

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Permalink Reply by Amit A Gurav on February 13, 2013 at 23:21

Please upload the decission of Courrt

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