Thakur, who headed a committee to coordinate between AICTE and UGC on the issue, said the broader guidelines would be finalised at a UGC meet on January 10 and directives issued about providing affiliations by the universities.

The decision to go for amendment in the AICTE Act comes eight months after the Supreme Court had struck down the council's regulatory powers over technical institutes.

It has said colleges affiliated to a university do not come under the purview of the definition of "technical institution" as defined in AICTE Act, 1987.

While the ruling had triggered confusion about the fate of technical education especially of the management programmes, the ministry decided to bring an ordinance to undo the apex court ruling.

However, the proposal was dropped later on as the ministry was unsure about it being carried through.

It had also approached the law ministry to segregate powers between AICTE and UGC for approval, only to be shot down.
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