All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) was set up in November 1945 as a national-level apex advisory body to conduct a survey on the facilities available for technical education and to promote development in the country in a coordinated and integrated manner. And to ensure the same, as stipulated in the National Policy of Education (1986), AICTE was vested with:

• Statutory Authority for Planning, Formulation and Maintenance of Norms & Standards
• Quality Assurance Through Accreditation
• Funding in Priority Areas, Monitoring and Evaluation
• Maintaining Parity of Certification & Awards
• The Management of Technical Education in the Country