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What are the eligibility
standards?
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| Computer training institutes desirous of conducting
DOEACC accredited course(s) are obliged to meet the following requirements/standards:
a). Status and Identity
The institution/organization should be registered under any act
of law e.g. in the case of a company, it must be registered with
the Registrar of Companies, in case of a Society, it must be Registered
with Registrar of Societies and so on an so forth.
Must show financial stability and sincerity of the purpose.
Should have conducted similar course for at least two years.
b) Infrastructure - Building and Space
Should have its own premises. However, in the event of the premises
being hired, it should be on a long-term lease. The lease term,
in such cases is specific to the Level for which accreditation is
sought and the same is defined in the relevant prospectus.
Minimum carpet area should be better than 90 sq. meters consisting of at
least;
- one class room to seat 25 students
- one lab to seat 15 students.
- Library
- reception area, etc.
c) Infrastructure - Equipment
State-of-the-art Hardware should be available with the institute
and the same should be provided to the students for the training
of the relevant DOEACC course. The institute also needs to ensure
that the students are allotted at least half of the duration of
a subject for "hands-on" experience.
The minimum number of computer system required should be commensurate
with the number of students being trained by the institute and also
the geographical location of the institute, subject to at least
eight computer systems.
Not more than two students should work on a single terminal or
one PC.
All software should be licensed as understood within the terms
of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Software required for the
conduct of DOEACC Course(s) has been prescribed within the relevant
syllabus.
The institute should also possess modern teaching aids such as
overhead projectors, video projection, audiovisuals etc.
d) Faculty
The teaching faculty should consist of at least three permanent
incumbents who should have been with the institute for not less
than six months.
The ratio of full time to part time (normalized) should at least
be 4:1, i.e., within the institute, for every four full time faculties,
the institute is permitted to engage one part-time faculty.
The ratio of full time + part time (normalized) to students should
at least be 1:25, i.e., for every batch of 25 students, the institute
should employ one faculty subject to a minimum of three permanent
incumbents.
Competent faculty should have the requisite qualifications and
experience (a minimum of two years) as has been detailed in Prospectus
of respective levels. The names and qualification including the
experience of the faculties are required to be provided within the
accreditation application form.
e) Library
The institute should maintain a Library. The Library should have
a good selection of books and should also subscribe to popular periodicals.
Sufficient number of books, which are listed in the DOEACC syllabus,
should be also maintained in the Library.
Sufficient number of DOEACC Syllabi and also other DOEACC publications
should be maintained in the Library and the same should be made
available to all concerned.
f) Code of Ethics
Institutes granted permission to conduct the DOEACC course(s)
are required to follow the following code of ethics;
Should NOT knowingly, advertise in a way which is liable to project
a false impression of competence of the Institution.
Should NOT advertise, either directly or by Implication, accreditation
of aspects / course(s) for which specific approval has not been
granted. This also covers the cases which are under consideration
or expired or withdrawn;
Should NOT exaggerate, to gain unfair advantage, the contents
of the course(s) for which accreditation has been granted;
Should NOT mention connection with foreign collaboration directly
or indirectly to gain advantage, unless there is indisputable proof
of such connection.
Should NOT guarantee benefits to student that is actually false
or not feasible.
Should NOT project price terms that are false, or misleading,
to gain advantage over competition.
Should NOT disparage competition, even obliquely.
Should NOT project insufficiently supported claims of excellence in connection
with employment.
Should NOT distort statement of Government for own gain.
Should NOT criticize action of Government / professional bodies
or experts, without proper investigation.
Should NOT make statement offensive to the public. This includes
release of advertisements that are "Off-Color."
Should NOT make statements of an ambiguous nature presenting
a false picture in any stage /part of the scheme of accreditation
including hardware / software as also omissions and half-truth.
should NOT do comparative advertising
Should NOT involve in any other matter / action repugnant to
the spirit of ethical practices, including, behavior to / by our
students; unauthorized use of copyrighted software etc.
g) Student Admission and Administration
At least 50% of the enrolment will be on the basis of merit.
Student administration should be of high order.
Separate record keeping of admission, registration, aptitude
test, and-- selection norms.
h) Accreditation Fee (Provisional) for 3 years
'O' Level - Rs. 30,000/-
'A' Level - Rs. 30,000/-
'B' Level - Rs. 45,000/-
'C' Level - Rs. 30,000/-
* Accreditation Fee once paid is
not refundable.
i) Points to consider after accreditation
Accreditation is for the DOEACC computer course and the institute
is not accredited as such. It is applicable for the course at the
specified location only.
Accreditation given in the name of an institute is not automatically
applicable to its branches / centres / head office/franchises/licensees
etc. Each centre is required to have independent accreditation for
each level.
Provisional accreditation is granted for a period of three years
for O/A/C levels and five years for B level.
Accreditation is a continuous process and new institutes get
accredited from time to time. Accreditation granted to an existing
institute may be withdrawn if its fails to adhere to the specified
norms or for other specified reasons.
Observers who are experts in the field are requested to visit
the concerned institutes and send their reports when complaints
about the functioning of the institutes are to be investigated or
deficiencies in their yearly reports are to be looked into.
The performance of an institute is reviewed through the yearly
reports submitted by the institute, the Observer's report on the
functioning of the institute and by the performance of candidates
appearing in DOEACC examinations from the institute. This also includes
the number of candidates sent by the institute for such examinations.
Institutes are allowed to run number of courses/batches in commensuration
with the qualified faculty and existing infrastructure. Based on
this, the maximum number of students which the institute can train
for each level are decided.
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