Which of the following organizations looks after the quality of technical and…

Concept

Education regulators are distinguished by the sector and statutory mandate assigned to them. To identify the responsible body, match the field named in the question with the remit in the body’s governing law.

Technical education covers programmes such as engineering, technology, architecture, pharmacy and management education under the relevant national regulatory framework.

Application

The All India Council for Technical Education Act, 1987 assigns AICTE responsibility for the coordinated development of the technical education system and for regulation and maintenance of its standards. Its remit includes management education within this framework.

Contrast

• NCTE is the statutory regulator concerned with the planned development and standards of teacher education.

• MCI was the statutory regulator for medical education and the medical profession in 2011; it was later replaced by the National Medical Commission.

• AICTE is the statutory council whose remit covers coordinated development, regulation and standards in technical education, including management programmes.

• CSIR is a national research and development organization operating a network of scientific laboratories; it is not an education-sector regulator.

Cross-check

Matching each organization to its statutory field leaves AICTE as the body whose remit aligns with both technical and management education.

Result

Therefore, the organization is AICTE.