The grant of approval by the AICTE for starting new institutions and introduction of new programmes is stipulated in clause 10k of the AICTE Act. The Council has made regulations/ guidelines for admissions to professional colleges. All institutions, courses and number of seats are scrutinized and approved by AICTE as per the regulations/guidelines and a nation-wide list of approved institutions/programmes is published every year. The council, with the help of Task Forces, also accords approval to various Institutions/Programmes in the country for a given period subject to fulfillment of specific conditions

With the existence of AICTE now it is possible to maintain high quality of education and uniformity in syllabus. Admissions also are made on the basis of guidelines issued by AICTE. Further because of the regulation formulated by AICTE now it is possible for the Technical Institutions which come under AICTE preview to manage efficiently.

Thanks to AICTE, now there is no scope for inefficient unit to survive. The R.K.I.M.C.S. Institute of Management and Computer Science maintains standards, norms and guidelines of AICTE.

Ed. CIL
Educational Consultants of India Limited, New Delhi, (A Government of India Enterprise)

Ed. CIL - Educational Consultants of India Limited is a Subsidiary of Ministry of HRD, Govt of India. It is established for the purpose of admitting students from foreign countries, particularly from developing countries. Ed CIL with assistance from the embassies of various countries helps foreign students for their admissions in different colleges affiliated to different universities in the country. Students who come from foreign countries for their studies in India are selected by their respective countries and are provided scholarships.

R.K.I.M.C.S. Institute of Management of Computer Science is one of the institute in Bangalore selected by the Ed. CIL, a Government of India enterprise, Ministry of HRD, New Delhi for admitting students of foreign countries. Selection of institutes by Ed. CIL for admitting foreign students is based on infrastructure and quality of education in the institution.

The State of Karnataka had taken a bold and innovative decision to establish a University of Health Science as far back as 1976. The phenomenal increase in the number of institutions and students admitted to various courses of medical and allied health science warranted the need to regulate, monitor and standardize the curricula as well as the evaluation system. The products of medical and health science professional education were to meet the societal needs for the better health care. The Central Council of Health has also recommended to establish Health Universities in all the States in the country. Keeping this in background the Government of Karnataka passed an Act in 1994 to establish the University of Health Science and the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences has been established. Thus a long cherished dream of having all the institutions of health sciences under one roof became a reality with the functioning of this University from 1st June 1996. The University is presently located at IV 'T' Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore - 560041.

The objective of the University is to upgrade standards of teaching, research, publication and dissemination of knowledge in all branches of health sciences and bring all the health science institutions under one umbrella to standardize and upgrade the standards of health science education.

The University was initially set up as an affiliating body and a passed program, it is envisaged to develop a campus of its own for advanced teaching, training and research in specialized fields of Health Sciences. The University has established a Curriculum Development Cell, Research Center and Library & Information Center for the development of knowledge in the field of health sciences and to promote qualitative education and standards. Most importantly the university is striving to be a facilitator of high quality health science education rather than just remaining as an affiliating and examining body.

In the state of Karnataka there are 242 colleges conducting undergraduate courses, 68 institutions conducting post graduation courses and 6 institutions offering super speciality courses in the field of health sciences such as medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, physiotherapy, ayurveda, homeopathy, unani and paramedical under the jurisdiction of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences About 13,000 under graduate, 2000 post graduate students and 30 Super Speciality students are admitted in different faculties of health sciences from this university every year. About 10,000 teachers are engaged in different faculties of health sciences in this university.

Computerization has been taken up on a priority basis in the university right from its inception for the transparent administration of examination system and academic activities. The necessary databases for students, teachers and institutions have been developed for all the affiliated institutions of this university for effective management information system. The in house software has been developed for UG, PG and Super Speciality courses offered by this university. New software has also been developed for PG Entrance test, which has been implemented successfully recently.

Ph.D. programs in the faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy have been introduced in the year 1999-2000. The promotion of research activities in the form of organizing workshops, symposiums, training programs, continuing education programs are being done for the teachers in different faculties of health sciences from time to time. The university has brought out good number of publications in the field of health sciences and made it available in the department of Prasaranga.

The construction of examination block on the second floor of the existing university building has been completed recently at an estimate of Rs.46.00 lakhs. The State-of-the-art digital libarary has been established at an estimate of Rs.42.00 lakhs with necessary infrastructure and health information resources. Attempts are being made to acquire the land for the development of the university campus on Mysore Road.