New Delhi: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has written to heads of all technical institutions to consider Indian students who returned from war-torn Ukraine against the vacant seats available and admit them at appropriate levels, reported news agency PTI.
In its letter, the AICTE said, "as you are aware, around 20,000 Indian students are back in the country from the war-torn Ukraine, where they were pursuing courses in medical and engineering in various universities of Ukraine".
These students are in "deep desperation" as their educational future is uncertain in the war-torn country, AICTE) added.
"The matter was raised in the parliament and it was recommended that the government of India would facilitate all educational possibilities for all those who want to continue their education in India as it concerns the future of thousands of Indians which should not be neglected," it said.
The AICTE said that the institutions are requested to consider such cases against the vacant seats available in respective years and admit them at appropriate levels so that the students who have come back from Ukraine may continue their studies in India.
Meanwhile, India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador T S Tirumurti, told the UN on Monday that India is “exploring options to minimise the impact on our students' education. We appreciate the relaxations made by the Ukrainian government for this academic year in respect of medical students.”
After Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, India rescued nearly 20,000 Indian students from the country who now face an uncertain bleak future.