With an aim to integrate apprenticeship training into engineering degree and diploma programmes, to ensure students gain practical skills alongside theoretical knowledge, the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has released Apprenticeship Embedded Degree/Diploma Programme (AEDP) guidelines.
According to the guidelines, the permissible embedded apprenticeship is a minimum of two semesters for engineering degree and one semester for diploma. The maximum duration of apprenticeship should be as per the decision taken by the institute or university, but a maximum of four semesters for engineering and three semesters for diploma.
