New Delhi, April 4 -- The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) is planning to revive five engineering courses at Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in a blended mode, more than a decade after they were discontinued, officials said.

According to the officials, the plan is to relaunch five programs: Diploma in Civil Engineering (General); Diploma in Computer Science and Technology (DCST); Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (DME); BTech programs; and Diploma in Engineering and Technology.

A committee, headed by IGNOU VC Nageshwar Rao, has been constituted to evaluate the plan's feasibility. It is expected to submit its report within a month.

AICTE Chairman Prof TG Sitharam emphasized the importance of blended learn...