Grappling for control ; B-schools have managed to fend off AICTE's moves to curb their freedom. But the scrap is not over yet.

The battle is far from over. "But we have a reprieve," says H.Chaturvedi, Alternate President of the Education Promotion Societyfor India, or EPSI, and Director, Birla Institute of ManagementTechnology, of the ongoing fracas with the All India Council forTechnical Education, or AICTE.

EPSI is a non-profit, autonomous, registered society, whichrepresents stakeholders in education before the government, amongother things. AICTE issued a fiat in December 2010, to bring 550-odd B-schools under its purview. The main areas of control includedcommon entrance tests such as CAT/MAT for postgraduate managementcourses, which would replace other exams. AICTE would …