Is AICTE Down?

If you're experiencing issues with AICTE, try these troubleshooting steps:

Basic Steps

• 1. Verify the official URL: Make sure you are visiting https://www.aicte-india.org (not a typo or a phishing mirror). Check if the address bar shows a valid SSL padlock.
• 2. Refresh and clear your browser cache: Press Ctrl + F5 (Windows) or Cmd + Shift + R (Mac) to force a fresh reload. Clear your browsing history and cached images/files for this specific site, then try again.
• 3. Test on a different browser or device: Switch from Chrome to Firefox, or try from your mobile phone on a different network. If it works elsewhere, the issue is local to your browser or device.
• 4. Restart your router and check your connection: Power-cycle your modem/router, and verify that other government or education websites load properly. Disable any VPN or proxy temporarily, as AICTE may be sensitive to certain IP ranges.
• 5. Try a different DNS server: Switch your DNS to 8.8.8.8 (Google) or 1.1.1.1 (Cloudflare) to rule out DNS resolution failures for the AICTE domain.

Intermediate Steps

• 1. Check if your institution’s login portal is timing out: AICTE hosts separate login systems for colleges, students, and faculty (e.g., for approval renewals or scholarship applications). If you can reach the main site but not a login page, try clearing all cookies for .aicte-india.org and re-authenticating. Often, stale session tokens cause 500 errors or infinite redirects.
• 2. Inspect the specific section you need: The AICTE website frequently updates its "Approval Process", "Mandatory Disclosure", or "Student Development" sections. If one subpage fails but others load, it may be a server-side misconfiguration on AICTE's end — wait 15 minutes and retry.
• 3. Disable browser extensions and security software: Ad-blockers, privacy trackers, or corporate firewalls often block scripts from the site’s document viewer (like PDF previews of AICTE circulars). Temporarily disable all extensions and your antivirus web shield, then reload.
• 4. Check for scheduled maintenance windows: AICTE often performs server maintenance on weekends or late evenings (IST). If you are trying during Indian business hours (10 AM – 6 PM IST) and still see a blank page, use the Developer Tools (F12) → Network tab to see if the request returns a 502, 503, or 504 status. That confirms a server-side issue.

Is the site still not loading for you? If you’ve completed all the steps above and AICTE remains unreachable (or shows errors only for your region), please click the 'Report Outage' button on this Is It Down Bro? status page. That helps other users and gives you real-time confirmation that the problem is widespread, not just on your side.