(a) the mechanism in place to monitor and regulate the establishment and functioning of Engineering Colleges in the States;
(b) whether the State Governments have also any control on monitoring and regulation of the activities of the Engineering Colleges in their States:
(c) if so, the details thereof; and
(d) the details of annual intake of students in Engineering Colleges in the respective States during the last three years and the current year, year-wise and State-wise?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) : The establishment of Engineering colleges in the
States is regulated through “All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE) (Grant of Approval for Technical
Institutions) Regulation, 2010†and the post approval
functioning of these institutions is monitored through the
compliance reports and mandatory disclosures submitted by
the institutions as per the provision in the said
regulations.
(b) & (c): As per the AICTE (Grant of Approval for Technical
Institutions) Regulation, 2010†the State Government / UT
Administration may forward their views regarding
establishment of a college or granting increase intake/
extension of approval for consideration of the AICTE and its
Regional Committees.
(d) : The year-wise and state-wise details of annual
intake of student in engineering colleges during the last
three years and current year as provided by AICTE, is at
Annexure.