(a) whether there is no uniformity in availability of
engineering colleges for higher studies in the country;
(b) if so, the reasons therefor;
(c) whether the majority of engineering colleges in the
country are located in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and
Maharashtra;
(d) if so, the reasons therefor;
(e) the number of engineering colleges in each State/Union
Territory at present; and
(f) the steps taken/proposed to be taken to have uniformity
in the availability of engineering colleges in the country?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) to (d) Yes, Sir. Engineering Colleges are set up by
the State Government and through private enterprise after
approval of the All India Council for Technical (AICTE).
Since the decision of setting up the institutions rests
either with the State Government or the self-financed
institutions, there is no uniformity in the availability of
engineering colleges.
(e): The number of engineering colleges in each
State/Union Territory is at Annexure.
(f) For removing regional imbalance, the AICTE has
allowed establishment of new Engineering Institutions with
at least three conventional branches as a mandatory
requirement in the States where the number of seats
available in engineering colleges per lakh of population is
more than the All India average, whereas in the States where
the number of seats available in engineering colleges per
lakh of population is less than the all India average, no
such restriction is applicable.