Question : Private Engineering Colleges

(a) the total numbers of private engineering colleges recognised by All India Council for Technical
Education (AICTE) at present in the country, State/UT-wise;
(b) whether the Government is aware that many private engineering colleges are enrolling less than 30%
students;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(d) whether the Government has asked number of private engineering colleges to stop operations from the
2018-19 academic session and if so, the names of the said private engineering colleges; and
(e) whether the AICTE has given option to covert the engineering colleges to science colleges, skill
development centres or vocational education institutes and if so, the details in this regard?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)
(a) : The State-wise details of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved private
engineering colleges are at annexure-I.
(b) & (c): The state-wise details of the private engineering colleges, enrolling less than 30% students, for the
last three years are at annexure-II.
(d): No, Madam. The closure of private engineering colleges depends on voluntary application furnished to
AICTE to that effect.
(e): No such option to convert the engineering colleges to Science Colleges, Skill Development Centres or
Vocational Education Institute is available with AICTE. However, keeping in line with the policy of the
government to improve skill development and vocational education for enhancing employment/self
employment opportunity AICTE approved institutes are encouraged to run PMKVY programme.
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