Shiksha Samachar: New Engineering Colleges

New Engineering Colleges
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As per the information given by the All India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE), the total number of permissions granted to start new engineering
colleges during 2009-10 was 250, in 2010-11 it was 171 and the requests for
approval are under process in the current year.

As part of its mandate to impart quality education, the AICTE has decided to
consider proposals for establishing new institutions from the academic year
2014-15, after reviewing the status on the basis of the prospective plans
received from State Governments.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource
Development, Dr. D. Purandeswari, in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha
today.
Ref Source MV/GK Press Information Bureau, Government of India. Ministry of
Human Resource Development
09-May-2012 16:53 IST