Lok Sabha Question No. 2217 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-01
Subject: Private Engineering Colleges
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, SUDHEER GUPTA, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2217 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018

## Private Engineering Colleges

## 2217. SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

## Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(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?

## ANSWER

## 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.

ANNEXURE-I  AS REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2217 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018 ASKED BY SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN: SHRI  SUDHEER GUPTA: SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR: SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH: SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:   SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA REGARDING PRIVATE ENGINEERING COLLEGES

| Sl. No.     | State/ UT                |   Number of AICTE Approved Engineering Colleges |
|-------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 1           | Andaman& Nicobar Islands |                                               1 |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh           |                                             325 |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh        |                                               2 |
| 4           | Assam                    |                                              20 |
| 5           | Bihar                    |                                              36 |
| 6           | Chandigarh               |                                               6 |
| 7           | Chhattisgarh             |                                              51 |
| 8           | Dadra and Nagar Haveli   |                                               0 |
| 9           | Daman and Diu            |                                               0 |
| 10          | Delhi                    |                                              20 |
| 11          | Goa                      |                                               5 |
| 12          | Gujarat                  |                                             133 |
| 13          | Haryana                  |                                             145 |
| 14          | Himachal Pradesh         |                                              17 |
| 15          | Jammu and Kashmir        |                                              10 |
| 16          | Jharkhand                |                                              19 |
| 17          | Karnataka                |                                             198 |
| 18          | Kerala                   |                                             176 |
| 19          | Lakshadweep              |                                               0 |
| 20          | Madhya Pradesh           |                                             204 |
| 21          | Maharashtra              |                                             379 |
| 22          | Manipur                  |                                               2 |
| 23          | Meghalaya                |                                               2 |
| 24          | Mizoram                  |                                               0 |
| 25          | Nagaland                 |                                               1 |
| 26          | Odisha                   |                                              95 |
| 27          | Puducherry               |                                              17 |
| 28          | Punjab                   |                                             104 |
| 29          | Rajasthan                |                                             125 |
| 30          | Sikkim                   |                                               1 |
| 31          | Tamil Nadu               |                                             526 |
| 32          | Telangana                |                                             266 |
| 33          | Tripura                  |                                               3 |
| 34          | Uttar Pradesh            |                                             305 |
| 35          | Uttarakhand              |                                              36 |
| 36          | West Bengal              |                                              95 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total              |                                            3325 |

ANNEXURE-II  AS REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2217 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.01.2018 ASKED BY SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:  SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:    SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:  SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:  SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:  KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:    SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:   SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA REGARDING PRIVATE ENGINEERING COLLEGES

| Institute State   | Private Engg Colleges with less than 30% enrollment   | Private Engg Colleges with less than 30% enrollment   | Private Engg Colleges with less than 30% enrollment   | Private Engg Colleges with less than 30% enrollment   | Private Engg Colleges with less than 30% enrollment   | Private Engg Colleges with less than 30% enrollment   | Private Engg Colleges with less than 30% enrollment   | Private Engg Colleges with less than 30% enrollment   | Private Engg Colleges with less than 30% enrollment   |
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Institute State   | 2014 - 2015                                           | 2014 - 2015                                           | 2014 - 2015                                           | 2015 - 2016                                           | 2015 - 2016                                           | 2015 - 2016                                           | 2016 - 2017                                           | 2016 - 2017                                           | 2016 - 2017                                           |
| Institute State   | Institute Count                                       | Intake                                                | Enrollment                                            | Institute Count                                       | Intake                                                | Enrollment                                            | Institute Count                                       | Intake                                                | Enrollment                                            |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 143                                                   | 64560                                                 | 8593                                                  | 117                                                   | 50490                                                 | 6662                                                  | 109                                                   | 47640                                                 | 5687                                                  |
| Assam             | 1                                                     | 300                                                   | 80                                                    | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 2                                                     | 660                                                   | 159                                                   |
| Bihar             | 5                                                     | 1740                                                  | 330                                                   | 3                                                     | 840                                                   | 225                                                   | 8                                                     | 2880                                                  | 589                                                   |
| Chhattisgarh      | 18                                                    | 8970                                                  | 1746                                                  | 17                                                    | 6555                                                  | 1122                                                  | 24                                                    | 9667                                                  | 1611                                                  |
| Delhi             | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     | 120                                                   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| Goa               | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| Gujarat           | 22                                                    | 10800                                                 | 1747                                                  | 27                                                    | 13740                                                 | 2174                                                  | 40                                                    | 19494                                                 | 3036                                                  |
| Haryana           | 84                                                    | 34890                                                 | 5387                                                  | 100                                                   | 41790                                                 | 5026                                                  | 84                                                    | 33438                                                 | 4001                                                  |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 14                                                    | 6660                                                  | 1000                                                  | 15                                                    | 6780                                                  | 666                                                   | 14                                                    | 5850                                                  | 739                                                   |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1                                                     | 300                                                   | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| Jharkhand         | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     | 300                                                   | 88                                                    | 3                                                     | 960                                                   | 154                                                   |
| Karnataka         | 13                                                    | 4860                                                  | 871                                                   | 18                                                    | 5625                                                  | 839                                                   | 18                                                    | 5580                                                  | 1088                                                  |
| Kerala            | 21                                                    | 7272                                                  | 1572                                                  | 17                                                    | 5550                                                  | 1119                                                  | 34                                                    | 11265                                                 | 1787                                                  |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 90                                                    | 39516                                                 | 5508                                                  | 94                                                    | 39288                                                 | 5357                                                  | 105                                                   | 42135                                                 | 5369                                                  |
| Maharashtra       | 109                                                   | 38160                                                 | 5294                                                  | 118                                                   | 40980                                                 | 5750                                                  | 139                                                   | 43338                                                 | 6135                                                  |
| Meghalaya         | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| Nagaland          | 1                                                     | 240                                                   | 63                                                    | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 1                                                     | 240                                                   | 0                                                     |
| Odisha            | 55                                                    | 25524                                                 | 4148                                                  | 47                                                    | 21113                                                 | 2894                                                  | 53                                                    | 22348                                                 | 3516                                                  |
| Puducherry        | 5                                                     | 1860                                                  | 311                                                   | 9                                                     | 3750                                                  | 668                                                   | 11                                                    | 4650                                                  | 641                                                   |
| Punjab            | 56                                                    | 21405                                                 | 3101                                                  | 59                                                    | 23085                                                 | 2928                                                  | 55                                                    | 21345                                                 | 2861                                                  |
| Rajasthan         | 69                                                    | 28425                                                 | 4755                                                  | 68                                                    | 26304                                                 | 3781                                                  | 74                                                    | 28224                                                 | 3291                                                  |
| Sikkim            | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| Tamil Nadu        | 140                                                   | 61994                                                 | 10152                                                 | 142                                                   | 59493                                                 | 9050                                                  | 177                                                   | 77509                                                 | 12399                                                 |
| Telangana         | 183                                                   | 92145                                                 | 6434                                                  | 150                                                   | 62454                                                 | 4726                                                  | 112                                                   | 41628                                                 | 2874                                                  |
| Tripura           | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     | 0                                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 103                                                   | 44325                                                 | 6948                                                  | 131                                                   | 56948                                                 | 8870                                                  | 169                                                   | 74538                                                 | 10327                                                 |
| Uttarakhand       | 18                                                    | 7260                                                  | 982                                                   | 14                                                    | 5580                                                  | 810                                                   | 15                                                    | 5880                                                  | 762                                                   |
| West Bengal       | 27                                                    | 11730                                                 | 1844                                                  | 23                                                    | 9600                                                  | 1494                                                  | 20                                                    | 7860                                                  | 1132                                                  |
| Grand Total       | 1178                                                  | 512936                                                | 70866                                                 | 1171                                                  | 480385                                                | 64249                                                 | 1267                                                  | 507129                                                | 68158                                                 |