Lok Sabha Question No. 697 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: Admissions in Technical Institutes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: PARASURAMAN K.

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 697 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.11.2016

## Admissions in Technical Institutes

## 697.  SHRI K. PARASURAMAN:

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

- (a) whether the number of students getting admitted to Government and private engineering colleges and institutes excluding Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs) is recording a steady decline;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the All India Council of Technical Education has analysed the reasons behind the such decline in admission; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  corrective  steps  taken  by  the  Government  in  this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a) & (b): Yes Madam, based on the enrolment data available for AICTE approved technical institutions,  there  is  decline  in  admissions  in  certain  courses.  The  information  on  the enrolment data for last 4 years for AICTE approved technical institutions is at Annexure.

(c):  The  increase  and  decrease  of  admissions  to  technical  education  courses  depend  on market demand and employment potential for such courses.

(d):  The  technical  institutions  are  given  liberty  to  reduce  intake  or  even  to  close  down certain  courses  for  which  there  is  less  demand  or  no  demand  due  to  less  employment potential  for  such  courses.  Based  on  such  requests  from  technical  institutions,  AICTE grants approval for reduction in intake and closure of courses.

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Annexure as referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question Number  697  for  reply  on  21.11.2016  asked  by  Shri  K.  Parasuraman  regarding Admissions in Technical Institutes:

| State wise Enrolment for the Engineering Courses for the last 4 years (2013-14 to 2015-16)   | State wise Enrolment for the Engineering Courses for the last 4 years (2013-14 to 2015-16)   | State wise Enrolment for the Engineering Courses for the last 4 years (2013-14 to 2015-16)   | State wise Enrolment for the Engineering Courses for the last 4 years (2013-14 to 2015-16)   | State wise Enrolment for the Engineering Courses for the last 4 years (2013-14 to 2015-16)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                        | 2012-13                                                                                      | 2013-14                                                                                      | 2014-15                                                                                      | 2015-16                                                                                      |
| Andaman Nicobar                                                                              | 93                                                                                           | 94                                                                                           | 91                                                                                           | 98                                                                                           |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                               | 104784                                                                                       | 105955                                                                                       | 105840                                                                                       | 110866                                                                                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                            |                                                                                              |                                                                                              |                                                                                              |                                                                                              |
| Assam                                                                                        | 2913                                                                                         | 2969                                                                                         | 2715                                                                                         | 2960                                                                                         |
| Bihar                                                                                        | 4662                                                                                         | 4785                                                                                         | 4187                                                                                         | 4873                                                                                         |
| Chandigarh                                                                                   | 1168                                                                                         | 1224                                                                                         | 1333                                                                                         | 1203                                                                                         |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                 | 13825                                                                                        | 13947                                                                                        | 11663                                                                                        | 10489                                                                                        |
| Delhi                                                                                        | 7723                                                                                         | 7712                                                                                         | 8566                                                                                         | 7651                                                                                         |
| Goa                                                                                          | 1330                                                                                         | 1197                                                                                         | 1142                                                                                         | 1354                                                                                         |
| Gujarat                                                                                      | 48703                                                                                        | 55847                                                                                        | 50397                                                                                        | 45330                                                                                        |
| Haryana                                                                                      | 33480                                                                                        | 30360                                                                                        | 28156                                                                                        | 20368                                                                                        |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                             | 3234                                                                                         | 3443                                                                                         | 2614                                                                                         | 1958                                                                                         |
| Jammu Kashmir                                                                                | 2086                                                                                         | 2265                                                                                         | 2163                                                                                         | 2619                                                                                         |
| Jharkhand                                                                                    | 4781                                                                                         | 4837                                                                                         | 5190                                                                                         | 4883                                                                                         |
| Karnataka                                                                                    | 81342                                                                                        | 87278                                                                                        | 89690                                                                                        | 82337                                                                                        |
| Kerala                                                                                       | 45346                                                                                        | 47914                                                                                        | 46787                                                                                        | 45350                                                                                        |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                               | 73124                                                                                        | 66554                                                                                        | 57210                                                                                        | 54267                                                                                        |
| Maharashtra                                                                                  | 121520                                                                                       | 120140                                                                                       | 104728                                                                                       | 98523                                                                                        |
| Manipur                                                                                      | 115                                                                                          | 115                                                                                          | 115                                                                                          | 115                                                                                          |
| Meghalaya                                                                                    | 284                                                                                          | 140                                                                                          | 257                                                                                          | 159                                                                                          |
| Nagaland                                                                                     |                                                                                              | 38                                                                                           | 63                                                                                           | 86                                                                                           |
| Odisha                                                                                       | 23871                                                                                        | 21071                                                                                        | 18084                                                                                        | 18966                                                                                        |
| Puducherry                                                                                   | 5080                                                                                         | 5104                                                                                         | 4788                                                                                         | 4342                                                                                         |
| Punjab                                                                                       | 24399                                                                                        | 23716                                                                                        | 21382                                                                                        | 18334                                                                                        |
| Rajasthan                                                                                    | 36397                                                                                        | 33520                                                                                        | 28909                                                                                        | 26735                                                                                        |
| Sikkim                                                                                       | 597                                                                                          | 610                                                                                          | 623                                                                                          | 431                                                                                          |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                   | 198184                                                                                       | 199226                                                                                       | 178537                                                                                       | 171283                                                                                       |
| Telangana                                                                                    | 104403                                                                                       | 109140                                                                                       | 103253                                                                                       | 84706                                                                                        |
| Tripura                                                                                      | 222                                                                                          | 182                                                                                          | 308                                                                                          | 481                                                                                          |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                | 83200                                                                                        | 77582                                                                                        | 75542                                                                                        | 66370                                                                                        |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                  | 7272                                                                                         | 6120                                                                                         | 5526                                                                                         | 5868                                                                                         |
| West Bengal                                                                                  | 25967                                                                                        | 25463                                                                                        | 21577                                                                                        | 22191                                                                                        |
| Grand Total                                                                                  | 1060105                                                                                      | 1058548                                                                                      | 981436                                                                                       | 915196                                                                                       |

Note: Information is based on details furnished by the Institutes and Available on portable as on 16.11.2016.