Lok Sabha Question No. 3087 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-06
Subject: Ranking of Bihar
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SANJAY JAISWAL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3087 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.08.2018

Ranking of Bihar

## 3087. DR SANJAY JAISWAL:

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

- (a) the  current  scenario  of  Technical  Colleges  (Management,  Technical  and  Other Technical related) in Bihar and the ranking of Bihar in the country;
- (b) the number of Bihar students studying in other States of the country; and
- (c) whether the Government has observed this phenomenon and if so, the steps taken to address this issue?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a) :   The details regarding All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved Technical  Colleges  (Management,  Technical  and  Other  Technical  related)  in  terms  of approved institutes, approved intake  and actual enrolment for the state of Bihar during the academic year 2017-18 are as following:

| UNDERGRADUATE COURSES   | UNDERGRADUATE COURSES   | UNDERGRADUATE COURSES         | UNDERGRADUATE COURSES   | UNDERGRADUATE COURSES   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Sl .No.                 | Course                  | Number of approved institutes | Approved intake         | Actual enrolment        |
| 1.                      | Engineering             | 34                            | 10700                   | 5893                    |
| 2.                      | Pharmacy                | 4                             | 210                     | 180                     |

| POST GRADUATE COURSES   | POST GRADUATE COURSES   | POST GRADUATE COURSES         | POST GRADUATE COURSES   | POST GRADUATE COURSES   |
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Sl .No.                 | Course                  | Number of approved institutes | Approved intake         | Actual enrolment        |
| 1.                      | Engineering             | 4                             | 204                     | 121                     |
| 2.                      | Management              | 25                            | 2275                    | 1265                    |
| 3                       | MCA                     | 14                            | 810                     | 521                     |
| 4.                      | Pharmacy                | 1                             | 18                      | 15                      |

In  addition  to  it,  Indian  Institute  of  Technology  (IIT)  Patna,  National  Institute  of Technology (NIT) Patna, Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Bhagalpur and

Indian Institute of Management, Bodhgaya are functioning in the state of Bihar. Further, IIT Patna has been ranked 24 th and NIT Patna has secured rank in the band 151-200 in Engineering Discipline in the India Rankings, 2018 by NIRF.

(b) & (c): No such record has been maintained by the Government.

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