Lok Sabha Question No. 323 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-18
Subject: Private Technical Institutions
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 323 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017

## Private Technical Institutions

## †323. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

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

- (a) the total number of private technical institutes being run in the country, State/UT-wise, Genre-wise including Rajasthan;
- (b) whether the institutes are bound to comply with certain basic criteria as mandated by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE);
- (c)  if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has formulated any mechanism to ensure that all institutes have basic facilities  and  are  adhering to  the  basic  criteria  mentioned  in  this  regard; and
- (e)   whether the Government has any scheme in place to ensure employability of students qualifying from such technical institutes and if so, the details thereof?

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

## (DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a): The state-wise details of AICTE approved technical institutes for the academic year 2017-18 are at annexure.

(b) to (d): The technical institutes applying for approval from AICTE require to adhere to the norms and guidelines prescribed in AICTE Approval Process Handbook (APH). The institutes failing to comply with the norms and guidelines are liable for punitive actions as per the provisions of AICTE  Approval  Process Handbook  (APH)  which  includes withdrawal of approval. The details regarding the criteria mentioned under AICTE APH are available on AICTE Website https://www.aicteindia.org/downloads/Final%20\_Approval%20Process%20Handbook%202017-18.pdf.

(e): AICTE is implementing schemes namely National Employment Enhancement Mission (NEEM)  and  Employability  Enhancement  Training  Program  (EETP)  to  enhance  the employability of the students. In addition, AICTE has also partnered with Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME), Govt of India, Internshala, NETiit and LinkedIn to provide  internship  opportunities  and  industry  exposure  to  students  for  aligning  their technical knowhow with industry requirements.

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ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 323 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2017 ASKED BY  SHRI  RAM  CHARAN  BOHRA  REGARDING  PRIVATE  TECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS.

| STATE/UT          |   APPROVED PRIVATE TECHNICAL INSTITUTES |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh    |                                     307 |
| Assam             |                                       8 |
| Bihar             |                                      17 |
| Chhattisgarh      |                                      42 |
| Delhi             |                                      10 |
| Goa               |                                       4 |
| Gujarat           |                                     111 |
| Haryana           |                                     124 |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                                      13 |
| Jammu and Kashmir |                                       5 |
| Jharkhand         |                                      11 |
| Karnataka         |                                     174 |
| Kerala            |                                     119 |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                                     182 |
| Maharashtra       |                                     351 |
| Meghalaya         |                                       1 |
| Odisha            |                                      86 |
| Puducherry        |                                      15 |
| Punjab            |                                      94 |
| Rajasthan         |                                     109 |
| Sikkim            |                                       1 |
| Tamil Nadu        |                                     499 |
| Telangana         |                                     253 |
| Tripura           |                                       1 |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                                     264 |
| Uttarakhand       |                                      24 |
| West Bengal       |                                      72 |
| Grand Total       |                                    2897 |