Lok Sabha Question No. 2300 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: UGC & AICTE
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: P. Velusamy

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2300 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## UGC & AICTE

## 2300. SHRI VELUSAMY P.:

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

- (a) the number of pending proposals/ applications with University Grants Commission  (UGC)  or  All  India  Council  for  Technical  Education  (AICTE)  for opening of new engineering colleges in the country;
- (b) whether  a  large  number  of  seats  remained  vacant  in  many  engineering  colleges due to under utilization during the last three years, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) State/UT-wise details of number of closed engineering colleges in the country?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

- (a) NIL.
- (b) A  few  seats  have  remained  vacant  in  Indian  Institutes  of  Technology  (IITs)  and All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved engineering colleges.
- (c) State/UT-wise details of number of engineering colleges that closed in the country in the last three years is enclosed at Annexure.
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## Annexure

Annexure as referred to in part (c) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2300  to be answered on 02.12.2019 asked by Shri Velusamy P. regarding 'UGC & AICTE'.

| Number of AICTE Approved Engineering Institutions(UG/PG) Closed during 2016-17 to 2018-19   | Number of AICTE Approved Engineering Institutions(UG/PG) Closed during 2016-17 to 2018-19   | Number of AICTE Approved Engineering Institutions(UG/PG) Closed during 2016-17 to 2018-19   | Number of AICTE Approved Engineering Institutions(UG/PG) Closed during 2016-17 to 2018-19   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                                       | 2016-2017                                                                                   | 2017-2018                                                                                   | 2018-2019                                                                                   |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                              | 1                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                | 3                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                                                     | 1                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           |
| Haryana                                                                                     | 7                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                            | 1                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | 1                                                                                           |
| Karnataka                                                                                   | 3                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                              | 7                                                                                           | 5                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           |
| Maharashtra                                                                                 | 6                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           |
| Odisha                                                                                      | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                           |
| Puducherry                                                                                  | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                           |
| Punjab                                                                                      | 3                                                                                           | 2                                                                                           | -                                                                                           |
| Rajasthan                                                                                   | 4                                                                                           | 6                                                                                           | 4                                                                                           |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                  | 6                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           |
| Telangana                                                                                   | 6                                                                                           | 18                                                                                          | 2                                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                               | 5                                                                                           | 3                                                                                           | 5                                                                                           |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                 | 1                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                           |
| West Bengal                                                                                 | 1                                                                                           | -                                                                                           | -                                                                                           |
| Grand Total                                                                                 | 55                                                                                          | 47                                                                                          | 26                                                                                          |