Lok Sabha Question No. 1224 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Education in Colleges
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: KIRIT SOMAIYA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1224 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015

## Education in Colleges

## 1224 DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA:

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

- (a) whether  percentage  of  filling  of  Under  Graduate  (UG)  seats  of  technical education in engineering colleges has been deteriorating year by year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total number of engineering seats have been surrendered by engineering colleges during the last three years, State, College and Stream-wise;
- (d) whether  due  to  fall  of  standard  of  education,  the  engineers  passing  out  of these  institutions  are  not  getting  job  resulting  in  less  takers  of  engineering courses; and
- (e) if  so,  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  measures  to  maintain  high standard of education in engineering colleges and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a)  &  (b): Yes  Madam. The  details  of  percentage  of  seats  filled  in  Engineering Colleges during the last three years is at Annexure-I.

(c): The  status  of  number  of  institutions  closed  and  seats  reduced  during  the  last three years is at Annexure-II.

(d)  &  (e): The  standards  of  engineering  education  are  being  monitored  by  AICTE continuously. In order to improve the standards, several measures have been taken such as - mandatory accreditation of programmes through the National Bureau of Accreditation (NBA), the launching of the National Institutional Ranking Framework for  rating  the  institutions  annually,  the  Global  Initiative  for  Academic  Networks (GIAN) for making available teaching from the best faculty from across the world, the  SWAYAM e-learning platform for delivering  high  quality  educational  content, the National Digital Library for providing access to a million books to all students, provision of high speed internet connection and wi-fi facility in all colleges etc.

## Annexure-I

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN PART (A) TO (B) OF THE REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1224 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015 ASKED BY DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA REGARDING EDUCATION IN COLLEGES

## Percentage of seats filled in Engineering Colleges (UG) State-wise

|                             | 2014-15          | 2014-15           | 2014-15                 | 2013-14          | 2013-14           | 2013-14                 | 2012-13          | 2012-13           | 2012-13                 |
|-----------------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
| State/UT                    | Approved Intake* | Enrolled Students | Seats filled Percentage | Approved Intake* | Enrolled Students | Seats filled Percentage | Approved Intake* | Enrolled Students | Seats filled Percentage |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 90               | 91                | 100                     | 90               | 94                | 100                     | 90               | 93                | 100                     |
| Andhra Pradesh              | 198120           | 91690             | 46                      | 186135           | 94679             | 51                      | 189825           | 98682             | 52                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh           | 0                | 0                 | 0                       | 150              | 0                 | 0                       | 150              | 0                 | 0                       |
| Assam                       | 5475             | 2529              | 46                      | 5115             | 2840              | 56                      | 4515             | 2728              | 60                      |
| Bihar                       | 8960             | 4134              | 46                      | 8780             | 4812              | 55                      | 8000             | 4712              | 59                      |
| Chandigarh                  | 1041             | 1006              | 97                      | 1025             | 924               | 90                      | 1041             | 948               | 91                      |
| Chhattisgarh                | 29206            | 11665             | 40                      | 27736            | 13939             | 50                      | 25906            | 13857             | 53                      |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli      | 60               | 59                | 98                      | 60               | 60                | 100                     | 60               | 60                | 100                     |
| Delhi                       | 9981             | 8035              | 81                      | 9963             | 7393              | 74                      | 8152             | 7312              | 90                      |
| Goa                         | 1430             | 1199              | 84                      | 1430             | 1201              | 84                      | 1430             | 1345              | 94                      |
| Gujarat                     | 75504            | 50174             | 66                      | 67224            | 54123             | 81                      | 61164            | 47880             | 78                      |
| Haryana                     | 72644            | 25801             | 36                      | 72068            | 27337             | 38                      | 69054            | 30757             | 45                      |
| Himachal Pradesh            | 10900            | 3335              | 31                      | 11560            | 4016              | 35                      | 9250             | 3797              | 41                      |
| Jammu and Kashmir           | 2980             | 2163              | 73                      | 2725             | 1960              | 72                      | 2485             | 1803              | 73                      |
| Jharkhand                   | 7590             | 4750              | 63                      | 6120             | 4497              | 73                      | 6030             | 4385              | 73                      |
| Karnataka                   | 111062           | 85735             | 77                      | 106448           | 80970             | 76                      | 101608           | 76695             | 75                      |
| Kerala                      | 66656            | 43466             | 65                      | 61612            | 44091             | 72                      | 59526            | 42782             | 72                      |
| Madhya Pradesh              | 115838           | 54175             | 47                      | 115982           | 63639             | 55                      | 107009           | 71709             | 67                      |
| Maharashtra                 | 178310           | 103787            | 58                      | 176693           | 117015            | 66                      | 168545           | 119776            | 71                      |
| Manipur                     | 115              | 115               | 100                     | 115              | 115               | 100                     | 115              | 115               | 100                     |
| Meghalaya                   | 480              | 257               | 54                      | 480              | 140               | 29                      | 480              | 284               | 59                      |
| Mizoram                     | 30               | 35                | 100                     | 30               | 31                | 100                     | 30               | 31                | 100                     |
| Nagaland                    | 240              | 0                 | 0                       | 240              | 0                 | 0                       | 0                | 0                 | 0                       |
| Odisha                      | 49499            | 17788             | 36                      | 46367            | 20678             | 45                      | 45503            | 23550             | 52                      |
| Puducherry                  | 9150             | 4438              | 49                      | 7710             | 4512              | 59                      | 6810             | 4560              | 67                      |
| Punjab                      | 53122            | 20774             | 39                      | 49644            | 22865             | 46                      | 46784            | 23481             | 50                      |
| Rajasthan                   | 70800            | 27975             | 40                      | 67605            | 32633             | 48                      | 65216            | 35597             | 55                      |
| Sikkim                      | 906              | 651               | 72                      | 786              | 650               | 83                      | 786              | 656               | 83                      |
| Tamil Nadu                  | 294484           | 161756            | 55                      | 283715           | 177110            | 62                      | 260302           | 177344            | 68                      |
| Telangana                   | 209530           | 84050             | 40                      | 198445           | 91057             | 46                      | 192311           | 94779             | 49                      |
| Tripura                     | 630              | 331               | 53                      | 300              | 178               | 59                      | 300              | 215               | 72                      |
| Uttar Pradesh               | 166596           | 80649             | 48                      | 167641           | 82519             | 49                      | 158642           | 86858             | 55                      |
| Uttarakhand                 | 14874            | 5737              | 39                      | 16274            | 6235              | 38                      | 15734            | 7499              | 48                      |
| West Bengal Grand Total     | 40768 1807071    | 21253             | 52                      | 37258            | 24504             | 66                      | 35588            | 25294             | 71                      |
|                             |                  | 919603            | 51                      | 1737526          | 986817            | 57                      | 1652441          | 1009584           | 61                      |

*Including Lateral entry seats

## Annexure-II

## ANNEXURE AS REFERRED TO IN PART (C) OF THE REPLY TO LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1224 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015 ASKED BY DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA REGARDING EDUCATION IN COLLEGES

| Number of Institutes Closed &Seats Reduced State-wise for Engineering (Diploma/UG/PG)   | Number of Institutes Closed &Seats Reduced State-wise for Engineering (Diploma/UG/PG)   | Number of Institutes Closed &Seats Reduced State-wise for Engineering (Diploma/UG/PG)   | Number of Institutes Closed &Seats Reduced State-wise for Engineering (Diploma/UG/PG)   | Number of Institutes Closed &Seats Reduced State-wise for Engineering (Diploma/UG/PG)   | Number of Institutes Closed &Seats Reduced State-wise for Engineering (Diploma/UG/PG)   | Number of Institutes Closed &Seats Reduced State-wise for Engineering (Diploma/UG/PG)   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                         | 2015-16                                                                                 | 2015-16                                                                                 | 2014-15                                                                                 | 2014-15                                                                                 | 2013-14                                                                                 | 2013-14                                                                                 |
| State/UT                                                                                | No. Of Institutes closed                                                                | Seats Reduced due to Institute Closure                                                  | No. Of Institutes closed                                                                | Seats Reduced due to Institute Closure                                                  | No. Of Institutes closed                                                                | Seats Reduced due to Institute Closure                                                  |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                          | 1                                                                                       | 600                                                                                     | 4                                                                                       | 1488                                                                                    | 7                                                                                       | 2436                                                                                    |
| Gujarat                                                                                 | 2                                                                                       | 1320                                                                                    | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       |
| Haryana                                                                                 | 7                                                                                       | 1230                                                                                    | 2                                                                                       | 540                                                                                     | 4                                                                                       | 1596                                                                                    |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                        | 2                                                                                       | 600                                                                                     | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       |
| Karnataka                                                                               | 1                                                                                       | 1254                                                                                    | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                          | 3                                                                                       | 540                                                                                     | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       |
| Maharasht ra                                                                            | 5                                                                                       | 682                                                                                     | 1                                                                                       | 45                                                                                      | 3                                                                                       | 363                                                                                     |
| Odisha                                                                                  | 1                                                                                       | 456                                                                                     | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 1                                                                                       | 240                                                                                     |
| Punjab                                                                                  | 1                                                                                       | 300                                                                                     | 2                                                                                       | 600                                                                                     | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       |
| Rajasthan                                                                               | 1                                                                                       | 300                                                                                     | 1                                                                                       | 612                                                                                     | 1                                                                                       | 240                                                                                     |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                              | 3                                                                                       | 1212                                                                                    | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       |
| Telangana                                                                               | 1                                                                                       | 300                                                                                     | 5                                                                                       | 2388                                                                                    | 4                                                                                       | 1458                                                                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                           | 4                                                                                       | 1080                                                                                    | 3                                                                                       | 900                                                                                     | 1                                                                                       | 240                                                                                     |
| Grand Total                                                                             | 32                                                                                      | 9874                                                                                    | 18                                                                                      | 6573                                                                                    | 21                                                                                      | 6573                                                                                    |

| Number of Seats reduced in the Institutes applied for ONLY Closure/Reduction of Courses for Engineering (Diploma/UG/PG)   | Number of Seats reduced in the Institutes applied for ONLY Closure/Reduction of Courses for Engineering (Diploma/UG/PG)   | Number of Seats reduced in the Institutes applied for ONLY Closure/Reduction of Courses for Engineering (Diploma/UG/PG)   | Number of Seats reduced in the Institutes applied for ONLY Closure/Reduction of Courses for Engineering (Diploma/UG/PG)   | Number of Seats reduced in the Institutes applied for ONLY Closure/Reduction of Courses for Engineering (Diploma/UG/PG)   | Number of Seats reduced in the Institutes applied for ONLY Closure/Reduction of Courses for Engineering (Diploma/UG/PG)   | Number of Seats reduced in the Institutes applied for ONLY Closure/Reduction of Courses for Engineering (Diploma/UG/PG)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                                                           | 2013-14                                                                                                                   | 2013-14                                                                                                                   | 2014-15                                                                                                                   | 2014-15                                                                                                                   | 2015-16                                                                                                                   | 2015-16                                                                                                                   |
| State/UT                                                                                                                  | Number of Institutes                                                                                                      | Number of Seats Reduced                                                                                                   | Number of Institutes                                                                                                      | Number of Seats Reduced                                                                                                   | Number of Institutes                                                                                                      | Number of Seats Reduce d                                                                                                  |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                            | 109                                                                                                                       | 9882                                                                                                                      | 38                                                                                                                        | 4015                                                                                                                      | 27                                                                                                                        | 2622                                                                                                                      |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                         | 30                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         |
| Assam                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                         | 180                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         |
| Bihar                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                         | 60                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                         | 240                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                         | 180                                                                                                                       |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                              | 4                                                                                                                         | 162                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                         | 60                                                                                                                        | 5                                                                                                                         | 642                                                                                                                       |
| Delhi                                                                                                                     | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                         | 60                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                   | 18                                                                                                                        | 1601                                                                                                                      | 7                                                                                                                         | 600                                                                                                                       | 22                                                                                                                        | 2426                                                                                                                      |
| Haryana                                                                                                                   | 34                                                                                                                        | 2740                                                                                                                      | 14                                                                                                                        | 1302                                                                                                                      | 18                                                                                                                        | 1735                                                                                                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                         | 120                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         |
| Jammu and Kashmir                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                         | 60                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                         | 60                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                 | 25                                                                                                                        | 1528                                                                                                                      | 16                                                                                                                        | 1211                                                                                                                      | 17                                                                                                                        | 1390                                                                                                                      |
| Kerala                                                                                                                    | 10                                                                                                                        | 630                                                                                                                       | 8                                                                                                                         | 519                                                                                                                       | 7                                                                                                                         | 558                                                                                                                       |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                            | 13                                                                                                                        | 828                                                                                                                       | 35                                                                                                                        | 3066                                                                                                                      | 27                                                                                                                        | 3594                                                                                                                      |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                               | 70                                                                                                                        | 5610                                                                                                                      | 62                                                                                                                        | 4989                                                                                                                      | 38                                                                                                                        | 3480                                                                                                                      |
| Odisha                                                                                                                    | 16                                                                                                                        | 1404                                                                                                                      | 3                                                                                                                         | 105                                                                                                                       | 7                                                                                                                         | 666                                                                                                                       |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                         | 0                                                                                                                         | 1                                                                                                                         | 60                                                                                                                        | 1                                                                                                                         | 120                                                                                                                       |
| Punjab                                                                                                                    | 18                                                                                                                        | 3145                                                                                                                      | 22                                                                                                                        | 2764                                                                                                                      | 5                                                                                                                         | 570                                                                                                                       |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                 | 20                                                                                                                        | 2016                                                                                                                      | 22                                                                                                                        | 1906                                                                                                                      | 29                                                                                                                        | 3070                                                                                                                      |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                | 70                                                                                                                        | 5446                                                                                                                      | 116                                                                                                                       | 9609                                                                                                                      | 94                                                                                                                        | 8713                                                                                                                      |
| Telangana                                                                                                                 | 102                                                                                                                       | 9256                                                                                                                      | 26                                                                                                                        | 2256                                                                                                                      | 83                                                                                                                        | 14163                                                                                                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                             | 28                                                                                                                        | 2472                                                                                                                      | 15                                                                                                                        | 1200                                                                                                                      | 19                                                                                                                        | 2076                                                                                                                      |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                         | 180                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                         | 120                                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                                         | 240                                                                                                                       |
| West Bengal                                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                                         | 378                                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                                         | 240                                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                                         | 258                                                                                                                       |
| Grand Total                                                                                                               | 551                                                                                                                       | 47638                                                                                                                     | 394                                                                                                                       | 34472                                                                                                                     | 405                                                                                                                       | 46503                                                                                                                     |

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