Lok Sabha Question No. 2486 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-01
Subject: Number of Engineering Colleges
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2486 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

## Number of Engineering Colleges

†2486. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

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

- (a) the number of engineering colleges functioning in the country as on date, locationwise along with the number of students enrolled in these colleges during the last three years and the current year, college-wise;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  set  up  any  agency  to  monitor  the  admission procedure of these engineering colleges;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

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

## (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a) : The details are at Annexure-I.

(b)  to  (d): No,  Madam.  The  Government  has  not  set  up  any  agency  to  monitor  the admission  procedure  of  engineering  colleges.  However,  All  India  Council  for  Technical Education (AICTE)  has laid  down regulations  for admission of  students  in  technical education    institutions    and    prescribed  eligibility    criteria    for    such    admissions. Admission in technical institutes is on the basis of Common Entrance Examinations such as Joint  Entrance  Examination  (JEE)  conducted  by  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education (CBSE) & Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) and State Level Examinations conducted by the respective State Governments.

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ANNEXURE  AS  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2486  FOR  REPLY  ON  01.08.2016  ASKED  BY  SHRI GOPAL SHETTY REGARDING NUMBER OF ENGINEERING COLLEGES

| Academic         | Academic                   | 2016 - 17     | 2016 - 17        | 2015 - 16     | 2015 - 16        | 2014 - 15   | 2014 - 15     | 2014 - 15        | 2014 - 15   | 2013 - 14     | 2013 - 14        | 2013 - 14   |
|------------------|----------------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|-------------|---------------|------------------|-------------|---------------|------------------|-------------|
| Year - Regio n   | State/UT                   | Instituti ons | Appro ved Intake | Instituti ons | Appro ved Intake | Enrollm ent | Instituti ons | Appro ved Intake | Enrollm ent | Instituti ons | Appro ved Intake | Enrollm ent |
| Centr al         | Chhattis garh              | 92            | 36294            | 91            | 35154            | 17035       | 90            | 42425            | 18578       | 76            | 36125            | 20258       |
| Centr al         | Gujarat                    | 233           | 14498 8          | 232           | 14826 4          | 89152       | 230           | 14954 6          | 94354       | 208           | 13388 1          | 108640      |
| Centr al         | Madhya Pradesh             | 307           | 14663 9          | 299           | 14979 6          | 81610       | 298           | 15303 0          | 81111       | 294           | 14488            | 85200       |
| Easter n         | Andama n and Nicobar       | 1             | 360              | 1             | 360              | 391         | 1             | 360              | 383         | 1             | 8 360            | 398         |
| Easter n         | Islands Arunach al Pradesh | 8             | 978              | 2             | 420              | 84          | 7             | 1320             | 349         | 3             | 636              | 297         |
| Easter n         | Assam                      | 33            | 7921             | 31            | 7931             | 4464        | 31            | 7967             | 4540        | 31            | 7489             | 4769        |
| Easter n         | Jharkha                    | 49            | 17494            | 45            | 16834            | 10510       | 45            | 17119            | 12190       | 41            | 14233            | 10146       |
| Easter n         | nd Manipur                 | 4             | 525              | 2             | 255              | 229         | 2             | 255              | 230         | 3             | 405              | 359         |
| Easter n         | Meghala                    | 4             | 740              | 4             | 800              | 369         | 4             | 800              | 449         | 4             | 800              | 348         |
| Easter n         | ya Mizoram                 | 3             | 200              | 2             | 140              | 110         | 2             | 140              | 124         | 3             | 200              | 153         |
| Easter n         | Nagalan d                  | 4             | 480              | 3             | 360              | 198         | 2             | 300              | 112         | 1             | 240              | 26          |
| Easter n         | Odisha                     | 223           | 96733            | 221           | 97590            | 45962       | 209           | 96781            | 43254       | 197           | 85451            | 39842       |
| Easter n         | Sikkim                     | 4             | 1299             | 3             | 1299             | 705         | 3             | 1299             | 858         | 3             | 1179             | 922         |
| Easter n         | Tripura West               | 9 215         | 1712             | 9             | 1592             | 1151        | 7             | 1430             | 1089        | 4             | 770              | 634         |
| Easter n         | Bengal                     |               | 79852            | 192           | 76716            | 43637       | 181           | 74840            | 45480       | 168           | 64646            | 44157       |
| Easter n         | Chandig                    | 9             | 2310             | 10            | 3117             | 1556        | 9             | 2391             | 2024        | 9             | 2271             | 1931        |
| North - West     | arh Delhi                  | 33            | 14624            | 36            | 16071            | 9854        | 34            | 15743            | 13692       | 36            | 15917            | 12717       |
| North - West     | Haryana                    | 293           | 12683            | 323           | 14493            | 41393       | 337           | 15680 2          | 60556       | 341           | 15271 8          | 60699       |
| North - West     | Himacha l Pradesh          | 49            | 4 17224          | 53            | 7 20824          | 4741        | 55            | 22264            | 6331        | 54            | 22180            | 7130        |
| North - West     | Jammu and Kashmir          | 40            | 9193             | 41            | 9553             | 4306        | 38            | 8834             | 5510        | 34            | 7817             | 5427        |
| North - West     | Punjab                     | 240           | 11167 7          | 243           | 11624 6          | 49106       | 246           | 11971 8          | 56881       | 239           | 11271 3          | 55756       |
| North - West     | Rajastha                   | 303           | 11725            | 325           | 12763            | 43637       | 331           | 13392            | 50171       | 317           | 12389 9          | 65470       |
| North - West     | n Bihar                    | 85            | 3 27604          | 65            | 2 23044          | 14087       | 55            | 6 20839          | 10821       | 47            | 17391            | 7724        |
| North ern        | Uttar Pradesh              | 636           | 29119            | 594           | 28933            | 150835      | 578           | 28948 1          | 165966      | 563           | 27073 1          | 149670      |
| North ern        | Uttarakh and               | 115           | 5 32467          | 99            | 8 32085          | 13934       | 97            | 32085            | 15177       | 98            | 31553            | 14525       |
| North ern        | Andhra Pradesh             | 485           | 28447            | 498           | 29454            | 163188      | 492           | 29948            | 155651      | 486           | 26892            | 154669      |
| South -          | Telanga na                 | 377           | 2 23138 0        | 394           | 8 25363 2        | 124546      | 404           | 6 29230 2        | 144235      | 405           | 5 25735 2        | 145196      |
| Centr            | Karnatak                   | 509           | 21184            | 506           | 21421            | 143021      | 504           | 21579            | 152800      | 500           | 20588            | 156505      |
| al South         | a Kerala                   | 248           | 4 94872          | 241           | 7 94054          | 58204       | 235           | 5 94368          | 63999       | 230           | 7 85573          | 62981       |
| - West           | Puduche rry                | 26            | 12153            | 26            | 12598            | 5778        | 26            | 12682            | 6404        | 23            | 11200            | 7051        |
| South ern        | Tamil Nadu                 | 1025          | 52604            | 1027          | 53487 0          | 277631      | 1009          | 53829            | 288268      | 998           | 51536            | 316767      |
| South ern        | Dadra and Nagar            | 1             | 2 330            | 1             | 330              | 280         | 1             | 7 330            | 295         | 1             | 2 330            | 321         |
| Weste rn         | Haveli Daman and Diu       | 2             | 540              | 2             | 540              | 523         | 1             | 360              | 347         | 1             | 360              | 360         |
|                  | Goa Maharas                | 11 790        | 4229 34369       | 11 799        | 4211 36438       | 3702 190540 | 11 804        | 4193 37227       | 3759 215616 | 11 790        | 3293 35573       | 2956 238156 |
| htra Grand Total | htra Grand Total           | 6466          | 9 29961 57       | 6431          | 6 30937 44       | 159646 9    | 6379          | 3 31797 81       | 172160 4    | 6220          | 5 29525 10       | 178216 0    |

Note: The above based data available on AICTE web portal as on 26/7/2016. Student Enrollment for 2016 -17 is not available.