Lok Sabha Question No. 1409 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-29
Subject: Know Your College
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: OM BIRLA

**F.No.7-42/2015-TS.II**

Government of India

Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department of Higher Education

Technical Section-II

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| **Subject: -**   | **LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1409 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2015 asked by SHRI OM BIRLA**   |
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| The above mentioned Lok Sabha Unstarred Question is to be answered on 29.07.2015. The text of the Question is as follows:-                                                                                                                                         | The above mentioned Lok Sabha Unstarred Question is to be answered on 29.07.2015. The text of the Question is as follows:-                                                                                                                                         |
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| (a)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | whether 'Know Your College' portal is being operated to provide the college related information to students before admission;                                                                                                                                      |
| (b)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | if so, the details and main features thereof;                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| (c)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | whether the information about all colleges of the country is available on this portal; and                                                                                                                                                                         |
| (d)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 2.       We have asked for the information from AICTE for replying the Question. The information has been received and it is at F/A. Based upon the information received from AICTE, a reply has been drafted and placed below for approval of Hon’ble HRM please. | 2.       We have asked for the information from AICTE for replying the Question. The information has been received and it is at F/A. Based upon the information received from AICTE, a reply has been drafted and placed below for approval of Hon’ble HRM please. |

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1409**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2015**

**Know Your College**

|                                                                                     | †1409. SHRI OM BIRLA:                                                                                                         |
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|                                                                                     | Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:                                                          |
| (a)                                                                                 | whether 'Know Your College' portal is being operated to provide the college related information to students before admission; |
| (b)                                                                                 | if so, the details and main features thereof;                                                                                 |
| (c)                                                                                 | whether the information about all colleges of the country is available on this portal; and                                    |
| (d)                                                                                 | if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?                                                                  |
| ### 1 ANSWER  MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT  **(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)** |                                                                                                                               |

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The ‘Know Your College’ portal is being operated by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).  The portal was launched by the President of India on 11 th November, 2014 to help prospective students make informed selection of a college and the courses.  It is a single stop destination for students for making an informed choice regarding which college to join and the courses to be taken up. It is a repository of information pertaining to colleges and information related to its faculty, labs, library, infrastructure and availability of hostel facilities etc.  The portal is available to the public at [www.knowyourcollege-gov.in](http://www.knowyourcollege-gov.in/) .

(c) & (d): This portal covers almost 10,500 colleges, which conduct about 14,000 programs in Technical Education, and 35,000 colleges conducting at least 20,000 programs in Non-Technical education.

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