AICTE to shut down some of the Engineering Colleges

Updated on: Tuesday, September 22, 2015

aicte In an attempt to solve the problem of degrading education quality for aspiring engineers All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to cut its undergraduate engineering seats by 40 percent.

The council will also shut down some colleges and decrease the number of admissions over the next few years.AICTE is the statutory body and national level council for technical education in India under Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development. According to the reports, AICTE is likely to bring down the number of engineering students from 16.6 lakh to 10 lakh- 11 lakh. In the year 2015, the AICTE has shut down 556 courses/departments of engineering colleges.

The problem was spotted when companies recruiting from various engineering colleges started complaining about the quality of students. Except for few top colleges like IITs and BITS-Pilani, other students from other colleges suffered due to lack of poor infrastructure and faculty. The poor quality of education at these institutes create many unemployable graduates every year.

According to a survey published by Nasscom, only 17.5% of total engineering students got employment in 2011. The demand-supply imbalance is also one of the major reasons for the increasing number of unemployed engineers every year. The intake capacity of engineering colleges is much higher as compared to the demand in the MARKET. The AICTE has received 1,422 applications seeking the permission to shut down. However, they have made clear that no engineering school will be forced to shut down. The council will also check that these educational properties, after the shut down, do not turn into a real state business.

AICTE to shut down some of the Engineering Colleges

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