All India Council of Technical Education says No to new institutes
LUCKNOW: All India Council of Technical Education has decided to put a blanket ban on opening up of new engineering and management colleges across the country from academic session 2013-14. The directive has come after the Council found that the supply is outstripping the demand for engineering and management seats in the country. Take the case of Uttar Pradesh. In the past five years, the number of engineering institutions has increased by 215. The number of engineering colleges till 2012 stands at 333, which was only 84 in 2005-06. More shocking is the total number of seats filled in these institutions. A total of 25,903 students took admission in various engineering colleges after qualifying the State Entrance Examination (SEE) 2011. However, the total seats offered by the university is 1,15,379. The condition of the management courses is no better. The total number of management colleges in UP as of now is 421. The figure five years back stood at 139. In 2005-06, UP was ...