Engineering and Mgmt Colleges

New Delhi, May 09,2012 : As per the information given by the All India Council for Technical Education , the total number of permissions granted to start new engineering colleges during 2009-10 was 250, in 2010-11 it was 171 and the requests for approval are under process in the current year, Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Dr. D. Purandeswari, said Lok Sabha today.

As part of its mandate to impart quality education, the AICTE has decided to consider proposals for establishing new institutions from the academic year 2014-15, after reviewing the status on the basis of the prospective plans received from State Governments.

The Minister also that the number of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved business schools functioning till 2011-12 in the country are 3644 in Master of Business Administration (MBA) and 308 in Post Graduate Diploma Management (PGDM).