25 more engg. colleges this year
http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/25/stories/2010062563530400.htm
Special Correspondent| Additional intake to be around 15,000 |
Andhra Pradesh already has 637 engineering colleges
Final figure will be clear on June 28 after AICTE meeting
Hyderabad: About 25 new engineering colleges are likely to be added to the State's whopping list of 637 colleges this year.
The additional intake is likely to be around 15,000 seats thanks to the new colleges and additional intake in the existing colleges.
Meeting
The meeting between the AICTE Regional Coordinator and the State government on Thursday discussed the issue of new colleges and seats and the latter was informed that about 22 new colleges were likely to be given permission this year apart from three integrated campuses that would offer engineering, pharmacy, MBA and MCA courses.
The final figure of colleges and seats will be confirmed on June 28 when the AICTE Governing Council will meet in New Delhi and gives its approval.
The list will be displayed on June 30.
Officials said it was made clear to them that no college will be given permission after June 30. So there will not be any last minute inclusions in the counselling like the previous years.
Seat limit
The AICTE is said to have made it clear that only 300 seats will be permitted in every new engineering college while the maximum limit for existing colleges will be 420 seats.
Accredited colleges will be allowed to admit 540 students. Interestingly, most of the existing colleges have more than 420 seats and their applications for additional seats are likely to be put in cold storage now.
Similarly, only 180 seats each will be permitted in MBA and MCA colleges. In the M.Tech stream 18 seats will be allowed but it can be hiked 32 seats if faculty is available.
The muck talked about second shift in engineering colleges will not be a reality and the State government informed of its intention to the AICTE officials.
“It will be very difficult for students and also teachers to work in two shifts. Moreover, the State has sufficient seats in engineering,” JNTUH Vice Chancellor D.N. Reddy said.
However, the polytechnics now functioning in 90 engineering colleges in the second shift will work normally.
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