300 engineering colleges may shut down by Dec-end: What students must know

Over 500 other private engineering institutes are likely to come under AICTE scanner

Over 300 private engineering colleges may be asked not to undertake admission process for the academic session of 2018-2019. According to HRD sources, the institutes would be asked to close operations as engineering colleges.

Reason: These institutions had less than 30 per cent enrollment for five consecutive years. According to a report in TOI, over 150 have less than 20 per cent enrollment.

Moreover, a senior HRD official said another 500 engineering colleges may come under the scanner for not being able to fill up seats.

What option do the engineering institutes have?

The All India Council for Technical Education