No new engineering colleges from 2020, says AICTE; all you need to know

In a move that may impact engineering aspirants, the All Indian Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to not permit new engineering colleges from the academic year 2020-21. Moreover, AICTE will only grant approval for additional seats in existing institutions based on the capacity utilisation of the institute concerned, according to Indian Express.

 

By doing so, AICTE has accepted the recommendations of a government committee, headed by IIT-Hyderabad chairman B V R Mohan Reddy that had advised the All India Council for