BENGALURU: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) wants to close down about 800 engineering colleges across India as there are no takers for their seats, and admissions are plunging in these institutions every year, AICTE chairman Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe told TOI.There are approximately 150 colleges which are closed down voluntarily every year due to stricter AICTE rules. Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh have the maximum number of colleges which have sought progressive closure. He also advised engineering colleges and universities to revise and renew their syllabus, which is the major cause behind the fall in the number of admissions and quality of education they impart.With the quality of engineering education and balance in the number of engineering students and their employability being big challenges, AICTE has introduced the plan for teachers' training. Existing engineer lecturers have three years to undergo this training compulsorily," Sahasrabudhe said.AICTE is also looking at making engineering students industry-ready so that they are hired on time. So it's better to be hired that way instead of depending on just five minutes of interview at campus placements.

Source: Times of India September 02, 2017 05:55 UTC