Over 70 engineering colleges in India opt for ‘progressive closure’ as they fall short of students, checkout the full list

Jul 23, 2019, 16:20 IST

According to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), 78 engineering institutes in India are opting for ‘progressive closure.’
There are nearly 380 engineering and architecture institutes across the country that are not approved by AICTE.
In the last two academic years, nearly 160 institutes have opted for progressive closure.

Several engineering colleges in India are falling short of students and funds to carry on operations.

According to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), 78 engineering institutes in India are opting for ‘progressive closure.’ Under this, the institutes are not permitted to admit new students in any of the courses.

This includes colleges like Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Rajasthan University, Haryana Institute of Technology, Bahadurgarh, Corporate Institute of Research Technology, Bhopal among others. However, a majority of such institutes fall are in Uttar Pradesh territory — with 31 institutes considering closure this year, PTI reported citing AICTE officials.

The capacity and enrollment ratio in such engineering colleges is comparatively low at nearly 50%. With half the classrooms empty, the council wants private players to stop setting up new engineering institutes for now.

There are nearly 380 engineering and architecture institutes across the country which are not approved by the AICTE.

In the last two academic years, nearly 160 institutes have opted for progressive closure. "Colleges opting for progressive closure, stop admitting fresh students and continue to function till the time the existing students graduate,” AICTE added.

Meanwhile, the University Grants Commission has plans to roll out multiple degree programmes for students. This will help students pursue specialised courses, other than their regular degree programmes.

Check out the full list of institutes which opted for progressive closure:

Institute Name	State
SIR C R REDDY COLLEGE PG COURSES	Andhra Pradesh
BHARTI COLLEGE OF POLYTECHNIC	Chhattisgarh
GD RUNGTA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY	Chhattisgarh
RUNGTA ENGINEERING COLLEGE	Chhattisgarh
RUNGTA ENGINEERING COLLEGE	Chhattisgarh
SHRI SHANKARACHARYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT	Chhattisgarh
MERCHANT INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	Gujarat
RATNAMANI COLLEGE OF PHARMACY	Gujarat
S.S.AGRAWAL INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE	Gujarat
SANSKAR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DIPLOMA ENGINEERING	Gujarat
BHARAT POLYTECHNIC	Haryana
BLS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT	Haryana
HARYANA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	Haryana
MM INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT	Haryana
SONIPAT INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT	Haryana
GAUTAM POLYTECHNIC HAMIRPUR	Himachal Pradesh
MALNAD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING	Karnataka
CORPORATE INSTITUTE OF REASERCH TECHNOLOGY	Madhya Pradesh
GLOBUS ENGINEERING COLLEGE	Madhya Pradesh
KRISHNA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING	Madhya Pradesh
SRI AUROBINDO INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCE	Madhya Pradesh
G.H.RAISONI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT	Maharashtra
SHIVGITA INSTITUTE OF DIPLOMA IN PHARMACY	Maharashtra
DRIEMS BUSINESS SCHOOL	Odisha
MAHARAJA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	Odisha
AVVAIYAR COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY FOR WOMEN	Puducherry
APEEJAY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING	Punjab
APEEJAY INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT	Punjab
APEEJAY SVRAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT	Punjab
GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT	Punjab
GLOBAL INSTITUTE OF PHARMACY	Punjab
GLOBAL POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE	Punjab
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY	Rajasthan
LORD BUDDHA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY SCIENCEKOTA	Rajasthan
ASAN MEMORIAL INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT CATERING TECHNOLOGY	Tamil Nadu
S.A.ENGINEERING COLLEGE	Tamil Nadu
SENGUNTHAR ENGINEERING COLLEGE-MCASTANDALONE	Tamil Nadu
SRI S.RAMASMY NAIDU MEMORAIL COLLEGE	Tamil Nadu
AL HABEEB COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY	Telangana
V.R. COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	Telangana
ATMS COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT	Uttar Pradesh
BANSAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY	Uttar Pradesh
BLS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT	Uttar Pradesh
FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TOWN PLANNINGRAJA BALWANT SINGH ENGINEERING TECHNICAL CAMPUS	Uttar Pradesh
GHAZIABAD INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY	Uttar Pradesh
HEERA LAL YADAV INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT	Uttar Pradesh
INSTITUTE OF HOTEL MANAGEMENT CATERING TECHNOLOGY APPLIED NUTRITION	Uttar Pradesh
J B S INSTITUTE	Uttar Pradesh
JBS INSTITUTE	Uttar Pradesh
KAKORI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY	Uttar Pradesh
KASTOORI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	Uttar Pradesh
KCC INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT	Uttar Pradesh
L.N. ACADEMY	Uttar Pradesh
M.D. COLLEGE	Uttar Pradesh
M.D.COLLEGE	Uttar Pradesh
MOTI LAL NEHRU SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT	Uttar Pradesh
R. D. FOUNDATION GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS	Uttar Pradesh
S.D.POLYTECHNIC	Uttar Pradesh
SARDAR BALLABH BHIA PATEL DEGREE COLLEGE	Uttar Pradesh
SARVOTTAM INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT	Uttar Pradesh
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES	Uttar Pradesh
SETH SRINIWAS AGARWAL INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY	Uttar Pradesh
SETH VISHAMBHAR NATH INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES RESEARCH	Uttar Pradesh
SHAMLI INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY	Uttar Pradesh
SHERWOOD BUSINESS SCHOOL	Uttar Pradesh
SHERWOOD COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY	Uttar Pradesh
SHREEJEE GOVERDHAN MAHARAJ COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES	Uttar Pradesh
SRI SRI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT	Uttar Pradesh
SUNDER DEEP COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY	Uttar Pradesh
TRIVEDI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY	Uttar Pradesh
VEDANT INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND TECHNOLOGY	Uttar Pradesh
WTM COLLEGE OF POLYTECHNIC	Uttar Pradesh
AMRAPALI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT COMPUTER APPLICATIONS	Uttarakhand
AMRAPALI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND COMPUTER APPLICATIONS	Uttarakhand
DRONAS COLLEGE OF MANAGEMENT TECHNICAL EDUCATION	Uttarakhand
DRONAS POLYTECHNIC COLLEGE	Uttarakhand
BRAINWARE GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS - SABITA DEVI EDUCATION TRUST	West Bengal
COMPUTER APPLICATION CENTRE HERITAGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY	West Bengal