- Students already studying will continue their studies and will get degree.
If you are thinking of taking admission in engineering, then this news is useful for you. AICTE has decided to close 58 engineering and technical colleges across the country. Along with this, more than 950 engineering and technical courses have also been closed. However, students who have already taken admission in these colleges, there is no need to panic. Their studies will continue as before and they will be able to complete their degree.
In which states were most colleges closed?
Maximum 12 colleges each have been closed in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. After this, 8 colleges have been closed in Madhya Pradesh. 4-4 colleges have been closed in Telangana and Punjab, 3-3 in Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan, while 2-2 colleges have been closed in Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. One college each has also been closed in Haryana, Odisha, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.
Why were the colleges closed?
AICTE says that the number of students in many colleges was continuously decreasing for a long time. Many places did not have qualified teachers and some institutions were not able to provide the necessary facilities and even meet the prescribed rules. Even after giving repeated chances, there was no improvement, hence the decision was taken to close these colleges.
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Will the studies of students already studying stop?
AICTE has clearly said that there will be no impact on the studies of students already studying. These colleges will not take admission only for new students. Old students will complete their studies and will also get their degree on time.
What is ‘progressive closure’?
Under this decision, colleges are being closed gradually. That is, the admission of new students is stopped, but the students who are already studying are made to complete their studies, this is called ‘progressive closure’.
Please check this before taking admission
If you are going to take admission in an engineering college this year, then first check whether the college in which you are applying is approved by AICTE or not. With this, any kind of problem can be avoided in future.
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