Hyderabad: The All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) has given a reprieve to 143 engineering colleges in Telangana for the 2015-16 academic year. But their troubles haven’t ended yet as the college managements claim that they are not being allowed by JNTU Hyderabad to reduce intakes or scrap certain courses.
Despite AICTE approvals these colleges can start admissions only after JNTU Hyderabad grants them affiliation based on inspection reports. JNTU Hyderabad officials said inspections will begin in May.
The AICTE had earlier issued show cause notices to all the 143 engineering colleges seeking compliance regarding the deficiencies pointed out by JNTU Hyderabad. But AICTE didn’t hold any physical inspections and approvals were granted to the colleges based on compliance reports and affidavits filed by them. Not just the 143 disaffiliated colleges, but all the other engineering colleges in TS were granted approvals by AICTE for the 2015-16 academic year.
Earlier on Friday college managements met AICTE chairman Avinash Pant and Union HRD ministry officials. But their troubles didn’t end there as they claim that JNTU Hyderabad is not allowing them to reduce intakes. “If we reduce our intake we will be in a position to have faculty and infrastructure according to AICTE norms. But JNTU is not accepting our requests,” an engineering college owner said asking not to be named.
About 200 engineering colleges in Telangana had applied for permission to reduce intakes or scrap some courses. JNTU Hyderabad officials, on the other hand, say they are open to such requests and will allow reduction in intakes which would help in “rationalisation of engineering colleges.”
AICTE approvals doesn’t mean they will participate in Eamcet counselling for sure as JNTU Hyderabad has to give them affiliation again for the next academic year. This will be based on inspections held in May, and if engineering colleges continue with the same levels of intake as last year, it could become tough for many colleges.
