Hyderabad: Thirty engineering colleges closed down in TS last year, and 21 have applied for closure this year. Nearly 100 institutions have closed down in the last few years, according to the Private Engineering Colleges Association.
While some colleges were shut down after running classes, some dropped out without taking permission from the regulatory bodies, said association member Sunil Reddy.
JNTU-Hyderabad is taking steps to shift 530 students from a few engineering colleges on the court's directions and some due to lack of affiliation for some courses.
“All the students are from 2015-16 batch. The list was sent to the state council, which will oversee their admissions in other colleges. This process will be completed before May,” said Prof. N. Yadaiah, registrar, JNTU-Hyderabad.
Asked how the process of shifting students would be done, an official of the TSCHE said students would be given the option to choose the new engineering college. Usually colleges near the original institution are preferred.
In case a corresponding course is not available, student have to opt for some other college, he said. With thousands of seats remaining unfilled last year, shifting 530 students won’t be a big problem, officials said.
Tech colleges fail to file for affiliation
About 7,500 UG and PG students face the risk of losing their academic year if the authorities do not make a timely intervention in the coming days.
As many as 58 colleges, including engineering, pharma, management and PG, haven’t applied for affiliation from the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University while some others have sought closure permission.
Established colleges generally seek renewal of affiliation every year to continue classes. This year, the colleges were asked to submit applications online from February 10 till March 25. However, 58 colleges did not show any interest in doing so, to the surprise of the officials.
JNTU registrar Prof N. Yadaiah said that this was the first such instance when private managements did not seek affiliation at all. Last year 13 engineering colleges sought permission for closure, but all the remaining colleges applied for affiliation.
TS Council for Higher Education chairman Prof. Papi Reddy said that the pressing problem is to shift these students without affecting their academic year.
“Most of these colleges are facing financial problems due to various reasons and are expressing helplessness to continue,” Prof. Reddy said.
