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The sanctioned intake in AICTE approved technical institutes during the year 2002-03, 2003-04 and 2004-05 was 498560, 530850 and 623829 respectively. However, seats have been reduced in a total of 742 technical institutes.
The reduction of seats has been effected only for the academic year 2005-06. The seats were reduced keeping in view the most critical deficiency i.e. extent of shortage of faculty. The reduction was subject to restoration on recruitment of the requisite faculty. The seats of those institutes which have compiled have since been restored.
Changes have been incorporated in the existing approval with a view inter-alia to introduce parameters having a bearing on quality of technical education. AICTE is focusing on quality improvements in technical education to make engineering graduates globally competitive and acceptable. Some of the main initiatives include Modernization and Removal of Obsolescence, Research Promotion Scheme, National facilities in Engineering and Technology with Industrial Collaboration, Industry Institute Parternship, Entrepreneurships Development Programme, AICTE EDUSAT Scheme, Emeritus Fellowship, Visiting Professorship, Staff Development Programme, Quality Improvement Programme and facilities like Digital Library in Engineering & Technology, etc.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri M.A.A. Fatmi in Lok Sabha today.
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