OCTOBER 28 , 2024

By Nandini Tyagi

UG Engineering Seats Increased to 14.90 Lakh: AICTE

Oct 28, 2024

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The approved intake for UG engineering seats have increased to 14.90 lakh in the academic year 2024-25 as per the AICTE data

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This depicts an 18.84% increase in the seats from 2021-22, when the total number of seats were 12.54 lakh, the lowest in the decade

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The seat intake for engineering programmes has escalated by 10% from last year with the addition of over 1.4 lakh seats

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As per the AICTE data, more than 50% increase in the seats comes from 3 southern states: Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

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Tamil Nadu holds the maximum number of approved UG seats (3,08,686), followed by Andhra Pradesh (1,83,532)

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The increase has been ascribed to the approvals granted to engineering and technological courses for working professionals

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The total number of approved institutions is 2906, also contributing the surge in UG engineering seats

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