Over 1.11 Lakh Engineering Seats in Telangana Approved by AICTE
All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has approved a total of 1,11,147 seats in various engineering courses in the State for the academic year 2022-23. While 7,380 seats were accorded for closure, 7,815 seats were added to various courses, particularly those focusing on emerging technology.
For the academic year 2022-23, no seats in new courses have been approved. The most seats, 28,435 in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), were approved, followed by 16,209 in Electronics and Communication Engineering, 13,470 in CSE (AI & ML), 8,910 in CSE (Data Science), 7,440 in Information Technology (IT), 7,417 in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, and 6,765 in Civil Engineering.
The apex technical body approved a total of 1,11,738 engineering seats in various courses last year. The affiliating institution will inspect the colleges and grant affiliation for the academic year after receiving approval from the AICTE. The AICTE’s seat approval is not final, but the university’s affiliation is.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU)-Hyderabad, which has many affiliated colleges, has already begun the process of giving affiliation for the academic year 2022-23. According to Technical Education Department authorities, there were 1.05 lakh engineering seats available last year, including convener and management quotas.