New Delhi: As per the information given by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the total number of permissions granted to start new engineering colleges during 2009-10 was 250, in 2010-11 it was 171 and the requests for approval are under process in the current year.

As part of its mandate to impart quality education, the AICTE has decided to consider proposals for establishing new institutions from the academic year 2014-15, after reviewing the status on the basis of the prospective plans received from State Governments.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Dr. D. Purandeswari, in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.