ArdorComm Media News Network
July 6, 2026
A total of 58 engineering and technical institutions across India have ceased fresh admissions during the 2025-26 academic session under the progressive closure process, according to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). Students currently enrolled in these institutions will be allowed to complete their respective programmes.
An AICTE official stated that under progressive closure, colleges are barred from admitting first-year students for the approved academic year while continuing to operate until existing batches graduate.
Among the states, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra reported the highest number of closures with 12 colleges each. They were followed by Madhya Pradesh with eight, while Telangana and Punjab recorded four closures each. Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan saw three institutions shut down, whereas Gujarat, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Odisha, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal each reported one or two closures.
Of the 58 institutions, three were government-aided, while the remaining colleges were privately managed.
In addition to institutional closures, AICTE also approved the discontinuation of more than 950 engineering and technical courses across the country during the same academic year.
The regulator noted that institutions are typically directed to close due to factors such as poor student enrolment, shortage of qualified faculty, failure to meet infrastructure requirements, and non-compliance with AICTE operational standards.
AICTE differentiates between progressive closure, where institutions are phased out while protecting the interests of current students, and complete closure, where courses are discontinued entirely and students are relocated to other recognised institutions.
Source: PTI