Lack of facilities: College told not to admit students

New Delhi: The All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has barred G.B. Pant Engineering College here from admitting students for the academic year 2017-18 on the grounds that it lacks basic facilities and infrastructure.

In a notice issued last month, the AICTE stated that the college lacks facilities like research labs, sick room, common room for boys and girls, and placement office.

“Since the institute representatives have not submitted the compliance report for the deficiencies pointed out by the AICTE committee, the panel has recommended the next academic session to be a no-admission year,” the notice read.

AICTE, which is the apex regulatory body for technical education, has also issued a showcause notice to the administration of the college for failing to comply with the recommendation of a Standing Appellate Committee issued in April.

By the time it got the notice, the college had already enrolled 200 students, said a college official. The college, which was started 10 years ago by the Delhi government, shares an ITI institute’s campus in Okhla. 

On March 7, the students had launched a protest with the slogan “We want campus.”  It was called off on April 29 after chief minister Arvind Kejriwal promised to fulfil their demands.