Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Bangalore: All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has approved seven new engineering colleges in the State thus adding over 1,000 seats to the number of seats to be offered under the government quota through the Karnataka Examinations Authority.

Higher Education Minister Arvind Limabavali said here on Monday that at least 50 per cent of the intake in these colleges will be available under government quota. The new colleges are Sampoorna Group of Institutions, Channapatna (300 seats); Kammavari Sangam Group of Institutions, Bangalore (300); Jain College of Engineering, Belgaum (300); Veerappa Misty Engineering College, Shorapur, Yadgir (240); Gokula Engineering College for Women, Gulbarga (300); AGM Rural College of Engineering and Technology, Varur (300); and Gopalan College of Engineering and Management, K.R. Puram, Bangalore (240).

Of the 1,980 seats in these colleges, 990 seats are likely to be available under government quota through KEA. This number is expected to increase as two more institutions are awaiting approval shortly.