58 Engineering Colleges Shut Across India; UP, Maharashtra Top The List: AICTE | Education and Career News
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Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra recorded the highest number of closures, with 12 institutions each. MP followed with eight closures, while Telangana and Punjab reported four each.
More than 950 technical and engineering courses offered across the country were discontinued during the same period, AICTE said. (File/Representative)
More than 55 engineering and technical colleges across India were shut down during the 2025–26 academic year for various reasons, though students already enrolled will be allowed to complete their degrees, according to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
“A total of 58 engineering and technical colleges were closed progressively during 2025-26. Progressive closure means institute cannot admit the students for the first year during the academic year for which progressive closure is granted. However the existing students will continue,” a senior AICTE official told PTI.
Among the 58 colleges, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra recorded the highest number of closures, with 12 institutions each. Madhya Pradesh followed with eight closures, while Telangana and Punjab reported four each. Andhra Pradesh and Rajasthan saw three closures apiece, Gujarat and Karnataka had two each, and Haryana, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and West Bengal recorded one closure each.
Of the institutions that closed, three were government-aided, while the remaining 55 were privately-funded.
The AICTE, the country’s statutory regulator for technical education, oversees programmes in engineering, architecture, management and pharmacy, ensuring quality standards and coordinated development across institutions.
The official also told the news agency that more than 950 technical and engineering courses offered across the country were discontinued during the same period.
The regulator differentiates between progressive closure and complete closure. In cases of progressive closure, institutions are phased out gradually without admitting new students, allowing currently enrolled students to finish their programmes. Under complete closure, courses are discontinued entirely and students are shifted to other institutions.
According to AICTE, institutions are ordered to shut down for reasons such as low student enrolment, failure to maintain the required faculty strength, and non-compliance with infrastructure and operational norms, among other factors.
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