Through a series of actions, intended at ensuring quality, the AICTE has drastically reduced the number of seats up for grabs. While 83 engineering colleges across the country, including six in Tamil Nadu, have applied for closure, taking away a whopping 20,539 seats, another 14,423 seats have been lost due to the withdrawal of approval.

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It has reduced the student intake by half (50 per cent) in colleges where admissions in the last five years were less than 30 per cent. 

Through a series of actions, intended at ensuring quality, the AICTE has drastically reduced the number of seats up for grabs. While 83 engineering colleges across the country, including six in Tamil Nadu, have applied for closure, taking away a whopping 20,539 seats, another 14,423 seats have been lost due to the withdrawal of approvals

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