7 new AICTE approved colleges in Punjab

AICTE, the All India Council of Technical Education has granted affiliation to seven new government polytechnic colleges in Punjab. The colleges that have been affiliated with AICTE are:

• Sant Baba Attar Singh government polytechnic college, Badbar (Barnala district)
• Government polytechnic college, Kotakpura (Faridkot district)
• Government polytechnic college, Begowal (Kapurthala district)
• Shaheed Nand Singh government polytechnic college, Bareta (Mansa district)
• Government polytechnic college, Behram (SBS Nagar district)
• Shri Guru Hargobind Singh Sahib government polytechnic college, Ranwan (Fatehgarh Sahib district)
• Government polytechnic college, Fatuhikhera (Sri Mukatsar Sahib district)

Admissions for 840 seats in these seven new polytechnic colleges have started for the 2012-13 session and students who made it to the state level JET-2012 merit list can apply in these colleges till November 17.

It was only recently that the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) blacklisted 17 tech institutions in Haryana; that were conducting technical programmes without AICTE approval. DTE issued a notice in public interest, advising students and parents to not seek admission in such institutions, universities or colleges in any part of the country. Such unapproved institutions charge hefty fees from students and issue fake degrees or certificates that are not certified by any statutory body.

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