29th April, 2003
Ministry of Human Resource Development  


MANAGEMENT QUOTA FOR SELF FINANCING COLLEGES


Consequent to the pronouncement of judgement by the Hon’ble Supreme Court on October, 2002 in TMA Pai Foundation Vs. State Government of Karnataka & others, AICTE notified Interim Policy Regulations. The Interim Regulations provide that the prescription of percentage of seats that can be reserved for admission by the management of technical institutions has to be made by the State Government in accordance with the local needs and different percentage can be fixed for minority and non-minority technical institutions, provided the maximum limit of percentage of management seats shall not exceed 15% of sanctioned intake in case of non-minority technical institutions and 50% in case of minority institutions.

The Interim Policy Regulations were generally endorsed in the meeting of State Education Secretaries (Technical) held on 10th March 2003.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Dr. Vallabhbhai Kathiria in reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.