Designing a Model for Total Quality Management in Engineering Education in Selected Institutes of Punjab and Chandigarh

Abstract

At the time of Independence, India had only 36 Engineering colleges with an annual intake of about 3600 students. As per the AICTE dashboard, in 2018-19, the number of Technical Institutions has risen to 6275 with an annual intake of 27,12,311. A large number of Institutes of National importance like Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), Indian Institutes of Science (IISc and IISERs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs) have been set up and, at the same time, the annual intake in all the Institutes has been increased manifold. The fastest growth, both in terms of number of Institutes and the annual intake, however, has taken place during the period starting with late 1990s and ending with early 2000s. Most of the new Institutes set up during this period were in the private sector and even a considerable number of private Universities have also been established