Govt waiting for AITCE approval to start academic session of engineering college: Education Minister

Syllad | The Rising MeghalayaMarch 4, 2025

Education Minister Rakkam A Sangma on Tuesday informed the Assembly that the government is waiting for the approval of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) for starting the academic session of the Shillong Government College of Engineering (SGCE) at Mawlai Kynton Massar. 

Replying during the question hour, Sangma said the SGCE has on December 26, 2024 applied for AICTE approval to start two technical courses – civil engineering and electrical engineering. 

Subsequently, two AICTE scrutiny meeting were held on January 22, 2025 and Febraury 4, 2025. 

“Experts from AICTE have advised the college authority to comply on some of the infrastructure deficiencies which are being addressed,” he added.

Sangma informed that the buildings construction viz the academic block, administrative block and boys and girls’ hostels of SGCE was completed and inaugurated by the chief minister Conrad K Sangma on January 16, 2023.

The service connection viz water supply, electrical connection etc of SGCE are in place. 

He said that the government has conveyed approval for establishment of SGCE and 55 posts were created. 

The government has allowed additional director Polytechnic & Shillong Engineering College to hold additional charge as principal of SGCE. 

“Government has conveyed approval to place 13 existing faculty of Shillong Polytechnic who are qualified for teaching in the engineering college,” Sangma said while informing that the North Eastern Hill University (NEHU) has conveyed approval for provisional affiliation for SGCE for a period of three years. 

“Therefore, when we get the necessary permission of AITCE, we will start the academic session at the earliest,” he assured.