Shillong engg college yet to get AICTE approval

SHILLONG, April 27: The Shillong Engineering College is unlikely to welcome students for its first academic session this year as the state government is yet to get the approval from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
A government official said on Thursday that the government has already created different posts in the College but the issue of roster has created problems in the recruitment process.  The government is trying to recruit the teaching and non-teaching staff through a special recruitment drive, the official said.
The engineering college was inaugurated by Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma on January 16 this year.
The college is located on a campus area of about 7.8 acres, within the premises of the Shillong Polytechnic at Mawlai Kynton Massar.
The college will cater to degree courses in three engineering branches — civil, electrical and mining, with an intake capacity of 30 students for each branch.