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AICTE Approval Land Norms

Norms for Land requirement and Built-up Area for Technical Institution

Technical Institution shall satisfy the Land norms given in Approval Process Handbook 2018-19.

 

Programme
Diploma/Post Diploma
Under Graduate Program
Mega/ Metro*
Urban
Rural
Mega/ Metro*
Urban
Rural
Engineering & Technology
$
1.5
4.0
$
2.5
7.5
Pharmacy
$
0.75
2.0
$
0.75
2.0
a.Architecture
$
1.0
2.0
$
1.0
2.0@
b. Planning
$
1.0
2.0
$
1.0
2.0@
Applied Arts & Crafts
$
0.5
1.5
$
1.0
1.5
Hotel Management & Catering
$
1.0
2.0
$
1.0
2.0@
MCA
-
-
-
-
-
-
Management
-
-
-
-
-
-

* - Mega and Metro Cities: Greater Mumbai (UA), Delhi (UA) and Kolkata (UA), Chennai (UA) Bangalore (UA), Hyderabad (UA), Ahmedabad (UA), Pune (UA), Surat (UA) as per the Census of India 2011.

# - Land area required in Urban shall be 2.5 Acre which can be in a maximum of TWO plots. The academic, Instructional, Administrative and Amenities area shall be in one plot not less than 1.5 Acre. The distance between the plots shall not exceed 2 km. The remaining Land shall only be utilized for sporting Infrastructure/ Hostel/ Staff accommodation and related educational activities of the Institution. Considering hilly nature of Land in North Eastern States and the hilly regions of States such as Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir, Land shall be made available in 3 pieces which are not away from each other by more than 2 Km.

$- For the Land area requirements the following conditions need to be adhered:

  1. The Built-up area requirements as per Approval Process Handbook (which is in-force) are adhered to.
  2. The Built-up area, achieved, has to be approved by the concerned Development Authority as per the latest Building Bye-laws (Development Controls) in that City. A copy of certified Building Byelaws be made available by the applying Institution. Copy of approved Plan from local statutory body and completion Plan along with Completion Certificate from the same body, be also provided. Provisional Occupancy Certificate shall be considered only for 2 consecutive Academic Years; after two years the only afore-mentioned Completion Certificate and Completion Plan shall be considered for continuance of approval.
  3. Fire and life Safety Certificate from Fire Department of the concerned State is to be taken before the approval is sought/filled at AICTE.
  4. Additional Course(s)/Programme(s), in future can be allowed subject to the availability of Builtup areas as per optimum FSI (FAR). However, if the additional construction is to be undertaken in the existing Building then Structural Stability Certificate and Certificate of Safe Foundation to be provided by a Structural Engineer having Master’s Degree with specialization in Structure.
  5. Competent Authority has to certify that the place is located in Mega and Metro, Urban and Rural areas.
  6. The Land area required in the Mega and Metro cities shall be calculated on the basis of the requirements as per AICTE norms for carpet area and the Municipal Corporation byelaws. However, the total Built-up area is to be calculated for the entire duration of the Course with mandatory prior sanctions and approvals from Competent Authority for the entire proposal.

Instructional Area (Carpet Area) in Square Meter

 

Engineering and Technology (Degree/ Diploma/ Post Diploma) Institution per AICTE, APH 2018-19
Room Types
Number of Room Required
Carpet Area per Room
Class Room
Total Number of Divisions@ x 0.75
66/33*
Tutorial Rooms+
25% of total Classroom
33
Laboratory$
2 per Course per Year**
66
Laboratory for Post Graduate
1 per Course
66
Workshop#
1
200
Additional Lab/ WS for “X” Category Courses
1
200
Computer Center#
1
150
Drawing Hall#
1
132
Seminar Hall
1 per 2 Under Graduate Courses
132
1 per Post Graduate Department
66
1 per Diploma Institution
132
Library++
1 per Degree Institution
400
1 per Diploma Institution
300
Language Laboratory
1
66

Of the Total Number of Classrooms required, at least ONE shall be a Smart Classroom per Department
@ Total Number of Divisions = (Number of Division/Year) X Duration of the Course
* For Post Graduate Programme
** For Courses having more than 2 Divisions, additional Laboratories equivalent to the required number on pro rata basis for the said Courses shall be created
+ No Tutorial Rooms required for Post Graduate Courses
++ Additional Library area of 50m2 per 60 Students beyond 420 “Approved Intake”
“X” Category Courses such as Mechanical, Production, Civil, Electrical, Chemical, Textile, Marine, Aeronautical and Allied Courses shall require Additional Laboratory/Workshop of 1 Per Course (Maximum of 2)
# Drawing Halls, Computer Centres and Workshops to be created as given below:

Land Area / Length Unit Converter