Ahead of admissions for engineering diploma courses in Maharashtra, the government has approved as many as 14 applications by diploma institutes to start new courses in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI&ML). While 19 applications requesting increase in intake for Computer Engineering Diploma have been approved by the government, among those approved for closures, highest are from traditional branches–13 from civil engineering and 12 from mechanical engineering. While engineering diploma admissions are still ongoing in state, five new private diploma institutes have been approved by the state government. It has…