A library in a technical education institute or engineering college and university can be classed as a special library. There has been a considerable development of technical education in India during the last 30 yrs. There are now over 5,000 special libraries in India in engineering colleges and institutes of technology which provide specialized services. According to the information and assessment made by the Govt. of India, the country is now in a position to meet the technical manpower requirements during the tenth five year plan. The major purpose of the norms and standards relate to the proper planning of institutions the promotion of institutional building processes and the preparation of proposals for new programmes and institutions. If all these suggested norms, guidelines standards and services are put into practice and the library is maintained in a good condition by an adequate annual expenditure on books and manned by the desired quality of staff, it will win support in the college.