More engineering seats lay vacant
Posted on: 26/Jul/2013 10:47:42 AM
The Engineering admission process is to end tomorrow. The AICTE had instructed colleges to start classes for first year students on August1. Just a day before the engineering admission process in the state ends, more than 40% of seats remain vacant. Of the2.05lakh seats made available as government quota, around 1.22 lakhs were filled. Last year, 58,000 seats remained unfilled at the end of counseling.
This year, mechanical and civil engineering saw a rush of students, while the popular circuit branches took a hit. While more than 70% of mechanical and civil engineering seats were filled, less than 60%of the seats in any of the circuit branches, including electronics and communications engineering, were taken.
Biotechnology was a surprise hit, with more than 84% of 1,275 seats taken.
In an attempt to woo students, many colleges are offering freebies like laptops and tablets, and sports and academic scholarships.
