87% seats vacant after 2nd round of engg counselling
Ragu.Raman@timesgroup.com
Chennai:21.07.2019
In a new low, a mere 13% of engineering seats have been filled after two rounds of counselling in Tamil Nadu. Of the 1,66,582 seats, only 21,532 have been filled so far.
A closer scrutiny reveals that only 27 of 494 engineering colleges have been able to fill more than 50% of sanctioned intake. Of these 27 institutions, 12 are government and government-aided institutions. “Usually, more than 40,000 seats are filled by the time cut-off drops to 150 marks from
200. This year, only around 21,000 seats were filled so far. In terms of admissions, this would be one of the lowest in recent years,” a principal from city engineering college said.
Last year, 72,648 seats were filled at the end of counselling. This year, the number is expected to be around 60,000.
But, consultant Jayaprakash Gandhi expects more seats to be filled in the next rounds. “For the third and fourth rounds, 70,164 students were called. More than 40,000 seats could be filled. After completing academic, vocational and supplementary counselling, the total may cross 75,000,” he said. Still, more than one lakh seats could fall vacant adversely affecting colleges.
More than 1L engg seats may remain vacant
Of the 1,51,574 seats available in selffinancing engineering colleges, only 13,379 seats were filled after two rounds. There are only a few takers for seats in Anna University’s constituent and regional campuses. Of 8,840 seats, only 3578 seats were filled, experts said.
P Selvaraj, secretary of Consortium of Self-Financing Professional, Arts and Science Colleges, said it was the continuation of a downward trend over the last few years. “The negative publicity that engineers are not getting jobs is keeping students away. We have taken some measures to create awareness for engineering courses. Hopefully, the trend will reverse from next year,” he said.
After the relaxation of facultystudent ratio by All India Council for Technical Education, more than 22,000 faculty members lost their jobs in 2018. This year, faculty members fear there would be more job cuts.
Ragu.Raman@timesgroup.com
Chennai:21.07.2019
In a new low, a mere 13% of engineering seats have been filled after two rounds of counselling in Tamil Nadu. Of the 1,66,582 seats, only 21,532 have been filled so far.
A closer scrutiny reveals that only 27 of 494 engineering colleges have been able to fill more than 50% of sanctioned intake. Of these 27 institutions, 12 are government and government-aided institutions. “Usually, more than 40,000 seats are filled by the time cut-off drops to 150 marks from
200. This year, only around 21,000 seats were filled so far. In terms of admissions, this would be one of the lowest in recent years,” a principal from city engineering college said.
Last year, 72,648 seats were filled at the end of counselling. This year, the number is expected to be around 60,000.
But, consultant Jayaprakash Gandhi expects more seats to be filled in the next rounds. “For the third and fourth rounds, 70,164 students were called. More than 40,000 seats could be filled. After completing academic, vocational and supplementary counselling, the total may cross 75,000,” he said. Still, more than one lakh seats could fall vacant adversely affecting colleges.
More than 1L engg seats may remain vacant
Of the 1,51,574 seats available in selffinancing engineering colleges, only 13,379 seats were filled after two rounds. There are only a few takers for seats in Anna University’s constituent and regional campuses. Of 8,840 seats, only 3578 seats were filled, experts said.
P Selvaraj, secretary of Consortium of Self-Financing Professional, Arts and Science Colleges, said it was the continuation of a downward trend over the last few years. “The negative publicity that engineers are not getting jobs is keeping students away. We have taken some measures to create awareness for engineering courses. Hopefully, the trend will reverse from next year,” he said.
After the relaxation of facultystudent ratio by All India Council for Technical Education, more than 22,000 faculty members lost their jobs in 2018. This year, faculty members fear there would be more job cuts.
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