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Record low MTech enrolments is a ‘serious concern’ for the AICTE. Some engineering colleges have taken steps to fill seats.
Universities known for science and humanities started engineering courses, but infrastructure and placement woes persist.
NIT Warangal, BITS Pilani, DTU, and Jadavpur University are reforming their core engineering branches to ensure admissions and placements.
Low MTech enrolment is being addressed through AICTE scholarships. Support is also available to BMS, BBA students in AICTE-approved colleges.
CUSAT Kochi has introduced two tracks in BTech courses. Plus, it plans to launch new MSc, BSc-LLB and executive MBA programmes.
IIT Bombay, Guwahati, Mandi, Kharagpur, Madras, MNNIT Allahabad, PEC Chandigarh have all launched degree courses, many in AI-ML and data science.
AICTE has reinstated the 3-year flexible BTech in computer science, AI-ML, civil, mechanical, and electronics and electrical engineering.
Thousands of BTech Agriculture Engineering students ineligible for Bihar government jobs they trained for. BSc Agriculture is favoured, they allege.
The BTech Civil Engineering model curriculum has courses on accessibility, transportation, sustainability and provides for minor and honours degrees.
IIIT Bangalore’s placement dropped by 10 points; NIT Delhi’s BTech CSE students had offers revoked; NIT Puducherry’s average package fell over 50%.
