In the 2023-24 academic year, a staggering 6,930 seats were reduced, mainly in civil engineering, mechanical engineering, electronics and communication engineering, and electrical and electronic engineering programs.
Release Date – Friday, July 23, 8:00 AM
Hyderabad: Due to a lack of demand among students, combined with a lack of sufficient job opportunities, the core disciplines of undergraduate engineering – civil engineering, mechanics, electricity and electronics – are losing their luster and their “evergreen” tag. It seems that. These core engineering departments are paving the way for more seats in BE/BTech Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) and related departments across the state.
A staggering 6,930 seats were cut for the 2023-24 academic year, primarily in the civil engineering, mechanical, electronics and communications engineering, and electrical and electronics engineering programs, while a similar number of seats were strengthened in related sectors such as CSE and AI. . Study ML, data science, cybersecurity, and IoT at a private, self-taught engineering university.
Most private engineering colleges have cut their core engineering department quotas in half. For example, a university offering a civil engineering program had a capacity of 120 and he reduced the capacity to 60, and some even reduced the capacity to 30, the base capacity for running courses.
These days, the BE/BTech CSE and related courses are in great demand among students and parents to help students find employment even before they graduate. But experts say the demand could create an imbalance between core engineering and CSE graduates coming out each year. “There is no demand among students for civil engineering and mechanical engineering programs. Therefore, the university has chosen to reduce capacity and expand enrollment in CSE and related areas where demand is high. We have ensured that it will not be closed and will operate with at least 30 seats reserved,” said Dr. Manzoor Hussein, JNTU Hyderabad Registrar and Professor of Mechanical Engineering.Telangana today‘.
Several universities have fully integrated cybersecurity, AI and ML, and Internet of Things courses into their core CSE programs this year, increasing their capacity or choosing new courses.
A total of 7,635 seats have been approved by the State Government for new courses and increased acceptance of existing courses, with a financial impact of Rs 273.9 crore over 2023-2024. Agreed, the state government directed colleges that have canceled courses or reduced capacity to ensure that existing and former students have the faculty and facilities they need until they pass out.
Dr. V Balakrishna Reddy, President of Telangana State Association of Technical and Professional Workers’ Association, wished to redeploy core technical department staff trained in the CSE program as CSE faculty.
