Engineering colleges face problem of plenty
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Engineering colleges are mushrooming in Maharashtra, but the increased number of seats is not finding enough takers. Compared to the situation in 1978, when 16 engineering colleges were present in the state making about 2,642 seats available to students, the number went up to 348 engineering colleges offering over 1.33 lakh seats last year. Of the total available seats, 25,000 seats remained vacant last year.
The worst vacancy rate was seen in Nagpur University where 7000 engineering seats remained vacant last year. The number of students coming to Maharashtra from other states like UP and Bihar has seen a drop as several new engineering colleges have opened in these states as well. Most of the students from the region prefer institutes in Mumbai and Pune because of better job opportunities.
This year, Maharashtra received approval for 11 new engineering colleges from AICTE. More colleges expected to open in the state would take the total intake capacity beyond 1.40 lakh seats. Given the condition, more colleges would worsen the scenario leading to more vacant seats.
In 2011, there were about 3,393 engineering colleges in India making 14.86 lakh seats available to engineering aspirants. This year, AICTE has approved over 100 new colleges across the country. (Read more)
