3,700 seats yet to be filled in Coimbatore engg colleges

The total number of seats includes those filled through general academic counselling, vocational courses and the 7.5 per cent horizontal reservation for students of government schools in both these categories.  

More than 3,700 engineering seats are yet to be filled in Coimbatore district colleges for the 2022-23 academic year as per the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions (TNEA) data.  

The total number of seats includes those filled through general academic counselling, vocational courses and the 7.5 per cent horizontal reservation for students of government schools in both these categories, The Hindu reported. 

According to the TNEA data, over 17,543 candidates were allotted seats of the total 22,276 total intake capacity (82 per cent), in the 56 colleges in the Coimbatore district, after the supplementary counselling that was held on November 23. Meanwhile, 3,733 seats in 43 colleges remain vacant, data indicates. In the last academic year, as per the TNEA data, 81.56 per cent of seats were filled — 15,285 students were allotted seats of the total 18,741. 

This year, under the sports reservation, 58 in Coimbatore were given seats in colleges under both general and 7.5 per cent reservation, 32 under the ex-servicemen category, and 45 differently abled persons. Meanwhile, 3,733 seats remain vacant, according to the data taken from the TNEA portal. 

As per data, all 644 seats were filled at the Government College of Technology (Autonomous). In government-aided colleges, five of the total 1.076 seats in PSG College of Technology (Autonomous) were vacant and two of the total 595 seats in Coimbatore Institute of Technology in Civil Aerodrome Post are yet to be filled. 

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