Surge in admissions after restructuring of seats for engineering courses, says govt

As per the data maintained by the Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC), 84.73 per cent of seats were filled in grant-in-aid engineering colleges as compared to 74.36 per cent last year. In government institutes, 71.53 per cent seats were filled against 50.54 per cent in 2022.

Similarly, in diploma engineering institutes, against 69.28 per cent of seats filled in government colleges last year, 85.64 per cent were filled this year. In grant-in-aid colleges, 95.31 per cent of seats were filled in 2022, which surged to 97.10 per cent this year.

Along with the restructuring of courses, new programmes were also introduced this year in view of the demand, employability and National Education Policy 2020.

Amid demand for new emerging engineering courses, a Government Resolution (GR) was passed in June to restructure existing seats and over new engineering programmes in government engineering and polytechnic colleges.

To be implemented from the 2023-24 session, 210 seats have been increased in degree engineering colleges while another 270 seats have been shifted and admission to 870 seats has been frozen.

In the postgraduate courses, 54 seats have been increased and 72 have been shifted in government engineering colleges. Similarly, in government polytechnic colleges, 360 seats have been increased in diploma courses, 90 seats were shifted and 390 were frozen.