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Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, technical education sector saw a
huge boom. But it is also a well-known that in recent years, there has been a fall
in demand, leaving several lakh of engineering seats empty across the country.
Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani said in December 2015 thatacross India
(http://indianexpress.com/article/education/over-8l-engg-seats-stayed-vacant-in2014-15-govt/), more than 8 lakh seats remained vacant in 2014-15.
In the five southern states alone, more than two lakh engineering seats lie vacant
for the current academic year (2015-16).

Tamil Nadu fares the worst among the southern states with nearly two-thirds of
the seatslying vacant (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Over-50engineering-seats-remain-vacant-in-Anna-university/articleshow/48229969.cms).

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In Kerala, although 90% of computer science, IT and electronics and

communication students in Cochin University got campus placement in the
current year, only 20 (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/Campushiring-Few-takers-for-civil-mechanical-engineeringstudents/articleshow/50417692.cms)of the 60 eligible mechanical engineering
students got placed.

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In Karnataka, about11
(http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/51086853.cms?
utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst)colleges
in and around Bengaluru have had either single-digit and two-digit admissions in
the academic year 2015-16.

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The picture is bad for Telangana too. However, MCA saw a hike of 42% in the
number of students taking admission in this academic year.

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Industry body NASSCOM following a 2011 survey said only 17.5 % engineering
graduates were employable.
The vacancies are not only limited to engineering, more than 18 lakh seats of all
AICTE courses wereunclaimed
(http://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/No-Takers-for-AICTEInstitutes/2016/02/21/article3288143.ece)in the last four years. For the first time
in several years, the overall number of engineering seats has come down by
about 30,000 seats in 2015, according to AICTE. They wouldfurther
(http://www.livemint.com/Politics/BphkOxYuir6OaYcTrBtldJ/AICTE-to-cut-numberof-engineering-college-seats-by-600000.html)like to bring it down to between
10 lakh and 11 lakh from a little over 16.7 lakh now.

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Satyapriya 2daysago

Itwasinevitableasengineeringcollegeshavebeenmushroominglikedhabasonahighway.Thereisslackof
teachersandasanemployerIcantellyouthat17.5pctemployabilityquotedhereisfiction.Itispossiblycloserto
4pctandwehavetohaveacceleratedcoursestoteachwhatthecollegesdidnot.Iguessthefittestwillsurvive
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SouthIndianstudentsgetexcellentranksinGRE/ILTS/SAPexamsandcollegeexpensesbeingalmostatlevel,
theyprefertogoabroadforengineeringstudiesfromREALuniversitiesrathernthanfakeuniversitiesinIndia.

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