Engineering Admissions 2024-25: Over 1 Lakh CSE Seats Remain Vacant in Key States
Introduction
The 2024-25 academic session alone saw an increase of over 2 lakh engineering seats, according to the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE). The expansion has been observed mostly in undergraduate programmes and branches such as computer science engineering and artificial intelligence. This increase has, however, drawn away students from core branches and mid-level private engineering colleges. Thousands of seats are vacant even after multiple counselling rounds. Many colleges have boosted seats in computer science where students have taken admission in these branches, leaving core branches vacant,” said a professor from Tamil Nadu.
A professor at a public university in Gujarat said, “Private engineering colleges are opening and we don't have that many students to take admission. Further, many colleges have closed down their core engineering branches like mechatronics and textile, and due to an increase in intake in computer science and artificial intelligence, maximum students want to go to these branches. Many colleges that have opened up new branches haven’t received even a single student this year.” He said that out of 70,000 engineering seats, about 50% are vacant.
10 States with the Most Increase in PG and UG Engineering Seats
A list of the states that saw the most increase in engineering seats in 2024-25 has been given below–
| STATE |
INCREASE IN INTAKE (2024-25) |
| Tamil Nadu |
39,978 |
| Telangana |
33,913 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
31,482 |
| Maharashtra |
26,732 |
| Karnataka |
19,486 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
10,839 |
| Odisha |
8,070 |
| West Bengal |
6,399 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
5,873 |
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