Engineering education in India: Is the great charm over?

Engineering education in India: Is the great charm over?
Published at : 28 Jul 2021, 6:48 PM IST
Updated at : 8 Sep 2021, 6:46 PM IST

Engineering education in India is now the focal point with news on seat reduction doing rounds.

The situation has brought many issues into limelight as far as engineering education in India is concerned.

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Engineering education in India

The news that has come recently with regards to engineering education in India may be a good deal of surprise for them.

What is the news all about? It is about the engineering seat reduction.

There has been a considerable drop in the number of seats in engineering education of this country.

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Sources tracking the engineering education in India point towards the data of AICTE (All India Council of Technical Education).

The engineering seats in the country is said to have gone down by 1.4 lakh this year.

Those who regularly have their eyes on engineering education in India, feel the issues do not end there.

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There is much more on the larger level. The engineering seats in this nation have come down to 23 lakhs.

This drop is worth noting as far as engineering education in India is concerned. The reduction is said to be the lowest in the recent years.

However, before the present dull-times dawned on the engineering education in India, things were bright with it.

When the times were really good, the number of seats were 30 lakhs as far as engineering education in India is concerned.

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But as time move ahead, dark times began dawning on engineering education in India, the number of seats went down wards.

The question is why the reduction in the number of seats. The number of engineering colleges went for a closure owing to lack of demand.

Engineering education in India

Studying the course was a sure way of getting well paid jobs in the government and private sectors.

However, as times moved ahead, uncertainty began ruling the roost in the private sector in particular, says the retired teacher.

The private sector began witnessing a reduction in manpower recruitment as business prospects turned dull.

This resulted in a lack of interest in engineering courses, says G. Gopinath, a retired civil engineer.

As the lack of job prospects in the engineering sector in particular became visible, not many students perhaps came forward to study engineering courses.

As the number of students coming forward to study engineering has stopped, engineering colleges had to be closed, says Gopinath.

Sources having an eye on the engineering education in India says over 400 engineering colleges have been closed in the past seven years.

The peak for engineering admission was seen in 2014-15. However, as the glow reduced, the colleges also began closing down.

Engineering education in India

Added to this, the new engineering colleges approved by AICTE too have been witnessing a reduction.

About 314 new engineering colleges got approval from AICTE. As the time moved ahead, this number began witnessing a reduction.

In 2021-22, only about 54 new colleges have got approval from AICTE.

On the other hand, the number of AICTE approved institutions that went for closure witnessed an increase.

The number of institutions that closed was 9 in 2012-13, the same was 20 in 2013-14. And, in 2021-2022 the number of institutions that got closed stood at 63.

This probably has a lot to say, when it comes to engineering education in India.

All these point towards another important element in the engineering education in India. The days when the students used to study engineering and go out in the open market and hunt for jobs are long over.

Now these are the days for campus placement. ‘Study engineering and appear for an interview in their college campus even before one finishes his or her degree.’

It is almost a requirement for colleges to offer bright placement.

Engineering education in India

There is another issue also to this, reminds Narayanamurthy. He sees a connectivity between economy and engineering education in India.

The strong economy has managed to generate enough jobs for engineering graduates from various streams till recently.

However, for the last few years, certain sectors have been witnessed no performance due to various reasons only to generate no or minimal employment.

Lack of employment opportunities has also in a way prevented many from taking to engineering education in India.

He hurries to point towards low demand for courses like Civil and Mechanical Engineering.
These sectors have been seeing low performance owing to which there has been no much employment generation.

So not many students are turning forward to study subjects like civil and mechanical engineering.

After all these issues have been analyzed, one big doubt that would flash in one’s mind is ‘Have dark times dawned on engineering education in India?’

Engineering education in India

‘If economy turns bright with various sectors witnessing a rise in performance, jobs would be generated and demand for engineering courses will once again go up.’

Experts also point towards various emerging sciences like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Mechatronics.

These courses have the potential to generate lot of jobs in future, so they may rise the demand for engineering subjects related to these disciplines, say experts.

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S. Vishnu Sharma

S Vishnu Sharmaa now works with collegechalo.com in the news team. His work involves writing articles related to the education sector in India with a keen focus on higher education issues. Journalism has always been a passion for him. He has more than 10 years of enriching experience with various media organizations like Eenadu, Webdunia, News Today, Infodea. He also has a strong interest in writing about defence and railway related issues.

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JIPMAT 2025 Application submission on till 10 March 2025, Details Available Here
Published at : 13 Feb 2025, 10:07 AM IST
Updated at : 13 Feb 2025, 10:07 AM IST

JIPMAT 2025 application submission is on till 10 March 2025 at ‘https://exams.nta.ac.in/JIPMAT/’

The application submission process was opened on 11 February 2025.

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JIPMAT 2025 Application

Schedule

Individuals can submit JIPMAT 2024 Application from 11 February 2025 to 10 March 2025 (11:50) PM.

Registration fees in connection with JIPMAT 2025 application can be paid till 11:50 PM on 11 March 2025.

The corrections in application forms already submitted can be done from 13 to 15 March 2025.

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Corrections can be done till 11:50 PM on 1 May 2024. Candidates can make corrections in the details submitted by them in their application online through the correction window at ‘https://exams.nta.ac.in/JIPMAT/’ during the period when the correction/editing window is made available.

The date for announcing the city of examination will be informed later on the official website of the exam. The exam will be conducted on 26 April 2025.

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What is JIPMAT 2025?

The full name of the exam is Joint Integrated Programme in Management Admission Test (JIPMAT).

It is a national-level entrance examination for admission to 5-Year integrated program in management in IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu.

The admission is for the academic year 2025-26. It is a computer-based test conducted for a duration of 150 minutes or 2 hours 30 minutes.

Answers have to be marked on a computer screen at the designated test centre. There is more to it than meets the eye as far as JIPMAT 2025 application is concerned.

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Who can submit JIPMAT 2025 application?

Candidates who have passed plus two in any stream from a recognized educational institution can submit JIPMAT 2025 application.

The candidate must have passed class 10th examination with required qualifying marks. They must also have passed class 12 exams with required qualifying marks.

Candidates should have passed 10+2/XII/HSC examination in arts/commerce/science stream or equivalent in the year 2023, 2024 or is appearing in 2025.

The candidate must have passed class 10th examination in the year not before 2021.

The IIMs (Bodh Gaya and Jammu) may have different eligibility requirements, the candidates are required to refer to the website of IIM Bodh Gaya and IIM Jammu for this.

The percentage of marks obtained by the candidate in 10th and 12th standards would be calculated based on the Board’s regulations.

If there is no such regulation regarding aggregate marks from the concerned board, then the aggregate marks of all the subjects that appear in the grade sheet should be considered for calculating the passing percentage.

JIPMAT 2025 Application

1. The URL mentioned above has to be typed into the browser and the webpage must be allowed to download.

2. Once the webpage is downloaded, candidates can read the information about the exam through the information bulletin.

3. After reading the information, they can click the button JIPMAT-2025: Click Here to Register/Login

4. Clicking the above button will open another webpage with URL ‘https://jipmat2025.ntaonline.in/site/login’

5. When webpage with above URL opens, candidates can click the button New Candidate Register Here and create an account.

6. After creating an account, they can come back to the webpage ‘https://jipmat.ntaonline.in/frontend/web/’ and login and start filling JIPMAT 2025 application.

JIPMAT 2025 Application Fee

JIPMAT 2025 application fee is Rs 2000 for male and female applicants from the General (UR)/OBC-NCL categories. Third Gender/EWS/SC/ST/PwD category applicants have to pay Rs 1000 while filling JIPMAT 2025 application.

Those willing to take up the exam in foreign countries have to pay Rs 10,000 while submitting JIPMAT 2025 Application.

JIPMAT 2025 Application

The process to download admit cards is online, candidates have to visit the official website and the URL to access the official website is ‘https://exams.nta.ac.in/JIPMAT/’

1. Above mentioned URL can be typed into the browser and then the webpage is to be allowed to download.

2. Once the website is available, candidates can click the link for admit card.

3. Clicking the above link, will likely open another webpage, when that opens, they have to enter their roll number, application number and other information and submit them to view the admit card.

The Exam

They must appear for the exam at the test centre chosen by them. Questions related to Quantitative Aptitude, Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning, Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension have to be answered.

Students who pass JIPMAT 2025 with the required qualifying marks can apply for admission.

They can also visit the official websites of the participating institutions to know more information about courses offered there.

The admit card can be downloaded and a printout can be taken and preserved for use during the exam.

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S. Vishnu Sharma

S Vishnu Sharmaa now works with collegechalo.com in the news team. His work involves writing articles related to the education sector in India with a keen focus on higher education issues. Journalism has always been a passion for him. He has more than 10 years of enriching experience with various media organizations like Eenadu, Webdunia, News Today, Infodea. He also has a strong interest in writing about defence and railway related issues.



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