Number
of students joining in engineering counselling this year was less than
the total number of engineering seats. Some colleges hired agents even
helpers and data operators at Internet centers must have colluded with
colleges to get students to opt for their colleges. The agent also
takes a token amount from the students' parents for filling up of the
online web counselling college option form. Over a 100 new engineering
colleges that have come up in the recent past seem to be the least
favorite among students.
This
year most of the admissions in engineering colleges take place on the
last day for reporting to colleges. Just 100000 out of 1.42 lakh
students who got admission in the 1st round of counselling. Students
taking admission in the second phase of engineering counselling which
began on Tuesday should opt for as many colleges as possible for there
could be vacancies even in the top most engineering colleges. Out of
1.82 lakh engineering seats on offer in the convener quota, only 54%
filled so far, several engineering colleges might have to shut shop.Last year, After first phase of counselling only 4,630 seats of 1.5 lakh seats on offer were left vacant. If there were 654 colleges last year, there are 692 now and the number of seats have gone up by 30,000. Due to poor quality of technical education in the state as the key reason for so many seats to have remained vacant even as they note that many students have taken admission in engineering colleges of other states. 'T' trouble brewing in the state is another factor that has led to this.
