MUMBAI: Over 57,000 of the 1.31 lakh engineering seats—over 43%—available in the state for the centralized admission process (CAP) are vacant after the first round of admissions. The situation is similar in B-schools. Over 53% of the 21,716 MBA/MMS seats available under CAP are also vacant.
According to an official of the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), most of the vacancies are for courses that are not popular and in colleges located in remote areas.
"There are more seats than applicants. Moreover, the demand for these courses has been falling over the years," said the official. "Also, this year, students need to score minimum 50% in PCM to be eligible for engineering admissions. In the past, the eligibility criteria had been relaxed by 5%."
For the 1.31 lakh engineering seats, only 94,000 students applied for the CAP rounds conducted by DTE. In Mumbai colleges, of the 16,000 seats under CAP, over 5,000 seats are vacant in the first round. The highest numbers of vacancies—about 17,000—are in colleges in Pune, though the institutes affiliated to the Pune University have nearly 43,000 seats—the highest in the state.
Vacancies in technical institutes in the state have always been a problem. A recent report on vacancies in technical institutes submitted by a state-appointed committee revealed that 58% of MBA schools had more than 35% seats vacant in 2013-14 academic session. Similar was the case with over 50% of engineering institutes. The committee, which visited these institutes, recommended closure of some courses and institutes. Around 33 technical courses at 25 institutes were shut down this year, however, more colleges got permissions for additional intake.
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According to an official of the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), most of the vacancies are for courses that are not popular and in colleges located in remote areas.
"There are more seats than applicants. Moreover, the demand for these courses has been falling over the years," said the official. "Also, this year, students need to score minimum 50% in PCM to be eligible for engineering admissions. In the past, the eligibility criteria had been relaxed by 5%."
For the 1.31 lakh engineering seats, only 94,000 students applied for the CAP rounds conducted by DTE. In Mumbai colleges, of the 16,000 seats under CAP, over 5,000 seats are vacant in the first round. The highest numbers of vacancies—about 17,000—are in colleges in Pune, though the institutes affiliated to the Pune University have nearly 43,000 seats—the highest in the state.
Vacancies in technical institutes in the state have always been a problem. A recent report on vacancies in technical institutes submitted by a state-appointed committee revealed that 58% of MBA schools had more than 35% seats vacant in 2013-14 academic session. Similar was the case with over 50% of engineering institutes. The committee, which visited these institutes, recommended closure of some courses and institutes. Around 33 technical courses at 25 institutes were shut down this year, however, more colleges got permissions for additional intake.
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