The variety of BTech seats accessible throughout India has witnessed a formidable eight-year excessive after years of downward pattern, says All India Council for Technical Schooling (AICTE).
The AICTE knowledge claims that the authorised consumption for undergraduate engineering and expertise programmes for the educational session 2024-25 stood at 14.90 lakh. (HT Consultant Picture)
A current article by The Indian Specific quoted AICTE as revealing that the authorised consumption for undergraduate engineering and expertise programmes for the educational session 2024-25 stood at 14.90 lakh, indicating a rise of at the very least 18.84% from 12.54 lakh within the 2021-22 educational session.
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As per the AICTE report, the primary rise was witnessed throughout 2022-23 educational 12 months with a rise of near 2 per cent (12.74 lakh seats), adopted by a 5 per cent rise in 2023-2024 (13.50 lakh seats). Earlier than that, there was reportedly a year-on-year decline for many of the previous decade since 2014-15 when the determine was 17.05 lakh seats.
Within the 2024-25 educational 12 months, the rise in seats was reportedly 10 p.c.
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ACADEMIC YEAR
SEATS IN LAKH
2014-15
17.05
2015-16
16.30
2016-17
15.56
2017-18
14.75
2018-19
14.04
2019-20
13.28
2020-21
12.86
2021-22
12.54
2022-23
12.74
2023-24
13.50
2024-25
14.90
Southern states take the cake
It has been additional knowledgeable that the most important share of improve in seats has come from the three southern states, specifically Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Whereas the consumption in Tamil Nadu is reportedly 3,08,686 from the sooner 2,75,830 seats final 12 months, the consumption in Andhra Pradesh stands at 1,83,532 – indicating an increase of 23,518 from 1,60,014 seats in 2023-24.
In Telangana, the variety of seats rose to 1,45,557 from 1,25,344 final 12 months, indicating a rise of 20,213 seats.
The Indian Specific article quoted AICTE Member Secretary Rajive Kumar who attributed the rise in numbers to 2 elements –
Approvals granted for engineering and expertise programs for working professionals.Elimination of an embargo on including new seats in B.Tech programmes in 2023-24.
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Kumar said that the whole variety of authorised establishments for undergraduate engineering programs in 2024-2025 is 2,906, including that 1,256 establishments have been authorised for a rise in consumption this 12 months which included approvals of programs for working professionals.
He additional knowledgeable that the rise in consumption was largely for programs within the pc area.