This is a discussion on AfterGraduation's new article "AICTE Plans For Hindi As A Medium Of Learning In Engineering".
There was a time when students were struggling for the engineering seat. Engineering appears to be losing its attraction as one of the top career options among Indians. The number of students getting admitted to government and private engineering colleges and institutes — excluding Indian premium technical institutes — is set to come down by almost a lakh in the past two years. As per AICTE data, there are around 10,500 engineering institutes and around 37 lakh seats across the country, including polytechnic, engineering, pharmacy, management (and) architecture.
The All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), as the regulator for engineering and technical education in the country, discussed the worrying trend and asked the Human Resource Development (HRD) ministry to conduct a demand-supply analysis before granting approval to new engineering institutes.



