Over 10,000 seats across different courses remained vacant in various Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) during the last two years, while over 8,700 seats were vacant in the National Institutes of Technology (NITs).
According to the data, 5,484 seats remained unfilled in IITs in 2020-21. Of them, 476 seats were vacant in undergraduate courses (BTech), 3,229 seats in postgraduate courses, and 1,779 in Ph.D. courses.
I remember there was a time when Engineering was in craze and various students were left behind due to lack of seats and now is the time when seats are not getting full. It’s all a matter of time.
In NITs, the data showed, while 3,741 seats across various courses were vacant in 2020-21, the number further increased to 5,012 in 2021-22. Of them, maximum seats remain unfilled in postgraduate courses i.e. 2,487 in 2020-21 and 3, 413 in 2021-22.
It has become a matter of concern that these high values colleges are going vacant for the courses. What’s your view on this?
