Core Engineering Courses are in High Demand, Again. According to the AICTE

Core Engineering Courses are in High Demand, Again. According to the AICTE, Computer Science and Electronics are Still Prominent Fields:

All India Council for Technical Education, popularly known as AICTE; recently came up with an internal survey report that reflects increased demand in the Core Branches of Engineering!

The Survey conducted and recently published, shows the interest of students towards the core branches of Engineering. Computer Science and Electronics are the branches that still find a way to the interest of students, that fall into the 'Core Branch' category of Engineering. In the past some time, 'Engineering' was depicted as:

" There was a perception being created among the stakeholders that Engineering Education was no longer relevant or needed, and that needed to be changed. When we can see that there is a demand for Engineering Courses, especially in Core areas then why not create the avenues?"

The aforesaid statement is given by a senior AICTE official in the context of lifting the moratorium on new Engineering Colleges across the country.

The demand for Engineering Courses; especially Core Branches like Computer Science, Electronics, and Mechanical is again accelerating to the mainstream after a dip in previous years. This is one of the major reasons why AICTE has decided to invest in the opening and lifting of more Engineering Colleges from the Academic Year 2023-2024 itself.

The Council, i.e.; AICTE has observed a hike in Admission percentage in most Core Branches of Engineering. The last 5 years mirrored an increase in the placement of the Core Branches of Engineering, which has paved the way for the opening of new Engineering Colleges in the nation after a ban was lifted.

One of the most prominent reasons for having Core Engineering in India is to support the manufacturing capacity of the country. Core Engineering Branches immensely aid to build the nation's economic strength, the ability to produce and manufacture its own indigenous products. Having said that, Core Engineering hugely shapes the nation in its own unique ways. Producing and manufacturing products in India is vital as well as essential for industries and the nation at large to prosper, minimize expenditure and make headways in terms of opportunities for export and make foreign investments.
Gearing up in the field of Core Branches of Engineering is a reflection of "Atmanirbhar Bharat" which is beneficial to one and all in all aspects. The report of the Council also stated that the Modern Branches like AI, Data Science, etc go parallel with the Core Branches of Engineering.

To stand out in the crowd, it becomes important to showcase the power and potential of India. Engineering students play a vital role in this. Despite having more new and modern branches of Engineering that are getting popularized, and have an inevitable place in today's world, one must not forget that these new branches are originally the bifurcations of the core streams, and even today, any sort of industry still relies on the backbone of the Core Engineering Sciences and its application.

A sharp decline in job opportunities and the demand in the Core Branches of Engineering was seen in the recent past. But, the survey data which has been put forth by the AICTE brings some interesting and positive news for the aspirants who find themselves more to the Core Branches.

According to the data of AICTE, the admission percentage for Computer Science was 63% in 2017-2018, which increased to 69% in 2018-2019 and to 79% in 2019-2020. In 2020-2021, the proportion decreased to 77%, which finally increased in 2021-2022 of about more than 84%.

Mechanical Engineering also acts on the same track almost. In the Academic Year, 2017-2018, the Admission percentage was 47, which went down to 43% in the Academic Year 2018-2019. The trend of going down continued in the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 Academic Years; with 36%. The Academic Year 2021-2022 witnessed a hike in the percentage of 45.9.

The admission percentage for Electronics Engineering was 47.6% in 2017-2018, 50% in 2018-2019, 56.6% in 2019-2020, and 55.3% in 2020-2021. In 2021-2022, the admittance percentage reached a 5-year high of 67.3%. The data reveals a similar trend of admission percentages dropping and then increasing in other fields such as Civil and Electrical Engineering.

According to the officials, the increase in admission percentage is owing to a decrease in seat count due to the moratorium, and it has been seen that more students are interested in pursuing admission to core disciplines.

The AICTE prohibited the establishment of new Engineering Colleges in 2020 since the demand for Engineering was low and seats were vacant. That is no longer the case, as evidenced by the AICTE's internal study last year.

The Council, on the other hand, has urged colleges to provide courses in developing fields, such as Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AIML) in addition to the Core Courses.