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2017, BTech: Computer science losing out to ‘Mechanical’

Hemali Chhapia, Computer science losing out, mechanical hot pick in BTech, September 4, 2017: The Times of India

Versatile Job Openings Key To New Trend

Engineering is being revisited. Even as seats in this professional course are reducing across the country (from 16.3 lakh in 2013-14 to about 14.7 lakh this year), mechanical engineering seems to be emerging as the hottest pick in times of uncertainty in the IT and software industry .

While engineering continues to be a big draw, its 70odd options undergo a life cycle of their own. Experts say industry growth, which translates into more jobs and higher incomes, is what de cides the path that colleges and students take. And many feel the sun is setting on the computer science engineering stream. While 25.44% of all students opted for it in 2013-14, that has dropped to around 24% this year.

At the same time, mechanical engineering is racing ahead after pipping electronics and communications, which used to be the second most popular choice for four years. While 20.22% of students chose mechanical engineering in the past four years, that proportion has increased to 21.6% now.

Core courses like civil and electrical engineering are also expected to be top on the charts.

Although data from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) shows that seats in undergraduate engineering are reducing, experts feel the course will continue to have lakhs of takers. “Engineering has become a broad-based course like BA, BCom and BSc. From here, students go on to do several courses,“ says IIT-Madras director Bhaskar Ramamurthy .

“Mechanical engineering is a great branch. One can fit into a lot of industries after ME,“ adds Ramamurthy. “ But given some amount of uncertainty in the IT sector, there are more takers for mechanical-because mechanical students can join IT companies, but the reverse is not possible.“

G D Yadav, vice-chancellor of the Institute of Chemical Technology , says mechanical is rising in popularity because manufacturing industry needs these engineers. “There is so much new construction, new infrastructure, machinery and mechanical engineers are needed everywhere.“

2017: 54% seats in private colleges vacant

Siddharth Prabhakar|54% of seats in private engg colleges went vacant last year|Jul 18 2017 : The Times of India (Delhi)

Engineering education in the country seems to have reached a saturation point with around 54% of undergraduate and postgraduate seats in private engineering colleges across the country, or 8.67 lakh seats of 16.07 lakh seats, not finding takers in 2016-17, data put out by Lok Sabha on Monday revealed. For the 2017-18 academic year, these institutions took back around 96,000 seats. The number of private engineering colleges were also fewer by 83. All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) chairman D Sahasrabuddhe had, in April, said that 275 engineering colleges in the country had applied for closure.

In comparison, only 28% of seats (41,551) in government engineering colleges went vacant in 2016-17. In the current year, 6,151 seats were added in government colleges whose total went up from 411to 429, the data said.

The maximum vacancies were in private colleges in Himachal Pradesh (83%), Uttarakhand (74.23%), Haryana (73.32%), Rajasthan (69.68 %) and Uttar Pradesh (67.33%).In absolute terms, Tamil Nadu topped the list with 1.55 lakh seats going empty followed by Andhra Pradesh (99,286), Telangana (87,454) and Maharashtra (78,468).

Demand for engineering education

2012-15: 20 Odisha colleges almost empty

The Times of India, Aug 15 2015

Ashok Pradhan

Not even 10 takers for seats in 20 Odisha engg colleges

At the end of the engineering admission process across Odisha, around 20 colleges failed to reach the double digits in student intake raising serious doubts about their future. Around 30,000 of the total 46,000 BTech seats remain vacant. While this has been the trend for the past three years, the situation was never this bad.

Shyam Sundar Patnaik, vice-chancellor of Biju Patnaik University of Technology , to which the engineering colleges are affiliated, said he would review the situation and take a call. “While students' interest can't be compromised, we also have to think of the entrepreneurs who have opened the institutions,“ he said.

The admission to engineer ing colleges is conducted by the Odisha Joint Entrance Examination Committee, an independent body , and BPUT has no role to play in it. Though engineering seats lying vacant is a national phenomenon, especially in Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Maharashtra and Telengana, there are certain specific reasons behind the poor admission record in Odisha.

The Odisha Professional Education Act, 2007, bars engineering colleges in the state from admitting more than 15% students from outside the state. “Maybe when the Act was passed, such a cap on admitting outside state students was appropriate. Personally , I feel, the government should review the Act to accommodate more nonOdisha students against vacant seats,“ the VC said.

Secondly , counselling in Odisha is done after other states and universities. “Within the state also, private and deemed universities conduct their admission way before BPUT,“ said Odisha private engineering college association secretary Binod Dash.

NIT Rourkela director Sunil Sarangi said it was a cause of serious concern. “Running these courses will not be financially viable,“ he added. Sarangi said the government must take steps to strengthen school education and reduce dropout rate.

2013: Declining demand

GEEK TRAGEDY: PLOT WEAKENS

(In the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century), engineering education was booming in the country but now colleges are closing and thousands of seats have no takers. Sunday Times finds out how quality lost out to quantity

Hemali Chhapia | TNN

The Times of India 4 Aug 2013

Rangareddy in Telangana region is just about half the size of Pune. But this district of Andhra Pradesh could well be called India’s engineering headquarters. Its narrow lanes boast of over 500 engineering colleges, the largest concentration of such campuses anywhere in the world.

In the last 15 years, colleges mushroomed here on farmland. And the multiplier effect seen in Rangareddy was witnessed across the country as India came to become an engineernation with its 3,800 campuses that have an annual student intake capacity of 1.7 million. In 1947 there were only 38 engineering institutions with a total of 2,500 seats. 60 years on, in 2007, India’s 1,503 engineering colleges had 5.83 lakh seats on offer. “In 2013, India added a total of 1.3 lakh new seats in various engineering colleges,” says S S Mantha, chairman of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the apex body that monitors the opening and running of professional colleges in the country.

But the glory days may have passed. Reports of vacant seats (80,000 in Tamil Nadu; 70,000 in MP; 50,000 in Maharashtra; and 7,800 in Gujarat), and colleges applying for closure are being seen as signs of interest in the field waning. The mood across campuses is gloomy, as placements have been slow and salaries lower. This is largely a result of the deceleration in the IT industry, which had fuelled the boom, and in manufacturing, which has also registered negative growth. “Capacity that was created in anticipation of demand remained unutilized because the economy failed us,” says National Institute of Technology Rourkela director Sunil Kumar Sarangi.

Students now know that all engineering colleges are not equal. Among the biggest concerns is the quality of teaching staff and curricula updated to industry requirements. Many colleges rely on visiting faculty, and teachers often do not have the prerequisite PhDs. An educationist from Tamil Nadu, who has advertised the sale of his four-year-old college, explains that given the AICTE prerequisites, setting up a college (which includes acquiring a certain amount of land, building labs and a library, acquiring university affiliation and hiring teachers among others) is hugely expensive. So until the college recovers those costs, most educators don’t even think of quality. Reportedly, in a 10-year business plan of establishing an institute, quality improvement comes in the fifth or sixth year.

Mantha admits that AICTE is increasingly receiving applications from colleges wanting to close down, but that is not an indication that the sheen of engineering is dulling. “What is happening is that students from rural regions are moving to the cities where they have a better scope of being placed. Colleges in the interior parts that do not have enough teachers or infrastructure are closing down,” he says, adding, “When an 18-year-old looks at his life three years on, he realizes that the chances of bagging a job are the highest if he or she pursues engineering.”

2013-14: 1.3 lakh engineering seats reduced

The Times of India, Dec 11 2015

Seats in engineering colleges reduced because of closure of courses, 2013-15; Graphic courtesy: The Times of India, Dec 11 2015

Atul Thakur  Engg colleges have cut 1.3L seats since 2013-14

 When 23 lakh candi dates, including 2.2 lakh engineers, ap plied for 368 posts of peons in Uttar Pradesh recently , the story obviously grabbed headlines. Little wonder that the bleak future of engineering graduates is getting reflected in falling student intake and courses offered by engineering colleges. In the three years be tween 2013-14 and 2015-16, engineering colleges have reduced the number of seats by a staggering 1.3 lakh. The student intake has also declined in the same proportion.

More than 23,000 of these seats were reduced because of shutting down of 71 engineering colleges while another 1,279 colleges decreased the number of courses offered for engineering (diplomaUGPG), the answer to a recent question in Parliament revealed. A state-wise analysis of the reduction of seats shows that erstwhile Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana), Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra accounted for 80,000 of these reduced seats.These states also account for the highest number of engineering colleges.

Between 2012-13 and 201415, the number of approved seats have increased from 16.5 lakh to over 18 lakh. This is despite the fact that there is a steady decline in the number of students actually joining these courses. From 10.1 lakh in 2012-13, the student intake dropped to 9.9 lakh in 2013-14 and 9.1 lakh in 2014-15, a decrease of about a lakh.The data also shows that the student intake has gone down from 61% of approved seats in these colleges to 51% over the three years.

Census data shows that in 2011 there were 121 lakh people who had technical degrees or diploma equal to graduation or post-graduation. Of these, 16 lakh were unemployed and seeking work, while another 3.1 lakh were working as marginal workers.Overall, there were 5.7 lakh marginal workers with technical degrees. Experts attribute this phenomenon to various reasons. Unlike other graduate degrees, engineering is a job oriented course and a sustained slowdown reflects on job opportunities and hence student intake.

The increase in the seats despite a lower intake of students could be linked to the fact that many colleges apply for accreditation for both engineering as well as management courses, they point out.The approval alone doesn't guarantee student enrolment as many of these institutes lack basic infrastructure as well as good teaching staff.

Shutting down of private colleges/2017

Aditi Gyanesh, 800 engineering colleges to close over low quality, admissions, Sep 2, 2017: The Times of India

States where private engineering colleges opted for progressive closure, 2014-18, year-wise; Aditi Gyanesh, 800 engineering colleges to close over low quality, admissions, Sep 2, 2017: The Times of India

HIGHLIGHTS

AICTE wants to close down about 800 engineering colleges across India

AICTE chairman said admissions are plunging in these institutions every year

Approximately 150 colleges are closed down voluntarily every year due to stricter AICTE rules

BENGALURU: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) wants to close down about 800 engineering colleges across India as there are no takers for their seats, and admissions are plunging in these institutions every year, AICTE chairman Anil Dattatraya Sahasrabudhe told.

There are approximately 150 colleges which are closed down voluntarily every year due to stricter AICTE rules. According to a rule of the council, colleges that lack proper infrastructure and report less than 30% admissions for five consecutive years will have to be shut down, he pointed out. Sahasrabudhe was in Bengaluru on Friday to inaugurate the 'Green Hand' sculpture, signifying the pivotal role humankind plays in preserving and nurturing the environment, at New Horizon College of Engineering, Marthahalli.

According to its website, AICTE has approved the progressive closure of more than 410 colleges across India, from 2014-15 to 2017-18. Twenty of these institutions are in Karnataka. A maximum number of institutions was approved for closure in 2016-17. Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh have the maximum number of colleges which have sought progressive closure. Failing to survive, private engineering colleges either seek progressive closure and ultimately shut down or turn into polytechnics or science and arts colleges.

Progressive closure means the institute cannot admit students to the first year in that academic year, for which progressive closure is granted; however, the existing students will continue. He also advised engineering colleges and universities to revise and renew their syllabus, which is the major cause behind the fall in the number of admissions and quality of education they impart.

With the quality of engineering education and balance in the number of engineering students and their employability being big challenges, AICTE has introduced the plan for teachers' training."Most engineering college professors or lecturers are MTech or PhD holders. They don't usually have experience in teaching aspiring engineers. Now onwards, any engineering college lecturer joining anew will have to undergo six months of exclusive and compulsory training so that they can train future engineers better. Existing engineer lecturers have three years to undergo this training compulsorily," Sahasrabudhe said.

AICTE is also looking at making engineering students industry-ready so that they are hired on time. From this year onwards, every secondand third-year student will have to undergo internship compulsorily so that they are hired even before campus placements.

"Internship is the time when most students are observed by companies and have a fair chance of being absorbed. So it's better to be hired that way instead of depending on just five minutes of interview at campus placements. My advice to budding engineers is that they should be attentive and hardworking during internship," the chairman said.

Telangana: Over 50 colleges face closure in 2018

More than 50 engineering colleges in Telangana to face closure in 2018, Sep 5, 2017: The Times of India

HIGHLIGHTS

More than 50 of the total 800 engineering colleges that will face closure in the next academic year, are from Telangana

These institutions will be barred from conducting fresh admissions to their four-year programme in 2018

HYDERABAD: More than 50 of the total 800 engineering colleges that will face closure in the next academic year, are from Telangana. As per the list of institutions released by All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE), these colleges are scattered across Khammam, Kodad, Warangal, Yacharam mandal, Narsampet and Nizamabad. These institutions will be barred from conducting fresh admissions to their four-year programme in 2018, owing to a steady decline in admission numbers over the last five years. This year too, 64 colleges from Telangana failing to admit students in their first year were shut, with the AICTE approving their applications for `progressive closure'. The existing students, however, were allowed to continue with their programme.

As per the AICTE rulebook, colleges lacking proper infrastructure and reporting less than 30% admission for five consecutive years will have to shut down during the next academic year. The other option, extended to them by the AICTE, is to merge with another nearby college.

Keeping with this norm, the colleges identified for closure this year, have now been asked to submit a report on whether they want to close down or merge with another college as the change will be effective only from 2018-19 academic year.

"It is primarily the colleges in rural areas, districts and in the outskirts of Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy that will be closed by the AICTE as they have failed to attract enough students over the past few years," said N Yadaiah, registrar, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad. He added that this year too, of the 212 private engineering colleges only 181 have been granted affiliation.

2018: Number of seats to go down by 80,000

Manash Gohain, Number of engineering seats to go down by 80,000 in 2018, April 8, 2018: The Times of India

While total number of undergraduate seats have fallen, intake of IITs and NITs has risen, 2014-18, year-wise
From: Manash Gohain, Number of engineering seats to go down by 80,000 in 2018, April 8, 2018: The Times of India

200 ‘Substandard’ Colleges Have Applied For Closure, Says AICTE

There will be around 80,000 less seats in engineering this year. This will lead to around 3.1 lakh seats less in four years, including 2018-19 academic session. Don’t get alarmed. Because actual enrolment has been on the decline since 2012-13, coming down by 1.86 lakh.

According to the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), nearly 200 ‘substandard’ engineering colleges have applied for closure. Though these colleges will not enrol new students, they will continue to function till the current batches graduate. However, for elite institutions like the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) or the National Institutes of Technology (NIT), there has been increase in intake.

Now, AICTE has also decided that by 2022, at least 50% of all the programmes in technical institutions have to get their accreditation from the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). At present, around 10% of the programmes are accredited in India.

Since 2016, the number of engineering seats has been in decline every year. According to AICTE, it is around 75,000 annually. In 2016-17, total intake capacity at undergraduate level was 15,71,220, of which total enrolment was 7,87,127, which is just around 50%. In 2015-16, total intake was 16,47,155, of which enrolment was 8,60,357, which was 52%.

“This year too there will be round 80,000 seats less. Around 200 colleges have applied for closure as they were having very low admissions in the recent past,” said Anil Sahasrabudhe, chairperson, AICTE.

The closure of the engineering colleges will, however, not impact the current batches as the colleges would continue to function till the already-enrolled students complete their courses. “The colleges will continue to function till the current batches graduate. However, these colleges will not enrol new students from this year. So, effectively, these colleges will seize to function as engineering institutions from about three-four years from now,” said Sahasrabudhe.

According to a senior HRD official, majority of the institutions which are going to face closure have less than 20% enrolment in last three years. “Many of those, in fact, recorded nil admissions. So, even the aspirants don’t prefer these institutions as they are substandard. On the other hand, IITs and NITs have increased their seats and there will be more opportunities here as the new IITs shift to their own campuses. Right now, they are functioning with 300-400 capacity,” the official said.

Employment prospects

2017: 60% graduates are unemployed

Manash Gohain, 60% of engineering grads unemployed, March 18, 2017: The Times of India

More than 60% of the eight lakh engineers graduating from technical institutions across the country every year remain unemployed, according to the All India Council for Technical Education. This is a potential loss of 20 lakh man days annually .

That's not all. Less than 1% of engineering students participate in summer internships and just 15% of engineering programmes offered by over 3,200 institutions are accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA). All this points to the huge variation in standards of technical colleges in the country , a majority of which churn out graduates who are not employable.

To buck this trend, the ministry of human resource development is planning a major revamp of India's technical education. The strategy involves rolling out the single National Entrance Examination for Technical Institutions from January 2018, linking annual teacher training as a must for approval of the institution, mandatory induction training of enrolled students and annual revision of curriculum. According to a senior MHRD official, NEETI (for admission to engi neering programmes) will be the first exam to be conducted by the National Testing Service (NTS), which will be completely computerbased. “In all probability , NTS will be ready by January 2018 to conduct the NEETI as well as National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) for medical courses.The exams will be conducted multiple times in a year,“ said the official.

As per plans, the first NEETI exam is likely to be scheduled for December 2017-January 2018, followed by another one in March 2018 and the third on May 2018.

The official added that NTS will also conduct entrance test for IIT. “The paper setting will continue to be with the IITs. Only the conduct of the exams will be NTS's responsibility .“

The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), under MHRD, has also set broad targets for raising the standards of technical education, which includes immediate improvement of employability to 60% from the current 40%, and to ensure that 75% of the students get industry exposure in the form of summer internships.

And before 2022, 50% of the programmes in the technical institutions shall be accredited through NBA, and unless there is credible progress annually , institutional approval will be refused. According to the planned initiatives of the AICTE, the selection process will be based on the single entrance test by an agency authorised by MHRD and there will be a ban on conduct of such exams by any other institution or university or agency. The institutions from now on will have to make “suitable changes in the curriculum ev ery year“ and the process shall be completed in the month of December each year ahead of the coming academic year.

AICTE has asked the institutions to prepare an action plan for implementing these initiatives along with financial implications before June 2017.

Engineers in Hyderabad are “least” employable: 2017

Swathy R Iyer , Engineers from Hyderabad ‘least employable’: Study , May 7, 2017: The Times of India

HIGHLIGHTS

The study reveals that engineering students in Hyderabad are among the 'least employable' due to their poor programming abilities.

Mere 0.7% of the candidates from the city were able to write functionally and logically correct code.

Engineering graduates in Hyderabad fall far behind their counterparts from New Delhi, Mumbai and Pune, Bengaluru, Chennai and Kolkata when it comes to programming skills. This startling revelation has come to the fore through a study conducted across 500 colleges in the country. As many as 36,000 engineering students from IT-related branches participated in the study.

Conducted with the help of 'Automata' — a machine learning-based assessment of software development skills — the study has revealed that engineering students in Hyderabad are among the 'least employable' due to their poor programming abilities. The Automata National Programming Skills Report, published by employability assessment company Aspiring Minds, attributes this to the rote learning approach adopted by engineering colleges and a dearth of good teachers for programming.

"Lack of programming skills is adversely impacting the IT and data science ecosystem. We need to provide graduates with practical coding skills. The report not only looks at student's ability to write functionally correct code, but also their programming practices and algorithmic understanding. These are essential for the industry," said Varun Aggarwal, chief technology officer and co-founder of Aspiring Minds.

The report revealed that a mere 0.7% of the candidates from the city were able to write functionally and logically correct code.

According to Sujiv Nair, CEO of Telangana Academy for Skill and Knowledge (TASK), the employability rates of engineers would improve through the introduction of specific courses at the college level itself.

"The chances of getting a job are higher if the student has a professional skilling certificate as well since the content being taught in universities and colleges is not in tune with the programming skills that the industry demands," said Nair.

Joint Entrance Examination (JEE)

2015, ’16: drop in number of applicants

The Times of India, Jan 19 2016

Yogita Rao

Number of JEE (Main) aspirants shrinks by over 1 lakh in a year

The number of engineering aspirants registering for JEE (Main) has declined for the second year in a row. It is down by almost a lakh this year compared to 50,000 last year. CBSE, which conducts the national-level joint entrance examination, received applications from 12.07 lakh aspi rants last week. In 2015, 13.04 lakh students had registered for the test.

The fall is even steeper in Maharashtra, where the registrations are down by a third over last year. The state, however, has the highest number of applicants (1.63 lakh) in the country followed by Uttar Pradesh (1.5 lakh).

JEE (Main) is the qualifying exam for admissions to centrally funded technical institutions such as NITs, IIITs and institutions in participating states. Of the total numbers of students taking JEE (Main), the top 1.5 lakh are eligible to take the JEE (Advanced) for admissions to premier IITs. This year, the IIT council has decided to shortlist two lakh candidates. The number of students taking the JEE (Main) has been falling since last year, but till 2014, the exam used to record a rise in the number of aspirants every year.

Experts attribute the fall to the waning interest in engineering and also to the variety of choices available to students in other professions in the last few years. Vijay Singh, former national co-ordinator for science Olympiads and a Raja Ramanna Fellow, said, “For the last few years, the impression that an engineering degree does not guarantee you a job has percolated down to students.

Engineering seats are going vacant dramatically in private colleges in several states. Unless they get admission in a good college, many are not keen.“ He added that fancy courses such as hotel management, law, design, maritime, on the other hand, are picking up. “Students who are keen on research in science are completing their undergraduate programme in science and are going abroad for higher studies to reputed foreign universities.“ IITBombay director Devang Khakhar agreed that students can pursue various interests.

“There are several options available in humanities too,“ added Khakhar. IIT-Kanpur director Indranil Manna, however, said that a drop by few percentage points is hardly alarming. “Many students who are serious about pursuing engineering and are motivated will definitely appear for the entrance test. But a few, who realize that engineering is not their cup of tea, will prefer to stay out,“ he said.

The drop in aspirants from Maharashtra has contributed largely to the overall drop in registrations. Maharashtra was a participating institute in JEE (Main) till higher and technical education minister, Vinod Tawde, decided to withdraw from the test this year.The state's decision to hold its own common entrance test (MHT-CET) for engineering admissions this year may be one of the important reasons for the drop.

HRD Ministry ranking, 2016

The Times of India, Aug 08, 2016

Six cities in India are set to get new IITs. The Parliament passed a law in this regard. The six cities set to get IITs include Jammu, Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Palakkad (Kerala), Goa, Dharward (Karnataka) and Bhilai (Chhattisgarh).

Replying to a debate on the bill, HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said that the IITs are the centre of excellence and they will continue to remain like that.

In early 2016, for the first time, HRD ministry released a list that ranks higher education institutions across the country.

The rankings under the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) have been divided into four categories: Engineering, management, pharmacy and university.

There were five key parameters on which academic institutes were assessed, these include: Teaching, learning and resources; Research, consulting and collaborative performance; Graduation outcome; Outreach and inclusivity; and Perception.

IIT Madras

IIT Madras tops the list with a weighted score of 89.42. Among the oldest IITs, the institute was established in the year 1959.

IIT Bombay

At No. 2 on the HRD ministry's list is IIT Bombay with a weighted score of 87.67. IIT Bombay too is among the oldest IITs in the country having established in the year 1958.

IIT Kharagpur

Next on the list is IIT Kharagpur. The oldest IIT in the country IIT Kharagpur gets a weightage of 83.91. It was established in the year 1951.

IIT Delhi

With a weightage of 82.03, IIT Delhi is fourth on the premier list. It was established in the year 1961

IIT Kanpur

IIT Kanpur ranks at No. 5 on the list with a weightage of 81.07. The institute was established in the year 1959.

​IIT Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee ranks at No. 6 on the list with a weightage of 78.68. IIT Roorkee was established in the year 2001.

IIT Hyderabad

Among the newest IIT on the list, IIT Hyderabad ranks at No. 7, with a weightage of 77.23. The IIT Hyderabad was established in the year 2008.

IIT Gandhinagar

At No. 8 on the list is Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar with a weightage of 75.21. IIT Gandhinagar too was established in the year 2008.

IIT Ropar

The newest IIT on the list Indian Institute of Technology Ropar in Punjab ranks at No. 9. The institute which received a weightage of 74.89 was established in the year 2009.

IIT Patna

The No. 10 on HRD ministry's list is Indian Institute of Technology Patna with a weightage of 74.68. The institute too is among relatively new IITs, having being established in the year 2008.

HRD Ministry ranking, 2017

The Times of India, April 4, 2017

The human resource development (HRD) ministry has released the year 2017 edition of best higher education institutions in the country. Titled, 'India Ranking Report 2017', the rankings are divided across categories including management, universities, colleges, pharmacy and engineering. The rankings, first developed by the MHRD in September 2015, are based on five broad parameters: teaching/learning and resources; research and professional practice; graduation outcomes; outreach and inclusivity; and perception.

Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai

Indian Institute of Technology Madras tops the list with a score of 87.96. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 598. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 10,00,000.

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai

At No. 2 on the list is IIT Bombay with a score of 87.87. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 606. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 90,00,000.

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur (West Bengal)

Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, ranks at No. 3 on MHRD's list with a score of 81.93. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 628. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 11,505,03.

Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Delhi

With a score of 81.08, the fourth position in the list goes to Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 547. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 12,00,000.

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur (UP)

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, ranks at No. 5 on the list with a score of 76.83. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 447. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 14,70,000.

Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand

With a score of 73.10, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee is at No. 6 on the list. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 392. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 9,00,000.

Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam

At No. 7 on the list is Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 361. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 12,00,000.

Anna University Chennai, Tamil Nadu

With 63.97 score, Chennai's Anna University ranks at No. 8 on the list. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 531. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 4,00,000.

Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal

Jadavpur University of West Bengal ranks at No. 9 with a score of 62.59. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 275. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 5,60,000.

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Telangana

With a score of 60.24, at No. 10 on the list is Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Telangana. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 174. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 7,20,000.

National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu

Next on the list is National Institute of Technology Tiruchirappalli with a score of 59.44. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 174. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 7,10,000.

National Institute of Technology Rourkela, Odisha

At No. 12th on the list is National Institute of Technology Rourkela with a score of 58.78. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is an impressive 280. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 7,00,000.

Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu's Vellore Institute of Technology ranks at No. 13 with a score of 58.16. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is an impressive 979. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 3,30,000.

Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, ranks at No. 14 on the list with a score of 57.97. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 101. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 5,00,000. (Image Courtesy: Wikipedia)

Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Madhya Pradesh, ranks at No. 15 on the list with a score of 57.70. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 99. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 9,00,000.

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, Rajasthan

At No. 16 on the list is Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani with a score of 55.43. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 352. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 9,03,000.

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, West Bengal

At No. 17 on the list is Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology with a score of 54.42. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 194. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 6,00,000. (Image Courtesy: Wikipedia)

Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Odisha

With a score of 54.32, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar ranks at No. 18. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 122. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 6,50,000.

Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar

Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihar, ranks at No. 19 with a score of 54.02. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 121. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 8,51,500.

Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi

Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia ranks at No. 20 with a score of 53.70. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 102. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 7,75,000.

Indian Institute of Technology Ropar, Punjab

With a score of 52.93, Indian Institute of Technology Ropar ranks at No. 21 on the list with a score of 52.93. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 84. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 8,20,000.

National Institute of Technology Surathkal, Karnataka

National Institute of Technology Surathkal scores 52.87 and ranks at No. 22. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 242. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 7,00,000.

Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines) Dhanbad, Jharkhand

With a score of 52.58 Indian Institute of Technology Dhanbad ranks at No. 23. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 242. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 7,50,000.

College of Engineering, Pune, Maharashtra

College of Engineering, Pune ranks at No. 24 with a score of 52.14. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 114. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 6,50,000.

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu

Shanmugha Arts Science Technology & Research Academy (SASTRA) Thanjavur ranks at No. 25 on the list with a score of 51.44. The No. of faculty members with PhD qualification is 313. The average salary of under-graduate students according to the report in the year 2015-16 was Rs 3,35,000.

HRD Ministry ranking, 2018

30 best engineering colleges in India for the year 2018, June 13, 2018: The Gadgets Now

It’s that time of the year when the race for admissions in IIT, NIT and other centrally-funded government and private engineering institutes is heating up. At such a crucial time, the human resource development (HRD) ministry releases its rankings of best higher education institutes – across categories – in the country. The IITs which are considered as the holy grail for most aspiring engineering students dominate the list. The report – titled ‘India Ranking Report 2018’ – delves into detailed rankings of institutes in categories like management, engineering, universities, pharmacy among others.

Started in 2015 first, these rankings are based on five broad parameters: teaching/learning and resources; research and professional practice; graduation outcomes; outreach and inclusivity; and perception. Here we bring to you the '30 best engineering colleges in India for the year 2018' from the list.

Indian Institute of Technology, Madras

The top-ranked institute is Indian Institute of Technology Madras tops the list with a score of 88.95.

The number of faculty members with PhD qualification is 606. The average salary of under-graduate students, according to the report, in the year 2017-18 was Rs 11,00,000. For post-graduate students, the average salary stood at Rs 8,87,500.

Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

Second on the list is IIT Bombay with an overall score of 84.82. The number of faculty members with PhD qualification is 527. Under-graduate students got an average salary of Rs 9,78,000 while post-graduate students commanded an average salary of Rs 8,14,116.

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

IIT Delhi is ranked number three with a total score of 82. 18. There are 476 faculty members with PhD qualification in IIT-D. The average salary for under-graduate students was Rs 125,000 whereas post-graduate students got an average salary of Rs 8,75,000.

Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Next on the list is IIT, Kharagpur which achieved a score of 77.78. The number of faculty members holding a PhD here is 641. Under-graduate students at this IIT commanded an average salary of Rs 10,00,000. Post-graduate students on the other hand got an average salary of Rs 8,68,500.

Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

The fifth institute on the list is IIT, Kanpur with an overall score of 75.24. Here, the number of faculty members with PhD qualification stands at 418. The average salary for under-graduate students was Rs 13,00,000 while for post-graduate students it was Rs 11,400,00.(Image Courtesy: Wikipedia)

Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee

Ranked number sixth is IIT, Roorkee that got a total score of 72.57. The number of faculty members holding a PhD here is 419. Under-graduate students at this IIT commanded an average salary of Rs 9,80,000. Post-graduate students on the other hand got an average salary of Rs 6,62,000.

Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati

The seventh institute on the list is IIT, Guwahati that got a score of 69.25. At this IIT, the number of faculty members holding a PhD is 388. Under-graduate students earned an average salary of Rs 13,00,000. Post-graduate students on the other hand got an average salary of Rs 9,00,000.

Anna University, Chennai

The first non-IIT on the list is Anna University that finds a place on the eighth spot with a score of 67.04. 581 faculty members at Anna University hold a PhD. The under-graduate students got an average salary of Rs 4,50,000 whereas post-graduate students got Rs 4,00,000.

Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad

At ninth place is IIT, Hyderabad with a score of 60.87. The number of faculty members holding a PhD here is 181. Under-graduate students at this IIT commanded an average salary of Rs 9,10,000. Post-graduate students on the other hand got an average salary of Rs 9,40,000.

Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai

Ranked number 10th is the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai with a score of 60.63. At this institute there are 108 faculty members holding a PhD. Under-graduate students commanded an average salary of Rs 5,73,000 while post-graduate students got an average salary of Rs 5,12,500.

National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli

The first NIT that finds a place in the list is NIT, Tiruchirappalli at 11th spot with a score of 60.35. Here, the number of faculty members with PhD qualification stands at 243. The average salary for under-graduate students was Rs 6,53,000 while for post-graduate students it was Rs 5,75,000.

Jadavpur University, Kolkata

At number 12 is Kolkata’s Jadavpur University with an overall score of 59.82. At this university, there are 287 faculty members holding a PhD. Under-graduate students commanded an average salary of Rs 5,40,000 while post-graduate students got an average salary of Rs 5,70,000.

Indian Institute of Technology (Indian School of Mines), Dhanbad

Next on the list is IIT, Dhanbad which achieved a score of 59.24. The number of faculty members holding a PhD here is 311. Under-graduate students at this IIT commanded an average salary of Rs 7,05,000. Post-graduate students on the other hand got an average salary of Rs 5,25,000.

Indian Institute of Technology, Indore

Ranked number 14th is IIT, Indore with a score of 57.95. At this institute there are 116 faculty members holding a PhD. Under-graduate students commanded an average salary of Rs 10,00,000 while post-graduate students got an average salary of Rs 5,40,000.

National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

The second NIT that finds a place in the list is NIT, Rourkela at 15th spot with a score of 57.05. Here, the number of faculty members with PhD qualification stands at 278. The average salary for under-graduate students was Rs 4,80,000 while for post-graduate students it was Rs 3,75,000.

Vellore Institute of Technology

Next on the list is Vellore Institute of Technology which achieved a score of 57.02. The number of faculty members holding a PhD here is 1079. Under-graduate students at this institute commanded an average salary of Rs 4,00,000. Post-graduate students on the other hand got an average salary of Rs 4,50,000.

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Ranked number 17th is BITS, Pilani with a score of 56.98. At this institute there are 360 faculty members holding a PhD. Under-graduate students commanded an average salary of Rs 9,00,000 while post-graduate students got an average salary of Rs 8,00,000.

Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneshwar

Another IIT which finds a place in the list is IIT, Bhubaneshwar at 18th spot with a score of 56.89. Under-graduate students at this IIT commanded an average salary of Rs 7,50,000. Post-graduate students on the other hand got an average salary of Rs 6,00,000.

Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi

Ranked number 19th is IIT, Varanasi with a score of 56.62. At this institute there are 298 faculty members holding a PhD. Under-graduate students commanded an average salary of Rs 10,75,000 while post-graduate students got an average salary of Rs 5,50,000.

Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala

At number 20, is Patiala’s Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology with a score of 56.14. Here, the number of faculty members with PhD qualification stands at 333. The average salary for under-graduate students was Rs 6,00,000 while for post-graduate students it was Rs 4,40,000.

National Institute of Technology, Surathkal

Ranked number 21st is NIT, Surathkal with a score of 53.16. At this institute there are 246 faculty members holding a PhD. Under-graduate students commanded an average salary of Rs 7,60,000 while post-graduate students got an average salary of Rs 7,00,000.

Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar

As we mentioned at the beginning that the list is dominated by IIT and at number 22 is IIT, Ropar with a score of 52.80. There are 115 faculty members holding a PhD qualification. The average salary for under-graduate students was Rs 8,00,000 while for post-graduate students it was Rs 6,75,000.

Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram

At number 23 is IISST, Thiruvanthapuram with an overall score of 52.74. The number of faculty members holding a PhD here is 98. Under-graduate students at this institute commanded an average salary of Rs 8,55,372. Post-graduate students on the other hand got an average salary of Rs 7,64,000.

Indian Institute of Technology, Patna

Ranked number 24 is IIT, Patna that got a total score of 52.37. The number of faculty members holding a PhD here is 110. Under-graduate students at this IIT commanded an average salary of Rs 8,88,000. Post-graduate students on the other hand got an average salary of Rs 6,78,000.

National Institute of Technology, Warangal

NIT Warangal is ranked 25th on the list with an overall score of 51.82. There are 238 faculty members holding a PhD qualification. The average salary for under-graduate students was Rs 6,00,000 while for post-graduate students it was Rs 5,13,000.

Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi

Another Birla Institute of Technology on the list is from Ranchi at number 26 with a score of 51.12. Here, the number of faculty members with PhD qualification stands at 224. The average salary for under-graduate students was Rs 5,70,000 while for post-graduate students it was Rs 3,78,000.

Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar

Ranked number 27 is IIT, Gandhinagar that got a total score of 50.45. The number of faculty members holding a PhD here is 64. Under-graduate students at this IIT commanded an average salary of Rs 7,07,500. Post-graduate students on the other hand got an average salary of Rs 7,50,000.

Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi

Next on the list is IIT, Mandi which achieved a score of 50.44. The number of faculty members holding a PhD here is 105. Under-graduate students at this IIT commanded an average salary of Rs 10,00,000. Post-graduate students on the other hand got an average salary of Rs 8,00,000.

PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore

At number 29 is PSG College of Technology with an overall score of 50.31. The number of faculty members holding a PhD here is 249. Under-graduate students at this institute commanded an average salary of Rs 3,60,00. Post-graduate students on the other hand got an average salary of Rs 3,53,569.

Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (Howrah)

Ranked number 30 is IIEST, Shibpur with an overall score of 49.90. There are 227 faculty members holding a PhD qualification. The average salary for under-graduate students was Rs 6,00,000 while for post-graduate students it was Rs 6,10,000.