58% Of Engineering Students Didn’T Get Jobs During Campus Placements This Year

The increase in jobs for new graduates is good news, but also means that 58% of engineering students across the country still need to find employment.

Campus placements for engineering students crossed the 40% mark (and hit 42%) for the first time in five years in 2017-18 on the back of more hiring by companies coupled with the closure of engineering colleges and lower enrolments.

While it is alarming that 58% of engineering studentsacross the country were still unable to find a job on campus, the 42% proportion is much higher than what it has been in the past. According to data from the all india council for technical education, the figure was 38.39% in 2016-17 and 31.95% in 2013-14.

While more hiring was the driving force behind this, the closure of engineering colleges and lower enrolments helped too.

The enrolment figure in 2017-18 declined to 750,000 from 944,000 in 2013-14. Currently, 3225 engineering institutes under the aicte, india’s apex technical education regulator, offer undergraduate courses. The number of institutes have declined from 3400 in 2014-15.

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