Careers 360 - April 2023

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1,200 engineering, 40 design colleges rated; and 50 architecture colleges ranked in Careers360’s 2023 evaluation of top Indian institutions in these domains. Plus, there are insightful stories on minor degrees, student activities, data stories on engineering entrance exams, interviews with leaders of top tech schools and more.

39 ENGINEERING COLLEGES GET TOP RATING

1,200 engineering, 40 design colleges rated; and 50 architecture colleges ranked in Careers360's 2023 evaluation of top Indian institutions in these domains

4 mins

THE B.TECH IN NUMBERS

Seats, placements, enrolment - what the AICTE data says about undergraduate engineering programmes in India.

4 mins

WHY ARE B.TECH SEATS GOING VACANT AT AKTU?

The state university has reduced seats and changed its entrance test to improve standards. Despite vacant seats, UP government is setting up 6 more colleges.

5 mins

Five Changes For Engineering Colleges

The AICTE has relaxed norms for new engineering colleges, courses, seat increase. It has also scrapped mandatory physical visits.

5 mins

'I WANT TO REDUCE SO THAT STUDENTS THE COST CAN MAKE CAREER CHOICES FREELY'

The Birla Institutes of Technology and Science (BITS) will see changes in the curriculum, set up a diversified financial model, and launch dual degrees in collaboration with foreign universities. Former director of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, V Ramgopal Rao, recently became the group vice-chancellor of BITS Pilani, Hyderabad, Goa, Mumbai and Dubai.

4 mins

WHAT'S IN A CFTI-TAG? FOR PEC CHANDIGARH, SURVIVAL

In Punjab Engineering College's 60-year effort to be designated a \"central institution\", a tale of neglect and apathy. Once a top-notch technical institution, it is now short of teachers, hostels, labs.

5 mins

A NEW BRANCH OF EE

The All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE) recently introduced a model curriculum for B.Tech in a new branch of electrical engineering Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) design and technology - as well as a diploma in Integrated Circuits (IC) manufacturing.

4 mins

MINOR DEGREE MAJOR IMPACT

Minor degrees are expected to reduce the number of engineering seats going vacant and equip B.Tech graduates with industry-relevant skills.

5 mins

'OUR DEGREE WILL BE OF NO USE'

Maharashtra's agriculture engineering students protested for 50 days against a change in the syllabus of a government exam that drastically reduced their chances of landing agriculture officer posts.

5 mins

SETTING LIT NAGPUR FREE

The 81-year-old, Laxminarayan Institute of Technology Nagpur, is all set to become a university. With the change will come 14 new courses, 8 new departments, reforms in curriculum and pedagogy.

4 mins

'INDUSTRY NEEDS PROFESSIONALS WITH CONCEPTUALLY-STRONG, INNOVATIVE MINDSET'

Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) Bangalore has recently developed an open-source Aadharlike digital identity for 10 countries, is setting up a system that makes access to mental-health support easy and working on the implementation of 6G in India. Debabrata Das, director, IIIT Bangalore, discussed innovation, collaborations and courses developed. Edited excerpts.

5 mins

SOLD THE IIT DREAM

In 2022, Karnataka CM announced that some of the state's engineering colleges would be upgraded into institutions \"on par with\" the IITs. One year on, that project has seen little progress.

5 mins

MATHS TOUGH, CHEMISTRY EASY

How has the JEE Advanced, arguably the toughest engineering entrance test in the country, changed over the past decade?

5 mins

HOW TO ASSEMBLE A STRONG DESIGN PORTFOLIO

Academics, students on what makes a winning portfolio and how to build one. If you're serious about studying design, start at school.

4 mins

PUBLIC loES HAVE RECEIVED LESS THAN HALF THE PROMISED FUNDS

The union government had committed Rs. 1,000 crore for every public Institution of Eminence. Since 2018, it has sanctioned only around Rs 3,400 crore for all eight taken together.

6 mins

BREAKING THE CYCLE

An IIT Kanpur Students Gymkhana initiative, Prayas, is helping children from poor, marginalised communities around the campus do well in school and join higher education.

4 mins

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