Response to pvt engg colleges remains dismal in Chhattisgarh
   Date :28-Jun-2019

  • Nearly 50 per cent colleges failed to attract even 10% students
  • Out of total 13,466 seats, only 3701 seats, including 899 Government college seats, could be allotted under first phase

 
By Partha Sarathi Behera
Raipur, June 27
 
Will it be wise to do engineering from Chhattisgarh? If yes, then you must be very careful in picking your college as data available with the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), Government of Chhattisgarh, might disturb you and make you think twice before taking admission.
 
 
As process of online application, counsellig and admission to various Bachelor of Engineering (BE) courses in 37 engineering colleges, including government colleges, has begun in Chhattisgarh, the response of students in taking admission in private engineering colleges of Chhattisgarh remains dismal. This has become crystal clear after the first phase of counselling and by allotment of seats.
 
 
According to the data, nearly 50 per cent private engineering colleges had even failed to attract 10 per cent (students) of their total strength (seats) after the allotment of seats under the first phase. It is to be mentioned, admissions to the BE courses in engineering colleges would be held in three phases in Chhattisgarh. It worthwhile to mention, government engineering colleges saw allotment of all their seats in the first phase.
 
 
Similarly, a handful of private engineering colleges such as Bhilai Institute of Technology, Shri Shankaracharya Technical Campus (Shri Shankaracharya Group of Institutions) and Ashoka Institute of Technology, Rajnandgaon, performed better in attracting students in comparison their counterparts in the state. It is to be mentioned, 584 seats out of 584 at Bhilai Institute of Technology (BIT), Bhilai, were allotted under the first phase, revealed the DTE data. Similarly, all the seats of Government Engineering Colleges at Bilaspur, Jagdalpur and Raipur, were allotted under the first phase, said the DTE official who did want to be named.
 
 
When asked about such a poor response to private colleges, the official said that quality remains the key factor. Most private engineering colleges in the state lack quality faculty, infrastructures and facilities. Once upon a time there were nearly 60 engineering colleges in the state and around 20,000 seats in them. Now, around 30 private colleges remain in the business and they are left with only 13,466 seats, said the official. Out of 13,466 seats, only 3,701 seats could be allotted under first phase.
 
 
“If we minus the 852 seats of the three government engineering colleges and 47 seats (out of total 63) of Central Institute of Plastic Engineering, only 2,802 seats would be left in the accounts of private engineering colleges. Further, if we minus the 584 seats of BIT, Bhilai, only 2,218 seats would go to the accounts of the remaining private engineering colleges,” said the DTE official. The official further said that only 50 per cent of the allotted seats would be filled after admission as most students would skip the admission if they do not get the college of their choices.
 
 
Private engineering colleges that miserably failed to attract the students are Garv Institute of Management & Technology, Durg (1 out of 93 seats) and Kruti Institute of Technology and Engineering, Raipur (2 out of 190 seats). Similarly, Raipur Institute of Technology, Raipur, Chhattisgarh Engineering College, Durg, Chhattisgarh Institute of Technology, Rajnandgaon, could attract three students each. They have 33, 243 and 325 seats respectively. Professional Institute of Engineering and Technology, Raipur could attract 5 students in the first phase.
 
 
Similarly, Bharti College of Engineering, Durg and Yugantar Institute of Technology & Management, Rajnandgaon could attract 6 students each against 206 and 163 seats respectively. Disha Institute of Management & Technology could attract 7 students in the first phase against its 540 seats while Christian College of Engineering & Technology, Bhilai could attract 12 students against its 132 seats in the first phase. 15 seats out of 190 of MM College of Technology, Raipur and 16 seats out of 831 of RSR, Rungta College of Engineering & Technology, Bhilai could be allotted under the first phase.
 
 
Similarly, 28 seats out of 252 of Institute of Technology, Korba, 32 seats out of 433 at Dr C V Raman Institute of Science & Technology, Bilaspur, and 24 seats out of 184 at Shri Rawatpura Sarkar Institute of Technology, Nava Raipur,could be allotted.