Due to lack of government jobs in Uttar Pradesh and limited employment opportunities in private companies, core branches of polytechnics are on the verge of closure. The number of students in government and private polytechnic institutions is continuously decreasing. The situation has become so bad that up to 80% of seats are left vacant in many trades.
More than 90 thousand seats vacant
A total of 370 polytechnic institutes including government, aided, PPP model and private are running in the state. There are a total of 1.59 lakh seats in engineering and other technical trades except pharmacy. But after counseling in this session, more than 90 thousand seats remained vacant.
Due to students not taking admission, more than two dozen polytechnic institutes have stopped studies in many branches. It is clear from this that the craze for polytechnic education is continuously decreasing.
Number of students decreased in these trades
There has been a huge decline in the number of students in dozens of branches like Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Architect, Interior Designing, Textile, PGDCS and PGDA. Despite new technology and changing industry trends, many new courses have also failed to attract students.
According to Sanjeev Singh, secretary of the Joint Entrance Examination Council, 80% seats were filled in government colleges, but only 30% seats were filled in private institutions.
Don’t need the old course?
In the ‘Pathway to Employment Summit’, Director General Technical Education Avinash Krishna Singh said that many old courses are no longer relevant as per the needs of the industry. Due to this their seats are remaining vacant. This indicates that there is a need to update the curriculum and include new employable courses.
5 main reasons for decreasing admission of students
- There is a huge shortage of jobs for polytechnic diploma holders in government departments.
- Limited employment opportunities in the private sector in the state.
- The tendency of private companies to provide work in other states at a low salary of only Rs 10 to 15 thousand.
- Reduction in employment prospects in old courses.
- Lack of interest of students due to poor condition of institutions and severe shortage of teachers.
