States Consider Capping Computer Science Engineering Seats

Some states in India are thinking about limiting the number of seats in computer science engineering courses.

This is because many students are choosing these courses, but there aren't enough jobs for all of them.

Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana are discussing this issue.

Karnataka has seen a big increase in computer science seats, from 20,812 in 2020 to 38,178 in 2024.

Tamil Nadu has a lot of engineering seats, with 18-20% in computer science.

Telangana is trying to discourage students from joining computer science courses because there are too many graduates and not enough jobs.

Experts say it's hard for states to control this because the rules are set by a national body called AICTE.

Some colleges say there is still high demand for computer science seats, even if placements are not as good as before.