Engg. courses have hit saturation point: Bindu

KTU plans new-generation, job-oriented courses

Higher Education Minister R. Bindu has said that conventional engineering studies have hit a saturation point and this has led to unemployment among graduates.

Under such circumstances, many people have been prompted to pursue other disciplines and trades. The decline in academic quality due to the unchecked proliferation of self-financing colleges has also worsened the situation.

Dr. Bindu, who lamented the state of affairs of engineering education in the State while replying to questions in the Assembly on Tuesday, said the APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University (KTU) was focussing on introducing new-generation and job-oriented courses to boost employment possibilities. Importance was also being given to establishing industrial collaboration.