The courses Computer Science and Electrical Engineering have emerged
as the most popular courses among the Indian Institutes of Technology
(IITs) aspirants.
There are a total of 990 seats available for Computer Science across the 18 IITs, for which 2.09 lakh applications have been submitted. This means that there are 209 candidates competing for each seat.
This is the first time that a joint seat allocation is being conducted for admissions to all IITs and NITs. After Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Civil Engineering were the most popular choices among the students.
Over the years, Mechanical Engineering has been the most sought-after course. However, placements at prestigious organisations, challenging projects and high salaries by companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter etc. have drawn students to Computer Science.
This stream is more popular with candidates from North India, while those from South India still prefer Mechanical Engineering over other streams. Most students from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have chosen Mechanical Engineering in their counselling session.
Although, officials say that there is no comparison among the different streams, as the choice of course is determined by the students' ranks. A total of 1.52 lakh candidates registered for the first round of counselling, and they filled-in 1.29 crore choices approximately. About 25,000 candidates registered for the 10,006 seats offered by IITs. Once the students receive their allotment confirmation, they have to pay the seat acceptance fee at any State Bank of India branch and then report to the admission centre.
There are a total of 87 participating institutes, 17 are Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), 31 are National Institutes of Technology (NITs), 18 are Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), 18 are Government Funded Technical Institutions (GFTIs) and Indian School of Mines (ISM).
There are a total of 990 seats available for Computer Science across the 18 IITs, for which 2.09 lakh applications have been submitted. This means that there are 209 candidates competing for each seat.
This is the first time that a joint seat allocation is being conducted for admissions to all IITs and NITs. After Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering and Civil Engineering were the most popular choices among the students.
Over the years, Mechanical Engineering has been the most sought-after course. However, placements at prestigious organisations, challenging projects and high salaries by companies like Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter etc. have drawn students to Computer Science.
This stream is more popular with candidates from North India, while those from South India still prefer Mechanical Engineering over other streams. Most students from Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka have chosen Mechanical Engineering in their counselling session.
Although, officials say that there is no comparison among the different streams, as the choice of course is determined by the students' ranks. A total of 1.52 lakh candidates registered for the first round of counselling, and they filled-in 1.29 crore choices approximately. About 25,000 candidates registered for the 10,006 seats offered by IITs. Once the students receive their allotment confirmation, they have to pay the seat acceptance fee at any State Bank of India branch and then report to the admission centre.
There are a total of 87 participating institutes, 17 are Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), 31 are National Institutes of Technology (NITs), 18 are Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs), 18 are Government Funded Technical Institutions (GFTIs) and Indian School of Mines (ISM).
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