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    Special: 1.01 million engineering seats across India
    • Special: 1.01 million engineering seats across India

    Special: 1.01 million engineering seats across India

    Team Careers360Updated on 18 Mar 2013, 05:59 PM IST

    FROM close to 1,500 institutes and 5 lakh seats in 2005-06 to 3,000 colleges & 10 lakh+ seats in 2009-10, the options for an aspiring engineer has simply doubled in the last four years. From the problem of “too few” to the problem of plenty, zeroing in on a right college and right branch is a difficult task for both, students and parents.

    Special: 1.01 million engineering seats across India
    Special: 1.01 million engineering seats across India!

    To help you skillfully navigate this plethora of options, Careers360 presents, the engineering pie, sliced discipline-wise and region-wise. From the most popular disciplines like Computer Science and Electronics & Communication to sunrise branches like Biomedical and Mechatronics, from 77 institutes in Bangalore city to the lone institute in Arunachal Pradesh, we have it all here.

    Get all the information related to engineering education in your zone/ state by clicking on the name of your respective state in listing below. Get information on exams, disciplines, seats and more.

    DISCI PLINE CODES

    AERO: Aeronautical

    AUT: Automobile

    ARCH: Architecture

    AGRI: Agriculture

    AE&I: Applied Electronics & Instrumentation

    BI: Bio Informatics

    BM: Bio Medical

    BT: Biotechnology

    CHE: Chemical

    CE: Civil

    CSE: Computer Science

    ECE: Electronics & Communication

    EEE: Electrical & Electronics

    E&I: Electronics & Instrumentation

    EL: Electrical

    ELE: Electronics

    FT: Food Technology

    IT: Information Technology

    ME: Mechanical

    MT: Metallurgy

    MIN: Mining

    IPE: Industrial & Production

    PROD: Production

    TEX: Textile


    Break-up of 1.01 million Engineering seats in India

    INSTITUTE

    SEATS

    IIT-JEE

    15 Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), ISM Dhanbad, IT-BHU

    8,384

    5 Indian Institutes of Science Education and Research (IISERs)

    386

    AIEEE

    20 National Institutes of Technology (NITs)

    13,248

    5 Indian Institutes of Information Technology (IIITs, IIITDM)

    698

    24 Self-Financed Deemed Universities/Universities/Other Institutions

    10,316

    11 Other Central/State Government Funded Institutions

    1,313

    Total

    25,575

    Institutes admitting through ENAT/others

    Manipal Institute of Technology, Karnataka

    1025

    Manav Rachna International University, Haryana

    1600

    Subharti University, UP

    360

    Sharda University, UP

    1080

    Shri JJ Tibrewala University, Rajasthan

    300

    Mahatma Jyoti Rao Phoole University, Rajasthan

    540

    St. Peter’s University, Tamil Nadu

    1120

    Shridhar University, Rajasthan

    600

    Total

    6625

    Institutes admitting through own exams

    BITS, Pilani (BITSAT)

    837

    BITS, Goa (BITSAT)

    599

    BITS, Hyderabad (BITSAT)

    534

    VIT, Vellore (VITEEE)

    2043

    SRM, Chennai (SRMEEE)

    4965

    Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore (AEEE)

    1240

    Zakir Husain College of Engg. & Technology, AMU Aligarh (ZHCETE)

    380

    Karunya Institute of Technology & Sciences, Coimbatore (KEE)

    1386

    Total

    11,984

    All states State Entrance Exams (see details in State-wise write-ups)

    910,418

    Net Total

    963,372

    Intake for which details are not available

    108,524

    Grand Total (as per AICTE 2009-10)

    1,071,896

    Explore your Zone/ state

    South

    Andhra Pradesh

    Karnataka

    Kerala

    Tamil Nadu

    Puducherry

    North

    Delhi

    Uttarakhand

    Haryana

    Himachal Pradesh

    Jammu & Kashmir

    Punjab

    Madhya Pradesh

    Uttar Pradesh

    West

    Maharashtra

    Goa

    Rajasthan

    Gujarat

    East

    Bihar

    Jharkhand

    North East

    West Bengal

    Chhattisgarh

    Orissa

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