Demand of engineering goes down in last 5 years.

 First ,let's have a look over a data shared by AICTE.

The number of AICTE approved institutes offering undergraduate degrees in engineering and technology decreased from 3,383 to 3,123 between 2013-14 and 2018-19, while the student enrolment decreased by around 9.13 per cent.

During mentioning the reasons for the rising vacancies, the ministry said that “the actual enrolment in technical institutes is based on demand-supply situation which is attributed to location of the institute, research and infrastructure facilities and placement opportunities.”

Also, it is widely known that the government has cut funds for research in science and technology, and besides a few “world-class” institutes, the infrastructure is generally inadequate, if not abysmal.

So, basically placement is the main concern for the selection of engineering as a career by the students.

The trend since the past 4-5 years shows that the demand for engineering degrees is decreasing, in part due to the extremely low employability of those who actually graduate as engineers.