<p>Bengaluru: Core engineering branches civil and mechanical, which had few takers over the last few years, are back in demand this year with management quota seats at top colleges getting filled up and colleges getting requests for seats.</p>.<p>“The fee for these branches ranges between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 30 lakh for the full course under the management quota and such students are even willing to forgo the lucrative computer science, which costs a few lakhs more,” said an official from the Technical Education department.</p>.<p>According to experts, the increase in demand is mainly because of the growing trend in the manufacturing and construction industry.</p>.<p>“In the last two years, many colleges shut these core engineering branches, and some reduced the intake due to the computer and IT boom. This has affected the demand and supply in the core area. Now, after two years, the demand has increased,” said M N Guru Venkatesh, vice president, Placement and Skill Development at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering.</p>.Surat girl who was marked 'failed' in exams over seating error gets actual results, feted by Gujarat minister.<p>Vice Chancellor of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), S Vidyashankar expressed confidence that even government quota seats at these core branches will be filled this year.</p>.<p>“Admissions to the mechanical branch have improved under the management quota because of the manufacturing industry, specially defence sector. We expect the same demand for government quota seats,” he said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, a placement officer from another top college opined that some students prefer less pressure over high pay packages associated with computer-related branches.</p>.<p>“Another trend is students who want to take up civil services exams, prefer civil and mechanical with an aim of opting for these subjects in UPSC mains. Instead of focusing on big packages by taking computer and related streams, some students want to complete the course without stress,” said a principal of a private engineering college.</p>.<p>Information available from VTU this year shows that no college has closed or reduced the intake in civil and mechanical branches.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: Core engineering branches civil and mechanical, which had few takers over the last few years, are back in demand this year with management quota seats at top colleges getting filled up and colleges getting requests for seats.</p>.<p>“The fee for these branches ranges between Rs 20 lakh and Rs 30 lakh for the full course under the management quota and such students are even willing to forgo the lucrative computer science, which costs a few lakhs more,” said an official from the Technical Education department.</p>.<p>According to experts, the increase in demand is mainly because of the growing trend in the manufacturing and construction industry.</p>.<p>“In the last two years, many colleges shut these core engineering branches, and some reduced the intake due to the computer and IT boom. This has affected the demand and supply in the core area. Now, after two years, the demand has increased,” said M N Guru Venkatesh, vice president, Placement and Skill Development at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering.</p>.Surat girl who was marked 'failed' in exams over seating error gets actual results, feted by Gujarat minister.<p>Vice Chancellor of Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), S Vidyashankar expressed confidence that even government quota seats at these core branches will be filled this year.</p>.<p>“Admissions to the mechanical branch have improved under the management quota because of the manufacturing industry, specially defence sector. We expect the same demand for government quota seats,” he said.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, a placement officer from another top college opined that some students prefer less pressure over high pay packages associated with computer-related branches.</p>.<p>“Another trend is students who want to take up civil services exams, prefer civil and mechanical with an aim of opting for these subjects in UPSC mains. Instead of focusing on big packages by taking computer and related streams, some students want to complete the course without stress,” said a principal of a private engineering college.</p>.<p>Information available from VTU this year shows that no college has closed or reduced the intake in civil and mechanical branches.</p>