CHENNAI: Highlighting the dire need to revisit the policy governing approvals for engineering colleges, the Madras high court on Thursday lamented that several thousand colleges are churning out lakhs of unemployable engineering graduates every year.
Justice N Kirubakaran, while hearing a petition filed by an engineer who was cheated by a placement agency, suo motu impleaded the AICTE, HRD ministry, Tamil Nadu government and Anna University in the case to answer a set of questions. The court wanted to know: How many colleges have been set up since 1980? How many seats have been filled and how many have gone vacant since 2000? How many engineering graduates have passed since 2000? How many engineering students are getting placements every year? Whether authorities are taking note of the acute unemployment problem among engineering graduates? Why AICTE is not stopping new engineering colleges?
Justice Kirubakaran asked as to why the Centre should not appoint a commission or expert body to analyse the problems of engineering education, revisit approval norms, teaching standards, unfilled seats and employment prospects.
"The matter is of deep concern affecting the public interest, as parents admit their children in engineering courses with a fond hope and dream. That apart, services of our engineering graduates are required outside the country also. Hence, our country's image in the international arena is also involved. It is the need of the hour to revisit the approval policy of AICTE and take remedial measures to improve engineering education. Otherwise, the future of engineering education will be bleak," Justice Kirubakaran said. He said repayment of education loans burdened parents and students as many are unable to land jobs.
In his petition, engineering graduate C Naresh Kumar said he had paid 45,000 to the Kodambakkam-based Infolink Pvt Ltd for 'software training and placement' in 2008. About 140 people had paid similar sums. When it did not happen, they lodged complaints against S Subramani and S G P Raj, directors of the company.
Subramani got anticipatory bail in August 2009 with a condition that he should furnish immovable property worth 50 lakh as surety. He did not comply with the condition. When Naresh Kumar again approached the HC for cancellation of bail, Subramani again got anticipatory bail after he gave an undertaking that he would return at least 30,000 each to students. He again defaulted. He then deposited land documents worth 50 lakh, but they were found to be forged.
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