27 lakh engineering seats vacant over past 3 years
Over 27 lakh seats across various engineering colleges have been lying vacant over last three years in India, according to an All India Council for Technical Education report. In 2016-17 session, 9,07,632 seats remained vacant as compared to its previous year's 8,97,914. Notably, AICTE devised a 10-year plan to revive engineering education in the country.