Hyderabad: More than 57 percent seats vacant in Kosgi Government Engineering College

Hyderabad: Over 57 per cent of the undergraduate engineering seats at the Government Engineering College at Kosgi, set up by Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy in Kodangal Assembly constituency, saw no student fill up this academic year. The state government launched the engineering college at Kosgi by upgrading the existing government polytechnic college from the academic year 2024-25. It is the first engineering college set up in the government sector under the control of the Commissioner of Technical Education with affiliation to the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) – Hyderabad. The upgrade from polytechnic to engineering college is seen as a significant achievement in local circles. However, the ground reality is different from the anticipated success of the college. While 198 seats are vacant through the Telangana Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (TG EAPCET) 2024 admission counselling, only 84 candidates got admission in this college even after the last phase of counselling, indicating the interest of students. Interestingly, the government introduced Computer Science and Engineering (CSE), CSE Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and CSE Data Science programmes in the college, which are in great demand among students in the state. Yet, 57.6 per cent of the seats in this college remained vacant. This is even after the government arranged for the required faculty to teach the programmes. According to sources, existing polytechnic lecturers with PhDs in the respective fields have been assigned to teach undergraduate engineering programmes. The required hostel facility has also been increased for around 200 students of both engineering and diploma programmes. As of now, the state has only campuses and constituent colleges under JNTU-Hyderabad, Osmania, Kakatiya, Mahatma Gandhi, Satavahana and Palamuru universities. Of these, 74.6 per cent of the seats have been filled in 18 colleges as well. A total of 5,933 seats are available for admission and 4,424 seats have been filled, leaving 1,509 seats vacant.