Computer science has for years had no rival at any engineering college. This year, however, the stream seems to have lost some of its lustre. Of the top 100 JEE rankers, about 15% have opted for electrical engineering when they could have got a computer science seat.
Until the late 1960s, before all the IITs started offering computer science, most toppers would opt for electrical engineering. The IT revolution in the late eighties saw the top layer of candidates blindly opting for computer science.
But of late, some toppers have started choosing electrical engineering. IIT-Kanpur director Sanjay Dhande said he had been observing this change in preferences in the last two or three years. “The perception is that computer science as a branch is limited. An electrical engineering graduate can opt for computer science at the post-graduate level, but the reverse is not possible,’’ said Dhande. TNN
Electrical engineering is hit at new IITs too
Mumbai: Last year, computer science in IIT-B opened at rank 1 and closed at rank 47. All the 44 seats for the general category students were filled by the JEE toppers who joined the Powai campus. Of the 50 top-100 JEE rankers who got into IIT-Bombay, 44 took up computer science and engineering.
But this year, of the 54 top-100 students, 10 have ditched computer science and engineering and given electrical engineering as their first preference. IITMadras director M S Ananth told TOI, “Telecommunication is on the top, at least neck and neck with computer science. Electrical engineering is as much a rage as computer science, at least in the IITs. After that we have most students opting for mechanical engineering.’’
In 2003, all eyes were on All India JEE rank 2 Yashodhan Kanoria—who had dumped computer science for electrical engineering. Sure, as IIT-B director Ashok Misra said, toppers do, “once in a while’’ take up electrical engineering. But the numbers over the years, sources say, have been rising.
In fact, as admissions opened at the new IIT-Hyderabad, at rank 600, the toppers chose electrical engineering. Similarly, at IITGandhinagar, too the story repeats itself. The six new IITs offer popular courses like computer science and engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. tnn hemali.chhapia@timesgroup.com
Until the late 1960s, before all the IITs started offering computer science, most toppers would opt for electrical engineering. The IT revolution in the late eighties saw the top layer of candidates blindly opting for computer science.
But of late, some toppers have started choosing electrical engineering. IIT-Kanpur director Sanjay Dhande said he had been observing this change in preferences in the last two or three years. “The perception is that computer science as a branch is limited. An electrical engineering graduate can opt for computer science at the post-graduate level, but the reverse is not possible,’’ said Dhande. TNN
Electrical engineering is hit at new IITs too
Mumbai: Last year, computer science in IIT-B opened at rank 1 and closed at rank 47. All the 44 seats for the general category students were filled by the JEE toppers who joined the Powai campus. Of the 50 top-100 JEE rankers who got into IIT-Bombay, 44 took up computer science and engineering.
But this year, of the 54 top-100 students, 10 have ditched computer science and engineering and given electrical engineering as their first preference. IITMadras director M S Ananth told TOI, “Telecommunication is on the top, at least neck and neck with computer science. Electrical engineering is as much a rage as computer science, at least in the IITs. After that we have most students opting for mechanical engineering.’’
In 2003, all eyes were on All India JEE rank 2 Yashodhan Kanoria—who had dumped computer science for electrical engineering. Sure, as IIT-B director Ashok Misra said, toppers do, “once in a while’’ take up electrical engineering. But the numbers over the years, sources say, have been rising.
In fact, as admissions opened at the new IIT-Hyderabad, at rank 600, the toppers chose electrical engineering. Similarly, at IITGandhinagar, too the story repeats itself. The six new IITs offer popular courses like computer science and engineering, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering. tnn hemali.chhapia@timesgroup.com
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