This is about 3% of the 9,885 IIT seats on offer but eight to 10 years ago, no one would think of quitting IIT, no matter what the stream. Withdrawals have been a rising trend for the past five years and this year has been the worst, say IIT sources.
The admission process got over on Friday, but on Thursday night, a stock-taking by the IITs revealed that many of them had decided to withdraw mostly because they didn't get a stream of their choice. Those who sacrificed the IIT brand chose IISc Bangalore, IIIT-Hyderabad, NITs and Birla Institute of Technology and Science in Pilani and Ranchi.
Thursday was the last date for candidates to withdraw from IITs. The pullouts started after the JEE-main (what was earlier called AIEEE) results were announced in mid-June and admission to the NITs started. IIT-Madras zone has taken the biggest hit — at least 76 candidates have left for the two NITs in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, IISc-Bangalore and IIIT-Hyderabad.
"We've had the maximum withdrawals because there are more options for tech studies in the southern states. Many students who had taken admission in streams like mining, metallurgy, architecture and biotechnology have opted for computer science, electronics or electrical engineering in the other institutes," said IIT-JEE chairperson from IIT-Madras, R Sarathy.
Informal discussions between the candidates and faculty members revealed that they do not mind giving up the IIT brand if they get a stream that will fetch them a prized job. Placement results for streams like mining and metallurgy have been poor in recent times, the students said.
IIT-Delhi zone lost 63 students, Mumbai 44 and Roorkee 35. "The trend is that everyone wants computer science, electronics and communication and electrical engineering, keeping placements and a corporate career in mind. In some IITs, even core departments like civil and chemical engineering have suffered," said IIT-JEE chairperson from IIT-Mumbai, Tom Mathews.
IIT-Kharagpur zone fared comparatively better, with 19 withdrawals, followed by Kanpur with 16. "Most students want to get into engineering streams that are in demand and they don't mind sacrificing the IIT brand for this. Hence, this spate of withdrawals. Even the Indian School of Mining, Dhanbad, has become a preferred destination for many from the Kharagpur zone because it has started offering mechanical, computer science and civil engineering courses," said N K Panigrahi, IIT-JEE vice-chairman at IIT-Kharagpur. Guwahati had the least number of pullouts — 6, said IIT-JEE chairperson Senthil Velan.
IIT faculty members say so many withdrawals were unthinkable a decade ago, perhaps because the options were limited. However, the times have changed and many new institutions have attained excellence. "The tech education scene, even in 2005, was very different from what it is now. New IITs have come up. From 4,000-plus seats, there are now nearly 10,000 seats on offer. Naturally the withdrawal rate will be proportionately higher," explained P K Das, IIT-JEE chairman at IIT-Kharagpur.
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