Why are there so many engineering colleges in India?

Well, due to its huge population of approximately 1.3 Billion Indians, more than 50% are below 25! * Engineering is the new Fad for Youngsters and Engineering Colleges are blooming business for local Politicians. read more

1.There are more than 5000 engineering colleges in India and I can say by experience of many people that there is no practical culture in most or you can say more than 70% of colleges. Insteadthere is not even a proper laboratory installed in most of them. read more

It would be the first autonomous university, and would operate free from Indian politics. This would prove a pivotal moment in the history of engineering in India. The standard had been set – the best engineers in India would study at the IITs. By 1961, there were four more IITs. read more