With practical alternative education models in, has the engineering degree bubble finally burst?

Chennai | Sunday | 16th June, 2019

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Students have always sought education models that increase their employability and enhance their skill sets. “Even as the total number of applicants has gone down for TNEA 2019, it does not mean lesser enrollment in higher education,” said State Higher Education Minister KP Anbalagan speaking to journalists recently. The four-year engineering degree certificate has become a status quo in eligibility, rather than an asset. “The purpose of higher education is to create knowledgeable individuals who have holistic and philosophical expertise on subjects they specialise in. But the purpose of engineering higher education is to create employment and we have been failing miserably in that..