Engineering in Kannada fails to attract students in Karnataka

The three students, who had opted to study engineering in Kannada, opted out, saying they were worried about lack of job opportunities in the future. 

Not even a single student has opted to study engineering courses in Kannada medium in Karnataka. As per a report published in Deccan Herald, initially, three students had opted to study engineering in Kannada, but they also decided to back out later. 

The government had reserved 90 seats to offer technical courses in Kannada at three colleges – SJC Institute of Technology in Chikkaballapura, Maharaja Institute of Technology (MIT) in Mysuru and Bheemanna Khandre Institute of Technology (BKIT) in Bhalki, Bidar. However, the three colleges reported ‘zero admissions’ on December 31, 2021 – the last date for admission. 
Ramya S, Executive Director of Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), said, “During the first round of seat allotment, three students had opted to study the course in Kannada medium, but none of them reported to the colleges.” The 90 seats will remain vacant for the entire academic year as the medium cannot be changed even if the government considers reallocating these seats.  

The Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) had also prepared the curriculum in Kannada and had trained faculties to teach engineering in Kannada.  However, students chose to opt out at the last minute, saying they were worried about lack of job opportunities in the future. 
“I opted for Kannada medium, but later I became worried about job opportunities and changed to English medium," one of the students said. 

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