KOLKATA: More engineering aspirants are likely to realise their dream of studying in the country's premier technology institutes this year, with the IITs readying to increase their intake by 460, taking the total number of seats to 11,032.The seats will mostly be added in the new IITs. Besides, none of the older IITs has sought a hike in seats, hinting at space crunch in these institutes.There is only one possible hurdle to a hiked intake: some of the IITs are going in for scrapping some of the unpopular courses, seats of which are generally not filled up. "The ministry has said that new disciplines may only be introduced after carrying out market-opportunity analysis based on employability, requirement of higher education and research. Additionally, the institutes may reduce the number of seats on the basis of availability of hostel facility, lab infrastructure, classrooms, and faculty strength. The senate of each institute is likely to take a decision in this regard within March 31," the official said.

Source: Times of India February 18, 2017 21:16 UTC