IT lay-offs don’t worry rankers

The recession of 2008 had some impact on the preference for CSE, and the course faced tough competition from the Electronics and Communication Engineering stream.

This year, however, Eamcet rankers and parents don’t appear to be fazed by the mass lay-offs being witnessed in the IT sector.

After the Eamcet results were declared earlier this month, students and their parents began visiting engineering colleges which they would like to opt for during counselling and make their inquiries.

According to Chaitanya Bharathi Institute of Technology principal Dr B.Chennakesava Rao, up to 40 students are visiting the college every day and seeking information about CSE admissions and the cut-off rank,

“They are looking at this present crisis as a passing cloud. Students and parents were of the opinion that things would not be the same in four years, when the freshers will pass out of the college.

“CSE is the most preferred branch not only for A-Category admissions but also those who are interested in admissions in management quota,” he said.

Osmania College of Engineering principal Prof. Sameen Fathima, who is also from the CSE faculty, said she did not expect admissions into computer-related branches to be affected by the ongoing developments in the IT industry. Recruitment of outgoing CSE students has been good as also for other branches, she said.

Former HYSEA president Ramesh Loganathan said that every year more than 30,000 new jobs are created in the IT industry in the two Telugu states and opportunities would continue to exist for good engineers who are well versed with emerging technologies.