Alarming Drop in Engineering Student Numbers Rings Alarm Bells
A new report has uncovered a disturbing pattern of declining enlistments in designing projects all through Pakistan.
In Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP), information shows a critical diminishing in members, from 16,005 out of 2017 to only 3,895 out of 2024, a 76% drop. The review, which gathered information from different instructive sheets, shows a constant decrease in understudies picking pre-designing projects. Specialists caution that this pattern could sabotage the country’s formative establishment.
Aggregated by previous bad habit chancellor Prof Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad and Umar Ahmad Noor, an exploration partner at the Tremor Designing Center, University of Engineering and Technology (UET) Peshawar, the report alerts that this pattern could have serious ramifications for the fate of the designing area in Pakistan.
“Throughout the previous 10 years, there has been a critical decrease in the enlistment of understudies chasing after pre-designing the nation over. This decline has likewise impacted enlistments in different disciplines, including physical science, software engineering, gadgets, design, space sciences, and math, all of which require pre-designing as an essential,” the report expressed.
Information from the Engineering Entrance Test (ETEA) at UET, Peshawar, showed that in 2018, 15,529 understudies applied, with 11,110 understudies in 2019. A significant downfall was seen in 2020, with just 5,816 understudies showing up for the test. The numbers somewhat worked on in 2021 with 7,741 understudies however dropped again to 6,650 of every 2022. In 2023, just 4,579 understudies were keen on concentrating on designing in KP. Shockingly, just 3,895 applicants partook in the most recent entry test for 2024, essentially lower than in earlier years.
In 2015, the Government Board kept 14,605 understudies in pre-designing tests contrasted with 12,397 in pre-clinical. By 2023, just 35% of understudies settled on pre-designing, a sharp decay from 54% in 2015.
North of eight years, pre-designing enlistments encountered a 19% reduction, while pre-clinical enlistments saw a relating increment. This descending pattern is reliable across different instructive sheets. The review, which broke down enlistment figures and section test interest rates, displayed a consistent decay throughout the long term.
The discoveries show a dire requirement for partners, especially the Service of Arranging and Advancement, the Service of Science and Innovation, and the Pakistan Designing Board, to go to prompt and viable lengths to advance designing training.
