{
  "id": 2189470,
  "title": "Traditional Engineering Branches Make A Comeback In Polytechnic Admissions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/traditional-engineering-branches-make-a-comeback-in-polytechnic",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T17:13:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/traditional-engineering-branches-make-a-comeback-in-polytechnic-admissions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Mumbai: Despite the influence of artificial intelligence, students are once again favouring traditional engineering branches after Class 10. Mechanical, electrical and civil engineering saw a combined 57,154 admissions in 2026-27, up 4,940 from the year before. Computer engineering declined by 1,539 admissions. Out of 140,939 Class 10 applicants, 114,573 secured places, including 76,266 boys and 38,307 girls. Six hundred and ninety-nine students scored over 90% in Class 10. Across 449 Maharashtra polytechnics, 139,147 seats were available, with 114,561 filled. The highest preference was for mechanical engineering, with 23,047 students, followed by computer engineering (19,366), electrical engineering (17,835) and civil engineering (16,272). Mechanical engineering admissions grew by 2,454, while computer engineering fell from 20,905 to 19,366. Girls outnumbered boys in computer engineering. Technology courses remained popular, with artificial intelligence and machine learning registering 6,815 admissions, information technology 4,294, computer technology 3,078 and computer science and engineering 2,528. Girls also showed strong interest in emerging technology courses, making up 57.5% of AI and ML admissions. Pune recorded the highest admissions, with 35,054 students securing places out of 42,111 available seats. The State Board of Technical Education has updated traditional engineering curricula to meet industry needs, introducing updated laboratories and innovative subjects to align with changing technologies.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Despite the growing influence of artificial intelligence and increasing competition for jobs in the computer and IT sector, students opting for diploma engineering courses after Class 10 have shown a renewed preference for traditional engineering branches this year. Mechanical, electrical and civil engineering together recorded 57,154 admissions in the 2026-27 diploma engineering…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}