Lost in the seat matrix: engineering season begins in Tamil Nadu

Engineering admissions 2026 come during a season of great churn for the education sector in the country. But even without that drama, the crisis in the engineering sector has only exacerbated over the years, with quality concerns, demand and supply mismatch, staff vacancies, and changing trends queering the pitch. In this report, Saptarshi Bhattacharya The Hindu reflects on some of the key and contemporary concerns