Despite AI fear, Telangana engg colleges bet on CSE

Despite growing concerns over the impact of AI on future job prospects in the software industry, engineering colleges in Telangana continue to prioritise computer science and engineering programmes. The latest seat matrix shows that CSE and allied branches account for the majority of seats under TG EAPCET 2026, with over 58,000 seats available, making it the most sought-after stream.

Hyderabad: Even as a large number of MNCs are increasingly adopting AI into their operations, raising questions about future job prospects in the software industry, engineering colleges in the State continue to bet on computer science and engineering (CSE) programmes. This is evident from the number of seats available in the CSE and allied branches for the academic year 2026-27.

As per the engineering seat matrix released by the Technical Education department on Wednesday, a staggering 58,038 out of 81,620 seats are available in the CSE, and allied branches under the TG EAPCET 2026 convener quota.

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Further, the CSE programme alone accounts for 27,431 seats, making it the largest among all other engineering branches for the academic year 2026-27. At 13,537, the second highest number of seats available is in the CSE (AI and ML).

As for the core engineering branches, 15,579 seats are up for grabs in the electronics and electrical engineering branches, while civil, mechanical and allied branches have 6,871 seats. Programmes such as chemical engineering, geo-informatics, agricultural engineering, and food technology among others offer 916 seats.

Overall, 1,14,007 seats are available in 175 engineering colleges. Of the total, 81,620 seats will be filled via the TG EAPCET 2026 web counselling and remaining seats will be filled by the respective colleges under the management quota. This year, 22 university colleges, including Osmania University and JNTU-Hyderabad, are offering 6,046 seats.

As many as 84,002 candidates registered for web-based counselling. However, 36,393 students attended the certificate verification process till the last count on Wednesday. The deadline to participate in verification of certificates is June 29. The web options will be open from June 25 to July 1.

For the convenience of students, mock seat allocation will be released on or before July 4. Students, if required, can modify their web options. The provisional seat allotment will be released on or before July 10, while payment of tuition fee and self-reporting online has to be completed between July 10 and 14.