Maharashtra MBA, Engineering Courses for Working Professionals Struggle to Attract Students

The Story in Brief

Maharashtra colleges are seeing weak enrolment in MBA, engineering and other programmes for working professionals, three years after their launch. State CET Cell data shows admissions rose from 2,317 in 2024-25 to 2,288 in 2025-26, even as available seats fell from 10,768 to 9,094. Direct second-year engineering admissions increased from 291 to 359, while MBA admissions rose from 33 to 78. MCA courses had no takers in either year. Lateral-entry MBA/MMS admissions fell from 1,950 to 1,805. Colleges told The Times of India that poor publicity and a mandatory employer proforma were deterring applicants.

The Indian Opinion

The easy claim that working professionals simply do not want further study misses the access problem. Applicants may struggle to obtain an employer’s written approval, while many companies may not know these courses exist. Yet colleges also need to show that evening and weekend programmes offer useful teaching and credible career gains. The sharper test is whether enrolment improves after the proforma rule is eased and outreach reaches employers, not just students.

Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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