In recent years, Indian students have increasingly accepted non-traditional courses, choosing from a variety of areas that reflect global trends and provide international risk opportunities. Although traditional programs in Steam remain popular due to their strong career prospects, it has clearly shifted to non-traditional fields such as fashion, design, communication and architecture.
From emerging fields such as artificial intelligence, data science and machine learning, as well as other important courses such as nursing, law to non-traditional disciplines such as performing arts, communication design, interior architecture and design, the growing diversity of student interests highlights new academic curiosity. This trend is clearly reflected in their evolving course selection that can help them establish careers, while the trends of universities and universities offering non-traditional courses are also catching up. Science and technology courses have been the first choice for students in southern India in the past, but now a small number of students want to explore unconventional courses. According to a recent report, Telangana’s core engineering seats have dropped dramatically, with a staggering 70% drop in core engineering seats since 2020, as more students eschew traditional courses in pursuit of a new era.
The report further stressed that despite limited seats in the core project, there are still 25% vacancies per year. A study conducted by the All-India Council on Technical Education (AICTE) shows that demand for professional design courses has increased by nearly 40% over the past decade, reflecting the scope and increasing popularity of Indian students in design-related careers.
Since the 8th standard, Rakonda Sai Teja has been passionate about art and architecture from Hyderabad, Telangana, Rakonda Sai Teja has decided to study architecture at the World Design University (WUD) in Sonipat. His program in the Chettinard area also helped him win the famous Prime Minister’s silver medal in WUD.
“I designed the Chettinard Cultural Heritage Centre, a project that reflects my interest in southern culture. As a Southern Indian, I was always attracted to the architecture of southern India and incorporated its unique style and elements into my design, ultimately earning me the Best Paper Award. Looking for actions taken by students in professional fields with many commitments. According to an earlier report, titled “Current Learning Pattern: Learner’s Perspective,” the study showed that only 29% of college students favored traditional Indian degree programs. By contrast, the degrees most (65.41%) connected to apprentices were more valuable, reflecting an increasing shift to courses that offer practical skills and career building opportunities.
“World Design University we offer a wide variety of courses in the creation of architecture, visual communication, fashion design, design, fine arts and performing arts. Our commitment is to enhance their experience through industry partnerships, professional work workshops and exclusive guidance opportunities with realistic leaders to provide them with realistic experiences to prepare their experience in the future of these non-traditional fields to enhance their experience. President of World Design University.
He further added: “We are seeing an increasing number of students from all over the country choosing our universities, with a significant increase in students from southern India and now taking on a new era course with traditional fields such as medicine and nursing.” This change is closely linked to evolving work trends, later work trends, increasing post-research job opportunities, technological advances, technological advances, and social needs. In addition to niche areas, Indian students are increasingly pursuing advanced, industry-specific programs such as industrial engineering, textile design, animation and game design, and other professional courses related to Industry 4.0. Famous Indian universities such as the National Institute of Design, BITS PILANI and the World Design University are introducing a range of innovative programs such as art communication design, product design, transportation design, fashion communication and animation. These new era courses are designed to provide world-class education in India and reduce the need to study abroad. Researchers now hope to study opportunities in untapped areas.
Raising awareness, high-risk appetite and desire to pursue hobbies are making students Chuck traditional courses and trying something new and different. Almost positive reforms, including the National Education Policy (NEP) and UGC announcements, encourage universities to introduce apprenticeships and internship degree programs, highlighting our needs for our education system to make our education system more friendly to make our aspirations better.
To achieve this, there is a growing demand for universalization of employability-focused curriculums, which gives students the practical skills required for the workforce.
