Following the sharp cut in intake of diploma holders into the second year of engineering courses, students have taken to the internet to protest the decision. The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) recently announced a 50 per cent drop in seats in this category.

The hurried implementation of this regulation, according to students, is unfair to the ones already pursuing their diploma courses. The students' petition thus demands that the regulation must be implemented for the new batch of students enrolling into the diploma engineering course.