lucknow the bubble has finally burst only 20 admissions sought in engineering streams like computer science and information technology it which were once hot favourites in uttar pradesh shows that the craze has faded and its not just the software engineers who are staring at a grim future a similar situation exists in other sectors of engineering as wellas admissions at apj abdul kalam technical university come to an end figures show mechanical and civil engineering are the worst hit with less than 10 aspirants opting for the programme officials said automation which is gradually taking away low skilled jobs has hurt the it sector mechanical engineering is already past that point while 2656 students 9 opted for mechanical only 1876 97 took civil engineering the university offers a total of 26924 and 19253 seats for mechanical and civil respectively the situation last year was only marginally better with 108 and 104 admissions in mechanical and civil engineering respectivelyexperts said disruptive technology such as 3d printing or internet of things iot is impacting the job scenario everywhere be it mechanical or civil or any other engineering streamthey warn that things will only get worse in the times to come iot is about connecting devices over the internet allowing them to be controlled over the internet and 3d printing is a manufacturing process that creates a physical object from a digital designlack of revision of the syllabus and developing a culture of innovation that will feed startups which will help create more opportunities said an official are the reasons for the poor show in a quick comparison with the admissions in various branches biotechnology seems to be gaining popularitywhile core engineering branches like electronics and communication saw 114 and electronics and electrical 14 seats filled respectively 17 students took biotechnology