Engineering Courses

Engineering Courses in India lead to the Diploma in Engineering, Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) or Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) degree, and also Master of Engineering (M.E.) or Master of Technology (M.Tech.). There are many public and private universities and colleges in India that conduct these courses.
Diploma in Engineering can be done after Std. 10 (http://ekikrat.in/Diploma-Engineering). The requirement for entry into a B.E. 10+2 pass with not less than 50% marks and the students are also required to pass the "Common Entrance Test" (CET) of the particular state where they plan to apply. Diploma holders of engineering can get into B.E. courses by lateral entry into the second year of B.E. Apart from this there are other entrance tests like All India Engineering Entrance Examination(AIEEE) and IIT-JEE for entry into Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) which awards Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech).

Following are the some of the streams of engineering for studying engineering in India:

Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering:

Involves the designing, creation, and operation of machines related to flying-planes, missiles, rockets, spacecrafts etc. dealing in subjects like aerodynamics, avionics, propulsion, acoustics.
Career options: In design, research and maintenance of air/spacecraft. One can work with private companies or with space and defense organisations.
Starting Salary: Rs 3-3.5 lakh per annum
Institutes:Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, http://www.iisc.ernet.in, Indian Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Dehradun; http://www.iiaedehradun.org, IIT(Kharagpur, Kanpur, Mumbai, Madras); http://www.iit(kgp/k/b/m).ac.in, Academy of Aerospace and Aviation, Indore; http://www.aaaindore.com

Agricultural Engineering:

Involves the designing and operation of: tools, implements, and machines used in agriculture.
Career options: Farm tools and machinery manufacturers, irrigation and drainage equipment manufacturers, food and dairy industries.
Starting Salary: Rs 2-4 lakh per annum
Institutes:Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur; http://www.iitkgp.ac.in,Tamil Nadu Agricultural University; http://www.tnau.ac.in,Indian Agricultural Research Institute, Delhi; http://www.iari.res

Computer Engineering:

Here the students learn to design, develop, manufacture, and maintenance of computer components.
Career options: Software companies and independent labs. The focus is on product-oriented innovation
Starting Salary: Rs 3-4 lakh per annum
Institutes:Aligarh Muslim University; http://www.amu.ac.in
IIT (Chennai, Delhi, Kharagpur, Mumbai, Roorkie, Kanpur, Guwahati); http://www.iit.ac.in,National Institute of Technology (Durgapur, Rourkela, Warangal, Calicut, Bhopal, Jalandhar); http://www.nitdgp.ac.in

Electronic and Electrical Engineering:

This course includes the research, development, design, creation, and maintenance of a diverse set of objects ranging from Global Positioning Systems to semi-conductor chips used in mobile phones.
Career options: A professional can work in the field of telecommunications, signals, satellite and microwave communications, etc. and also choose core electrical fields or go for robotics and artificial intelligence, communication systems, etc.
Starting Salary: Rs 3.5-12 lakh per annum
Institutes: Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur; http://www.iitkgp.ac.in, Delhi College of Engineering; http://www.dce.edu, National Institute of Technology, Calicut; http://www.nitc.ac.in, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi; http://www.iitd.ac.in

Instrumentation Engineering:

Teaches about design, manufacture, and maintenance of instruments and instrument units.
Career options: R&D units of public and private sector companies, heavy industries such as thermal power stations, steel plants, refineries, cement and fertilizer plants etc.
Starting Salary: Rs 3-5 lakh per annum
Institutes:Assam Engineering College http://aec.ac.in/indus_engg_dept/home.html

Marine Engineering:

Under this engineering course one learns the designing, construction, and management of ships and other naval vehicles.
Career options: The opportunities available are in Merchant Navy, Navy and manufacturing industries. Offshore job opportunities are available in recruitment in ports, government jobs in the Directorate General of Shipping and recruitments by Shipping industries. The marine engineers can also work as teachers in the educational institutes.
Starting Salary: Rs 6 - Rs 21 lakh per annum
Institutes:Chennai School of Ship Management, http://www.cssmmarine.com/home.htm, Hindustan Institute of Maritime HIMT, http://www.himtmarine.com/, MERI Marine Engineering and Research Institute http://www.merical.ac.in/

Mechanical Engineering:

Deals design, construction, and operation of power plants, engines, and machines and deals mostly with things that move.
Career options: A graduate can branch out into extraction, production, or research depending on the need of the market.
Starting Salary: Rs 3-5 lakh per annum
Institutes:Institution of Mechanical Engineers, IME, http://www.imeindia.in/, National Institute of Technology, Surat, http://www.svnit.ac.in/, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay; http://www.iitb.ac.in, Indian Institute of Science,Bangalore, http://www.mecheng.iisc.ernet.in:8080/

Materials & Metallurgy Engineering:

Basically the research, development, and manufacture of new metal alloys for varied use in industries.
Career options: A graduate can branch out into extraction, production, or research depending on the need of the market.
Starting Salary: Rs 6-10 lakh per annum
Institutes: Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur; http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur; http://www.iitk.ac.in/, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay; http://www.iitb.ac.in, National Institute of Technology, Warangal; http://www.nitw.ac.in

Energy Engineering:

This course is an inter-disciplinary programme, which integrates varied skills from the fields of civil, mechanical, mining and chemical engineering.
Career options: Conservation, auditing, and management in private, public and the non-profit sector.
Starting Salary: Rs 3-5 lakh per annum
Institutes: Centre for Energy Studies, IIT Delhi; http://www.iitd.ac.in/center/ces/, Pondicherry Engineering College; http://home.pec.edu/, Tezpur University, Assam; http://www.tezu.ernet.in/

Environmental Engineering:

An inter-disciplinary programme including air quality control, water supply, waste disposal, storm water management, solid waste management, and hazardous waste management.
Career options: Majority of the students are employed by consultancy firms, recycling and waste management companies, and some opt for a career in teaching.
Starting Salary: Rs 3.6-4.5 lakh per annum
Institutes:Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur; http://www.iitk.ac.in/, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur; http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/, Delhi College of Engineering; http://www.dce.edu/, Anna University, Chennai; http://www.annauniv.edu/

Laser Engineering:

An inter-disciplinary field involving mechanical, electrical, metallurgical, chemical or aerospace engineering.
Career options: Optical division of various companies, software companies, DRDO, health centres and labs.
Starting Salary: Rs 5 lakh per annum
Institutes:IIT- Kanpur, Delhi, Kharagpur, Guwahati, Chennai, Mumbai; www.iit (k/d/kgp/g/m/b).ac.in,
Anna University, Chennai; http://www.annauniv.edu/, University of Pune physics, http://physics.unipune.ernet.in/, Raman Research Institute, Bangalore, http://www.rri.res.in/, Cochin University of Science and Technology; http://www.cusat.ac.in/

Bioengineering:

This is an inter-disciplinary field, professionals trained in all the basic sciences, including physics, chemistry, botany, zoology and mathematics, are eligible for this field.
Career options: Bioengineers are in demand in medical sector, corporate sectors, and even government organisations such as DRDO.
Starting Salary: Rs 2-20 lakh per annum
Institutes: School of Life Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University; http://www.jnu.ac.in/main.asp?sendval=SchoolOfLifeSciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, http://www.iitk.ac.in/, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras; http://www.iitm.ac.in/, Christian Medical College, Vellore; http://www.cmch-vellore.edu/

Marine Engineering:

The four-year B.Tech. Marine Engineering programme is an inter-disciplinary with electives including double hull tankers, advanced material science, surface engineering, renewable energy and resource application.
Career options: Shipping Corporation of India, Navy, ship building firms or societies that inspect ships.
Starting Salary: Rs 7.5-10 lakh per annum
Institutes:Marine Engineering and Research Institute (MERI), branches in Kolkata and Mumbai; http://www.merical.ac.in/, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai; http://www.iitm.ac.in/

Nanotechnology:

This field is ready to create multiple revolutions in all sectors that it touches whether medicine, biotechnology, cosmetics or paints.
Career options: The potential is great because the companies want to cut competition and invent new products to stay ahead.
Starting Salary: Rs 2.4-60 lakh per annum
Institutes:Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay; http://www.iitb.ac.in/, Jadavpur University, West Bengal; http://www.jadavpur.edu/, Guru Gobind Singh University, Delhi; http://www.ipu.ac.in/, National Institute of Technology, Calicut; http://www.nitc.ac.in/

Petroleum or Petrochemical Engineering:

A four-year B.Tech programme in Petroleum, Petrochemical, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering from any recognised institute or university.
Career options: There are numerous opportunities in both government and private sector. GAIL,ONGC, Reliance are some of the companies involved in the field.
Starting Salary: Rs 7.2-30 lakh per annum
Institutes:School of Petroleum Technology, Gandhinagar http://www.pdpu.ac.in/spt/, Indian School of Mines University, Dhanbad http://www.ismdhanbad.ac.in/, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies http://www.upes.ac.in/

Automobile Engineering:

Designing, creating, manufacturing and operation of machines relevant to automobiles

Civil Engineering:

Learn to design, develope, and construct of man made things.

Mining Engineering:

Concerning mines, minerals,and mining equipment and manufacturing them.

Industrial Engineering:

Learn to make the machines and people work together to maximize productivity.

Manufacturing Engineering:

Deals with manufacturing things any thing and everything that can be manufactured.