Electronics Engineering

Overview

Electronics engineer is a person who studies the branch of engineering, dealing with the designing and testing of electronic circuits that use electronic components and systems such as resistors, capacitors, ICs, inductors, diodes and transistors etc., in order to develop a purposeful electronic device. Electronics engineering is one of the fastest growing career options in India as well as abroad.

Career Prospects

electronics Engineers can opt for working with organizations like All India Radio, Indian Telephone Industries, MTNL, AIR, Civil Aviation Department, Bharat Electronics Limited, Development Centers in various States etc. Electronics engineers can also work in entertainment transmission industry and defense.

Top Colleges

• Indian institute of Technology (New Delhi, Mumbai, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur)
• Birla Institute of Technology (BITS) - (Pilani and Ranchi)
•  Delhi College of Engineering (New Delhi) 
• College of Engineering, Andhra University
• Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang
• Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jadavpur University
• Government Engineering College, Raipur
• Government College of Engineering, Salem
• University of Roorkee, (Uttar Pradesh)

Main Subject

• Electromagnetics
• Electronics
• Electrical circuits and machines
• Signals and systems
• Digital Signal Processing
• Microprocessors and Embedded systems
• Communication systems
• Optical systems
• VLSI

Top Companies

• BEL
• DMRC
• Siemens
• Texas Instruments
• Intel
• nVIDIA
• Philips Electronics
• Motorola
• Samsung
• Conexant and Flextronics
• DRDO
• ISRO
• Infosys
• TCS
• Wipro
• Accenture
• HCL Technologies
• Tech Mahindra  

Remuneration

A beginner holding a Bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering can expect a salary between Rs. 15000-20000 per month. With experience and qualification, one can expect higher remuneration.

Mechanical Engineering

Overview

Mechanical engineering is one of the largest, broadest, and oldest engineering disciplines.It includes design, manufacture, installation and operation of engines, machines, robotics, heating & cooling systems and manufacturing processes.

Career Prospects

Mechanical Engineers could work in many industries including private or public sector industries of various types. They can seek employment in government departments like Posts and Telegraphs, Defense, PWD, and CPWD. Other departments such as aeronautical, agricultural, automobile, chemical, and power plants, as well as the railways, need mechanical engineers to design and maintain their machinery. Mechanical Engineers also mostly required in automobile, chemical, electronics, steel plants, oil exploration and refining, technical wings of armed forces, space research organisation, etc.

Top Colleges

• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
• Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior
• Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
• Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi
•  Anna University, Chennai; 
• Birla Institute of Technology, Pilani 
• Haldia Institute of Technology Haldia 
• Lingaya's Institute of Management & Technology, Faridabad
• IEC College of Engg. and Technology, Greater NOIDA. 

Main Subjects

• Statics & Dynamics Control
• Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
• Fluid Mechanics
• Machine Design
• Strength of Materials
• Materials Science
• Theory of Design
• Manufacturing Process
• CAD/CAM

Top Companies

• BHEL
• BPCL
• DRDO
• Indian Oil
• GAIL
• NTPC
• Ashok Leyland
• Honda
• Mahindra & Mahindra
• Maruti Suzuki
• Tata Motors
• Infosys
• TCS
• Wipro
• HCL & Tech Mahindra
• L&T

Remuneration

Based on the industry the salary of a mechanical engineer varies largely. A fresh graduate can get salaries in the range of  10,000-35,000 per month. Candidates from reputed and elite engineering institutions are offered attractive pay packages, depending upon their academic excellence and skills.

Electrical Engineering

Overview

Electrical engineering is a branch of engineering that deals with the study of diverse utilization of electricity and equipments that generate and distribute power. This branch of engineering includes detailed study of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism.

Career Prospects

Engineers who have done their graduation/post graduation in electrical engineering can opt for a career in computers, communications, robotics, electronics, biomedical electronics and signal processing, transportation, industrial process control, energy operation and distribution and electro-mechanical energy conversion. Both public and private sector enterprises hire qualified and skilled electrical engineers.

Top Colleges

• Jorhat Engineering College, (Assam)
• University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering, (Karnataka)
• SV Engineering College, (Andhra Pradesh)
• Nirma Institute of Technology, (Gujarat)
• Lingaya's Institute of Technology, (Haryana)
• IITT College of Engineering, (Himachal Pradesh)
• MBS College of Engineering and Technology, (Jammu and Kashmir)
• Bokaro Institute of Technology, (Jharkhand)
• MVJ College of Engineering, (Karnataka)
• MES College of Engineering, (Kerala)
• Maulana Azad College of Technology, (Madhya Pradesh)
• KJ Somaiya College of Engineering, (Maharashtra)

Main Subjects

• Electricity Technology and Machines
• Circuit Analysis, Electronics
• Electromagnetism
• Electrical Engineering Material
• Instrumentation
• Control systems
• Power Engineering
• Transmission & Distribution

Top Companies

• BHEL
• DMRC
• NHPC
• Power Grid Corporation
• State Electricity Boards
• Crompton Greaves
• Siemens
• Hitachi
• Jindal Steel & Power
•  Reliance
• L&T
• Tatas
• Samsung Engineering.

Remuneration 

Electrical Engineering provides lucerative salary to engineers. beginers can expect to earn around 30000-35000 starting salary in good companies.

Automobile Engineering

Overview

Automobile engineering deals with the process of designing, developing, fabricating, and repairing of automobiles like trucks, cars, buses, scooters etc.It is indeed a sub-branch of mechanical engineering and also known as automotive engineering or vehicle engineering.

Career Prospects

Automobile Engineering offers career opportunities for the aspirants in service stations, private transport companies, automobile manufacturing industries and defense services.Globalization and incredible growth of automobile industry have resulted in numerous opportunities for automobile engineers in abroad as well. One can also opt for higher studies in the same field and can work as lecturer in reputed universities and colleges. 

Top Colleges

• Pusa Polytechnic,New Delhi
• PDA College of Engineering, Karnataka
• Government College of Engineering, PO Vallor, Kerala
• Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, Pune
• Institute of Road and Transport Technology, Tamil Nadu
• Rustamji Institute of Technology
• BSF Academy, Madhya Pradesh
• Sigma Institute of Technology and Engineering, Gujarat
• Assam Engineering Institute, Assam

Main Subjects

• Transmission Principles
• Engine Electrical systems
• Circuits and Electronics
• Engine Principles
• Power train Systems
• Automotive Design and Manufacturing
• Steering and Suspension
• Fuel and Emission Control Systems
• Fluid Mechanics
• Heat Transfer

Top Companies

• Maruti Suzuki
• Ashok Leyland
• TATA
• Apollo Tyres
• Bajaj
• Hero Honda
• Hyundai
• Toyota
• Honda
• Caterpillar
• Escorts
• Yamaha
• Mahindra & Mahindra

Remuneration

Salary offered in this domain varies according to company and job profile. In a good Company students can expect starting salary in the range of 25000-30000 per month and with experience it can grow to 70000-80000. While on the lower end the salary remain a paltry 12000-15000 per month

Metallurgical Engineering

Overview

 Metallurgy is the technology of metals: the way in which science is applied to the production of metals, and the engineering of metal components for use in products for consumers and manufacturers. The production of metals involves the processing of ores to extract the metal they contain, and the mixture of metals, sometimes with other elements, to produce alloys.

Career Prospects

Metallurgical engineers have career opportunity in both private and public sectors.They can join industries that produce, buy, sell, refine, or manufacture metals or metallic products. Opting for a research fellow or a scientist in research laboratories or lectureship in different universities in India and abroad are other prospering job alternatives

Top Colleges

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
• Birsa Institute of Technology, Sindri, Dhanbad
• College of Engineering, Andhra University
• Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang
• Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Jadavpur University
• Government Engineering College, Raipur
• Government College of Engineering, Salem
• Government Engineering College, Raipur

Main Subjects

• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Chemistry lab
• Fuels, Furnaces and Refractories
• Material Science
• Engineering Graphics
• Elements of Physical Metallurgy
• Metallurgical Thermodynamics
• Transport Phenomena
• Mineral Beneficiation
• Machine Elements and Machining
• Probability and Statistics
• Phase Transformation and Mechanical Metallurgy
• Mechanical Behaviour and Testing of Materials
• Production of Iron
• Non Ferrous Extraction Metallurgy
• Corrosion and Surface Engineering

Top Companies

• Larsons Group
• New Bharat Refractories Ltd
• The Metal Powder Company Ltd
• Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd
• NALCO
• Utkal Mineral
• Tata Steel
• HCL
• Jindal Steel 
• Steel Authority of India (SAIL) 

Remuneration

Salaries offered to Metallurgical Engineers can be in the regions of 25000-30000 in earlier stages. With experience and knowledge senior engineers can earn between 30000-60000. For students from premier institutions salary offered can be in the range of 15 lpa.