Engineering Career

Feroz — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 09:51:17 +0000

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of Independent India embarked on massive programmes of industrialization and technological development. He inaugurated the first indigenous Steel Plant at Bhillai and the Chittaranjan Locomotive Factory in West Bengal and called them, ‘The Temples of Modern India’. The scope of jobs for well trained engineers is all-encompassing with the rapid industrialization and an expanding economy. Lucrative job opportunities are open in almost all fields of manufacturing and technical enterprises.

Eligibility, Entrance Exams and Courses:

Indian Institute of Technology – Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE)

IIT-JEE is one of the most important entrance examinations for the Engineering, Technology, Design, Architecture and Planning.

A candidate must meet each of the following conditions:

He/she can attempt JEE only twice, in consecutive years.
He/she should have passed (10+2) or equivalent qualifying examination in 2008 or should be appearing in 2009, and secure at least 60% (55% for SC/ST & Physically disabled )
Minimum age limit of 25 yrs as on 1^st October (30 yrs for SC/ST and PD candidates).

EAMCET – Engineering, Agriculture & Medical Common Entrance Test

Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET), Andhra Pradesh is conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad.

Candidates should have passed or appeared for the final year of Intermediate Examination (10+2 pattern) with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as optional or related vocational courses in the fields of Engineering and Technology, conducted by the Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh along with bridge course or courses conducted by it for candidates enrolled during 2001-2003 and subsequent batches.
For Engineering course, candidates should have completed 16 years of age as on 31st December of the year of admission. There is no upper age limit.

Top Colleges for Courses in Chemical Engineering:

Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, Pilani
Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
College of Engineering, Anna University, Chennai
National Institute of Technology, Warangal
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi
International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad
National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli.
Motilal Nehru Institute of Technology, Allahabad
National Institute of Technology, Calicut
National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
College of Engineering, Pune
Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi
R.V. College of Engineering, Bangalore

Career Opportunities and Job Prospects:

Engineers can work in any manufacturing, technical or design unit, be it petroleum refinery, a gas plant, fertilizer industry, synthetic material industry, food processing, pharmaceuticals and energy industries. Lucrative job opportunities are open in every production unit all over the country. Also, highly paid jobs are available in the Gulf countries.

Salaries:

Salaries depend on the type of engineering specialty and standing of the company. Remuneration for basic fields in Civil and Mechanical engineering is lesser than advanced fields like Aeronautical or Marine engineering. Indian companies offer Junior Engineers a starting salary of about Rs 20,000/- pm.

MNCs and reputed companies offer starting salary of Rs 25,000/- to Rs 30,000/- pm depending on the qualifications and specialization of the candidates. Salaries of engineers deputed to the Gulf countries go up to Dirhams/Dinars 15,000 pm plus perks.

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