Marine Engineering

A career in Marine Engineering is challenging as well as rewarding. Marine Engineers have complete responsibility of the ship's engine room. Their responsibilities involve development and designing of the engines related to ships and propulsion system.

Marine scientists work in a surprising variety of disciplines. Examples include meteorology, physics, chemistry, geology, physical oceanography, paleontology, and biology. Marine science or marine engineering also includes archaeology, anthropology, sociology, engineering and other studies of human relationships with the sea. Many marine scientists have multiple specialties or work as part of multi disciplinary teams.

Job openings are both in Indian and global shipping firms. Marine Engineers are specifically qualified to join the Merchant Navy, or public and private shipping companies. Marine engineers are also employed by Engine production firms, Ship building firms, Research bodies, Ship design firms and also in the Indian Navy.

Marine jobs are highly paid and enjoyable. The marine engineers get NRI status, which is, tax-free income based on their service at sea, ex-India. They also get the opportunity to see the world through sailing as a profession without any extra expense. Luxurious life through lucrative salary comes as a big compensation being away from home.

Eligibility

For doing a bachelor’s degree in Marine Engineering or nautical science one should have passed 10 + 2 science with physics, chemistry, maths and English. The course is of 4 years duration. After successful completion of the course, degree viz. B.E. or BTech is awarded to the students. In most institutes candidates are admitted through an entrance examination, which is normally held in the month of May every year at various centres all over India followed by viva-voice and medical examination. Other important institutes like R.L. Institute of nautical sciences, conduct an all India level online test to check knowledge of students in PCM, Psychometric and IQ awareness. 

Candidates aspiring for a degree course at TS Chanakya, Mumbai and Marine Engineering Research Institute Kolkata, should qualify the Joint Entrance Examination conducted by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), which assesses the candidate’s knowledge of physics, chemistry and mathematics. The examination is followed by personal interviews/counseling, where the interviewers assess the degree of alertness, and awareness of the external environment in the candidates and their suitability for such a career.

Essential Attributes

Marine engineers must possess the following personal attributes to succeed in the field 
1. Organising ability 
2. Practicality 
3. Ability to get on well with people of all types at all levels in the hierarchy 
4. Ability to keep calm under pressure and in crisis 
5. Enjoy working with tools 
6. Good at conceptualising forms and structures 
7. Knack for numbers 
8. Excellent communication skills 
9. Physical fitness 
10. Liking for the sea travel

Career Prospects

After successful completion of BE/BTech in Marine Engineering/nautical science, one can join as fourth engineer or third assistant engineer. Since the job on the ship entails residing on ship for a major part of the year there are other exciting avenues as well. The other avenues include -

The marine Engineers can remain within the ambit of the shipping industry and join marine workshops at land i.e. at the ports. Alternatively, the Marine Engineers can join Ship manufacturing Companies, which are equally good paymasters.

The shipping industry being the back-bone of the economy of any country, these days the Marine Engineers are employed in the I.T. sector in a major way, apart from the Consultancy Companies like Price Waterhouse Coopers and DCL. Construction Companies, Power sector, Steel industry, Electronic industry etc.

For those who want to join Government Service can join Directorate General Shipping of India. Those with entrepreneurial skills can enter the field of entrepreneurship.

Those Marine Engineers who have a passion for academics can pursue post graduation and enter the field of academics where the demand for qualified academicians in this field is growing very fast.

Pay-Package

The starting salary of a fresh Marine engineering graduate usually starts with USD 750 per month as a fifth engineer. It can go even high if the candidate wishes to join an oil tanker. The wages cross USD 2500 when he is upgraded to the next level, such as fourth engineer. In each promotion, the salary goes upward by an addition of USD 1000+. Interestingly, the Chief Engineer’s present day salary is almost USD 6500 and above.

Institutes/Universities

Marine Engineering & Research Institute 
P-19, Taratolla Road Kolkata: 700 088. West Bengal, India
Phone : (033) 2401 4673/4674/4675/4676/4678/3677, 2401-1943/1944/1945
Fax : (033) 2401 4431/4333
Website : http://www.merical.ac.in/
Course Offered : Degree in Marine Engineering

College Of Engineering (Andhra University)
Visakhapatnam - 530 003
Andhra Pradesh, INDIA
Phone (Office) : 91 891 2844819
Webpage : http://www.andhrauniversity.info/engg/marine/index.html
Courses Offered : M.E. Degree Course (Marine Engg & Mechanical Handling), B.E. Mechanical Engineering (with Marine Engg. Electives)

Mohamed Sathak Engineering College
Kilakarai - 623 806, Ramnad District, Tamilnadu
Email : rnd_msecklk@sancharnet.in
Fax : (04567) 245344
Phone : 04567 - 241493
Courses Offered : B.E. Marine Engineering

Maharashtra Academy of Naval Education and Training (MANET)
Gat No. 140, Loni Kalbhor, Rajbaug,
Pune-Solapur Highway, Pune-412 201
Phone : + 91 20 26912901 / 02 / 03/ 04 
Fax : 269915222
E-mail : manet@mitpune.com 
Website : http://www.manetpune.com/
Courses Offered : B.E. Marine Engineering

Tolani Maritime Institute
Talegaon - Chakan Road
Induri, Talegaon
Pune - 410 507
Phone : + 91 (2114) 241960 + 91 (2114) 241870 to 73 (Office ext. 3001, 3003, 3004, 3013, 3014 and 3016)
Fax : + 91 (2114) 241517 
E-mail : info@tmi.tolani.edu
Website : http://www.tolani.edu/tmi/
Courses Offered : B S Marine Engineering

R.L. Institute of nautical sciences
contact person: v. Prabhakar
Email: rlins@rlins.in
Address: T V R Nagar, Aruppukottai Road, Madurai 625 022, Tamilnadu, India
Phone: 91 452 3918 615
Fax: 91 452 3918618
Website: www.rlinstitutes.com

Courses offered: 
B.S. (Marine Engineering) (4 years course) 
B.S. (Nautical Technology) (3 year at Institute + 1 year at Sea) 
Elementary First Aid (EFA) 
Personal Survival Techniques (PST) 
Personal Safety & Social Responsibility (PSSR) 
Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting (FPFF) 
Oil Tanker Familiarization (OTF) 
Welding
Control systems & Instrumentation 


Training Centre, The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd.
Maritime Training Institute
52-C, Adi Shankaracharya Marg,
Near Powai Lake, Powai, 
Mumbai 400 072
Phone : + 91 22 2570 1430/31/32/33 extn 1014/1022
Course Booking Office Tel. No. : + 91-22-25700538 (D)
Fax : + 91 22 25700338
E-mail : coursebooking@sci.co.in,
Website : http://www.shipindia.com/ 
Courses Offered : B.Sc. Degree in Nautical Science

Indian Maritime College
10A, Masilamani Street, T. Nagar, Chennai,
Tamil Nadu, India Pin code: 600 017
Phone : 91-44-24336953 
Fax : 91-44-24322819 
Video Conferencing : 91-44-24325266 
E-mail : info@indianmaritimecollege.com 

LBS College of Advanced Maritime Studies and Maritime Studies and Research
Hay Bunder, Seweri, Mumbai - 400033
Phone : 23719944/46
Fax : 23739784
E-mail : lbscamsar@vsnl.com

Padmabhushan Vasantdada Patil Pratishthan's College of Engineering
Eastern express highway, Near Everad Ngr.,
Chunabhatti, Chembur, Mumbai-400002
Courses Offered : B.E. Marine Engineering

T.S. Chanakya, Karaus
New Mumbai-400706
Courses Offered : 3 Year B.Sc. (Nautical Sciences), One year Diploma course in Nautical Science leading

Instrumentation Engineering

Instrumentation engineering is one of the complicated but sophisticated branches of engineering discipline which may be studied as a separate branch or along with electronics engineering. The study mainly focuses on the design, configuration and automated systems. The professionals who are involved in these activities are known as instrumentation engineers.

Instrumentation engineers usually work in industries with automated processes, such as chemical or manufacturing plants with the goal of improving system productivity, reliability and stability. They are responsible for the design, construction and maintenance of instruments and entire instrumentation systems. Instrumentation engineers also decide the type of instruments required for ensuring better quality and efficiency of the end product. Hence they are considered to be essential positions in the industrial manufacturing sector.

Courses & Eligibility

An individual interested to make his/her career in instrumentation engineering can take up “electronics and instrumentation engineering” or simply “instrumentation engineering” branch at the undergraduate level i.e. BE/BTech. He/She must have completed plus two Science with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics with good percentages of marks in aggregate. Selections are generally made on the basis of entrance examinations conducted both at national and state level (e.g. IITJEE, AIEEE, BITSAT etc.). After qualifying the entrance exam he/she would take up BE/BTech in Electronics-Instrumentation/Instrumentation engineering which is of four years duration.

One can also go for Diploma program after completion of his/her class 10th. In this case he/she will be recognized with the status of a junior engineer.

One, who still wants to study further after completing BE/BTech, can pursue MTech program offered by Indian Institutes of Technology and few other engineering colleges in the country.

Individuals with interests in research areas can pursue PhD after his/her post graduation studies for carrying out research works.

AMIE Associate Memberships of the Institution of Engineers also offers courses in Electronics and Instrumentation engineering which are equivalent to BE/BTech provided by other institutes/universities.

Career Prospects

Instrumentation engineers find jobs in various sectors including R&D units of public and private sector companies, heavy industries such as thermal power stations, steel plants, refineries, cement and fertilizer plants etc. They also find jobs in companies manufacturing specialized instruments as well as in the user industries themselves, both in public as well as private sectors.

Pay-Package

The average starting monthly salary of instrumentation engineering graduates in India ranges between Rs. 10,000 – Rs.20, 000. The pay-package in foreign countries is much higher as compared to India. Fresh graduates from elite technological institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Birla Institute of Technology get more remuneration as compared to others.

Working experience, qualifications, ability are important factors in determining the pay level. Those who are working in the private sector are paid more than the public sector. Senior instrumentation experts with more than five years of working experience can earn anywhere between Rs 25,000 and Rs 80,000 per month or even more.

Institutes/Universities

Many of the engineering colleges in India offer B.E./BTech programs in instrumentation engineering as a separate branch or as combined subject with electronics. The pioneer institutes are the Indian Institutes of Technology, Birla institute of Technology, National Institutes of Technology, Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), College of Engineering and Technology (Anna University) and several other engineering colleges. 

Industrial / Production engineering

Industrial/Production engineering is the branch of engineering which deals with the study to develop, improve, implement and evaluate the integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, material and as a whole the industrial process.

Industrial Engineering can also be termed as Operations management, Production Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering or Manufacturing Systems Engineering depending on the viewpoint or motives of the user.

Production or industrial engineers’ work includes planning, measuring and controlling all activities within the organization, besides designing the production process for a product. An industrial or production engineer is responsible for the overall industrial production and management. He is moreover involved with the human and organizational aspects of developing the desired system.

Courses & Eligibility

An aspirant of industrial or production engineering must start his/her academic career in Science at intermediate level i.e. plus two (with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics). After completion of plus two or class 12th in science stream he/she has to sit for entrance examinations conducted both at national and state level (e.g. IITJEE, AIEEE, BITSAT etc.). After qualifying the entrance exam he/she would take up BE/BTech in production/industrial engineering which is of four years duration.

The Institution of Engineers (India) also offers AMIE course which is equivalent to BE/BTech offered by other institutes/universities.

One, who still wants to study further after completing BE/BTech, can pursue MTech program offered by Indian Institutes of Technology and few other engineering colleges/universities across the country. For doing M.Tech the candidate needs to qualify the GATE examination.

Individuals with interests in research and development can take up PhD program after his/her post graduation studies.

Career Prospects

Industrial and production engineers find ample job opportunities in manufacturing companies. They can also be absorbed in several other organizations including banks, hospitals, finance, agriculture, public utilities, wholesale and retail trade, transportation, construction and government.

Both public and private sectors require industrial and production engineers for the smooth functioning of their Instrumental Manufacturing Industries and Industrial automation units. Those who have higher degrees and adequate managerial expertise can get top positions in the industrial/management field with attractive remuneration and incentives.

Industrial Engineers can also work as plant engineers, manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, process engineers and industrial managers in different industries, management and service sector in the middle management cadre. Most of the opportunities are in the private sector.

The recruitment in government sector is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) which holds Engineering Services Examinations every year to appoint engineers in its various Central services. There are large numbers of openings waiting for industrial/production engineering graduates in the Railways, Armed Forces and in other Government departments as well as in most PSUs.

Pay-Package

Industrial and production engineers receive excellent pay packages. The average starting monthly salary of production/industrial engineering graduates in India ranges between Rs. 15,000 – Rs.25, 000. The pay-package in foreign countries is much higher as compared to India. Fresh graduates from elite technological institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Birla Institute of Technology get more remuneration as compared to others.

Institutes/Universities

Here is a list of top institutions offering courses in industrial and production engineering. You can also check list of vast number of engineering colleges/universities located in various states and major cities of the country which might be offering courses in industrial and production engineering.

Genetic Engineering

Genetic engineering, in simple words, is a laboratory technique used by scientists to change the DNA (Deoxy ribo Nucleic Acid) of living organisms. This wonderful branch of engineering or science enables the human minds to interfere in and modify the processes of life, birth death and even offers escape from certain congenital diseases. There is great scope in this field as the demand for genetic engineers is growing both in India and abroad.

Genetic engineers/scientists re-arrange the sequence of DNA in gene using artificial methods. The work involves extracting the DNA out of one organism, changing it using chemicals or radiation and subsequently putting it back into the same or a different organism. For e.g.: genes and segments of DNA from one species is taken and put into another species. They also study how traits and characteristics are transmitted through the generations, and how genetic disorders are caused. Their research involves researching the causes and discovering potential cures if any.

The specializations in genetic engineering are related to plants, animals and human beings. The plant genetic engineering involves improving certain natural characteristics of value, viz. increase resistance to disease or damage and to develop new characteristics etc. It is used to change the colour, size, texture etc of plants otherwise known as GM (Genetically Modified) foods. GE in humans can be to correct severe hereditary defects by introducing normal genes into cells in place of missing or defective ones.

Genetic engineering is a complicated and most sophisticated branch of science which is still in a process of development in our country.

Courses & Eligibility

An individual aspiring for a career in genetic engineering can start the BTech course after his/her Plus Two Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths and Biology. Admission to B.Tech in Genetic Engineering/Biotechnology/ Biochemical Engineering is made generally through entrance tests.

One can also pursue three-year B.Sc degree course in Genetics / Biological Science / Life Science / Biotechnology subjects and then go for post graduation (MSc) in genetics.

One who desires for further study and research can pursue M.Tech and PhD in genetic engineering offered by few institutes in India including the IITs. 

Career Prospects

In India, there are several sectors that give employment to genetic engineers and professionals. They can be absorbed in medical and pharmaceutical industries, agricultural sectors and the research and development departments of government, semi-government and private sectors. The pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries offer the best opportunities to genetic engineers and professionals with handsome salaries apart from other perks and benefits.

Pay-Package

The salary of genetic engineers is generally high as compared to other frontier branches of engineering and science. A fresh graduate in genetic engineering can get monthly salary between Rs 15, 000 – Rs 25, 000. The pay-package in foreign countries is very high as compared to India.

There are many Indian and multinational companies in biotech sector located in India and abroad offering quite good employment opportunities to genetic engineering professionals and scientists. Salaries earned by professionals in these firms generally range from Rs.20, 000 to 30,000 per month. However, in the USA and European countries pay package is much higher due to complexity of job and shortage of trained professionals.

Genetic engineering professionals working in government laboratories and research centres get hand some salary apart from other perks and benefits. One can also work in research labs located in foreign countries which provide huge remuneration as compared to India. 


Institutes/Universities

• Institutes offering BTech/MTech courses 
• Institutes offering B.Sc. courses 
• Institutes offering M.Sc. courses

• Institutes offering BTech/MTech courses

SRM University
SRM Nagar, Kattankulatthur - 603 203
Kancheepuram Dt, Tamil Nadu, India
Phone : +91 - 44 - 2745 5715 / 2745 3433
Fax : + 91 - 44 - 2745 3622
E-mail : dean@admissions.srmuniv.ac.in
Website : http://www.srmuniv.ac.in
Course (s) offered : B.Tech - (Genetic Engineering), Ph.D.

Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
Course (s) offered : Post M.Sc. Certificate course in Plant Genetic Engineering

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras
Course (s) Offered : four-year B.Tech. Biotechnology, M.Tech. five-year dual degree in biotechnology.

IIT, Kharagpur
Course (s) Offered : four-year B.Tech. and five-year M.Tech. courses in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering.

IIT, Guwahati
Course (s) Offered : B.Tech Biotechnology.

IIT, Delhi
Course (s) Offered : M.Tech five-year dual degree in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology

Note : Admission to all the above programmes is through the national-level IIT Joint Entrance Examination. Meritorious final year Plus Two students with physics, chemistry and mathematics can appear for this entrance examination.


Institutes offering B.Sc. courses 

AWH Special College (unaided - affiliated to University of Calicut)
Kallai, Calicut - 673 003
Course (s) Offered : B.Sc. Genetics course of three-year duration. 


Institutes offering M.Sc. courses

University of Delhi, South Campus, New Delhi

Osmania University, Hyderabad

Bharkathulla Vishwa Vidyalaya, Bhopal

Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana

Chowdhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hissar

Rajendra Agricultural University, Samastipur

University of Kerala (Department of Botany)Thiruvananthapuram
Course (s) Offered : M.Sc. Genetics and Plant Breeding

School of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Chennai
Course (s) Offered : M.Sc. Biomedical genetics

Vellore Institute of Technology (Deemed University) Vellore
Course (s) Offered : M.Sc. Biomedical Genetics

Andhra University, Visakhapatanam
Course (s) Offered : M.Sc. Human Genetics

Gurunanak Dev University, Amritsar
Course (s) Offered : M.Sc. Human Genetics

Sri Rama Chandran Medical College and Research Institute
(Deemed University), Chennai
Course (s) Offered : M.Sc. Human Genetics

Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
Course (s) Offered : M.Sc. Molecular and Human Genetics

Madurai Kamraj University, Madurai
Course (s) Offered : M.Sc. Plant Genetics Engineering, M.Sc. - Microbial Gene technology

Electronics Engineering

The branch of Physics which deals with the study involving emission, behaviour, and effects of electrons and with electronic devices is known as Electronics. The study uses various devices such as semiconductors, resistors, inductors, capacitors, nano-structures, and vacuum tubes etc. All applications of electronics involve the transmission of either information or power.

Electronics Science and Electronics Engineering are different. The former only study the theoretical concept while the later apply it practically by designing and constructing electronic circuits etc. Electronics have wide application in our day to day life. 

Courses & Eligibility

In India, all major universities offer courses in Electronic Science both at graduation and post-graduation level. The minimum eligibility for B.Sc Electronics is + 2 Science with Physics, Chemistry and Maths and for M.Sc in Electronics, one should have completed his/her graduation with Physics or Electronics as the main subject.

Career Prospects

Electronics has great relevance to industries, giving excellent career opportunities especially in high technology manufacturing industries. Students after completing graduation or post graduation in Electronics Science can enter either into the electronic industries such as control engineering, electronic design, computer-hardware and computer network or into the business world where the knowledge of fundamental physics and electronics are needed. Some can also take the option to study further and carry out research in the field.

Successful graduates can also join junior executive position in electronic chip making industry, computer hardware industry, and consumer electronics industry or become entrepreneurs.

One can also choose teaching and research as a rewarding career. Various colleges/universities/ research labs in India and across the globe provide enormous opportunities. 
Pay-Package

In India, individuals with post-graduation in Electronics are absorbed in Central Government organizations like Electronics Corporation of India Limited, Bharat Electronics Limited etc. The average salary of electronics graduates varies between Rs 15, 000 – Rs 25, 000. 

Job opportunities are also there in various electronic industries located across the globe. Candidates having essential qualification, skills and experience get handsome salary in addition to other perks and benefits. 

Institutes/Universities

University of Delhi 
Courses Offered: B.Sc. (Hons) Electronics, B.Sc. Applied Physical Sciences (Electronics), M.Sc. (Electronics) 

University of Pune 
Courses Offered: M.Sc. (Electronic Science)

Bharathidasan University
Courses Offered: BSc Electronics, MSc in Electronics

Cochin University of Science and Technology
Courses Offered: M.Sc. and M.Tech.) and Ph.D. Programs in Frontier Areas of Electronics.

Jamia Milia Islamia University
Courses Offered: Diploma Electronics, M.Sc. (Electronics)

Calcutta University, Kolkata
Courses Offered: B.Tech. Course in Radio Physics and Electronics, 2 year M.Tech in Radio Physics and Electronics

Garden City College
No 628/C, 11th Cross, Indiranagar Ist Stage, Bangalore-38.
Tel - (91-80) - 25288831, 25271385, 22972753/4
Fax - (91-80) - 25291414
E - Mail: gcetrust@vsnl.com
Website: http://www.gardencitycollege.edu/
Courses Offered: M.Sc (Electronic Science) 

Electrical Engineering

Electrical engineering is a broad field of engineering which deals with the science and technology involving electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism, to design, construct, and maintain products, services, and information systems. Electrical engineering is the historical name for what is now called electrical, electronics, and computer engineering.

This branch of engineering covers traditional areas like generation, distribution and transmission of electricity as well as new age applications in electronics ranging from telecommunications to computers and micro processors. Thus most courses combine electrical and electronic systems. The course is closely linked with computation and neural systems, applied physics, computer science and applied dynamic systems.

Students of electrical engineering are offered both theoretical and practical knowledge in a wide variety of subjects, including wireless systems, quantum electronics, modern optics, solid state materials and devices, power electronics, control theory; signal processing, data compression and communications etc. There are many more new age developments including Neuro Fuzzy approaches for Engineering system applications, biomedical instrumentation, Analysis of digital systems etc.

Making a career in Electrical engineering will be challenging as well as rewarding. There are tremendous career prospects in this field in India as well as in other developed countries across the world. 

Courses & Eligibility 

An aspirant for electrical engineering should start his/her academic career in Science at intermediate level i.e. plus two (with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics). After completion of class 12th or plus two in science stream one has to sit for entrance examination conducted both at national and state level (e.g. IITJEE, AIEEE, BITSAT etc.). After qualifying the entrance exam he/she would take up BE/BTech in Electrical engineering which is of four years duration.

One can also go for Diploma program after completion of his/her class 10th. Here he/she will be recognized with the status of a junior engineer.

One, who still wants to study further after completing BE/BTech, can pursue MTech program offered by Indian Institutes of Technology and few other engineering colleges in the country.

Individuals with interests in research areas can pursue PhD after his/her post graduation studies for carrying out research works.

AMIE Associate Memberships of the Institution of Engineers also offers courses in Electrical engineering which is equivalent to BE/BTech provided by other institutes/universities.
Career Prospects 

Electrical Engineering is an exploding field. Job prospects for electrical engineers are quite good. Electrical engineers are required to develop, design, manufacture, test, evaluate, market, sell and manage electrical and electronic systems.

In India, fresh graduates can find jobs both in public and private sector. However the private companies provide good salary as compared to the government ones. Among the largest employers of electrical engineers are computer, telecommunications and consumer electronics companies.

Apart from making professional career, one can also do research work in this field by joining research labs and institutes. Teaching career is also rewarding. One can join an engineering college/university as a full time or part time lecturer/professor.

Pay-Package

The average starting monthly salary of electrical engineering graduates in India ranges between Rs. 15,000 – Rs.25, 000. The pay-package in foreign countries is much higher as compared to India. Fresh graduates from elite technological institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Birla Institute of Technology get more remuneration as compared to others.

Institutes/Universities

Almost all engineering colleges in the country offer BE/BTech in electrical engineering. The pioneer institutes are the Indian Institutes of Technology, Birla institute of Technology, National Institutes of Technology, Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), College of Engineering and Technology (Anna University) and several other engineering colleges. 

Environmental Engineering

Environmental Engineering is an emerging branch of study in engineering that applies the knowledge of science and engineering principles to improve the environment (air, water, and/or land resources) from pollution and to provide healthy water, air and land for human habitation and for other organisms.

Environmental engineers work in many aspects of environmental protection. The major areas include air pollution control, industrial hygiene, radiation protection, hazardous waste management, toxic materials control, water supply, waste water management, storm water management, solid waste disposal, public health, and land management. And, within each of these major categories are many sub-specialties.

Courses & Eligibility

An individual aspiring for a career in environmental engineering can join BE/B.Tech program after his/her Plus Two Science with Physics, Chemistry, Maths. The BE/BTech program is of four years duration. Admission to B.Tech program is made generally through entrance tests.

There are many engineering colleges/universities in India including the IITs offering BE/B.Tech/ME/M.Tech courses in environmental engineering.

Career Prospects 

Graduates of Environmental Engineering program can find jobs in many fields. One can be a researcher, a designer, a planner, an operator of pollution control facilities, a professor, a government regulatory agency official, a manager of programs, or be involved in professional society work.

The employer can be private consulting engineering firms, universities, private research firms, testing laboratories, government agencies of all types (central, state and local), or all types of major corporations and private businesses.

However, the possibility of finding jobs is more in chemical manufacturing units, mines etc.

Apart from jobs in government agencies like the Central Pollution Control Board, openings in the private sector would essentially lie with companies engaged in infrastructure projects with environmental consulting firms.

Environment engineers also have prospects in business industry as the government has notified that any industry that employs over 500 people must have a health and safety officer. An environmental engineer is ideally suited for this task.

Institutes/Universities

There are many engineering colleges in the country offering BE/BTech in environmental engineering. The pioneer institutes are the Indian Institutes of Technology, Birla institute of Technology, National Institutes of Technology, Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), College of Engineering and Technology (Anna University).