Careers in Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering

This is one of the oldest branch of engineering. Civil Engineering involves use of scientific and engineering principles to design and construct the physical and natural built environment, including the structures viz. roads, bridges, canals, dams and buildings etc.

Civil Engineering is now being studied under several sub-disciplines like geotechnical engineering, environmental engineering, structural engineering, water resources engineering, transportation engineering, materials engineering, surveying, urban planning, coastal engineering, and many more.

A civil engineer can choose from many career options like designing, supervision and construction activities of public works like roads, tunnels, bridges, buildings, dams, airports, water works, sewage systems, ports etc. The career prospects in this field are excellent due to the rapid growth of infrastructure facilities in the country.

Eligibility

The basic eligibility criteria is 10+2 (with Physics, Chemistry and Maths). There are many BE/BTech program in Civil Engineering of four years duration. The selection is generally made on the basis of entrance tests (e.g. IITJEE, AIEEE, BITSAT etc.) conducted at both national and state level.

An career in civil engineering can be started after class 10th. A high school passed is only eligible to pursue Diploma program in civil engineering. After successful completion of the course, he can join as a junior engineer in various public and private sector jobs.

One can also continue his study further by joining ME/MTech programs offered by various engineering colleges/universities including the IITs and NITs.

Career Prospects

Great job opportunities are available in in civil engineering both in public and private sectors. The government departments like irrigation, public health or public works offer ample job opportunities to civil engineering graduates. However, the probability of finding jobs in private sector is more as compared to government sector. A fresh graduate of civil engineering one can also look for jobs in building work, road projects, consultancy firms, quality testing laboratories and housing societies.

There is a great demand of civil engineers in developed and developing countries. Hundreds of civil engineers migrate from India to Australia, Canada and other countries for better career prospects.

Institutes/Universities

BE/BTech course in Civil engineering is offered by almost all engineering colleges/technological universities including the IITs and NITs. Most of the state universities and private B.tech colleges offer civil engineering branch.

Careers in Chemical Engineering

Chemical Engineering is an engineering science which involves the application of physical science (e.g. chemistry and physics), with mathematics, to the process of converting raw materials or chemicals into more useful forms.

Chemical engineers try to find the best possible way to manufacture products. A chemical engineer translates processes developed in the lab into practical applications for the production of products such as medicines, detergents, plastics, and fuels; design plants to maximize productivity and minimize costs.

Eligibility

The basic eligibility criteria is 10+2 Sc (with Physics, Chemistry and Maths). There are many BE/BTech program in chemical engineering of four years duration. Admission to B.Tech program is made generally through entrance tests.

One can also do Diploma in Chemical engineering which is of three years duration and it gives the status of a junior engineer. The candidate can join this course after completing class X.

Career Prospects

A chemical engineer can find jobs in areas like food, materials, specialty chemicals, plastics, power production, environmental control, waste management and biotechnology etc.

Ample employment opportunities available for chemical engineers both in the public sector as well as the private sector. They can get jobs in areas such as processing, operations or research and development, manufacturing, design and construction, finance and also in teaching.

Institutes/Universities

1. Assam Engineering College, Guwahati University
2. Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
3. College of Engineering, Andhra University, Visakapatnam
4. Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Annamalai University
5. Faculty of Engineering & Technology, Jadavpur University
6. IITs
7. Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University
8. M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
9. Nirma Institute of Technology (Gujarat University)
10. NITs
11. University College of Science & Technology, Calcutta University
12. University College of Technology, Osmania University
13. University Department of Chemical Technology
14. Vellore Engineering College, Vellore

Careers in Ceramic Technology

Ceramic Technology deals with the study of the properties, design, manufacture, and applications of ceramic materials. The ceramic designers are concerned with designing various types of ceramic wares used in industries, institutions, households, corporate houses and other places. Ceramic products include table and kitchenware, decorative ware like insulators, flower vase, potters, building materials like tiles, etc. Cement too is considered as one of the ceramic materials.

The study ceramic technology consists of planning and developing processing systems, designing and construction of plants and machinery along with other engineers, research and development of the ceramic materials,  planning and implementation of processing methodologies, designs and development of various applications like glass, porcelain, cement, composite materials, refractors, insulators, enamels, cement etc. 

Eligibility

The basic eligibility criteria is 10+2 (with Physics, Chemistry and Maths). Various engineering colleges offers BE, B.Tech in ceramics of four years duration. The admissions are done through a written test.

Job opportunities

There are great opportunities particularly in private sector. In private sector, a person with a degree in Ceramic Technology can be absorbed in various ceramic ware manufacturing units located at various locations of the country. Generally, two types of workers are employed in this industry – ceramic technologists and ceramic designers. The ceramic technologists use the materials produced by complex chemical processes while the ceramic designers use sand and clay for basic ceramic materials. One can also start his/her own business and become an entrepreneur.

Institutes/Universities

   1.       Anna University

   Courses Offered : B.Tech Cement and Ceramics Tech

    2.       Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute

   196 Raja S C Mullick Road, Kolkata-700032 (India)

   Phone : 091-33-2473-3496/69/76/77 2483-8079/82

   Fax : 2473-0957 2483 7340/41-43 2483-9245/46/47

   Email : liaison@cgcri.res.in

   Website : www.cgcri.res.in

    3.       College Of Ceramic Technology

    Government of West Bengal

   73, Abinash Chandra Banerjee Lane,

   Kolkata-700010, West Bengal, India

   Phone : 23701264,

   Fax : 23701264

   E-mail : gcect@rediffmail.com

  Website : http://www.gcect.ac.in/

   \Courses Offered : BE/B.Tech in Ceramic Technology

    4.       Indian Institute of Ceramics

    Central Glass & Ceramic Research Institute

    Kolkata - 700 032, India

    Phone : 033-2413-8879

    E-mail : info@iiceram.org, iiceram@vsnl.net

    Website : http://www.iiceram.org

    Courses Offered : Correspondence course in Ceramic equivalent to B.Sc. (Tech)

   5.       Banaras Hindu University

  Courses Offered : B.Tech. M.Tech. and Ph.D. Programs in the areas of Ceramic Engineering 

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   6.       National Institute of Technology, Rourkela

   Courses Offered : B.Tech/MTech in Ceramic Technology

   7.       PDA College of Engineering

   Aiwan-E-Shahi Area,

   Gulbarga- 585102, India

   Phone : 08472 - 220172

   Fax : 255685

   Courses Offered : B.E.in Cement & Ceramic Technology

   8.       Allagappa College of Technology

   Guindy, Chennai - 600025 20

   Courses Offered : B.Tech. - Ceramics

   

   9.       University College of Science & Technology

   Calcutta university, 92, A.P.C. Road,

   Kolkata – 700 009

   Courses Offered : B.Tech/MTech in Ceramic Technology

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Careers in Biotechnology

Biotechnology is an emerging field in the engineering. It is a combination of  science, biology mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering and many more. Its application varies from pharmaceutical, chemical, bio-products, agriculture to industry - food, textiles, medicine, nutrition, environmental conservation, animal sciences etc., all this makes it one of the fastest growing fields of engineering.

Biotechnology consists disciplines like genetics, biochemistry, molecular biology, embryology and cell biology, which are in turn linked to practical disciplines like chemical engineering, information technology and robotics.

An individual who wants to make a career in Biotechnology should have a scientific aptitude and a keen interest in the biological sciences.

Courses and Eligibility

Candidates with a background in science at the 10+2 level are eligible for the B.Tech course in biotechnology as well as the integrated M.Tech program at IIT Delhi.

Career Prospects

Biotechnology in India is throwing up tremendous scope for growth and is contributing to the total biotech market worth US $100 billion. Many global pharmacy companies are seeking India to set their research and development centres here.

In India Students can mainly explore job options in the following fields:

• Bio-processing industries
• Chemicals
• Drug and pharmaceutical research
• Energy
• Environment control
• Food processing &
• Public funded laboratories
• Waste management

Private sector has a great opportunities for biotechnologists. Drug companies in biotechnology like Ranbaxy, Dabur, Hindustan Lever, Dr Reddy's Labs that have their R & D units offer Biotechnology professional with handsome pay-package. There are also ample opportunities available for biotechnologists in chemical industry, the food processing industry, and the textile industry.

Institutes/Universities

Institutes offering M.Sc Biotechnology (Selection through All India Combined Entrance Test)

1. Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu
2. Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
3. Calicut University, Kerala
4. Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, lndore
5. Goa University, Goa
6. Gulbarga University, Gulbarga
7. Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar
8. Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
9. Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla
10. Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
11. Kumaun University, Nainital
12. Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai
13. MS University of Baroda, Vadodara
14. Pondicherry University, Pondicherry
15. Punjabi University, Patiala
16. R.T.M. Nagpur University, Nagpur
17. Sardar Patel University, Gujarat
18. Tezpur University, Tezpur (Assam)
19. Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala
20. University of Allahabad, Allahabad
21. University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad
22. University of Jammu, Jammu
23. University of Lucknow, Lucknow
24. University of Mysore, Mysore
25. University of North Bengal, Siliguri
26. University of Pune, Pune
27. Utkal University, Bhubaneswar
28. Visva-Bharati University, Sanliniketan

Top Institutes offering B.Tech/M.Tech/PhD 

   1.        Amity Institute of Biotechnology

    Amity Noida Campus, Sector - 44

    Noida - 201303 (U.P.)

    Phone : 1800-11-00-00 (Toll-Free)

   Courses Offered : B.Tech. and M.Tech. in Biotechnology

   2.       Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

   Courses Offered : B.Tech., M.Tech. in Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology, M.S.      

   (Research) in  Biochemical Engineering and Biotechnology and Pre Ph.D. Courses

   3.       National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal

   Courses Offered : M.Sc and M.Tech degree in Animal Biotechnology

   4.       Indian Institute of Technology, kharagpur

   Courses Offered : B.Tech.(H) in Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, B.Tech.(H) and 

   M.Tech. in  Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering, MS (Biotechnology), 

   M.Tech. - Biotechnology   and Biochemical Engineering, Ph.D. (Biotechnology)

   5.     All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)

  Courses Offered : M Biotech