Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineering is the oldest branch in Engineering and is one of the core Engineering branches with lot of importance in the development of the world. It is also called ever green Mechanical in Engineering Education. This branch of Engineering is having existence as long as there is an industrial development in this Universe. During the course, the students of Mechanical Engineering are going to study subjects, like Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Drawing, Engineering Metallurgy, Machine Drawing, Manufacturing Processes, Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics, Machine Tools and Metal Cutting, Theory of Machines, Machine Design, Thermo Dynamics, Thermal Engineering, Heat Transfer, Automation, Operations Research, Production Planning and Control, Unconventional Machining Processes, Robotics, Finite Element Methods and many more. During final year, they are having a provision for studying elective subjects, which will give exposure to latest topics.

There are various opportunities for a Mechanical Engineering graduate in both the public sector and private sector companies. Coming to public sector jobs, the dream of any Mechanical Engineer is to crack Indian Engineering Service (IES) examination, which is the gate way for many public sector engineering services, like Indian Railway Service of Mechanical Engineers (IRSME), Indian Railway Stores Service (IRSS), Central Water Engineering Service, Central Power Engineering Service, Indian Ordinance Factories Service, Indian Naval Armament Service, Central Electrical & Mechanical Engineering Service, Border Roads Engineering Service, and many more.

In-addition to the above services, there are several public sector gaint companies, namely Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), National Hydro Power Corporation (NHPC), Defense Research and Development Laboratories (DRDL), Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India, Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Gas Authority of India Limited (GAIL), Bharat Heavy Plates and Vessels Limited (BHPV), Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), National Aluminum Company Limited (NAL), Coal India Limited, Shipping Corporation of India Limited, Dredging Corporation of India Limited, Hindustan Copper Limited, Hindustan paper Corporation Limited, Indian Railways, Maruti Udyog Limited, Damoder Valley Corporation, and others.

In the state level, the students are having opportunities in APGENCO, APTRANSCO, Panchayati Raj, PWD, Singareni Collieries, RTA, APHMEL, APSRTC and others.

Coming to the jobs in private sector, there are hundreds of companies, which can provide opportunities for a fresh mechanical engineering graduates. Very big companies, like ITC, TATA Steel, TATA Motors, TATA power, Aditya Birla Group, Bajaj Auto, Hero Motor Corp, TVS Motors, L&T, ASHOK LEYLAND, Mahindra & Mahindra, MRF tyres, Dunlop tyres, Textile industries, Cement Industries, Steel Industries, Airlines, Sugar Cane Industry, paper industry, Power generation, Transportation are recruiting thousands of fresh graduates. In addition to these, so many small and medium scale industries are also providing opportunities to graduate Mechanical Engineers. There is also a provision for the Mechanical Engineer to start a new firm with less investment to provide employment to others also.

The Mechanical Engineering course is also having the flexibility to enter into most recent and advanced technologies, like CAD/CAM, Mechatronics, Automation and Robotics. A Mechanical Engineering graduate, who is having inclination to inter disciplinary aspects like computers, soft-wares and electronics related subjects can opt for the above specializations during their course of B.Tech, so that they can get jobs in various companies utilizing advanced technology. The companies include General Motors (GM), General Electricals (GE), Infosis, Mahindra Satyam, TCS, Godrej, and etc. In addition to core jobs, by learning some soft-wares, the Mechanical Engineering students can also perform well in IT Jobs.

The graduate students of Mechanical Engineering can go for higher studies (M.Tech) in IITs, NITs and various reputative universities. There are various specializations, like Machine Design, Thermal Engineering, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning, Manufacturing Engineering, Computer Integrated Manufacturing, CAD/CAM, Automobile Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Turbo Mechanics, Aeronautical Engineering, Rubber Technology, Maintenance Engineering in to which a Mechanical Engineering graduate can be admitted for M.Tech course. After completing M.Tech, the students can join the job or directly they can opt for Ph.D also.

The graduates of Mechanical Engineering can do MS abroad by qualifying Graduate Record Examination (GRE) and Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam. They can choose different disciplines depending on the university. The students can also be admitted in the five year integrated MS and Ph.D programs abroad.1