Engineering
is a stream of education which involves the application of Science, Technology
and Mathematics to innovate, design, develop and maintain machines, structures,
software, hardware and systems & processes. This field offers a range of
career opportunities across all industries, making it one of the most sought
after course pursued by students after Class XII, especially those from
the Science stream.
Students
planning to study Engineering in India can choose from nearly 100
specialisations, with Computer Science Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electronics
Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering being some of
the most popular ones.
According to
a 2018-19 report of the All India Survey of Higher Education (AISHE) powered by
the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD), Engineering is the third
major stream with 37.70 lakh students enrolled at the undergraduate level.
The share of male student enrolled in Engineering and Technology is
71.1 per cent where female enrolment is 28.9 per cent.
Job profile | Job description | Average salary | |
Maintenance engineer | Maintenance engineers are responsible for ensuring that industrial machinery and equipment runs reliably. They plann and undertake scheduled maintenance. They will also create maintenance procedures, managing budgets, managing stocks of supplies and equipment, and ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation. They may also obtain specialist components, fixtures, or fittings. | Maintenance engineers are responsible for ensuring that industrial machinery and equipment runs reliably. They plann and undertake scheduled maintenance. They will also create maintenance procedures, managing budgets, managing stocks of supplies and equipment, and ensuring compliance with health and safety legislation. They may also obtain specialist components, fixtures, or fittings. | 5,29,000 in 0-2 Years |
Product Development Executive | Product Development Executives monitor activities such as advertising, public relations, and marketing communications to meet project objectives, and lead the product management team to ensure the process is efficient. Also, they are responsible for ensuring that customer satisfaction and revenue goals are met. | Product Development Executives monitor activities such as advertising, public relations, and marketing communications to meet project objectives, and lead the product management team to ensure the process is efficient. Also, they are responsible for ensuring that customer satisfaction and revenue goals are met. | 9,98,000 in 0-2 Years |
Quality Control Engineer | Supervise the quality of products, analyze manufacturing process, test and inspect the drugs before sale. | Supervise the quality of products, analyze manufacturing process, test and inspect the drugs before sale. | 3,00,000 in 0-2 Years |
Service Maintenance Engineer | Plans engineering activities and maintains engineering staff. Maintains stores, equipment, reports, processes etc. | Plans engineering activities and maintains engineering staff. Maintains stores, equipment, reports, processes etc. | 3,00,000 in 0-2 Years |
Environment Officer | Helps to stay in synchronization with the environmental aspect of the project with environmental awareness and procedures. | Helps to stay in synchronization with the environmental aspect of the project with environmental awareness and procedures. | 2,50,000 in 0-2 Years |
Mineral Engineer | Mining Engineers ensure that underground resources such as minerals, metals, oil and gas are extracted safely and efficiently. Typical job responsibilities include ensuring that operations comply with health and safety requirements and making sure that the equipment used is safe. | Mining Engineers ensure that underground resources such as minerals, metals, oil and gas are extracted safely and efficiently. Typical job responsibilities include ensuring that operations comply with health and safety requirements and making sure that the equipment used is safe. | 6,56,000 in 0-2 Years |
Professor | Professor is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors are usually experts in their field and teachers of the highest rank | Professor is an academic rank at universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes". Professors are usually experts in their field and teachers of the highest rank | 16,73,000 in 0-2 Years |
Teacher | The duties of a teacher can include: Teaching students based on national curriculum guidelines within your specialist subject areas. Planning, preparing and delivering lessons. Encouraging student participation in lessons and in other school-related activities. | The duties of a teacher can include: Teaching students based on national curriculum guidelines within your specialist subject areas. Planning, preparing and delivering lessons. Encouraging student participation in lessons and in other school-related activities. | 2,95,493 in 0-2 Years |
Emergency Medical Technician | An emergency medical technician, also known as an ambulance technician, is a health professional that provides emergency medical services. EMTs are most commonly found working in ambulances. | An emergency medical technician, also known as an ambulance technician, is a health professional that provides emergency medical services. EMTs are most commonly found working in ambulances. | 2,00,000 in 0-2 Years |
Engineering Technician | Role includes creating products, improving methods and maintaining the systems involved. | Role includes creating products, improving methods and maintaining the systems involved. | 2,50,000 in 0-2 Years |
Team Leader | Team Leaders are responsible for providing directions, instructions, and guidance to a group or individuals, who can also be named as a team for purpose of achieving a certain goal. They also serve various other roles in an organization. | Team Leaders are responsible for providing directions, instructions, and guidance to a group or individuals, who can also be named as a team for purpose of achieving a certain goal. They also serve various other roles in an organization. | 7,50,000 in 0-2 Years |
Testing Engineer | Finding and handling all the challenges in the execution of the software and testing them from time to time to avoid all the nuances. | Finding and handling all the challenges in the execution of the software and testing them from time to time to avoid all the nuances. | 4,00,000 in 0-2 Years |
Systems Analyst | Systems analysts analyse how well software, hardware and the wider IT system fit the business needs of their employer or of a client. They write requirements for new systems and may also help implement them and monitor their effectiveness. | Systems analysts analyse how well software, hardware and the wider IT system fit the business needs of their employer or of a client. They write requirements for new systems and may also help implement them and monitor their effectiveness. | 5,57,597 in 0-2 Years |
System Firmware Engineer | A Firmware Engineer is responsible for the development and implementation of software for industry-specific applications and systems. This can include allocating resources to complete programming projects and designing detailed plans to ensure that the firmware is functioning properly. | A Firmware Engineer is responsible for the development and implementation of software for industry-specific applications and systems. This can include allocating resources to complete programming projects and designing detailed plans to ensure that the firmware is functioning properly. | 6,14,000 in 0-2 Years |
Require Test Manager | Test Managers are tasked with the overall responsibility for the test effort's success. The role involves quality and test advocacy, planning and management, resolution of issues that impede the test effort, and negotiating the on-going purpose and deliverables of the test effort. | Test Managers are tasked with the overall responsibility for the test effort's success. The role involves quality and test advocacy, planning and management, resolution of issues that impede the test effort, and negotiating the on-going purpose and deliverables of the test effort. | 13,00,000 in 0-2 Years |
Associate Engineer | An Associate Engineer spends a great deal of time, especially at the beginning of a project, conducting various studies. They might conduct civil and traffic studies. They study typically several different scenarios, solving the risks involved with, and maintaining benefits of each. | An Associate Engineer spends a great deal of time, especially at the beginning of a project, conducting various studies. They might conduct civil and traffic studies. They study typically several different scenarios, solving the risks involved with, and maintaining benefits of each. | 3,24,000 in 0-2 Years |
Embedded Design Engineer | This position merges the disciplines of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. They work on hardware and software designs for electronic medical equipment industrial and military control systems, mobile communications, devices appliances, and remote controls. | This position merges the disciplines of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. They work on hardware and software designs for electronic medical equipment industrial and military control systems, mobile communications, devices appliances, and remote controls. | 5,00,000 in 0-2 Years |
Architectural Technician | Architectural technicians work with architects and other building professionals and provide architectural design services and solutions on construction projects. | Architectural technicians work with architects and other building professionals and provide architectural design services and solutions on construction projects. | 11,79,172 in 0-2 Years |
Project architect | A Project Architect oversees the architectural aspects of the development of the design and production of construction documents and specifications. | A Project Architect oversees the architectural aspects of the development of the design and production of construction documents and specifications. | 6,01,688 in 0-2 Years |
Landscape Architect | Landscape architects create natural and built environments that are aesthetically pleasing as well as practical, in both urban and rural areas. | Landscape architects create natural and built environments that are aesthetically pleasing as well as practical, in both urban and rural areas. | 3,95,646 in 0-2 Years |
Architectural Conservator | Architectural Conservators assist in activities related to research and planning and to execute preservation and conservation projects through coordination of disciplines and by following principles of scientific methods of conservation, mainly dealing with materials. | Architectural Conservators assist in activities related to research and planning and to execute preservation and conservation projects through coordination of disciplines and by following principles of scientific methods of conservation, mainly dealing with materials. | 4,88,832 in 0-2 Years |
Building Inspector | Building Inspectors determine the structural soundness of buildings and construction projects. | Building Inspectors determine the structural soundness of buildings and construction projects. | 7,25,000 in 0-2 Years |
Building Control Officer | Building control officers examine and comment on plans for new buildings, alterations or extensions, oversee the work of building surveyors and provide them with supportive management. | Building control officers examine and comment on plans for new buildings, alterations or extensions, oversee the work of building surveyors and provide them with supportive management. | 5,35,704 in 0-2 Years |
* Average salary are subjective to change based on various factors