Steps to choose the best engineering course after the 12th:
Search for engineering courses after the 12th and develop your perspective.
The
purposes behind choosing an engineering branch are to study subjects that
would fall in line with your interests and obtain a good job as a fresher or
give excellent opportunities for higher studies.
It’s
a formidable task to collect information in a limited time and choose the best
course among the options available.
It
may become even more tricky if you need to decide between two branches that
appear similar such as Architecture and Civil Engineering, Computer and IT
engineering, etc.
How to start?
Find
out the subjects which an engineering stream offers.
Read
about the subjects in detail and make a joint list of subjects that
interest you.
Learn
about the skills that are required for that engineering branch and whether you
have it or not.
For
example, Architecture is a 5 years course which deals with the drawing of
buildings. It involves a lot of creativity, project, and assignments to sharpen
your skills. Whereas, civil engineering is related to the performance of the construction process. It does not require drawing skills, but you will be
needed to have engineering drawing skills which are nothing but analytical
skills.
But
if you remain to be confused till the start of college, do not worry. Almost
all colleges offer a second chance for choosing an engineering branch after
completion of the 1st year based on CGPA.
So,
you can choose a good college, find out last year GPA cut-offs for various
branches, and by the time you finish the first year of college, you will have a
better knowledge about the subjects and scope of each branch.
However,
let us hope you do not have to do that since I am going to help you plan right
now in the current space.
Another important topic of consideration while choosing a branch is: ‘Scope’.
What is the scope of an engineering course after 12th?
As
I said earlier, you may only have 3-4 weeks to decide on an engineering course
after 12th. During this course, you will meet a lot of experts and gurus from
various engineering fields who will fill you with a lot of advice. What they
talk about is called ‘Scope’.
But
honestly, it should be you to decide on scope based on your area of interest.
So, let’s see some branches of engineering and their scope from a bird’s eye
view:
Have
you ever wondered why mechanical & civil engineering branches are called
evergreen branches? It’s because humans have been developing machines and
infrastructure since the beginning of time and will continue to do so till the
end!
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical
engineering will comprise of subjects like machine design, fluid mechanics,
refrigeration, air conditioning, etc.
The
initial years of work may include working in industrial plants in the
manufacturing sector. You will be working with the labor, supervising them and
the processes. It requires hard work in hard conditions on the ground.
Companies
that hire Mechanical Engineers are – Hero, Maruti, Tata, Michelin, Cummins,
Ashok Leyland, PSUs, etc. with salary packages of 4-5 LPA in the private sector and
9-10 lakhs per annum in PSUs or government jobs.
Civil Engineering
Civil
Engineering course will involve the design of domestic and commercial
elements of a building, sanitation systems or environmental engineering, soil
analysis, etc
Jobs
are available in design as well as on-site. Almost all civil engineers start
with a job on ground managing labor, supervisors, junior engineers and
performing field tests. As you move up in the hierarchy, you will become a
project manager with complete construction site responsibility.
Companies
which hire civil engineers are L&T, ACC, Ultratech, Shobha Developers, KHD,
Holtec, PSUs, etc.
Fresher’s
Salary package for both engineering branch may vary from 4-5 LPA in the private
sector and may go up to 9-10 LPA in the government sector.
There
are government jobs available for mechanical and civil engineers in Public
Sector Unions (PSUs) in India. But again, the number of seats for engineers are
only in hundreds, and when you put reservation of seats into the scenario,
you’d realize that getting a job in PSU is tough.
Computer
science engineering and electronics & communication engineering are the
first branches that get filled during counseling.
But
why is it so? I see one simple reason as – You would be eligible for the
majority of companies coming for campus placements as both the branches involve
a significant part of their subjects in computer science.
Computer Science Engineering
If
you choose this engineering course after 12th, you will be dealing with
subjects of programming languages, data structures, website and app
development, etc.
Let’s
accept the fact, we are living in a digital age, and each and every company now
requires a computer professional. Hence, there are a lot of jobs available in
this field.
But
having job opportunities in excess also has its cons. The total number of
software jobs sourced from India are involved in labor-intensive jobs such as
software testing, data entry, etc.
Companies
like Infosys, TCS, etc. came into existence because of cheap labor in India.
Although, some may be fortunate enough to land in companies like Google,
Amazon, Apple, etc.
Salary package is quite profitable in the initial phase, but very soon your salary may
deteriorate at some point after a few years of experience. Also, you may face arduous
competition from BCA and MCA graduates.
Above
are the precise reasons why CS & IT communities are now moving towards startups
or going for higher studies.
Companies
that hire engineers from CSE background are – Amazon, Flipkart, Dell, HP, TCS,
WIPRO, Accenture, Infosys, etc.
Electronics & Communication Engineering
The
subjects include VLSI design, Wireless Communication, and Networks, Optical
Communication, Antenna design, etc. It is in demand because it offers huge
opportunities in technology. Almost every gadget or device you use these days
requires the expertise of an E&C engineer.
On
the other hand, I have seen students choose E&C because it gives you a job
opportunities in both electronics and software-related fields. According to me,
it is a disaster:
Companies
that hire E&C Engineers are Texas Instruments, National Instruments,
Ericsson, Motorola, Polaris, Qualcomm, Philips SC, etc.
An
E&C Engineer may get a decent salary package of 5-6 LPA.
Instrumentation & Control
You
must be querying after reading the name of the branch: What do these people
do?
Well,
remember the control room scenes of NASA or any other organization from any
Hollywood flick? Ever wondered those individuals who sit on desktops, supervise
various instruments and coordinate for a satellite launch are?
Those
people are nothing but I&C engineers who work on designing and operating
instruments, sensors, control systems, etc.
Recruiters
for I&C engineers are ABB, Honeywell, Yokogawa, Siemens, Schneider, L&T
and big process industries like RIL, IOCL, HPCL, etc. offering 4+ LPA salary
packages.
Mechatronics Engineering
In the current scenario, being a master of one trade is not enough. Therefore,
branches like mechatronics give you that opportunity by offering studies in
mechanical, electronics, electrical, I&C, etc.
It
involves the study of robotics and instrumentation for the design of automation
systems.
Recruiters
– Mahindra & Mahindra, Reliance, MRCs, etc.
Salary
packages offered to a fresher are less than 5 LPA.
Electrical Engineering
The electrical stream is for someone who has a total interest in electrical
systems. Look around you and if you are interested in the know-how of electrical
devices like A.C., Fridge, Fan, etc. then you are the right fit for this stream.
The
subjects deal with the Electrical power system, DC / AC motors, Transformers,
Transmission Lines, Analog Electronic Circuits, etc.
Some
of the colleges also offer Electrical Engineering course as Electrical and
Electronics. Do not worry; both are almost the same!
Biggest
recruiters are – ABB, Ericsson Global, GE Health Care, Siemens, JSW Steel,
L&T, Philips, MRCs, PSUs, etc.
Salary
packages offered in the private sector are 4-5 LPA. However, government jobs or
PSUs can offer up to 10 lakhs per annum.
Chemical Engineering
As
the name suggests the Chemical Engineering course involves subject areas related
to Chemistry, Heat Transfer, Mass Transfer, Hydrocarbons technology, Fertiliser
Technology, Wastewater engineering, etc.
You
will work in plants such as Refinery, Petrochemicals, Chemicals, Fertilisers,
Cement, etc. In all these plants, you’ll be closely associated with the
chemical process involved in the manufacturing of any end product.
Biggest
recruiters are – RIL, IOCL, HPCL, BPCL, Ultratech, ACC, Lafarge, NALCO, etc.
Salary
packages offered in the private sector are 4+ LPA as fresher
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