Top 10 Engineering Courses in India

A B.Tech graduate has various career options and jobs to choose from. They may work in various profiles such as software engineer, metallurgical engineer, civil engineer, system analyst, testing engineer and chemical engineer etc. After passing out successfully, an individual may earn a minimum package of INR 2 to 6 Lakhs, and if a candidate is an IIT pass out, the package may reach up to 18 – 20 Lakhs. Currently, in India IT engineers have much demand than any other branch. Some of the major recruiters for B.Tech IT course are software giants like TCS, Infosys and Accenture etc. 

Eligibility for Top 10 Engineering Courses in India:

For an engineering undergraduate course, students need to pass their 10+2 examination with 75% with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics from a recognized university. But for courses like Biotech Engineering, Agriculture engineering, Biology should be included along with PCM. B.E./B.Tech graduates may pursue M.Tech. 

Course Duration:

The minimum duration to finish the course is 4 years and the maximum is 6-8 years. These days, Computer Science is available in distance learning mode and duration to complete the course is 4 years minimum to 8 years maximum. The examination type is semester system and it includes industrial training. 

Upcoming exam for Top 10 Engineering Courses in India:

Getting admission to B.Tech is generally done through an entrance exam that is conducted either by a recognized board like CBSE or State level exam that is conducted by State-sponsored universities. Some of the entrance tests held at the National level include exams like JEE Main and JEE Advanced for IITs and NITs. 

Online Registration:

For January attempt of JEE Mains, forms have already been filled. However, for JEE Mains in April, online registration will open from February 7 to March 7 2020. JEE Main 2020 for April session will be conducted from April 3 to 9 for Paper 1 and 2 in an online mode. 

Fee for JEE exam:

The fee for JEE Main is Rs. 650 and half of it for Girls and SC/ST/OBC.

Courses:

So, if you are an engineering aspirant and want to become a successful engineer, it’s time to opt right engineering courses and from top 10 Engineering Courses in India. This blog would definitely help choose the top engineering courses as per your interest and engineering aptitude. Check it out:

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1. Electrical Engineering 

• Course Fee:  Approx. INR 3 to 10 Lakhs
• Job Positions: Electrical Engineer, Plant Supervisor, Chief Engineer, Project Engineer, Consultant and Machine Designer
• Prime recruiters of Electrical engineers: BHEL, ONGC, DRDO, Indian Armed Forces, Panasonic, Godrej, Philips, TCS, Essar, Power Plants and Reliance Industries
• Entrance Tests: JEE, AIEEE, AMU, UPSEE, NERIST, AUEEE

Top Engineering colleges: 

• IIT Delhi
• IIT Bombay
• IIT Kharagpur
• IIT Kanpur
• IIT Roorkee

2. Civil Engineering

• Course Fee: Approx. INR 2 to 4 Lakhs in most of the public institutes and 3 to 6 lakhs in Private colleges.
• Job Positions: Civil Engineer, Site Engineer, Chief Planning Engineer, Chief Engineer, Site Supervisor, Consultant and Resource Management Officer
• Prime recruiters of Civil engineers: PWD, ONGC, Essar, NHAI, L&T, TATA Realty and Infrastructure, Reliance Industries, Ports, Infrastructure Management Firms, L&T, Town Planning Commission, Indian Railways, Infrastructure Management Firms and 
• State-wise Municipal Corporations
• Entrance Tests: Based on counselling after clearing Entrance Tests

Top Engineering colleges: 

• IIT Kharagpur
• IIT Delhi
• Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Pune
• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM)
• Lovely Professional University (LPU)

3. Chemical Engineering

• Course Fee: Approx. INR 4 to 10 Lakhs 
• Job Positions: Chemical Engineer, Chief Engineer, Plant Engineer, Safety Officer, Resource Manager and Plant Designer
• Prime recruiters of Chemical engineers: Food processing units, Chemical plants, Fertilizer manufacturing units, Refineries, Power plants, Oil and Natural gas plants and Pharmaceutical units. Not only private sector, even public sector giants such as FACT, ONGC, and OIL etc. too hire civil engineers. 
• Entrance Tests: JEE Mains, BITSAT, COMEDK, VITEEE, SRMJEEE and UPSEE

Top Engineering colleges: 

• IIT Kharagpur
• IIT Delhi
• Delhi Technological University
• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (IITM)
• Lovely Professional University (LPU)

4. Mechanical Engineering

• Course Fee: Approx. INR 20,000 to 15 Lakhs 
• Job Positions: Production Engineer, CAD Specialist, Machine Design Specialist, Quality Control Engineer, and Industrial Drafting Specialist
• Prime recruiters of Mechanical engineers: TATA Motors, HAL, Panasonic, BHEL, Indian Armed Forces, Mahindra & Mahindra, Ford India, Indian Armed Forces, BKT Tires, DRDO, Panasonic, AMW, JBM Auto, Reliance Industries and Indian Railways.
• Entrance Tests: JEE Main, BITSAT, COMEDK, UPSEE, VITEE, SRMJEE

Top Engineering colleges: 

• Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology and Management
• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada
• Delhi Technological University, Delhi
• SASTRA University, Thanjavur
• College of Engineering, Trivandrum

5. Aeronautical Engineering

Course Fee: Approx. INR 60,000 to 10 Lakhs 

• Job Positions: Professor, Instructor/Assistant Instructor, Analysis Engineer, Design Engineer, System Safety Management Engineer, Corporate Trainer cum Design Engineer, Lecturer & Professor, Aerospace Chief Engineer, etc.
• Prime recruiters of Aeronautical engineers: ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization), National Aeronautical Laboratory, Civil Aviation Department, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL and the Defense Ministry, Aircraft Design Companies and Wind Turbine Blade Design Companies etc.
• Entrance Tests: JEE Main, BITSAT, COMEDK, UPSEE, VITEE, SRMJEE

Top Engineering colleges: 

• MIT, Manipal
• The Neotia University, Kolkata
• Amity University, Noida
• Chandigarh University
• BITS, Hyderabad

6. Instrumentation and Control Engineering

• Course Fee: Approx. INR 1 Lakh to 3 Lakhs in Public Institutes and INR 4 Lakhs to 8 Lakhs in Private Institutes.
• Job Positions: Automation Engineer, Programmer, Machine Designer, IC Engineer, Data Analyst, Automation Unit Supervisor and Independent Software Developer.
• Prime recruiters of I&C Engineers: Reliance, TATA Consultancy, Honeywell
• Entrance Tests: JEE Main, WBJEE, COMEDK and then further counselling or direct admission to colleges in some cases. 

Top Engineering colleges: 

• IIT, Bombay
• Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore
• College of Engineering, Pune
• Lovely Professional University, Phagwara
• RV College of Engineering, Bangalore
  

7. IT Engineering

• Course Fee: Approx. INR 4 to 6 Lakhs 
• Job Positions: IT content Developer, software developer and system analyst
• Prime recruiters of IT engineers: Google, Infosys, Adobe, Microsoft, TCS, Siemens, BEL, HCL
• Accenture, CSC and Wipro

Entrance Tests: JEE Main, JEE Advanced, Private universities and colleges like Rajasthan Technical University, Kota offers direct admission into this course. Colleges like Jaypee Institute of Information Technology offers lateral entry to this course. The individuals who have done three year diploma in engineering or an equivalent degree can get a direct admission in the second year of the B.Tech (IT) course.

Top IT engineering colleges: 

• Birla Institute of Technology
• Jadavpur University (Faculty of Engineering & Technology)
• Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad
• Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology
• PSG College of Technology
• BITS, Hyderabad

Colleges that offer B.Tech IT course in distance learning mode are as follows:

• International Institute of Engineering and Management, Mumbai
• Mahatma Gandhi University, New Delhi
• Annamalai University, Kolkata 
• Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi

8. Mechanical Engineering

• Course Fee: Approx. INR 1 Lakh to 3 Lakhs in Public Institutes and INR 4 Lakhs to 8 Lakhs in Private Institutes.
• Job Positions: Automation Engineer, Programmer, Machine Designer, IC Engineer, Data Analyst, Automation Unit Supervisor and Independent Software Developer.
• Prime recruiters of Mechanical engineers: Reliance, TATA Consultancy, Honeywell
• Entrance Tests:JEE Main, BITSAT, COMEDK, UPSEE, VITEEE, SRMJEEE

Top Engineering colleges: 

• National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra
• Chaudhary Charan Singh, Haryana
• College of Agricultural Engineering & Technology
• Vaish College of Engineering, Rohtak
• Manav Rachna University

9. Biotech Engineering

• Course Fee: Approx. Approx. INR 2 Lakhs to 11 Lakhs 
• Job Positions: Biomedical engineer, Biochemist, Medical scientist, Microbiologist, Process development scientist and Biomanufacturing specialists
• Prime recruiters of Biotech engineers: Ranbaxy, Hindustan Unilever, Food processing companies, Bio processing industries and Pharmaceutical companies
• Entrance Tests:JEE Main, VITEEE, CBEEE

Top Engineering colleges: 

• Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
• Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
• Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
• Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
• PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore

• Course Fee: Approx. Approx. INR 30,000 to 1 Lakh 
• Job Positions: Chief Engineer, Project Manager and Tech Manager
• Prime recruiters of Masters in Engineering: Alcatel-Lucent, ThoughtWorks Technologies, Soliton Technologies, KLA-Tencor, Atlas Healthcare Software, IBM India Ltd., Robert Bosch, Informatica, EY India Ltd., Novell Software Development (I) Pvt Ltd., ChargeBee, SunTec, CISCO, Oracle, Cerner Healthcare, FireEye, Seagate, GE Digital, etc.

Entrance Tests:GATE

Top Engineering colleges: 

• Indian Institute of Technology, [IIT] Madras
• Indian Institute of Technology, [IIT] Kharagpur
• Indian Institute of Technology, [IIT] Bombay
• Indian Institute of Technology, [IIT] New Delhi
• Indian Institute of Science, [IISc] Bangalore

Conclusion:

The top courses and their respective colleges of Engineering have been suggested with best to our knowledge. Hopefully, the details will definitely help pursue your dream career. Best of Luck!

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