Career as an Engineer
Career Title: Engineer, Engineering, Technologist, Computer Engineer, Automobile Engineer
An Engineer is a person who designs, builds, or maintains engines, machines, or structures.
In 1961, the Conference of Engineering Societies of Western Europe and the United States of America defined “professional engineer” as follows
A professional engineer is competent by virtue of his/her fundamental education and training to apply the scientific method and outlook to the analysis and solution of engineering problems. He/she is able to assume personal responsibility for the development and application of engineering science and knowledge, notably in research, design, construction, manufacturing, superintending, managing and in the education of the engineer. His/her work is predominantly intellectual and varied and not of a routine mental or physical character. It requires the exercise of original thought and judgment and the ability to supervise the technical and administrative work of others. His/her education will have been such as to make him/her capable of closely and continuously following progress in his/her branch of engineering science by consulting newly published works on a worldwide basis, assimilating such information and applying it independently. He/she is thus placed in a position to make contributions to the development of engineering science or its applications. His/her education and training will have been such that he/she will have acquired a broad and general appreciation of the engineering sciences as well as thorough insight into the special features of his/her own branch. In due time he/she will be able to give authoritative technical advice and to assume responsibility for the direction of important tasks in his/her branch.
Various Engineering Specialization
- Agricultural Engineer
- Aeronautical Engineer
- Architect
- Automobile Engineer
- Biomedical Engineer
- Biotechnologist
- Broadcast Engineer
- Communication Engineer
- Ceramic Engineer
- Chemical Engineer
- Civil Engineer
- Computer Engineer
- Environmental Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Earthquake Engineer
- Electronics Engineer
- Fire Engineer
- Genetic Engineer
- Industrial & Production Engineer
- Instrumentation Engineer
- Marine Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Metallurgical Engineer
- Mining Engineer
- Material Engineer
- Nuclear Engineer
- Ocean Engineer
- Petroleum Engineer
- Plastic Technologist
- Polymer Engineer
- Rubber Technologist
- Space Technologist
- Textile Engineer
What to Study?
JEE Main (previously AIEEE), JEE Advanced (previously IIT-JEE), BITSAT, SRMJEE, VITEEE,
12th | Exams | Graduation | Post-Graduation | Role |
Science Stream | 12th Marks + Select Entrance Tests like JEE Main (previously AIEEE) JEE Advanced (previously IIT-JEE) BITSAT, SRMJEE, VITEEE,
| B.E / B.Tech
| None Required | Engineer with Special Field Title |
Diploma | Lateral – Lateral Entry Entrance Test – JEE / CET Exams | B.E/B.Tech | None Required | Engineer with Special Field Title |
Science Stream | 12th Marks + Select Entrance Tests like JEE Main (previously AIEEE) JEE Advanced (previously IIT-JEE) BITSAT, SRMJEE, VITEEE,
| B.E / B.Tech
| GATE Exam
M.Tech | Specialized Engineer in R&D or Research Institutes |
Where to Study?
- S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology
- M.S College of Engineering
- V College of Engineering
- University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering (UVCE)
- Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering (DSCE
- E.S. College of Engineering (PESCE)
- Ambedkar Institute of Technology (Dr. AIT)
- Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology
- RNS Institute of Technology
- Bangalore Institute of Technology.
*The list is as per the MHRD Rankings 2017.
Good Reference Link on College Details: Top 10 Engineering Colleges in Bangalore By HT Campus
Video on Engineer Career : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3PVNAduqOY
Earning Potential : (Source HT Campus)
Additional Note from Wikipedia