Engineers are the masters in leading various technical
projects. They are the assets of firms, and even the countries, since they can
boost the economy of a nation. They can also lead the mankind by impeccable
research findings, and quick implementation, to turn the exemplary concepts
into reality.
Due to the infinite skills and capabilities they have, their
role is unparalleled in any sector. So, they are provided with the crucial job
roles, which can change the fate of the companies. And, millions of companies
hire them, to utilize their services for the development of the firms. Therefore,
the career options for the engineering graduates are practically, infinite!
There are different engineering branches, of which, each
branch deals with specific subjects and aspects, which are useful in catering
the respective industrial sectors. Hence, there are dedicated job roles for
each engineering branch, while some jobs can be done by the graduates of other
engineering groups as well. Now, we will delve into the aspects in-depth, so
that the details, about the various career options for engineering graduates
are observed.
ECE (Electronics and Communications Engineering)
The ECE students have thousands of job roles in the core
industries, which are electronics, and communications. In addition to the core
sectors, these graduates are also qualified for the jobs in the computer
industry. They can join as hardware engineers or software engineers or systems
maintenance engineers, and offer impeccable services, while cashing out
exemplary salaries.
The pay scales of fresher students range between 1.75 Lakhs
to 10 Lakhs per annum.
EEE (Electrical and Electronics Engineering)
The students of EEE are qualified for both the electrical and
electronics jobs, since both of them are their core sectors. There are numerous
jobs in the electrical sector, including the power industry, electrical
machines industry, power electronics, etc. The graduates are offered with
various job roles, mainly by the government firms, and by a good number of
private companies too.
The EEE graduates are also qualified for the jobs in
electronics industry, and they can get excellent job roles in this sector. In
addition to the core sectors, the graduates can also apply for the mammoth
computer industry, which is very huge and offers the most number of job roles
than any other industry.
The salary packages for the fresher students can range from
1.5 Lakhs to 10 Lakhs INR. In addition to the salary, engineers who got jobs in
the government sector, will receive additional incentives as well.
CSE (Computer Science and Engineering)
The CSE department provides the aspects related to hardware
and software. So, the graduates will be proficient in both these fields, and
they can get good jobs in them.
By studying CSE, the graduates can get jobs as software
engineers, hardware engineers and systems maintenance engineers.
Software engineers provide software solutions for various
projects. The companies which require these solutions are very high, due to the
inevitable increase in the role of software applications, in carrying out various
functions of a company.
Hardware engineers deal with the hardware components and
peripherals of the computers. Since the requirement of them is huge due to the
increased usage of the computers, there are many job roles for the graduates in
this sector.
Systems maintenance engineers manage the entire computer
networks of the companies, since these networks should perform seamlessly without
any issues, for the firms to work. The entire computer requirements, network
issues, etc., are tackled by these engineers.
Salaries in the computer industry are huge than any other
industry, and the salary packages for the fresher students start from 2 Lakhs
to 12 Lakhs INR.
IT (Information Technology)
IT has a huge range of applications, and the engineers of
this department are very crucial. Basically, anything which is related to
computer, comes under Information Technology. Hardware, software, and even the
internet comes under the IT sector.
Therefore, the requirement for these engineers is quite high,
and the career prospects are huge for them.
The salaries offered for the fresher IT engineering graduates
is 1.75 Lakh to 12 Lakh INR per annum.
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering is basically related to anything which
moves. This is an old engineering field, which has numerous applications, even
in many other engineering sectors. Usually, it deals with the engines,
machines, etc.
The mechanical engineering graduates have numerous job offers
in this sector, as they are required in large numbers to suit the demand in the
market.
They are offered with salary packages ranging from 1.5 Lakhs
to 10 Lakhs INR (for the fresher graduates).
Civil Engineering
Civil engineering does not need any introduction, such is the
reputation of this branch. Being the oldest core sector in engineering, its
essence is profound in the day to day activities as well.
The need to build houses, apartments, bridges, dams, roads,
railway tracks, etc. is imminent, and the other sectors too need the assistance
of the civil engineers, like they have to build towers for the communication
industry, turbines or power generation plants for electrical sector, nuclear reactors
for nuclear engineering field, airports, runways, and space centers for
aeronautical engineering, and many more.
Hence the career prospects are more for the civil engineering
graduates, and the salaries offered for the newly passed out engineering graduates
range between 1.5 to 12 Lakhs INR.
EIE (Electrical and instrumentation Engineering)
The Electrical and Instrumentation department deals with all
the concepts related to electrical and electronics sectors. In addition to
them, the principles and working of various electrical measurements, and the
process controls of the automated machines are discussed in this department.
Hence the engineering graduates of this department can get
jobs in all of the electronics industries, and some electrical industries as
well. Also, they can join the computer industry too, as software or hardware or
systems maintenance engineers.
The salary offered for the new graduates of this sector is
1.5 to 10 Lakhs INR.
Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural engineering deals with the production of more
crops with less investment, and using less resources. This sector is very
useful in providing food security for the world countries, and its role is only
going to increase in the future, because the various challenges posed by
urbanization and environmental factors, should be tackled effectively by the
agricultural engineers.
This field offers a lot of scope for creativity, and it
offers challenging projects for the engineers. However, the salaries offered
for the fresh graduates are low than other sectors, as of now, but in 5-10
years from here, the role of these engineers is going to be very crucial, and
the companies will pay huge salaries for them as well.
The present pay scales hover between 1.2 Lakh INR to 6 Lakh
INR per year (for fresh graduates).
Nuclear Engineering
The sector deals with the nuclear plants and other nuclear
related aspects. The requirement of engineers is decent, and the pay scales are
excellent for these engineers.
The students of nuclear engineering should be sound in the
related aspects, so that they get good jobs after the graduation. The primary
requirement of nuclear engineers is for various government organizations.
However, the requirement of these engineers is bound to increase in the near
future, as the need for setting up nuclear plants is increasing to meet the
current power demands in India.
The pay scales offered for the fresher graduates as of now
are 2 to 12 Lakhs INR per year.
Mining Engineering
The need of mining engineers is very high, since there is a
huge requirement to extract the minerals and ores from the underground. This
process requires large number of highly skilled engineers, who can provide
excellent inputs during the extraction of the ore, and lead the other workers in
the beneficial paths, so that the output is excellent.
The need for coal, natural gas, and other ores is on rise,
and this need provides the engineers with many job prospects.
Typically, the salaries for the new engineers hover between 2
Lakh INR to 10 Lakh INR per year.
Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering has numerous applications, in the oil
and natural gas sector, pharmaceuticals, water treatment, plastic, energy,
mining and other sectors.
There is a decent requirement of engineers in this sector,
and the average salary package for the fresh students is 4 to 5 lakh INR. There
are graduates who secure salaries well above this average number, like 10 Lakhs
per annum, and some of them get salaries well below the average figure.
The differences in the salaries for the fresh chemical
engineering graduates, is due to the fame of the various engineering colleges,
and performance of them in the academics and interviews.
These are the career options for the engineering graduates of
various fields. From the present scenario, it is evident that, the engineers of
every sector are required for the corresponding industries and companies to
work. However, there is a vast difference in the number of engineers required
for various sectors, predominantly due to the desirability of some engineering
sectors.
The variations in the salary packages of the fresher
graduates are due to the reputation of the engineering colleges, and
credentials and skills of the students as well.
So,
join good engineering colleges, study well and score excellently in the
academics, to earn impeccable salary packages, right after the graduation.
