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Engineering degree enhances status - 12-Feb-2010
Engineering is considered as leading studies that provides excellent standard of living.
Engineering studies decide the applicants eligibility in jobs based on technology. Importance is provided to the contribution of engineers like designing machines for the right product, producing the desired number within the specific time, producing the goods within the framework of the budget.
Engineers with adept knowledge in their own field are offered to work in research center established for development aspect of the particular company, spare parts manufacturing industries and in building basic infrastructure for these industries. Engineers with exceptional skills are being bought for better salary and remuneration.
Specialization is possible in various different fields like aerospace, agriculture, automobile, bio-chemical, bio-medical, ceramic, Chemical, civil computer, electrical and electronics, environmental, industrial, instrumentation, marine, mining, mechanical, meteorological, petroleum, telecommunication, textiles and many more. In addition, several other auxiliary studies are also available. Students who have completed plus two with good marks in subjects like Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics are eligible to opt engineering courses.
Apart from basic skills like good observation on the latest changes happening in the relative field, reasoning capacity to determine all the mechanical failures, excellent memory power, general knowledge to understand the need of the people, excellent drawing and explanation skills to provide details to the proprietor, engineers require additional skills for the specific industry that they join. Persons completing degree are provided with managerial and administrative positions.
National Institute of Technology (NIT) is one of the premier education institutions in the entire country for engineering studies. Formerly known as Regional Engineering Colleges (REC) have been upgraded to National Institute of Technology. NITs function in places like Allahabad, Bhopal, Kozhikode, Dhurgapur, Humirpur, Jaipur, Jalandhar, Jamshedpur, Khureshthra, Nagpur, Patna, Raipur, Roorkela, Silsar, Srinagar, Surat, Surathkal, Trichy, and Warangal. An All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) is conducted for students to join in NITs, Indian Institute of Information Technology and other Deemed Universities.
Further more, based on the marks obtained students are admitted in engineering colleges in the state. Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) conducts AIEEE for engineering courses. Every year about 5 lakh students vie for 16,000 seats in the colleges across the state.
Top educational institutions providing engineering courses in the country are:
- Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai 600 036
- Indian Institute of Technology, Karagpur 721 302
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur 208 016
- Indian Institute of Technology, Guwathi, Institution of Engineers Building, Pan Bazar 781 001
- Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi 110 016
- Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai 400 076
- Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee 247 667
- Indian Institute of Technology, Varansi 221 005
- Indian school of Mines, Dhanbad 826 004
- Zakir Hussain College of Engineering and Technology, Aligargh 202 002
- Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Bilani 333 031
- Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Dayalbagh, Agra UP 282110
