Instrumentation & Control Engineering is a branch of engineering that offers education with respect to the operation and principles of measuring instruments that are used for the purpose of designing and arranging automatic systems in pneumatic, electrical spheres, etc…

B.E/B. Tech Instrumentation & Control Engineering is a four-year UG course that is offered by a number of colleges in India. The names of government colleges offering this course in India are given below:

• Government College of Engineering, Jalgaon

• College of Engineering, Pune

• National Institute of Technology, Trichy

• National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar

• Indian Institute of Technology, Karaghpur

• Assam Engineering College, Guwahati

• College of Science & Engineering, Jhansi

• Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar

• Government Engineering College, Ahmedabad

• Government Engineering College, Rajkot

• Government Engineering College, Amravati

• Vishwakarma Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar

Eligibility requirement & Admission Procedure:

For getting into the Bachelor of Engineering/Technology in Instrumentation/control engineering course, candidates must have completed their higher secondary examination in science  stream and they must get through the All India Engineering Entrance Examination or state-wise engineering entrance examination. In the case of Indian Institute of Technologies, they should get through the IIT-JEE Examination for entering into the B. Tech Instrumentation/control engineering course.

Higher studies after B.E/B. Tech Instrumentation & Control Engineering:

Candidates who have completed their B.E/B. Tech Instrumentation & Control Engineering can go for integrated M. Tech-Ph. D (Tech) course in astronomical instrumentation offered by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics since this course can be of great use to the candidates, who wish to enter the field of astrophysics. Admission to this course is done on the basis of the performance of the students in the All India Level entrance examination followed by interview. Even GATE qualified candidates can apply to this examination.

Instrumentation & Control Engineer job description:

An instrumentation & Control Engineer will be responsible for installing, developing and even designing and maintaining of equipment that are used for monitoring and control engineering system, machinery and processes. The main objective of these engineers is to ensure that these systems and processes operate safely, efficiently and effectively. They should possess a complete understanding of the operational processes of an organization since they will have to work with their colleagues in multidisciplinary fields like designing, purchasing and operations.

Future job prospects:

Candidates who have completed their B.E/B. Tech in Instrumentation & Control Engineering can find employment opportunities in public sector and private sector organizations in different fields like Research & Development, heavy industries like cement & fertilizer plants, refineries, steel plants and thermal power stations.

Typical work activities of Instrumentation & Control Engineers:

Instrumentation & Control Engineers will be responsible for developing skills in particular control disciplines like supervisory control & data acquisition, programmable logic controllers, distributed control systems and advanced process control. Tasks that are common to most of the instrumentation & Control Engineers include:

• Developing new business proposals

• Managing operations

• Purchasing equipment

• Modifying and maintaining existing systems

• Designing and developing new control systems

• Troubleshooting and problem-solving

• Project management within time and cost constrained environments

• Maintaining liaison with contractors, suppliers, clients and relevant authorities