Mechanical engineering is a field of engineering that is concerned with the application of the principles of material science and physics equally. This field of study involves the designing, production and up keeping of different systems.

Colleges that offer courses in mechanical engineering

Many Indian institutions offer courses in mechanical engineering. Those include:

• Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur
• Birla Institute of Technology & Science
• Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
• College of Engineering, Anna University
• College of Engineering, Pune
• DA-IICT
• Delhi University
• Harcourt Butler Technological Institute
• IIIT Allahabad
• IIT Bombay
• IIT Guwahati
• IIT Madras
• Indian School of Mines University
• Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University
• Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur
• Manipal Institute of Technology
• Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology
• National Institute of Technology
• Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology
• Nirma University of Science and Technology
• NIT Rourkela

Popular Colleges

• IIT Delhi
• PSG College of Technology
• Thapar University, Patiala
• Vishvesvaraya national Institute of Technology, Nagpur
• VIT University

The eligibility to get admission into these institutions is to score good marks in the GATE examination.

Career prospects available for mechanical Engineers:

Job opportunities are available for mechanical engineers with public and private sector industries. They can get jobs with Defense, CPWD and Posts and Telegraphs etc. jobs are available for them with the PWD as well. A few other areas that require mechanical engineers as to maintain as well as design their machinery include automobile industry, aeronautical field, power plants and railways.

Mechanical Engineers can also get jobs with the technical wings of armed forces as well as the space research organization. Those who have a management degree or a PG level degree can get jobs with administrative as well as managerial positions within a variety of departments inside the private and public sector industries. Those who like to pursue their vocation in R&D can get jobs with research organizations.

The career options for mechanical engineers do not stop with this. The can also take up teaching as a career. Mechanical engineers also play a big role in the agricultural sector. They keep the instruments updated and maintain tractors, engines, pump sets and other electronic equipments.

Remuneration of mechanical engineers

Mechanical engineers have good remuneration as well. Those who are employed with public sector institutions will make as much as Rs 8000 to Rs 10000 a month initially. With more experience in this field, their remuneration will also be raised. They will be able to make around Rs 20000 every month if they are in the senior level.

Those who are employed with educational institutions as lecturers or professors will receive a salary that is fixed by the UGC. With firms of the private sector, students of mechanical engineering will receive a remuneration of Rs 30,000/- to Rs 60,000/-. The salaries will differ as per as the experiences as well as educational qualification of aspirants. Starting their consultancies is also a very remunerative option. The income got by these aspirants will be depended on the type as well as number of their clients.