The important products of pharmaceutical industry are medicines. It is a fact that medicines have now become a routine edible for the common mass. The other industries are focused on the manufacture of luxurious and day-to-day products whereas the pharmaceutical industry aims for the noble cause of saving the life of the people. It also explores the ways to cure all life affecting diseases.

Course Details and Eligibility Criteria

The aspirants can pursue Diploma, B.E, B.Tech, and M.Tech courses in production Engineering. To pursue the diploma course, the candidate has to pass 10th standard from a recognized board/institution. For doing B.E/B.Tech in production engineering, the aspirants have to complete their 12th with mathematics, chemistry, and physics from a recognized institution. The candidates can take admission in B.E/B.Tech only if they cleared the entrance exams such as WB-JEE, AIEEE, JEE, BITSAT, etc. The candidates who have completed their bachelor’s degree in production engineering are eligible to pursue M.Tech in production engineering. Some of the colleges provide M.Tech course on the basis of GATE Score. Many of the colleges or universities conduct entrance exams for admission in M.Tech.

Institutes that offer production engineering courses

There are many colleges or universities in India that offer production engineering courses. A few of them are listed below.

• Indian Institute of Technology
• Institute of engineering and rural technology
• University of Delhi
• Anna University
• Vellore Institute of Technology
• Jadavpur University
• Birla Institute of Technology
• National Institute of Technology
• Agnel Polytechnic
• Sai Shiva Educational Trust’s College Of Diploma In Engineering
• G.B. Pant Polytechnic
• Haryana Polytechnic
• Gitam University
• S.V. Govt. Polytechnic
• Nazrul Centenary Polytechnic

Career Outlook

Generally, the students who work in pharmaceutical sector after completing production engineering course should have a good thought to help, cure, and support the people suffering from various diseases such as leprosy, cancer, etc. The aspirants in this field are trained in the ways to extract the enormous power of the natural shrubs and herbs. They are also taught in their course for the enhancement of vaccines to prevent disorders like polio. In the coming days, production engineering in pharmaceutical industry guarantees a permanent solution to many incurable diseases.  It also ensures that the people will be graving for prevention of the diseases rather than curing them.

There are many private companies and government organizations in the pharmaceutical industry that offer jobs for production engineers. Some of the companies in pharmaceutical sector are Karnataka Antibiotics & Pharmaceuticals Limited, Orissa Drugs & Chemicals Limited, Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited, Hindustan Antibiotics Limited, Rajasthan Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Limited, Bharat Immunologicals & Biologicals Corporation Limited, Bengal Chemical & Pharmaceuticals Limited, etc.