Mechanical Engineers can find lucrative career opportunities in manufacturing and research fields in public sector. They can join manufacturing firms like Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Bridge and Roof Co (India) Limited, Security Printing and Minting Corporation of Limited and HMT Machine Tools Limited as Project Process Engineer, Production Engineer, Graduate Engineer Trainee etc. Those who are interested in research field can join National Research Corporation Limited, Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) or Institute for Plasma Research as Junior Research Fellow, Scientist etc. Apart from theses jobs, they can get into Indian Air Force and Indian Navy as Technical Officers, Engineers etc.

Public Sector Jobs available in manufacturing field

Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) recruits Mechanical Engineers to the post of Project Process Engineer and Production Engineer. Salary offered for these two posts will be in the range of Rs. 30, 000/- and Rs. 60, 000/- per month. Bridge and Roof Co (India) Limited is another public sector manufacturing company that recruits Mechanical Engineers. They can work in this company as Graduate Engineer Trainee and earn a salary of up to Rs. 18, 000/- per month.

It is possible for them to work as Deputy Manager in HMT Machine Tools Limited with a salary package between Rs. 1, 00, 000/- to Rs. 3, 00, 000/- per annum. They can also get into the post of Assistant Manager (QA) in Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited and earn a monthly salary between  Rs. 15, 000/- and Rs. 40, 000/- per month. Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Limited recruit mechanical engineers to the post of Graduate Engineer having a salary package of Rs. 1, 00, 000/- to Rs. 4, 00, 000/- per annum.

Public Sector Jobs available in research field

National Research Corporation Limited offer the job of Management Trainees to Mechanical Engineers with a monthly emolument between Rs. 1, 00, 000/-  and Rs. 4, 00, 000/- per annum. They can join Institute for Plasma Research as Junior Research Fellow and earn a monthly salary of Rs. 12, 000/-. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) recruits mechanical engineers to the post of Scientist and offers them a salary between Rs. 15, 000/- to Rs. 40, 000/- per month. Central Institute of Plastics Engineering and Technology offer the job of Technical Officer (Maintenance) to the Mechanical Engineer. They can earn up to Rs. 40,000/- per month in this job profile.

Public Sector Jobs available in other fields

Mechanical Engineers can join Nuclear Power Corporation India Limited as Executive Trainees and earn up to Rs. 4, 00, 000/- per annum. They can join Indian Air Force and work in the aeronautical section of flying branch with a salary of package of Rs. 40, 000/- per month. Indian Navy also offers the job of Permanent Commissioned and Short Service Commissioned Technical Officer to the Mechanical Engineers. They can earn up to Rs. 5, 00, 000/- per annum by joining such jobs. National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) also recruit mechanical engineers for the job of graduate engineer trainees and they can earn a salary of up to Rs. 5, 00, 000/- per annum.