Augmented Reality is a technology which allows a person to see virtual components (such as text, images and so on) on the real world. This technology is typically used in the gaming industry. An Augmented Reality Engineer is a person who makes use of technology to create an augmented reality environment.
Personal Competencies
You like to build or assemble things
You are creative
You pay attention to details
You are good with computers
Entry Pathway
1. Complete class 10 + 2 in the Science stream (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
2. Complete Bachelor’s degree (B.Tech.) in Computer Science and Engineering/ B.Sc. in Virtual and Augmented Reality For admissions, you must qualify JEE Main. JEE Advanced is needed for admissions to IITs.
Other entrance exams can be taken: ICAR/GATE/AIEEA/MHT/CET/UPCATET/AP EAMCET/CG PAT/ SHIATS Entrance Exam/ CCSHAU Entrance Exam/ Assam Agriculture University VET/ Rajasthan JET/AGRICET
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
Where will you study?
This course is offered by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes 1. Indian Institute Technology, Madras 2. Indian Institute Technology, Kanpur 3. Indian Institute Technology, Guwahati 4. Periyar University (Govt. of Tamil Nadu) 5. IIT Jodhpur 6. IIIT Bhubaneswar 7. IIT Roorkee
Private Institutes (Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC and AICTE before applying) 1. NorthCap University, Gurgaon 2. Chandigarh University 3. Presidency University, Bangalore 4. Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh 5. Lingaya's Vidyyapeeth, Faridabad 6. BITS Pilani
*NPTEL- National Programme in Technology Enhanced Learning. It is by the Government of India and offers a variety of courses in an audio-video form
Fees
• The average course fee ranges between approx. INR 6,000-7,50,000*
*(The above mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from institute to institute)
Scholarships & Loans
Scholarships
• Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana Scholarship - This scholarship is provided to students enrolled in the first year of their engineering undergraduate course. Eligibility includes an aptitude test. It is awarded by the Government of India for economically backward students who have a strong aptitude for scientific research.*
• Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship - About 20,000 such engineering scholarships are awarded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs every year. The full course fees of awardees is directly paid to their institutions under this scheme.*
• Indian Oil Educational Scholarship - The IOC Ltd offers 300 scholarships every year to eligible students. Students need to be enrolled in an undergraduate course. The scholarship particularly focuses on students with physical disabilities, women and students from North East and J&K.*
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in the National Scholarship Portal. Under this portal there are central government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Scholarships are made available by institutes themselves based on merit.*
*(Availability of these scholarships vary from time to time)
Loans
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA).
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans.
Where will you work?
Places of Work: As an AR Engineer, you can work in game development companies, IT companies, real estate sector and the education sector among others.
Entrepreneurship: As an Augmented Reality Engineer, you can start your own startup business or company in this field.
Work Environment: It is typically an office job. You may work in shift systems or have flexible hours depending on the company you are working for.
Opportunities for work exist for the differently abled in this field
Expected Growth Path
Metaverse Business Analyst → Senior Metaverse Business Analyst → Technical Lead OR Digital Designer → Extended Reality Content Development → Senior Solutions Architect
Expected Income
The approx. average salary of an AR Engineer ranges from INR 60,000 - 65,000* per month
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Gayathri Shri is a senior AR developer with expertise in SparkAR, Lens studio and Unity3D. An alumni of the University of Colorado where she has completed her bachelor's in software development, Gayathri is currently a Spark AR curriculum designer with Meta, Facebook’s parent company. Augmented reality fascinated her and she wanted to make a difference in a sector, which is usually considered a male preserve.*
Augmented Reality Engineer
NCS Code: N/A | E041. Complete class 10 + 2 in the Science stream (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
2. Complete Bachelor’s degree (B.Tech.) in Computer Science and Engineering/ B.Sc. in Virtual and Augmented Reality For admissions, you must qualify JEE Main. JEE Advanced is needed for admissions to IITs.
Other entrance exams can be taken:
ICAR/GATE/AIEEA/MHT/CET/UPCATET/AP EAMCET/CG PAT/ SHIATS Entrance Exam/ CCSHAU Entrance Exam/ Assam Agriculture University VET/ Rajasthan JET/AGRICET
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
This course is offered by the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes
1. Indian Institute Technology, Madras
2. Indian Institute Technology, Kanpur
3. Indian Institute Technology, Guwahati
4. Periyar University (Govt. of Tamil Nadu)
5. IIT Jodhpur
6. IIIT Bhubaneswar
7. IIT Roorkee
Private Institutes
(Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC and AICTE before applying)
1. NorthCap University, Gurgaon
2. Chandigarh University
3. Presidency University, Bangalore
4. Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh
5. Lingaya's Vidyyapeeth, Faridabad
6. BITS Pilani
Information on the institute rankings can be found at - http://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.html
Online courses
• NPTEL* Swayam - https://onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in/aic22_ge24/preview
• Coursera - https://www.coursera.org/learn/ar
• Udemy - https://www.udemy.com/course/augment-reality-merge-cube-ar-introduction-to-augment-reality-ar/
*NPTEL- National Programme in Technology Enhanced Learning. It is by the Government of India and offers a variety of courses in an audio-video form
• The average course fee ranges between approx. INR 6,000-7,50,000*
*(The above mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from institute to institute)
Scholarships
• Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana Scholarship - This scholarship is provided to students enrolled in the first year of their engineering undergraduate course. Eligibility includes an aptitude test. It is awarded by the Government of India for economically backward students who have a strong aptitude for scientific research.*
• Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship - About 20,000 such engineering scholarships are awarded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs every year. The full course fees of awardees is directly paid to their institutions under this scheme.*
• Indian Oil Educational Scholarship - The IOC Ltd offers 300 scholarships every year to eligible students. Students need to be enrolled in an undergraduate course. The scholarship particularly focuses on students with physical disabilities, women and students from North East and J&K.*
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in the National Scholarship Portal. Under this portal there are central government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Visit http://www.buddy4study.com a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI.*
• Scholarships are made available by institutes themselves based on merit.*
*(Availability of these scholarships vary from time to time)
Loans
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA).
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans.
Places of Work: As an AR Engineer, you can work in game development companies, IT companies, real estate sector and the education sector among others.
Entrepreneurship: As an Augmented Reality Engineer, you can start your own startup business or company in this field.
Work Environment: It is typically an office job. You may work in shift systems or have flexible hours depending on the company you are working for.
Opportunities for work exist for the differently abled in this field
Metaverse Business Analyst → Senior Metaverse Business Analyst → Technical Lead OR Digital Designer → Extended Reality Content Development → Senior Solutions Architect
The approx. average salary of an AR Engineer ranges from INR 60,000 - 65,000* per month
Source : https://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Skill=Augmented_Reality/Salary
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Gayathri Shri is a senior AR developer with expertise in SparkAR, Lens studio and Unity3D. An alumni of the University of Colorado where she has completed her bachelor's in software development, Gayathri is currently a Spark AR curriculum designer with Meta, Facebook’s parent company. Augmented reality fascinated her and she wanted to make a difference in a sector, which is usually considered a male preserve.*
Source : https://anchor.fm/eddie-avil/episodes/GROWING-GANG-OF-WOMEN-CODERS-FROM-INDIA---GAYATHRI-SHRI---SNR-AUGMENTED-REALITY-DEVELOPER--FANISKO-e17tbqb
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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