An Industrial engineer is concerned with increasing overall productivity of an industry. Industrial engineers develop innovative ways to improve the overall design and utility in the production process. They help in maintaining the optimum utilization of resources.
Personal Competencies
You enjoy figuring out how things work
You like Science and Maths
You like to assemble things
You like working with machines/gadgets
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10 + 2 in the Science stream (Physics, Chemistry, Maths)
2. Complete Bachelor's degree (B.Tech./B.E.) in Industrial Engineering/Manufacturing Engineering
OR
Complete Bachelor's degree followed by a Master's degree (M.Tech/M.E) in Industrial Engineering For admissions, you must qualify entrance examination conducted at national level ( JEE Main, JEE Advanced etc.) or state level (WBJEE, AP EAMCET etc.) or institute level (VET, IP etc.)
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
Where will you study?
This course is offered by the Department of Engineering. This list of institutes is indicative only
Private Institutes (Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC and AICTE before applying ) 1. Satara Polytechnic, Maharashtra 2. Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering (RVCE) Bangalore 3. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore 4. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar 5. JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore 6. Manipal Institute Of Technology, Karnataka 7. Vellore Institute Of Technology, Tamil Nadu 8. ITM University, Gwalior
*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 approx course fee ranges between INR 52,000-25,00,000 *
*(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 - Visithttp://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). Students can view, apply and track the education loan applications on the website.
• 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: Infrastructure Sector, Power Companies, Steel Companies and Oil and Gas Sector among others
Work Environment: Companies usually work for 5 to 6 days a week and 8 to 9 hours everyday. This may vary from company to company. Shift system might be applicable.
Opportunities for work exist for the differently abled in this field
Expected Growth Path
Industrial Engineer → Senior Industrial Engineer → Project Manager → Head of Industrial Engineering → General Manager
Expected Income
The approx. salary of an Industrial Engineer ranges between INR 16,250-68,500* per month
Caroline Rosas is an industrial engineer who is the executive director of WIIE Academy. She also works as an academic coordinator at SGS Academy, Peru developing new products, improving the strategy and performance of the unit, and is in charge of tutoring the main graduates of the institution. She had completed her education from the National University of Engineering and later went on to do her MBA from the University of Piura, Peru. She is also one of the instructors at the open online course provider 'Coursera'.*
Industrial Engineer
NCS Code: 2141.0300 | E0161. Complete 10 + 2 in the Science stream (Physics, Chemistry, Maths)
2. Complete Bachelor's degree (B.Tech./B.E.) in Industrial Engineering/Manufacturing Engineering
OR
Complete Bachelor's degree followed by a Master's degree (M.Tech/M.E) in Industrial Engineering For admissions, you must qualify entrance examination conducted at national level ( JEE Main, JEE Advanced etc.) or state level (WBJEE, AP EAMCET etc.) or institute level (VET, IP etc.)
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
This course is offered by the Department of Engineering.
This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes
1. IIT Kharagpur
2.IIT Bombay
3. MSU Baroda
4. PSG Tech Coimbatore
5. MSRIT Bangalore
6. DTU Delhi
7. IIT BHU, Varanasi
Private Institutes
(Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC and AICTE before applying )
1. Satara Polytechnic, Maharashtra
2. Rashtreeya Vidyalaya College of Engineering (RVCE) Bangalore
3. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore
4. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar
5. JSS Academy of Technical Education, Bangalore
6. Manipal Institute Of Technology, Karnataka
7. Vellore Institute Of Technology, Tamil Nadu
8. ITM University, Gwalior
Information on the institute rankings can be found at - https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.html
Distance learning Institute
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)
Online Courses
• NPTEL* Swayam - https://nptel.ac.in/courses/112107292
• Udemy - https://bit.ly/3VxUlB1
• Coursera - https://in.coursera.org/courses?query=industrial%20engineering
*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 approx course fee ranges between INR 52,000-25,00,000 *
*(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). Students can view, apply and track the education loan applications on the website.
• 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: Infrastructure Sector, Power Companies, Steel Companies and Oil and Gas Sector among others
Work Environment: Companies usually work for 5 to 6 days a week and 8 to 9 hours everyday. This may vary from company to company. Shift system might be applicable.
Opportunities for work exist for the differently abled in this field
Industrial Engineer → Senior Industrial Engineer → Project Manager → Head of Industrial Engineering → General Manager
The approx. salary of an Industrial Engineer ranges between INR 16,250-68,500* per month
Source: payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Industrial_Engineer/Salary
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Caroline Rosas is an industrial engineer who is the executive director of WIIE Academy. She also works as an academic coordinator at SGS Academy, Peru developing new products, improving the strategy and performance of the unit, and is in charge of tutoring the main graduates of the institution. She had completed her education from the National University of Engineering and later went on to do her MBA from the University of Piura, Peru. She is also one of the instructors at the open online course provider 'Coursera'.*
Source: https://www.coursera.org/instructor/
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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