Virtual Reality (VR) is a computer-technology-driven atmosphere with realistic-looking objects and images that offer users the feeling of being completely engrossed in their environment. A Virtual Reality Engineer is therefore a person who uses technology to create a virtual reality environment which can be experienced in an electronic device (such as VR headsets)
Personal Competencies
You are good with computers
You are good with gadgets
You like to analyse problems/situations
You like working with numbers
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10 + 2 in the Science stream (Physics, Chemistry and Maths)
2. Complete a Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc/BE/B.Tech) in Artificial Engineering and Virtual Reality
OR
Complete a Bachelor’s degree followed by a Master’s degree in the same or related field.
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
Government Institutes 1. IIT Madras 2. IIT Kanpur 3. IIT Guwahati 4. Periyar University 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, Rajasthan
* 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 course fee ranges between approx. INR 45,000-21,00,000*
*(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 - 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: Gaming industry, Entertainment, Healthcare and Automotive industry 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
Mr. Aryaman Vir is the Founder & CEO of MYRE Capital, a tech-enabled fractional ownership platform. Aryaman holds an undergraduate degree in Networked and Social Systems Engineering and a Master's in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. His background in engineering and a keen interest in Algorithms and Big Data Analytics has helped him envision a robust model that caters to a wide range of audiences interested in safe and profit yielding investments in the real estate sector.*
Virtual Reality Engineer
NCS Code: N/A | E0521. Complete 10 + 2 in the Science stream (Physics, Chemistry and Maths)
2. Complete a Bachelor’s degree (B.Sc/BE/B.Tech) in Artificial Engineering and Virtual Reality
OR
Complete a Bachelor’s degree followed by a Master’s degree in the same or related field.
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 Madras
2. IIT Kanpur
3. IIT Guwahati
4. Periyar University
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, Rajasthan
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/106106138
• Coursera - https://in.coursera.org/courses?query=virtual%20reality
• Udemy - https://www.udemy.com/topic/virtual-reality/
* 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 course fee ranges between approx. INR 45,000-21,00,000*
*(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).
• 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: Gaming industry, Entertainment, Healthcare and Automotive industry 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
Junior Developer → Virtual Reality Engineer → Senior Developer
The approximate salary of a Virtual Reality Engineer ranges between INR 30,000-60,000 per month*
Source : https://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Skill=Virtual_Reality/Salary
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Mr. Aryaman Vir is the Founder & CEO of MYRE Capital, a tech-enabled fractional ownership platform. Aryaman holds an undergraduate degree in Networked and Social Systems Engineering and a Master's in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. His background in engineering and a keen interest in Algorithms and Big Data Analytics has helped him envision a robust model that caters to a wide range of audiences interested in safe and profit yielding investments in the real estate sector.*
Source : https://www.digitalfirstmagazine.com/india-edition-august-2021-virtual-reality-trends-in-2021/
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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