Automobile Engineering deals with designing, developing, manufacturing, testing, repairing and servicing automobiles such as cars, trucks, motorcycles, scooters etc. and the related sub engineering systems. Automobile Engineering is a subset of the larger automotive engineering, and uses the features of different elements of engineering such as mechanical, electrical, electronic, software and safety engineering.
Personal Competencies
You have an analytical mind and can think critically
You enjoy solving problems
You like being creative
You like Science and Maths
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Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Maths
2. Complete Bachelor's degree (B.Tech./B.E.) in Automobile Engineering
OR
Complete B.E./B.Tech. in Automobile Engineering, followed by Master's degree in Automobile Engineering or Automotive Engineering
OR
Complete Diploma in Automobile Engineering
For admissions to the UG course, you must qualify entrance examinations that are conducted on national/state/university level such as JEE Main, JEE Advanced BITSAT, MHT, CET, etc.
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
Where will you study?
This course is offered by the Department of Automobile/ Automotive Engineering. This list of institutes is indicative only.
Government Institutes 1.Government Engineering College Barton Hill 2.LDCE Ahmedabad - LD College of Engineering 3.Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute 4.Jadavpur University, Kolkata 5.Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai 6.National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh 7. National Institute of Technology, Patna 8. IIT Kharagpur
Private Institutes (Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying) 1.Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu 2. SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu 3. PSG Tech Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu 4. Presidency University, Bangalore 5. Lovely Professional University (LPU) (Diploma), Punjab 6. PGP Polytechnic College, Tamil Nadu (Diploma) 7.KE Society's Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Sangli 8.Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology and Science, Indore
*NPTEL - National Programme on 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 approx. INR 60,000 - 7,00,000* per annum.
*(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: Automobile Engineering industry, Production plants, Service stations, Insurance companies, Transport corporations, Vehicle design companies, Motorsport companies, Fuel companies, and Research labs.
Work Environment: You will mostly work inside an office; however, you may have to visit manufacturing sites and assembly lines to oversee the production of a specific component. Your work hours will vary, depending on the task at hand or deadlines.
Opportunities for work exist for the differently abled in this field
Poonam Singh is the first woman in the country to complete an Automobile Mechanic course followed by an apprenticeship from the government-run Industrial Training Institute (ITI). She also won a President’s Award for the same. As a supervisor at Maruti Suzuki Mann Service Center, Meerut, her job includes assessing every car that enters, ensuring it is serviced properly and handling client queries.*
Automobile Engineer
NCS Code: NA | E0491. Complete 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry, Maths
2. Complete Bachelor's degree (B.Tech./B.E.) in Automobile Engineering
OR
Complete B.E./B.Tech. in Automobile Engineering, followed by Master's degree in Automobile Engineering or Automotive Engineering
OR
Complete Diploma in Automobile Engineering
For admissions to the UG course, you must qualify entrance examinations that are conducted on national/state/university level such as JEE Main, JEE Advanced BITSAT, MHT, CET, etc.
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
This course is offered by the Department of Automobile/ Automotive Engineering.
This list of institutes is indicative only.
Government Institutes
1.Government Engineering College Barton Hill
2.LDCE Ahmedabad - LD College of Engineering
3.Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute
4.Jadavpur University, Kolkata
5.Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai
6.National Institute of Technology, Andhra Pradesh
7. National Institute of Technology, Patna
8. IIT Kharagpur
Private Institutes
(Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying)
1.Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu
2. SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu
3. PSG Tech Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
4. Presidency University, Bangalore
5. Lovely Professional University (LPU) (Diploma), Punjab
6. PGP Polytechnic College, Tamil Nadu (Diploma)
7.KE Society's Rajarambapu Institute of Technology, Sangli
8.Shri Vaishnav Institute of Technology and Science, Indore
Information on the institute rankings can be found at - https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.html
Online Courses
• Udemy - https://www.udemy.com/topic/automobile-engineering
• NPTEL* Swayam - https://nptel.ac.in/courses/107106088 *
*NPTEL - National Programme on 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 approx. INR 60,000 - 7,00,000* per annum.
*(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: Automobile Engineering industry, Production plants, Service stations, Insurance companies, Transport corporations, Vehicle design companies, Motorsport companies, Fuel companies, and Research labs.
Work Environment: You will mostly work inside an office; however, you may have to visit manufacturing sites and assembly lines to oversee the production of a specific component. Your work hours will vary, depending on the task at hand or deadlines.
Opportunities for work exist for the differently abled in this field
Automobile Engineer → Project Engineer → Senior Automobile Engineer → Automobile Engineering Manager OR Automobile Engineer → Product Engineer → Product Engineering Manager
The approx. salary of an Automobile Engineer ranges between INR 16,333 - 166,667* per month or more.
Source : https://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Automotive_Engineer/Salary
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Poonam Singh is the first woman in the country to complete an Automobile Mechanic course followed by an apprenticeship from the government-run Industrial Training Institute (ITI). She also won a President’s Award for the same. As a supervisor at Maruti Suzuki Mann Service Center, Meerut, her job includes assessing every car that enters, ensuring it is serviced properly and handling client queries.*
Source: https://www.motoroids.com/news/meet-poonam-singh-indias-first-iti-certified-lady-car-mechanic-and-presidents-medal-winner
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
product engineers, manufacturing engineer, development engineer