Nanotechnology Engineering is the study, development and refinement of materials at a very small scale to convert them into useful and effective materials, structures, devices. A nanotechnology engineer's work typically revolves around the development of these nanomaterials.
Personal Competencies
You enjoy Science and Math
You pay attention to details
You like to analyze things (problems/situations)
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10+2 in the Science stream (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
2. Complete a Bachelor's degree (B.Sc/B.Tech) in Nanotechnology/Nanoscience
OR
Complete a Bachelor's degree followed by a Master's degree (M.Sc/M.Tech) 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?
The course is offered by the Department of Engineering. This list of institutes is indicative only.
Government Institutes 1. Allahabad State University 2. Chandigarh College of Technology 3. Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna 4. Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi 5. IEC University - Baddi Campus, Himachal Pradesh 6. University of Technology, Jaipur 7. Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Maharashtra 8. Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu
Private Institutes *(Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying) 1.SRM University, Chennai 2.School of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun 3.Amity School of Engineering, Noida 4.NIMS University, Jaipur 5.Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai 6.Bhagwant University, Ajmer 7.University of Technology, Jaipur 8.KS Rangasamy College of Technology, Tamil Nadu
*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 fees range between INR 70,000 - 12,00,000 *
*(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: Industry such as Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Agriculture, Environment, Food and Beverages, and Government and Private Research Institutions among others
Work Environment: You will be working in an office or laboratory set up. You are likely to work in a team. Local travel is not a part of the job role. You will work 5 to 6 days a week and 8 to 9 hours every day. This may vary from organization to organization.
Opportunities for work exist for the differently abled in this field
Expected Growth Path
Junior Researcher/Engineer → Applications Engineer → Research and Development Engineers → Director of Research
Expected Income
The approx. salary of a Nanotechnology Engineer ranges between INR 20,000 - 1,00,000* or more per month.
Pratima R Solanki works as Assistant Professor at Special Centre for Nanoscience (SCNS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi and is currently heading the Nano Biogroup at SCNS. Her group is currently working on 'Development of Nanobiochip for Oral Cancer Detection, vitamins and microfluidic-based mycotoxin detection. The main research area is the integration of nanotechnology methods, tools and materials into various biosensor platforms for application in environmental and clinical analysis. Solanki obtained her M.Sc. and Ph.D degrees in in Bioscience from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana).*
Nanotechnology / Nanoscience
NCS Code: NA | E0261. Complete 10+2 in the Science stream (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
2. Complete a Bachelor's degree (B.Sc/B.Tech) in Nanotechnology/Nanoscience
OR
Complete a Bachelor's degree followed by a Master's degree (M.Sc/M.Tech) 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
The course is offered by the Department of Engineering.
This list of institutes is indicative only.
Government Institutes
1. Allahabad State University
2. Chandigarh College of Technology
3. Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna
4. Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee University, Ranchi
5. IEC University - Baddi Campus, Himachal Pradesh
6. University of Technology, Jaipur
7. Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Maharashtra
8. Alagappa University, Tamil Nadu
Private Institutes
*(Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying)
1.SRM University, Chennai
2.School of Engineering, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun
3.Amity School of Engineering, Noida
4.NIMS University, Jaipur
5.Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai
6.Bhagwant University, Ajmer
7.University of Technology, Jaipur
8.KS Rangasamy College of Technology, Tamil Nadu
Information on the institute rankings can be found at - https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.html
Online Course
•NPTEL * Swayam - https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc19_mm21/preview
• Coursera - https://in.coursera.org/courses?query=nanotechnology
*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 fees range between INR 70,000 - 12,00,000 *
*(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: Industry such as Health Care, Pharmaceutical, Agriculture, Environment, Food and Beverages, and Government and Private Research Institutions among others
Work Environment: You will be working in an office or laboratory set up. You are likely to work in a team. Local travel is not a part of the job role. You will work 5 to 6 days a week and 8 to 9 hours every day. This may vary from organization to organization.
Opportunities for work exist for the differently abled in this field
Junior Researcher/Engineer → Applications Engineer → Research and Development Engineers → Director of Research
The approx. salary of a Nanotechnology Engineer ranges between INR 20,000 - 1,00,000* or more per month.
Source: https://www.ambitionbox.com/salaries/nano-technologies-salaries/applications-engineer
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Pratima R Solanki works as Assistant Professor at Special Centre for Nanoscience (SCNS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi and is currently heading the Nano Biogroup at SCNS. Her group is currently working on 'Development of Nanobiochip for Oral Cancer Detection, vitamins and microfluidic-based mycotoxin detection. The main research area is the integration of nanotechnology methods, tools and materials into various biosensor platforms for application in environmental and clinical analysis. Solanki obtained her M.Sc. and Ph.D degrees in in Bioscience from Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Haryana).*
Source: https://www.jnu.ac.in/content/partima
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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