A process engineer is a professional who designs, implements and optimises industrial processes in the manufacturing industry. A process engineer utilises his knowledge of Science to create materials that people can use every day. The discipline covers a vast range of industries including petrochemical, agriculture, chemical, advanced material, food, mineral processing, pharmaceuticals and so on.
Personal Competencies
You enjoy Science and Maths
You like to do experiments
You like to analyse problems/ situations
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10 + 2 in the Science stream (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
2. Complete a Bachelor's degree (B.Tech/B.E/B.Sc) in Process Engineering
OR
Complete a Bachelor's degree followed by a Master's degree (M.Tech/M.E/MSc) 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 Chemical Engineering. This list of institutes is indicative only.
Government Institutes 1. IIT Roorkee 2. IIT Kanpur 3. National Institute of Technology, Trichy 4. National Institute of Technology Surathkal 5. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal 6. IIT Bombay 7. IIT Delhi 8. Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi
Private Institutes (Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC and AICTE before applying) 1.Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani 2. Institute of Technical Education and Research Bhubaneswar 3. The University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun 4. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Tamil Nadu 5. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore 6. Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu 7. Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru 8. SRM University, Chennai
*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 50,000-4,50,000*
*(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: Companies in Mechanical, Petrochemicals, Agriculture, Automotive, Biotechnical, Material Development, Mining, Nuclear and Pharmaceutical Sectors among others
Work Environment: It is a desk job. You may handle a team of Process Design Engineers. Local travel is not a part of this job role. Organizations usually work for 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
Assistant Engineer → Process Engineer → Process Engineer Manager → General Manager → Director
Expected Income
The approx. salary of a Petroleum Engineer ranges between INR 17,833-83,334* per month
Rajan Rathinasabapathy is a Process Optimization/Process Control Engineer at Phillips 66, Texas. He grew up in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu and his family operated a matchbox business. He did his Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from Anna University and both his Master’s and PhD from University of California, Los Angeles.*
Process Engineer
NCS Code: NA | E0281. Complete 10 + 2 in the Science stream (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
2. Complete a Bachelor's degree (B.Tech/B.E/B.Sc) in Process Engineering
OR
Complete a Bachelor's degree followed by a Master's degree (M.Tech/M.E/MSc) 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 Chemical Engineering.
This list of institutes is indicative only.
Government Institutes
1. IIT Roorkee
2. IIT Kanpur
3. National Institute of Technology, Trichy
4. National Institute of Technology Surathkal
5. Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal
6. IIT Bombay
7. IIT Delhi
8. Netaji Subhas University of Technology, New Delhi
Private Institutes
(Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC and AICTE before applying)
1.Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani
2. Institute of Technical Education and Research Bhubaneswar
3. The University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun
4. Hindustan Institute of Technology and Science, Tamil Nadu
5. Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore
6. Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu
7. Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bengaluru
8. SRM University, Chennai
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/103103039
• Udemy - https://bit.ly/3Iin2z7
*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 50,000-4,50,000*
*(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: Companies in Mechanical, Petrochemicals, Agriculture, Automotive, Biotechnical, Material Development, Mining, Nuclear and Pharmaceutical Sectors among others
Work Environment: It is a desk job. You may handle a team of Process Design Engineers. Local travel is not a part of this job role. Organizations usually work for 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
Assistant Engineer → Process Engineer → Process Engineer Manager → General Manager → Director
The approx. salary of a Petroleum Engineer ranges between INR 17,833-83,334* per month
Source: https://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Process_Engineer/Salary
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Rajan Rathinasabapathy is a Process Optimization/Process Control Engineer at Phillips 66, Texas. He grew up in Sivakasi, Tamil Nadu and his family operated a matchbox business. He did his Bachelor’s in Chemical Engineering from Anna University and both his Master’s and PhD from University of California, Los Angeles.*
Source: https://www.aiche.org/chenected/2022/11/meet-process-engineer-rajan-rathinasabapathy
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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