Robotics Engineers are responsible for designing, constructing, application and operation of robots that can assist humans. They creates these applications or robots for industries such as mining, manufacturing, automotive, services and others. Often, the goal is to program them to do repetitive, hazardous or unhealthy jobs.
Personal Competencies
You enjoy Science and Math
You like to analyse and solve problems
You are tech-savvy
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10+2 in Science stream (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
2. Complete a Bachelor's degree (B.Tech/B.E) in Robotics
OR
Complete a Diploma in Robotics and Automation/Robotics Engineering
OR
Complete a Bachelor's degree followed by a Master's degree (M.Tech/M.E) in the same or allied 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. University College of Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad (ME) 2. CITD Hyderabad - Central Institute of Tool Design (Diploma) 3. Central Tool Room and Training Centre, Bhubaneswar (Diploma) 4. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University, Lucknow 5. College of Engineering, Vadakara (Diploma) 6. College of Engineering, Pathanapuram (Diploma) 7. IIT Kanpur (MTech) 8. DIAT Pune - Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (MTech)
Private Institutes (Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC and AICTE before applying) 1. SRM University, Chennai 2. PSG Tech, Coimbatore 3. LPU, Jalandhar 4. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University College of Engineering 5. School of Engineering and Technology, Jain University, Bangalore 6. Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu 7. Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore 8. Dr DY Patil Institute of Technology, Pune
*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 70,000 to 3,00,000*
*(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 - Manufacturing Plants, Laboratories of Defence Industry, Medical Equipment Manufacturing Units, Aerospace Companies, Research Institutes and others
Work Environment - It is a desk job. You may handle a team. 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
Tanya Raghuvanshi is the co-founder and chief technology officer at Peer Robotics, a startup that designs collaborative robots to work alongside humans. She did her B.Tech at IIT Delhi. She has an appetite for puzzles and problem solving.*
Robotics Engineer
NCS Code: NA | E0301. Complete 10+2 in Science stream (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
2. Complete a Bachelor's degree (B.Tech/B.E) in Robotics
OR
Complete a Diploma in Robotics and Automation/Robotics Engineering
OR
Complete a Bachelor's degree followed by a Master's degree (M.Tech/M.E) in the same or allied 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. University College of Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad (ME)
2. CITD Hyderabad - Central Institute of Tool Design (Diploma)
3. Central Tool Room and Training Centre, Bhubaneswar (Diploma)
4. Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Language University, Lucknow
5. College of Engineering, Vadakara (Diploma)
6. College of Engineering, Pathanapuram (Diploma)
7. IIT Kanpur (MTech)
8. DIAT Pune - Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (MTech)
Private Institutes
(Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC and AICTE before applying)
1. SRM University, Chennai
2. PSG Tech, Coimbatore
3. LPU, Jalandhar
4. Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed University College of Engineering
5. School of Engineering and Technology, Jain University, Bangalore
6. Bannari Amman Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu
7. Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore
8. Dr DY Patil Institute of Technology, Pune
Information on the institute rankings can be found at - https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.html
Online Courses
• NPTEL* Swayam - https://swayam.gov.in/explorer?searchText=robotics
• Udemy - https://www.udemy.com/courses/search/?src=ukw&q=robotics
• Coursera - https://bit.ly/3Escxq0
*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 70,000 to 3,00,000*
*(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 - Manufacturing Plants, Laboratories of Defence Industry, Medical Equipment Manufacturing Units, Aerospace Companies, Research Institutes and others
Work Environment - It is a desk job. You may handle a team. 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
Robotics Technician → Robotics Engineer → Sales Engineer → General Manager
The approx. salary of a Robotics Engineer ranges between INR 13,000-3,00,000* per month
Source: https://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Robotics_Engineer/Salary
* These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Tanya Raghuvanshi is the co-founder and chief technology officer at Peer Robotics, a startup that designs collaborative robots to work alongside humans. She did her B.Tech at IIT Delhi. She has an appetite for puzzles and problem solving.*
Source: https://www.f6s.com/tanyaraghuvanshi
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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