MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - SCOPE, SALARY, JOB PROSPECTS, TOP COLLEGES

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - SCOPE, SALARY, JOB 

PROSPECTS, TOP COLLEGES

SCOPE OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING:-

Mechanical Engineers can work in Automobile industry (Production Engineer, Quality Assurance Engineer, Design Engineer, Purchase Engineer, PPC Engineer etc), Thermal power industry(Production Engineer, QA Engineer, PPC Engineer) , Gas turbines industry(Maintenance Engineer, Fire & Safety Engineer, Site Engineer), Textile Industries (Maintenance Engineer), Air conditioning and refrigeration industry (HVAC Engineer, Site Engineer,  Safety Engineer, Design Engineer, Maintenance Engineer), Research field (ISRO - Scientist, DRDO – Scientist), Oil and gas exploration and refining industries (Maintenance Engineer, Safety Engineer), Agricultural sector (Production Engineer, QA Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Safety Engineer), Educational sector (Lecturer – B.Tech, Assistant Professor – M.Tech, Associate Professor – P.hd, Professor – P.hd with relevant experience), Aviation companies (Production Engineer, QA Engineer, Design Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Safety Engineer, Purchase Engineer) , Shipping industries (Engine room Engineer), Aerospace industry (Production Engineer, QA Engineer, Design Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Safety Engineer, Purchase Engineer), Armed forces (Production Engineer, QA Engineer, Design Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Safety Engineer, Purchase Engineer), pharmaceutical (Maintenance Engineer, HVAC Engineer)and many others.

Students can also go for a teaching career after mechanical engineering. This will include teaching subjects in mechanical engineering in engineering colleges. The package is good for professors of this branch of engineering.

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – SALARY RANGE:-

The typical salary range of a Mechanical Engineer range between (1.8 LPA – 3.2 LPA) However, the salary differs as per the location, industry type, company level. If you are hired by a Multinational Company, you can expect high salary package (3.2 LPA – 4.8 LPA). Similarly, good campus placements also fetch better salary packages (2.4 LPA – 5.2 LPA). 

Additionally, some companies offer salary on the basis of your skills, experience, expertise and the nature of roles and responsibilities handled previously. Generally, highly skilled and professional mechanical engineers can bag as high as an annual CTC (5.2 LPA – 8.0 LPA)

JOB PROSPECTS:-

Mechanical Engineering finds applications in all fields of technology. The main job of a mechanical engineer is to make things work.   These “things” can be car engines, airplanes engines, power plants, air conditioners, lawn mowers or even exercise equipment’s.
Mechanical engineers can thus get employed in nearly every industry whether private or public sector, with most working for manufacturing firms and a considerable number, working in consulting services. They can get employed in government departments like

1. Defense
2. PWD
3. CPWD
4. Technical wings of armed forces
5. Space research organization
6. Industries like the aeronautical, agricultural, automobile, chemical, bio-medical equipment manufacturers, energy, power, electronics, steel, oil exploration and refining, railways, etc.

Once you have a degree in mechanical engineering in hand, you can then pursue a career in any related occupation like aerospace engineer, aeronautical engineer, automotive engineer, architect, nuclear engineer, tool designer, and many other such options. Those who are interested in R&D activities can get employed with many public/private sector research organizations. Academically inclined ones can also choose teaching in technical institutions as a remunerative profession. With the rapid rate of expansion in the industrial sector, the employment potential for a mechanical engineer has become very high. 

Top Colleges/Universities in India offering Mechanical Engineering:-

Rank	Name of Institute	City	G/P	IC	I&F	PS	II	P	T
				-30	-20	-15	-15	20)	-100
1	IIT Kanpur	Kanpur	G	28	19	14	13	19	92.7
2	IIT Kharagpur	Kharagpur	G	28	19	14	14	18	92.2
3	IIT Bombay	Mumbai	G	27	19	13	14	19	91.2
4	IIT Madras	Chennai	G	27	18	13	13	18	89.1
5	IIT Delhi	Delhi	G	26	19	13	13	18	88.8
6	BITS Pilani	Pilani	P	26	18	14	14	17	87.9
7	IIT Roorkee	Roorkee	G	26	19	13	12	16	85.6
8	IT-BHU	Varanasi	G	24	18	13	12	16	82.6
9	IIT Guwahati	Guwahati	G	25	18	13	11	15	81.4
10	College of Engg, Anna University	Guindy	G	25	17	12	13	14	81.3
11	Jadavpur University, Faculty of Engg & Tech	Calcutta	G	25	16	12	11	15	80.1
12	Indian School of Mines	Dhanbad	G	25	16	12	12	15	79.3
13	NIT	Warangal	G	25	17	12	12	14	79.1
14	BIT, Mesra	Ranchi	P	24	14	12	12	14	76.1
15	NIT	Trichy	G	24	17	10	11	14	75.7
16	Delhi College of Engineering	New Delhi	G	22	16	13	11	14	75.5
17	Punjab Engineering College	Chandigarh	G	22	18	10	9.3	16	74.9
18	NIT	Suratkal	G	24	17	10	10	13	74.7
19	Motilal Nehru National Inst. of Technology	Allahabad	G	23	17	11	9.9	14	74.6
20	Thapar Inst of Engineering & Technology	Patiala	p	22	16	12	12	12	74.4
21	Bengal Eng and Science University, Shibpur	Howrah	G	23	16	12	11	12	73.3
22	MANIT	Bhopal	G	24	16	11	10	12	73.2
23	PSG College of Technology	Coimbatore	G	22	15	9.8	14	13	72.9
24	IIIT	Hyderabad	G	21	16	10	11	14	72.5
25	Harcourt Butler Technological Institute	Kanpur	G	23	16	11	10	12	72.4
26	Malviya National Institute of Technology	Jaipur	G	23	17	10	9.2	13	71.6
27	VNIT	Nagpur	G	22	16	11	10	13	71
28	NIT	Kozhikode	G	22	17	9.9	10	12	70.7
29	Dhirubhai Ambani IICT	Gandhinagar	P	23	16	11	9.6	11	70.4
30	Osmania Univ. College of Engineering	Hyderabad	G	23	14	10	11	12	70.3
31	College of Engineering, Andhra University	Vishakhapatnam	G	23	13	11	11	14	70.2
32	Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology	New Delhi	G	22	17	9.3	9.7	12	69.5
33	NIT	Kurukshetra	G	22	16	9.9	9.6	12	69.1
34	NIT	Rourkela	G	20	15	10	10	13	68.9
35	SVNIT	Surat	G	20	14	10	11	14	68.8
36	Govt. College of Engineering	Pune	G	21	12	11	12	13	68.7
37	Manipal Institute of Technology	Manipal	p	22	13	11	10	13	68.6
38	JNTU	Hyderabad	G	22	13	11	10	13	68.3
39	R.V. College of Engineering	Bangalore	p	21	13	11	11	13	68.2
40	NIT	Jamshedpur	G	20	13	10	10	14	68.1
41	University Visvesvaraya College of Engg.	Bangalore	G	22	13	9.6	9.9	13	67.6
42	VJTI	Mumbai	G	20	13	11	11	13	67.5
43	Vellore Institute of Technology	Vellore	P	20	17	9.8	10	10	67.4
44	Coimbatore Institute of Technology	Coimbatore	G	20	13	11	12	11	67.3
45	SSN College of Engineering	Chennai	P	21	13	11	11	11	67.2
46	IIIT	Allahabad	G	19	14	12	11	12	67.1
47	College of Engineering	Trivandrum	G	19	16	8.9	9.4	13	67
48	NIT Durgapur	Durgapur	G	21	12	11	11	12	66.9
49	SIT	Calcutta	G	23	13	10	8.9	12	66.8
50	Mumbai University Inst of Chemical Tech	Mumbai	G	20	13	11	10	13	66.7
51	Sardar Patel College of Engineering	Mumbai	p	20	13	10	10	13	66.6
52	P.E.S. Institute of Technology	Bangalore	p	20	13	11	12	11	66.3
53	Maharashtra Institute of Technology	Pune	p	20	13	10	10	12	66.2
54	Amrita Institute of Technology & Science	Coimbatore	p	20	12	12	11	12	66.1
55	National Institute of Engineering	Mysore	p	20	12	12	10	12	65.9
56	B.M.S. College of Engineering	Bangalore	p	20	13	11	9.6	12	65.6
57	Laxminarayan Institute Of Tech.	Nagpur	G	20	12	10	10	12	65.5
58	Nirma Institute of Technology	Ahmedabad	p	19	14	10	10	12	65.4
59	IIIT	Pune	G	19	13	10	10	13	65.2
60	Amity School of Engineering	Noida	p	20	14	9.3	10	13	65.1
61	JNTU	Kakinada	G	20	13	9.8	10	12	65.1
62	S.J. College of Engineering	Mysore	P	20	13	11	9.4	12	64.6
63	Chaitanya Bharathi Inst. of Technology	Hyderabad	P	19	13	9.8	9.2	13	64.5
64	IIIT	Bangalore	G	19	12	12	11	11	64.3
65	SRM Institute of Science and Technology	Chennai	P	21	12	9.3	8.4	13	64.2
66	SASTRA	Thanjavur	P	19	13	12	10	10	64.1
67	Bangalore Institute of Technology	Bangalore	P	20	12	11	10	12	64
68	The Technological Inst. of Textile & Sciences	Bhiwani	G	20	13	11	9.3	11	63.9
69	IIIT	Gwalior	G	20	13	10	10	11	63.8
70	JNTU	Anantpur	G	19	12	11	9	12	63.4
71	M.S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology	Bangalore	P	19	14	10	8.7	12	63.2
72	Gitam	Vishakhapatnam	P	19	15	11	6.2	12	63.1
73	NIT	Hamirpur	G	18	15	9.7	7.9	12	62.9
74	NIT	Jalandhar	G	20	13	9.3	9.1	12	62.8
75	SV University Engineering College	Tirupati	G	20	12	10	10	11	62.4
76	NIT	Raipur	G	19	13	9.6	9.1	12	62.3
77	Vasavi College of Engineering	Hyderabad	P	20	14	9.6	7.1	12	62.2
78	The ICFAI Inst of Science and Technology	Hyderabad	P	21	8.4	12	12	9.7	62.1
79	NIT	Patna	G	20	12	11	9.2	10	62
80	Cummins College of Engg for Women	Pune	G	20	8.7	12	11	10	61.9
81	VIT	Pune	P	18	11	12	10	11	61.3
82	Shri Ramdeo Baba K.N. Engineering College	Nagpur	P	19	13	10	8.2	9.7	60.3
83	Muffakham Jah Engineering College	Hyderabad	P	17	12	8.1	10	12	60
84	Karunya Institute of Technology	Coimbatore	P	18	12	8.9	8.4	12	59.8
85	D.J. Sanghvi	Mumbai	P	18	13	8.1	9.5	11	59.7
86	Sathyabhama Engineering College	Chennai	P	18	12	9.5	8.2	12	59.5
87	Kongu Engineering College	Erode	P	18	13	9.3	8.5	11	59.4
88	Mepco Schlenk Engineering College	Sivakasi	P	18	14	8.7	8.5	11	59.3
89	Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College	Ludhiana	G	18	12	8.6	8.8	12	59.1
90	Hindustan Inst of Engineering Technology	Chennai	P	19	11	9.2	9.3	10	58.9
91	SDM College of Engineering	Dharwad	P	17	13	8	9.6	12	58.5
92	R.V.R. & J.C. College Of Engg	Guntur	P	17	12	9.6	8.7	11	58.4
93	Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi	New Delhi	G	20	10	8.8	8.7	11	58.3
94	K.L. College of Engineering	Veddeswaram	P	18	13	9.4	7.5	11	58.2
95	Dharmsinh Desai Institute of Technology	Nadiad	P	16	12	10	9.1	10	57.7
96	S.G.S. Institute of Technology & Science	Indore	G	16	11	9.8	9.5	10	57
97	Jabalpur Engineering College	Jabalpur	G	16	13	8.2	8.5	12	56.9
98	Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering	Trivandrum	P	16	13	7.9	8.7	9.9	54.5
99	G.H. Patel College of Engg & Technology	Vallabh Vidyanagar	G	15	13	9.5	7.4	9.6	54.4
100	Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology	Bhubaneshwar	P	15	13	8.1	8.5	9.8	54.2

Government = G; Private = P; Intellectual capital =IC; Infrastructure and Facilities=I&F; Pedagogic Systems=PS;
Industry Interface=II; Placements=P;  T= Total; 

 Top Colleges/Universities abroad offering Mechanical Engineering

1.  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
2. Stanford University
3. University of Cambridge
4. University of California
5. University of Michigan
6. Imperial College London
7. Georgia Institute of Technology
8. National University of Singapore
9. University of Oxford
10. Harvard University

References - http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/top-100-engineering-colleges-in-india/231883