Career guide for engineering courses

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It is important for students and the parents to bear in listed options from different angles duly weighing the mind that they must choose a right course combination in growing market needs. Believe in sustainable career! accordance to their SWEAR analysis results! They should Choice is yours! We wish you a good luck! thoroughly assess the quality parameters and credentials Dr Bhaskara Reddi (Beware of Bogus / dubious colleges) of the college beHonourary Editor

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ultidisciplinary research shows that strategic career advancement plan leads to a systemic and standardized life cycle., the plan helps in establishing a broader discourse on development path. There is a need to adopt an open mind set for devising a suitable meaningful – resourceful – satisfied career plan, in order to become knowledgeable, resourceful., venture outside of your comfort zone to learn more about sustainable career plan options.

The difficulties and pains associated in selecting a right

combination of Academic career is probably the highest in India, because of non-availability (true meaning) academic career planners / counselors / experts. We believe in transforming people in order to place / keep them on suitable, right track by reforming their attitude, approach and mind- sets.

Academic career planning is a long term strategy and the benefits are much more if you plan for it when your child is in 10th standard (The options and opportunities are available in 3600). The next best decisive point is plus 2 standard

(then, the options are restricted to 1800 only), to plan and choose a right academic career path.

WHERE IS THE NEED?

Academic career consulting is a misrepresented term in India. Ethical practices have been a huge challenge! Education today has lost it’s traditionally valued meaning along with direction and goal., learned are maintaining silence., values are lost., it is a sad situation and more devastating for the future generation. Education must aim at making / producing young – energetic – creative minds on healthy grounds who are going to steer the future of our country.

Bottom line, unfortunately, for a vast majority of the people (in today’s society) is creation of wealth rather than adopting healthy life styles. The life cycle today isrevolving around ‘money’., everything has become a model for revenue., there is no time for proper understanding, evaluation and assessment (irrespective of the subject or relation-ship)! The examinations have become routine., there is a dismal scope for inclusive learning. The end result is crawling

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paths., dissatisfaction., loss of mental peace., depression & frustration., finally, frequent ups and downs in social – economical – professional - family & personal life. So, we need to be pro-actively alert and should believe in taking right decisions at right time, that too in right phase.

We (the parents – teachers – students) should put an effort for arriving at a suitable plan of action for the student(s) (academic) career plan, duly giving weightage to the merits (as per “SWEAR” analysis) while devising a right combination of academic career plan; our decisions / decisive plans should put the student(s) on a prospective career path which will last for the next sixty years of their life. You will be more successful if you take a right decision duly following the ‘SWEAR’ analysis methodology.

What is “SWEAR” analysis?

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‘SWEAR’ is an acronym for S - Strengths W - Weakness E - Eligibility A - Available options – risks R - Resources SWEAR analysis will make students to examine and compile a data on themselves covering strengths, weak points, eligibility criteria, available options / opportunities, risks and the resources available.

This analysis must always be carried-out by focusing on the internal and external environments for designing a successive action plan.

This analysis is a process to proper identification of contributing factors for preparing an action plan & development.

GUIDELINES FOR METHODOLOGY

Be realistic while compiling the data

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e are required to adopt and embrace an innovative style while looking at inclusive education. All of us, especially the parents, students & teachers must explore the possibilities judiciously in accordance to the students strength & weakness while planning for an academic career path. We are offering palliative care. If we follow this plan of action, we will certainly do better than some of the developed countries like China, Japan, America. We advise you to believe in ‘short pain and long gain’., so, learn to walk a mile extra to know & make plans for the best possible academic career. We are to stay focused and compete at all the levels., every ambitious person should possess C3 attributes (namely Command, Connectivity and Commitment) for steering a sustainable & satisfied career, be it academic or economic or professional. Hence, choosing a right course combination for a bright academic career is the best bet for any serious student / family. We should decide on the available course options we wish to apply before we jump into the education Pond.

Infact, there are a very wide range of choices / opportunities where careers have multiplied, which suits to your interest, wish, need, capability and compatability.

You require a clarity & transparency on what you want at every stage! a clarity on what you possess! This truthful insight will guide you to a right career path.

First step: Compile a credible list & data of all the functional, recognized colleges / Universities corresponding to your course area you wish to join in (sources: websites of UGC, Association of Indian Universities, Journals, NBA, Universities, Colleges, Regulatory Authorities like Medical Board, APSCHE, AICTE., learned teachers – friends, Google search etc).

Second step: Pick & prepare a list of five best suited colleges (basing on your SWEAR marks, merits) and put them in order of merit / choice of interest as No: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Third step: Select best of three out of the short listed five colleges in accordance to your vision, choice, merits, demerits, compulsions in consultation with your parents.

Fourth step: Evaluate and make a thorough, credible analysis on the selected three colleges., prepare a comparative analysis chart., grade them in order., ensure that the data generated by you match the quality standards criteria prescribed by the regulatory authorities. Then, the students should visit all the three colleges / universities in person accompanied by their parents / learned well wishers. Talk to the principal / Director / concerned authorities of the college., make a note on the standard practices in force and also about the

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infrastructural facilities available at the college (namely equipped functional Laboratories, Library including e-learning facility, faculty credentials & strength, teaching & learning methodologies, Buildings, Academia-Industry orientation activities like incubation facilities, provision for sports – games)., compile a small historical /performance data on the past track records (on Industrial tie-ups, training at work places, skills training & placements, visiting faculty, placements, exchange

programmes for faculty & students)., also, corroborate sample opinions from a few of the final year students and the alumni.

Fifth step: Prepare a point wise notes on Pros & Cons of all the three colleges. Then, the parents should discuss thoroughly with the child, in a comprehensive manner, for takingup admission in the selected college / university duly considering all the in-puts., if required, take opinion of expert(s). The student then should take admission in the selected college / university.

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e should learn to evaluate ourselves, on every important issue, duly attributing ‘SWEAR’ analysis methodology., for example, academic career plan., step out of the box to collect the maximum possible information / data on academic courses you wish to pursue., pick & short list them to five options., then, select the best three options out of five. After a thorough, brain-storming, tension-free, healthy discussion with the parents / learned well wishers, finally, select the best favoured / suited course in tune with your life ambition, goal read with the results of ‘SWEAR’ application, duly

Do an extensive probe work., but, prepare it in short., use it precisely Be rational in approach while scanning the components of strengths and opportunities Always adopt a point by point, issue wise analyzation and compilation., be specific

MIND BLOCKS – KNOW HOW!

Students need to be well prepared to travel steadily on their serpentine career path, irrespective of ups & downs which we may encounter in today’s Globalization scenario! The process of learning & adoptability has become a life time, continuous cycle. The parents, teachers and the students should know, understand the multiple perspectives, languages and nuances in economics of education in relation to personal and national productivity:

FUN FACTS

A vast majority of the parents, teachers & students do not find it

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giving weightage to the future Job / entrepreneurship market growth and demand estimates. Once you complete this, you should do a similar exercise for choosing the best college / University for pursuing the selected / desired course!

necessary to know about the available courses data whose number in total is around 2000., this data helps in choosing a suitable course combination. We do not spend/spare enough time to know the required quantum of details, because of our compulsive / preoccupied learning schedules.

Many students choose academic courses ignorantly / imitatively / blindly / passionately / fashionately without knowing the future

implications / influences. The present education system does not give enough information on career guidance in true, meaningful & practical sense. Indian students have very little confidence in value addition to higher education and ignorant of synergy in demand – supply gap equations of job market, corresponding to their qualification & capability.

We never find time for knowing ever changing technologies, the demand – supply chain statistics, the emerging new course combinations like Avionics, Mechatronics, Biotechnology, Bio-informatics etc.

So, we must know how to travel in accordance to the growing demands of the world market. We should equip our youth with relevant qualification stirred-up with suitable, productive skills set!

(The author is an acclaimed academician, trainer, administrator & consultant.

Authored 6 books and 36 research articles)

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here is an urgent need to redefine the parents’ role and responsibilities while facilitating children to carve a career niche., students should streamline thoughts after understanding their needs & identifying the goals. Make a thorough probe before you join in a college. The most important among them are: The parents should prepare a comprehensive notes on their family & on their child as per ‘SWEAR’ analysis which is an unique concept.

Note down the details on the track record historicity of the college & the management to gauge their experience and performance skills!

Find out if the college is affiliated (or) autonomous and recognized., if so, to what University!

Find out whether the University is Government owned or privately owned!

Whether it is recognized or not (including derecognized, black listed) by UGC! Find out whether a particular course (you choose) is approved and recognized by the concerned regulatory authority (like AICTE, MCI, APSCHE, University etc.) / Governing body or not!

Find out whether the approvals showed by them (for the total course period) are valid or not!

Find out whether the admissions and the procedures followed are in line with the statutory guidelines & rules, as prescribed by the Regulatory and Governing authorities or not!

Find out whether the college is following (in all the important issues such as infra facilities, teaching methodologies etc) all the quality parameters & ratios or not!

Find out whether the college is accredited / possess certificate of Excellency etc. credentials / accorded ratings as per the National & International quality Assessment

Boards or not!

Find out whether the college possesses all the requisite (mandatory) facilities in quantum on quality basis or not!

Find out / enquire about their orientation levels clubbed with committedness towards shaping the career of the students! Measure them whether they yield required fruits or not!

Find out whether they have tie-ups with functional Industries / Research Institutes or not for working on live projects, incubation centres, faculty Development programmes, exchange programmes, internships etc.

SPECIAL ADVISORY & REMARKS

We must be satisfied thoroughly with all the above mentioned points Numbering 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7., then only, we should consider that short-listed college for taking-up admission! There should not be any compromise.

The above mentioned points numbering 8, 9, 10, 11 are of much importance and play an influential role in shaping the students career prospects. So, these four points are complementary and crucial, for both the students and the college to maintain a sustainable growth.

We are of the opinion that +2 passed students, who want to pursue further education, should not compromise in assessing the college as per the above mentioned points., of course, variations to some extent are allowed in the points Numbering 8, 9, 10, 11 only.

If we follow the above simple procedure judiciously, then you are guaranteed that our Degree / Diploma certificates (if awarded) are valued for further interventions/ education/ career advancement.

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ENGINEERS ACHIEVE GREAT THINGS!

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There are quite a good number of engineering colleges available across India and overseas who care more for subject competency and social sensitivity. The admissions are through entrance examinations only. We must be prepared well for getting an admission.

ngineering degree program consists right now an ‘array’ of subjects clustered together to solve real world engineering issues of the present and future. Engineering is concern with developing, providing and maintaining infrastructure, products, processes and services for society.

SOLVE PROBLEMS

Truly an engineer is a Problem Solver — not only mathematical but in day to day life of every aspect.

1. Like most of the medical equipment in the operation theater are invented by engineers.

• Like the invention by vasculardesigns - IsoFlow™ infusion catheter, a treatment to cure the small and unreachable tumors / cancer, was invented by a software engineer.

2. The most powerful invention in automobile industry is by an engineer • SEAT BELT — the statistics show an increase of 50% of lives saved in automobile accidents is because of this.

• The same seat belt is also utilized in aircrafts for passenger safety.

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Be it Medical or Safety or any other field an engineer has a role to play in all major inventions involving design and development.

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Necessity is the mother of all inventions. And in history the next best invention after the WHEEL is the ENGINE. The word "engine" is derived from the Latin term ingenium (c.

1250), meaning "innate quality, especially mental power, hence a clever invention”.

And now it is 2013 A.D., now no more is engine an innate quality though the remaining aspects are the

same. It has now become a structured approach beating in the most advance Ground (ThrustSSC), Air (X15) and underwater vehicles.

And this structured approach of design till the delivery as intended is ENGINEERING.

SUBJECTS CLUSTERED TOGETHER

For Array of problems to be solved there is a cluster of subjects required. Let us take the example of software Engineer in medical invention of IsoFlow™ infusion catheter. This was invented by Robert Goldman. Goldman by

profession is a software developer, he has developed and patented technologies for digital audio systems wherein music could be stored, browsed, downloaded and purchased from digital databases.

These technologies are a way for enabling digital music downloads on web sites still used in the present day. When unfortunately his sister was diagnosed with cancer, the Software engineer tried to save his sister and invented a breakthrough medical device IsoFlow™ infusion catheter.

In the above example Goldman is a Software Engineer, But the need of cure is in Medicine. and that too the needs of medical industry are catered by the Biomedical engineer.

How did Goldman do it! How did he bridge the gap of a BioMedical engineer! To take this to the next level and explain it in simple terms the basics of engineering are same throughout all the branches be it CSE, ECE, EEE, MECH. As you go deeper into each domain there are slight variations and an in-depth

study will certainly solve the problem. Hence, “Engineering is an array of subjects clustered together to solve the problems of the present and future.”

STRUCTURE OF ENGINEERING COLLEGES

There are Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of technology (NITs), National Institutes (Like Indian School of Mines, IIITs), University Engineering colleges, Technical Universities (like Delhi Technical University) owned by central / state Governments and privately owned engineering colleges (like BITS, Pilani., Nirma., Vellore., etc). All the IITs and NITs are enjoying a great credibility across the world because of their commitment to excellency in teaching (out-come based), Research & Development, Academia-Industry partnership activities, 100% placements, access to the latest technologies, FDP & students’ – teachers’ relationship management interactive

(counseling)centres. There are quite a good number of engineering colleges available across India and overseas who care more for subject competency and social sensitivity.

The admissions are through entrance examinations only. We must be prepared well for getting an admission.

Course Planning: - Most of the Companies, Institutes, R & D Centres, IT & ITES, Organizations give preference to the quality conscious colleges in recruitment.

Knowledge in concepts and fundamentals is a basic requirement in addition to the corresponding skills set.

CHOOSING/SELECTION CRITERIA:

1. Your area of Interest & Resources: Write down the areas of your interest duly matching your capabilities, strengths, weaknesses, willingness to adaptability., evaluate them and short-list the areas to a

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maximum of three., then select and focus on one area. Consider your health, family set-up and background, financial strength, family support before final selection.

Basic Educational Qualification(s): You require basic educational qualification in the selected area of your choice., focus on acquiring fundamental knowledge on the subject(s) and attain the status of mastery or professionalism in that area of specialization.

Qualities, Aptitude & Skills Set: You should always give weightage to your IQ levels and abilities, aptitude, capabilities, talent, potentiality, willingness to adopt & flexibility levels, readiness to acquire the required quantum of ‘Skills Set’, namely soft skills, life skills, employability skills, social skills etc.

Consult the Learned & Experienced: You should always consult a minimum of two or a maximum of three career planning experts., discuss all the relevant points with them at length., take an advice from them in clear-cut mode, in the light of positive and negative factors., estimate future growth and demand with reference to service potential.

Decision Making: You should sit with your parents / mentor and discuss the points at length in the back-ground of all the above mentioned criteria., it is always better if you ask yourself and get an answer intuitively., form an opinion, analyze, evaluate and visualize all the factors., they only you should take a final decision on your further moves in career planning by choosing a suitable course.

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AVAILABILITY OF COLLEGES & COURSE COMBINATION

A vast data on the genesis and development of colleges and the courses are available in websites of the Engineering Colleges, Universities, Institutes, regulatory authorities (www.ugc.ac.in / www. aicte-india.org / www.apsche.org etc.,). There are around sixty Bachelor Degree programs (subject combinations) available under Engineering & Technology stream in India. The number increases if we add the overseas course options.

Lack of vision, poor resource management and deficit plan are the mind blocks! You should cultivate the habit of reading Daily News Papers, Journals, Employment News on regular basis. This habitual conscious reading will help you to source the material whether it is about engineering colleges or about job market demand-supply relationships / opportunities. The chances of success in career advancement will increase if we cultivate these simple habits and learn to adopt strategies designed in accordance to ‘SWEAR’ analysis report. There is a growing unemployment because of growing unemployability. There will be a

great demand for suitably qualified, productive Engineering Teachers as there is an acute shortage for faculty in a vast majority of engineering colleges. Those who are interested in teaching profession (possessing inner capabilities) should opt for integrated courses which otherwise save time, energy and money.

Engineers should learn how to contribute in this globalised knowledge economy as they are supposed to provide (effective & economical) solutions to the problems the society (present & future) is facing.

Career opportunities for engineering graduates are extensive and can be found working in multidisciplinary activities environment, be it Government sector / Public sector or private sector. Short-term / long-term courses (after graduation) like Diploma / PG Diploma / certificate add value to their efficiency which otherwise also enhance excellent employment (including self employment) prospects. Joboriented technical courses like polytechnic can be put to use immediately after acquiring the trade knowledge and helps in job creation.

Alternately, the (polytechnic) diploma holders can pursue higher education by taking lateral entry (admission) into the related engineering and technical courses.

There are some universities that offer Doctoral Programmes for the eligible Bachelor degree (with distinction) holders through GRE / TOEFL scores.

(The author is an Academic Expert, Director and Head of Learning and Development, Ramkey group and Winner of several prestigeous awards)

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s per various surveys, over 80% of the Engineers that graduate from engineering colleges in India prefer to take up a job, rather than pursue higher studies. Percentage of students opting for higher studies may be higher from premier Engineering colleges like IITs and NITs, than other colleges. So, hiring trends of fresh engineers is of interest to students, parents and the engineering colleges.

SECTORS HIRING FRESH ENGINEERING GRADUATES

It is estimated that about 3 lakh fresh Engineering graduates were

placed (on campus and off campus, put together) during 2012-13 , out of over 8 lakh students that are graduating in 2013. About 1.8 Lakhs (about 60%) of them were placed in IT/ITES industry, with the balance from other sectors like manufacturing (PSU as well as private), construction, service industries (like banking and telecom) and Central Government/defence (including Indian Engineering Services).

Due to attractive salaries by private higher education and training (which includes coaching institutes), some students, with passion for teaching, have been joining teaching

profession. Of late, there has been an increasing trend of fresh engineering students to become entrepreneurs.

It is estimated that about 80% of the hiring is done through campus recruitment, which is predominantly

by IT/ITES industry. Out of the balance 5 lakh students, about 1.60 lakh students are expected to pursue higher studies ( about 50,000 in MTech/ME in India, 30,000 go abroad to do MS and the balance 80,000 pursue MBA). It was also noticed that some of the students pursuing MTech leave their studies if they get a job, as salary levels for graduating engineers are generally higher than

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for post graduates in engineering.

LEVELS OF PLACEMENT:

Type of companies, job profile and salary levels depend on the profile of the college and competence level of the individual student. i Most of the students from the premium tier-I colleges (IITs) get placed primarily in MNCs (like Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Mercedes, McKinsey etc) in India or abroad.

Job profiles are primarily product design, R &D etc, wherein creativity and innovation is demanded. It is estimated that at IIT,Delhi, about 24% of the placements are from core technology companies, 22% from IT product companies , 17% from consulting/analytics and balance from others. During current season, highest yearly salary for

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overseas posting is $150,000 (about Rs 84 Lakhs) from Samsung and the next best is $135,000 (Rs 76 Lakhs) from Google.

Placements as well as salaries for IIT graduates are not generally affected by economic conditions in India or abroad . No wonder , there is so much of craze for IIT seats ! ii Students from tier-2 colleges ( NITs, BITS, BIT etc) : IT services constitutes a large proportion of recruiters from them , though percentage of non-IT recruiters has gone up from 20% to 40% in the last 3 years, due to conscious efforts from the colleges ,keeping in mind the changing inclination of the students to non-IT jobs.

Non-IT sectors hiring from them include automotive ( like Tata Motors, Maruti, M&M, Ford etc) , telecom ( Ericsson, Alcatel,Nokia etc), Electronics / semiconductos

( Honeywell, Intel etc) . Number of jobs and salary levels are generally less than IT companies.

Overall, average salary level for this type of colleges is Rs 6 Lakhs per year. iii Students from tier-3 colleges (like VIT, SRM, CBIT, GITAM, etc): Over 90% of the placements are from IT services. Due to slow down in hiring of IT services companies, most of these colleges were affected adversely. However, colleges like VIT consciously increased the share of non-IT placements from about 3% in 2008 to 10% in 2012, though on a much larger base. Average salary level for these colleges ranges from Rs 3 Lakhs to Rs 4 Lakhs per year. iv Students from tier-4 colleges : A number of colleges in this category find it difficult to get campus placements for all of

their students , as a result , the students have to fend themselves by way of “off campus” placements

B. OTHER SECTORS

i. In the last 5 years, with increased globalization, a number of MNCs (like Intel, Samsung, Nokia, Sony, Ford, Daimler Chrysler, Schneider, General Electric etc,) have set up and scaled up Design centres / R &D centres in India and have been hiring fresh engineers to man their centres. Besides , some of the Indian corporate in sectors like automotive, heavy engineering, set up large design centres for product design, not only to cater to Indian market but also for their international operations.

These sectors include Automotive (Tata Motors, Maruti, Mahindra and Mahindra, Ashok Leyland etc).

These companies look for students, with deep core engineering / design skills, preferably with good exposure to CAD/CAE software, Though number of fresh engineers they hire may not be high, their hiring is not affected by economy slow down. Besides, graduating engineers find these job profiles to be more interesting and hence are preferring them, when compared to IT services companies. ii Education and training industry (including coaching for JEE) has been growing very fast. Coaching institutes used to go for campus placements at IITs, offering very high

salaries. However, they were banned from campus placements by IITs about 10 years back, though they continue hiring in “off campus” mode. iii A number of Public Sector Units (like BHEL, MECON, SAIL, Coal India, ONGC, Indian Oil Corporation etc) hire fresh graduates mostly through “off campus” mode and consider score in GATE examination for selection. However, total numbers hired every year may amount to a few thousands only. iv Every year, Union Public Service Commission ( UPSC) recruits fresh engineering graduates for central government departments ( like Railways, Telecom, Public Works , Postal and Telegraphs, defence/ordnance factories etc) through Indian Engineering Services examination. Posts/Roles are classified under group A and B under four categories ( Mechanical, Civil, Electrical and Electronics& Telecommunications) v Banks ( both Public Sector and Private Sector) recruit fresh engineers as specialists/ technical officers for project appraisals , though it is not in large numbers.

5. FUTURE OUTLOOK :

Hiring of Engineering graduates is linked to the requirement of additional manpower, which depends on the of growth of economy and performance of the major sectors and companies. a. Until 2007, hiring of fresh engineers was very buoyant,

particularly in IT industry. In the last 5-6 years, due to global financial crisis and problems in Europe, global economy slowed down, which affected Indian economy also. Practically every sector is has been facing slow down for the last 3 years. It is widely expected that the worst is over in 2013 and recovery is expected from 2014 and pace of recruitment is expected to improve significantly by 2016.

However, campus recruitments by IT industry may never go back to 2006 levels . In the next few years, IT industry is expected to derive over a third of revenues from emerging areas like Cloud Computing, Mobile applications and Big Data Analytics and hence may need people with specialized skills in those areas. b. However, there will be a lot more opportunities in domestically focused sectors. With larger focus of government of India on manufacture of electronics industry , more particularly on semiconductors, there are likely to be more opportunities in this sector. Likewise, as more Indian automotive companies ( like Tata Motors , Ashok Leyland and M&M ) go global, there will be more potential for automotive design and manufacturing engineers.

Likewise, government is also increasing its focus on more indigenisation of defence production through technology transfers from MNCs, there will be more demand in areas like defence technology.

Large investments in infrastructure ( like power, transportation, highways etc ) will open up significant job opportunities in those sectors.

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TRENDS IN MAJOR SECTORS

IT/ITES sector: This is the largest employer of fresh engineers for the last over 15 years, with the campus placements peaking at 4 Lakh students in 2006-07. However, due to slow down in global economy, during 2002-13, it came down by over 50% to about 1.8 Lakhs in 2012-13. Following are the trends observed in this sector: i Over 90% of the recruitment is contributed by top 10 companies, who empanel the colleges on the basis of specific criteria , before visiting for campus placement . Most of them consider only such of the students with consistently minimum 60% aggregate marks from class X onwards. Students from all branches are considered, though preference is given to CSE, IT and ECE students. Short listed students have to undergo written tests, followed by personal interviews. ii Though the above process is bound to be slow, some of the colleges were able to work closely with bulk recruiters and

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scale up the recruitments in individual IT companies from a very small number to thousands, in a short span of 3-4 years. For example, during 2012, VIT and SRM were able to scale up campus placement to 1820 and 1214

by Cognizant and TCS, respectively. iii Earlier the companies used to do recruitment 12-18 months ahead of their requirement and train the students, before putting them on the job. Now with the slowdown, most of the companies are resorting to justin-time recruitment, wherein only the required number of students are recruited. Some of the companies cut short the training periods and some of them are resorting to on-the-job training. A number of large companies delayed joining dates for the students, selected in campus placements, with delays going beyond even a year, in some cases. iv Over the last 5 years, large IT companies have been

spreading out the number of campuses visited for placements ,going beyond tier-1 cities so that they can acquire better talent and attrition is reduced.

During 2012, top 5 IT companies visited 100 to 400 campuses for placements, the largest being from Infosys and TCS. v Some IT companies , in order to save manpower costs, started hiring non-engineering graduates ( BCA, BA, BSc, BCom etc ) for entry level jobs, as it was found that they can do an equally good job, after requisite training. . Now , most of the large IT companies have about 10-15% of the technical work force from nonengineering streams and are increasing the proportion continuously. vi As number of girls entering engineering education has gone up, some IT companies have started preferring girls , as they found girls to be more stable with better work ethics vii With increased productivity in programming , due to the increased use of productivity tools, number of software personnel/ programmers per additional $1 billion of sales came down by 50 % in the last 10 years. For instance, in 2003 , 37,798 IT persons were hired for $ 1 billion revenue, whereas in 2012, number of persons hired came down to 19,783. This will result in reduced hiring of graduates, despite faster revenue growth. Besides, there is bound to be more pressure on existing employees.

c. As the economy recovers, there will be a ramp up of construction activity (both residential and non-residential) along with the increasing demand for aesthetics , which will drive demand for not only civil engineers but also architectural engineers. d. In order to curtain dependence on imports, government of India has been taking a lot of measures in stepping up exploration of oil and gas. Policy with regard to Shale oil and gas is expected to be announced shortly. These measures, coupled with advances in “Fracking Technology”, used to explore shale oil and gas may throw up career opportunities in exploration and production of oil and gas. e. A lot of opportunities are coming up in emerging cutting technology areas like Nano Technology, Geospatial engineering , Satellite Image processing , Remote Sensing , Aero-space & Astronuatics , Renewable Energy , Green technologies , Robotics etc , as the technologies matured , creating more applications in our day-to-day life. Likewise, multidisciplinary areas like Mechatronics ( Mechanical+ Electronics), Auto electronics ( Automobile Engg+ Electronics) , Bio-medical ( Biology+ Medical) , Agricultural Engineering ( agriculture+ engineering) have excellent potential ,in the years to come. f. Exponential growth of internet and mobile access is creating excellent opportunities for innovative services businesses , motivating fresh engineering graduates to become entrepreneurs and employers, rather than seekers of

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6. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO TAP THESE OPPORTUNITIES?

a. By Engineering colleges : Colleges should increase industryacademic interface , wherein industry should be involved in all activities, starting from curriculum design to guest lectures, hands –on training , internships, projects etc.

Engineering colleges must continuously watch industry trends and introduce courses in emerging areas as per the changing requirements of the industry.

Wherever required , they should collaborate with the industry or other educational/training Institutions. Colleges should have a dedicated team to cultivate long term relationship with the industry, with specific focus on bulk recruiters. Colleges also should reduce heavy dependence on IT/ITES sector , which being export oriented , is more risk prone than domestically focused sectors.

b. By students: As the extent of campus placements may come down, students must take more responsibility for their own careers .

They should develop more hands-on skills , particularly in emerging technology areas and acquire certification. They should also put in conscious efforts on personality development , inn soft skills like communication skills, team working, problem solving etc . It will also help the students to network themselves with industry professionals by attending seminars / conferences and contribution of articles / papers. Students can also register at job portals like Firstnaukri, Monster, Times Jobs etc.

Ultimately, it is up to the individual student to engineer his/her own career and make it a success , by planning and acquiring the requisite knowledge and skills.

(The author is Vice Chancellor, The ICFAI University, Jharkhand)

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SPECTRUM OF COURSES IN ENGINEERING &

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here is a high level of chaos at every stage i.e. right from selecting a choice of course, choosing a suitable college, doing intern-ship / project and finding a job / self employment. There is a compelling need for self assessment in a judicious manner, before finalizing the academic career plan.

The aspirant youth need to help themselves to hone multiple skillsets, if they really want to succeed in their lives., they must take a proactive (trans-active / sattvaguna) role while planning for their career.

Academic courses emerge out of the growing needs. There are around a hundred (100) course choices, available in Engineering & Technology sector at Bachelor level and all the successful Graduates will have assured future provided they are suitably trained on all the required quantum of quality skillsets, during their course period.

They should select a right choice of course and pursue the same in a accredited / credible college, duly following certain quality assessment standards. Today, we have a very wide choice not only in arena of courses but in colleges / universities also! Of course, Indian Institute of technology (IIT) centres are most

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Today, information is easily accessible across the Globe because of hybridization in technology advancement. But, the vision & know-how makes a difference. The Global village has a wide spectrum of courses in Engineering & Technology., combination subjects have started emerging as most favoured choices.

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ADVISORY REMARKS:

1. We are required to do an impartial assessment as per “SWEAR” analysis on ourselves as soon as we set our goals on career prospects (options should be limited / short listed to a maximum of three Numbers) in

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Prepare a comprehensive notes basing on comparative study (conducted on the short listed three lines of activity i.e. profession) indicating the positive & Negative points.

Do not forget to give a considerable importance also to your Health condition / composition while opting for a particular profession / academic career to find – out whether it suits your (physical & mental) (psycho-somatic) Health or not!

Decide what you want to be in future! Then only, you should select the course(s) option and the course duration (whether Regular / part-time / correspondence (or) Single/Dual/Integrated course)!

Learn to do on extensive homework while compiling the requisite /reliable data., make a thorough, credible, dependable assessment., consider all the contributing factors, pros & cons., decide on the next move of action as per the merits!

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B.Tech – Geo-informatics Engineering B.Tech – Automotive Design Engineering B.Des – Communication Design B.Des – Fashion Design AMIETE – Working People / Part-time B.S – Food Technology (www.mi.mun.ca) B.Tech – Instrumentation Science. (www.kuk.ac.in) B.Tech – Chemical and Electrochemical Engineering. (www.cecri.res.in) (CECRI, Karaikudi, Anna University).

B.Tech – Aerospace Engineering. (www.aero.iitb.ac.in/home) (www.ae.iitm.ac.in/index.html) (www.iitk.ac.in/aero) (www.iist.ac.in) B.E. – Material Science Engineering. (www.ecet.ac.in) B.Tech – Metallurgical & Materials Engg., (NIT, Durgapur). (www.nitdgp.ac.in/mme/index.php) B.Tech – Food Processing Technology (IICPT, Thanjavur). (www.iicpt.edu.in) B.Tech – Agricultural Engg., (www.angrau.net) (www.iitkgp.ac.in) (www.hau.ernet.in/coaet/coaet.htm) B.E – Petroleum Engg., (www.mitpune.com/mit/petroleum) B.Tech – Applied Petroleum Engg., and Gas (www.upes.ac.in) B.Tech – Chemical Engg., & Petrochemicals.

B.S. – Nanotechnology (www.bu.edu) (Boston university, USA) B.Engg., - Electronics & Nanotechnology (www.leeds.ac.uk) B.Tech – Mathematics & I.T. (MIT). (www.Inmiit.ac.in) (0141-5191791 / 92, Jaipur).

B.Tech – Production & Industrial Engg., (www.mech.iitd.ac.in / index.php) (IIT, New Delhi) B.E – Bio-Medical Engg., (www.autmdu.ac.in) (www.manipal.edu) B.Engg., - Bio-Medical engg., (Imperial college, London) B.S – Chemical & Biomolecular Engg., (CBE).

(Nanyangtech.university, Singapore) (www.sche. ntu.edu.sg) B.Tech + M.Tech. (5 years Integrated) (www.soainiversity.ac.in) (www.kiitee.ac.in) (www.kiit.ac.in) (www.ismdhanbad.ac.in/depart/petro)

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67. M.Sc – Robotic systems Engg., (Carnegie Mellon University, USA) (Salford University., UK) (Southern Denmark University) 68. M.Sc (Engg)., Materials Engg., (IISC., Bangalore) (Anna University) 69. M.Sc. (Tech) (5 years Integrated) – Plastics Engg., (www.cipet.gov.in) 70. B.Sc (Tech) (4 years) – Nautical Sciences (CIFNET, Kochi).

71. M.sc (Tech) in Petroleum Technology (www.nowrosjeewadia–college.edu.in) 72. M.Sc – Nano electronics & Nanomechanics (Leeds University., UK) 73. M.Sc – Nanomarerials & Nanoengineering (Leeds University., UK) 74. M.Sc – Nano Technology (Leeds university., UK) 75. B.Phy / M.Phy – Nanotechnology (Leeds university., UK) 76. M.Res – Nanoscience & nanotechnology (one year) (www.birminghan.ac.uk) (www.nottingham.ac.uk) 77. M.Sc – Design Informatics (one year) (www.designinformatics.org) 78. B.Tech + MBA (5 years. Dual degree) (www.kiitee.ac.in) (www.soauniversity.ac.in) (IIT (K), (B)).

79. M.Tech + Ph.D. (Dual Degree) (petroleum Engg.,) (www.ismdhanbad.ac.in/depart/petro) 80. AME (Bachelor Degree) (Aircraft Maintainance Engg.,) (3 years) (www.southerncollege.org) (www.ccat.in) (www.iiaskolkata.org) (www.hpai.in) (www.iiagroup.in) 81. VFX (Bachelor Degree) (Visual Effects & Animation) (3 years) 82. Bachelor of fashion Design (foot wear) (4 years) (www.fddiindia.com) 83. Bachelor in Leather Goods & Accessories Design (4 years) (www.fddiindia.com) 84. P.G.D.in Robotics (one year) (www.salford.ac.uk) 85. P.G.D.in petrochemical & Refining (one year) (www.cheminformatics-centre.org/pgper.html) 86. Diploma, PG Diploma, Certificate courses are available across the globe which accelerate the employability skills. It is not advisable to place on record about the course details because of place constraint. It is left to the choice of the aspirants., courses available are in hundreds.

87. Doctoral Awards for Graduates: This is a special category academics where in the Graduate

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Engineers (applicable to extraordinary meritorious students only) can directly pursue Doctorate studies. We place before you some examples for your ready reference purpose only: a) Electrical engg., California University, Los Angeles, USA (www.ee.ucla.edu) b) Computer Sc.Engg., Carnegie mellon University., USA. (www.csd.cs.cmu.edu) Rutgers University., USA. (www.cs.rutgers.edu) c) Electrical & CS Engg., Virginia Tech. university., USA (www.ece.vt.edu) 88. B.Tech. Integrated course (for 10th passed): Six year Integrated B.Tech. Programme is available for SSC (10th standard) passed students (maximum age limit is 18 years for General category., 21 years for SC/ST candidates). (Rajiv Gandhi University for knowledge Technologies., IIIT-H campus, Hyderabad. www.rgukt.in email: admissions2013@rgukt.in phone: 04023001830).

89. B.E. (Hons). www.bitsadmission.com /fd/The course is available at Pilani, Goa, Hyderabad in India.

90. B.Tech (ECE)+ M.Sc (Sweden) (5 years course) www.jntuk.edu.in (Dual Degree) 91. B.Tech (CSE) + M.Sc (Sweden) 5 years course., www.jntuk.edu.in (Dual Degree) 92. B.Tech (Civil) + M.S (Bangkok) 5 years course., www.jntuk.edu.in (Dual Degree) 93. B.Tech (EEE) + M.S (Bangkok) 5 years course., www.jntuk.edu.in (Dual Degree) 94. B.Tech (Aviation Engineering). 4 years (2½ years JNTUK + 1½ years USA) www.jntuk.edu.in (Integrated course) 95. B.Tech (Aircraft Maintainance Engg.,). 4 years course (2 years at JNTUK + 2 years at Scotland, UK) + B.Eng. (Hons) (UK). www.jntuk.edu.in (Dual Degree course).

96. B.Tech – Nuclear Engineering.

97. B.F.Tech (www.nift.ac.in) 98. B.Tech – Construction mgmt. (Distance) (www.jntuh.ac.in) (www.ignou.ac.in) 99. B.F.Tech – Solar Energy (www.pdpu.ac.in) 100. B.Tech (Hons) + MBA (5yeras) (www.lpu.in) 101. B.Tech(ECE)+M.Tech/M.S (5 years Dual Degree) www.jntuh.ac.in 102. B.Tech(CSE)+M.Tech/M.S (5years Dual Degree) www.jntuh.ac.in (The author is Avionics Engineer from US and he is the CEO of Centre for Innovatie Learning, CEFIL)

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FUTURE ENGINEERING COURSES IN DEMAND

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rganizations are looking for ready to deliver employees and expect multiple skills set in fresh engineers. They give priority to those who possess tailormade skills set namely communication skills, attitude, aptitude and interpersonal skills in addition to Domain knowledge. Hands on practical experience and additional qualification(s) certainly add value to your resume and increase employability traits. Now, it is very easy to complete two degrees with varied exposure and the available options are plenty. For example: Dual Degree courses (or) Integrated courses (B.E / B.Tech / M.SC / B.S degree with M.Tech / MBA courses).

Universities are introducing innovative courses in order to cater to the diversified needs of the emerging sectors. Students are advised to look beyond the undergraduate degrees as allied sciences have been gaining increasing popularity. There is a huge demand for those who are equipped with addition knowledge &

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certification by acquiring Diplomas, PG Diplomas. The combination courses certainly enhance the employability skills suitable for the emerging / developing Industry sectors.

Let us throw some focus on a couple of branches out of the few bright courses namely: Renewable energy & power., electronics & Robotics., Information Technology & computing., mechanical engineering & mechatronics., Avionics & Aero space engineering., Telecommunications & Networking., GIS & Remote sensing applications., civil engineering & construction / project management.

RENEWABLE ENERGY & POWER SECTOR:

Energy requirement is steadily growing in India and the best sources of renewable energies are in demand.

Energy efficiency improvement, energy management,

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energy production & development are the main focus areas and the demand is growing. There are several sectors in energy & power sector namely Hydropower, thermal power, Nuclear Products such as oil bye products based power plants / power machines. All these sectors and allied areas require a large number of suitably qualified engineers who are exposed in these academia.

Additionally, these engineers are required for oil & Natural Gas, Refinery, process plants, Sugar & related oil producing plants, cement plants, locomotive & Automobile, Defence power plants, large scale generators (movable & immovable), Boilers & furnaces, steam engines, rocket fuels, fossil fuels, power and energy equipment manufacturers (OEM), etc.

Those who are interested in these areas can choose the related engineering courses at bachelor level, such as mechanical, power,

metallurgy, Aeronautics, Material science, electrical, electronics, power systems, Nanotechnology, petroleum & Gas, Bio-Medical, chemical bio engineering, control systems, production & Industrial, chemical & Biomedecular engineering, etc. After completing a bachelor degree in any of these courses (doing internship (or) projects during 3rd year and 4th year in any of the good industries related to those areas are compulsorily recommended), one can go for specialization in any of the focused areas either by pursuing PG course or by doing Diplomas / PG Diplomas / Certifications from reputed organizations / universities / Institutions. The special emphasis / focus can be put on equipment designs, process methodologies, efficiency management systems, Auto control systems, automization, manufacturing cycles, boiler designs & manufacturing.

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petrochemical exploration, etc.

These sectors, related to energy & power , are in demand and bound to grow in future.

ELECTRONICS & ROBOTICS:

Electronics industry is growing steadily and the requirement of electronics professionals is increasing. There are several of branches in Electronics sector namely consumer electronics, Industrial electronics, Aviation electronics, defence electronics, Robotics, power electronics, mechanical electronics, visual electronics, telecommunications, bio-medical electronics, etc.

Electronic components are even used to interface and communicate between moving object (like camera, helicam, UAV, Robot etc) and base control systems. Therefore, electronics has been attracting and is a favoured subjects for a vast majority of the students. What you need is innovative thinking, application of mind and selecting a right course combination in accordance to your inner strengths.

After completing graduate engineering in any of the branches like Electronics, control systems, micro electronics, Instrumentation, Telematics, Avionics, mechatronics, power & energy, nanotechnology.

Nanoscience, electrical, computer, Nautical sciences, Aerospace engineering etc. one can either opt for allied industries internship/job or can pursue higher education in order to get a better job prospects.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY & COMPUTER SCIENCE:

IT sector dominated the other sectors in the past and still is witnessing a growth compared to the other branches of engineering.

NASSCOM and STPI are still quite optimistic and projecting 11 to 16 percent growth in revenues for the FY 2013-2014. The market demand is steady and growth is expected in near future as the IT professionals are in demand by upcoming speciality industries whose focus is in cyber security, Telematics, Geoinformatics, GIS & Remote sensing, communication, BPOs, KPOs,

Networking, Cloud computing, etc.

After completing graduation in Engineering, one can opt for additional certification courses which will definitely add value to the resume and certainly enhance employability skills.

There are plenty of Diploma / certification courses available both in on-line and off-line namely Apache Hadoop, Linux, Java, C++, Dot Net, Unix, testing tools, ethical hacking, cyber security, etc., they can as well pursue M.Tech / M.E / MBA / M.S course for better job prospects in computer Science, Information Technology, Computer Networking & information security, GIS & Remote sensing, cloud computing, etc. you are advised to reach out to more useful information beyond the regular curriculum, during the time of graduation, for choosing a good academic career path. A variety of capsule courses are available in software development sector. You should search for more information in websites, social media etc. namely www.edx.org; www.coursera.org

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TIPS FOR ENHANCING EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS FOR BUDDING GRADUATE ENGINEERS:

TELECOMMUNICATIONS & NETWORKING

The telecom sector has been phenomenally growing and has become an essential part of life in today’s globalization scenario.

Information and communication technology is serving as a catalyst to telecom industry. This is one of the fastest growing sectors in the world.

Telecom services are being utilized not only by human beings but also by machines., broadband internet services are connecting remote areas with the rest of the world and thus the communication is made easy, instant and dependable. Machine to machine telecommunication technology (for example: Robotics, Aerospace, GIS, cloud computing etc) is reaching new heights and the operational arena is on ever increasing side. This is a good sign and thousands of companies are competing with each other in developing new applications, new technologies, new methods and new products. 3G & 4G services are expanding by utilizing high speed wireless networking.

Mobile entertainment is in much demand.

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opportunities available for students whose exposure at graduate engineering level is in core branches like electronics, IT, computer science, GIS & Remote sensing and mechanical engineering.

There are a large number of companies who are hiring graduate engineers from the core areas, whose interest is examined in software applications developments for the telecommunications sector in addition to Designing. India has the largest growing potential market for such products and will be the second largest internet user in near future in the world. Soon after completing graduation in engineering , you are advised to go for short term courses (job oriented) in application Development (Android etc,), product designing (Nokia, Samsung etc), mobile value added services (e.commerce, medical, entertainment etc)., these courses are available in on-line and off-line., a good number of organizations are into training & development. These additional, tailor-made, short-term courses enhance your employability skills and there is a good demand for such highly skilled engineers.

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• Make it a point to do intern-ships / projects at least in two companies i.e. one in third year and the other in fourth year.

Mould yourself in accordance to the market tune while shaping your talent, as the course regular curriculum can not match the growing industry needs.

Tone up your skills set namely technical skills; soft skills like communication, presentation, inter-personal, team work etc., put them in use in your day to day life. Learn one extra language, preferably a foreign language.

Go for short-term courses (tailor made which suits your passion) soon after completing graduation or during the course period.

Believe in sustainable career progression and constructive growth.

Every moment is a learning moment., believe in listening & learning., select a suitable, ideal job instead of focusing too much on materialistic comforts.

Learn to lead a simple life possessing human values, ethics, social responsibility & peace of mind for ever.

Learn to value culture., this attitude preserves your values.

GUIDANCE TO ENGINEERING COURSE ASPIRANTS

Dr KCB. Rao

Over the last 30 years, more private Engineering colleges have reached to the level desired by parents and students in A.P. Some of them were accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi, which is an autonomous body

GRADING OF COLLEGES

Engineering colleges have been given grades based on key parameters like Having quality faculty with Ph.Ds in respective branches/Programmes/disciplines, Research and Consultancy Proper Infrastructure, State of the art- Laboratory equipment, Library, e-learning resources, Internet and intranet facilities, Quality project works being under taken by faculty

and students, Funding projects from Regulating and research agencies like AICTE/UGC/NRB/DRDO/ISRO/msme MoUs with Industries, Add-on programmes facilitation, Co curricular and Extra curricular activities etc., Placement in core and non core/software industries-salary packages Entrepreneurial ACTIVITIES

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RATING ORDER OF ENGINEERING COLLEGES IN AP

College Name IITs/NITs/IIITs IIIT Hyderabad NIT-Warangal IIT-Hyderabad Other Deemed Universities/Central Universities GITAM Institute of Technology KL University State Universities/Affiliated Colleges ChaitanyaBharathi Institute of Technology College of Engineering, Osmania University JNTU college of Engineering Andhra University College of Engineering Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering, GayatriVidyaParishad College of Engineering (Autonomous) JNTU College of Engineering JNTU College of Engineering JNTU College of Engineering JNTU College of Engineering Bapatla engineering College Sreenidhi Institute of Science & Technology SreeVidyanikethan Engineering College Vasavi College of Engineering ANR Neerukonda Institute of Technology & Sciences Aditya Engineering College CVR College of Engineering GMR Institute of Technology MVGR College of Engineering G.Pulla Reddy Engineering College (Autonomous) Gudlavaleru Engineering College GMR Institute of Technology Kakatiya Institute of Tech. & Science LakireddyBalireddy College of Engineering Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology MaturiVenkataSubbaRao Engineering College MuffakhamJah College of Engineering and Technology R.V.R. &J.C.College of Engineering SagiRamakrishnamRaju Engineering College Velagapudi Ramakrishna Sidhartha Engineering College Vallurupalli Nageswara Rao Vignana Joythi Institute of Engineering and Technology Annamacharya Institute of Technology and Science BonamVenkataChalamayya Engineering College

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Prasad V Potluri Siddhartha Institute of Technology PadmasriDr.B.V.Raju Institute of Technology

Rajiv Gandhi Memorial College of Engineering and Technology Sir CRR College of Engineering

Shri Vishnu Engineering College for Women

Sri VenkatesaPerumal College of Engineering and Technology (SVPCET)

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Devineni Venkata Ramana & Dr.HimaSekhar MIC College of Tech.

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Devarakadra

SaiSpurthi Institute of Technology

Sri ChundiRanganayakulu Engineering College

Sathupally

Ganapavaram

AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA AA A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A+ A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A

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N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R.

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Sri KottamTulasi Reddy Memorial College of Engineering

Stanley College of Engineering & Technology for Women

Hyderabad

A

N.R.

Tirumala Engineering College

Hyderabad

A

N.R.

SwarnaBharathi Institute of Science & Technology

V.R.S. & Y.R.N College of Engineering and Technology Vaagdevi Institute of Technology & Science Vishnu Institute of Technology

Vivekananda Institute of Technology & Science

Khammam

A

Chirala

Peddasettipalli Bhimavaram Bommakal

A A A A

N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R. N.R.

USE THIS KEY TO UNDERSTAND RATING Top Class

Top

Outstanding

AAA+

Very Good

AA+

Excellent Good

Decent

Average

AAA AA A+ A

ANALYSIS ABOUT SURVEYS-REMARKS

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urveys are being carried away by several agencies like OUTLOOK group, India today Group, careers 360, Data Quest and many other. They have been doing since 2008, and no proper conclusions were derived.

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They have been taken only few parameters and neglected other key parameters. Many such surveys lack depth of analysis to take any decision by parents/students. Authenticity also lacking in some surveys, as they have appeared on surface.

Engineering is a professional course, to be chosen by young individual, by considering all round development parameters as discussed.

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TOP ENGINEERING COLLEGES IN INDIA

Engineering college

Outlook 2011

India Today 2011

Dataquest 2011

New Delhi

02

02

03

Kharagpur

01

03

04

Chennai

05

04

02

Roorkee

06

05

Unranked

Pilani

08

06

06

New Delhi

09

07

12

Surathkal

14

08

09

Varanasi

07

09

08

Guwahati

DNP

10

07

Warangal

15

11

15

Vellore

Unranked

12

Unranked

10

13

17

Hyderabad

16

14

05

Bangalore

35

15

Unranked

Pune

24

16

16

Rourkela

DNP

17

18

Surat

Unranked

18

21

Indian School of Mines

Dhanbad

11

19

Unranked

Anna University

Coimbatore

19

20

Unranked

Ranchi

13

21

11

New Delhi

17

22

10

Kozhikode

Unranked

23

Unranked

Bangalore

Unranked

24

Unranked

University

Indian Institute of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur Technology Kanpur Indian Institute of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Technology Delhi Indian Institute of Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur Technology Kharagpur Indian Institute of Indian Institute of Technology, Madras Technology Madras Indian Institute of Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee Technology Roorkee Birla Institute of Technology Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani and Science, Pilani Delhi Technological Delhi Technological University University National Institute of National Institute of Technology Karnataka TechnologyKarnataka Institute of Technology, Banaras HinduUniversity Banaras Hindu University Indian Institute of Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati Technology Guwahati National Institute of National Institute of Technology, Warangal Technology, Warangal Vellore Institute of Vellore Institute of Technology Technology National Institute of National Institute of Tech., Tiruchirappalli Technology, Tiruchirappalli International Institute of International Institute of Information Tech., Hyderabad Information Technology Hyderabad R.V. College of VisvesvarayaTechnologicalUn Engineering iversity College of Engineering, Pune University Pune National Institute of National Institute of Technology, Rourkela Technology, Rourkela SardarVallabhbhai National SardarVallabhaiNational Institute of Technology Institute of Technology Indian School of Mines P.S.G. College of Technology Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra NetajiSubhas Institute of Technology National Institute of Technology, Calicut University Visvesvaraya College of Engineering

Birla Institute of Technology Mesra University of Delhi

National Institute of TechnologyCalicut BangaloreUniversity

Location Kanpur

Tiruchirappall i

04

01

Unranked

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West Bengal University of West BengalUniversity of Technology Technology P.E.S. Institute of VisvesvarayaTechnologicalUnive Technology rsity National Institute of National Institute of Technology, Technology, Silchar Silchar Harcourt Butler Uttar PradeshTechnical Technological Institute University MepcoSchlenk Engineering Anna Universityof Technology College Tirunelveli Sir M. Visvesvaraya VisvesvarayaTechnologicalUnive Institute of Technology rsity BharatiVidyapeeth Deemed BharatiVidyapeeth University College of Engg, Pune B.N.M. Institute of VisvesvarayaTechnologicalUnive Technology rsity B. S. AbdurRahman B. S. AbdurRahmanUniversity University Rungta College of Chhattisgarh Swami Engineering and Technology VivekanandTechnical University Galgotias College of GautamBuddhTechnical Engineering & Technology University New Horizon College of VisvesvarayaTechnologicalUnive Engineering rsity Maharaja Agrasen Guru Gobind Singh Institute of Technology IndraprasthaUniversity Sri SivasubramaniyaNadar Anna University College of Engineering National Institute of National Institute of Technology, Technology, Jamshedpur Jamshedpur Indian Institute of Information Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior Technology and Management, Gwalior Indian Institute of Indian Institute of Technology Technology, Bombay Bombay Motilal Nehru National Institute MotilalNehruNational Institute of Technology, Allahabad of Technology,Allahabad Thapar University

Amity School of Engineering & Technology DhirubhaiAmbani Institute of Information and Commun Tech Thiagarajar College of Engineering National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur Institute of Technology, Nirma University Amrita School of Engineering College of Engineering, Trivandrum Birsa Institute of Technology Sindri

Model Engineering College

26

Kolkata

Unranked

Unranked

29

Bangalore

32

Unranked

30

Silchar

Unranked

Unranked

31

Kanpur

26

Unranked

32

Sivakasi

40

Unranked

33

Bangalore

63

Unranked

34

Pune

Unranked

Unranked

35

Bangalore

Unranked

Unranked

36

Chennai

Unranked

Unranked

37

Bhilai

58

Unranked

38

Greater Noida

68

Unranked

39

Bangalore

Unranked

Unranked

40

New Delhi

Unranked

Unranked

25

Chennai

38

Unranked

24

Jamshedpur

Unranked

Unranked

23

Gwalior

29

Unranked

22

Mumbai

03

Unranked

01

Allahabad

Unranked

Unranked

20

Patiala

27

Unranked

19

New Delhi

72

Unranked

13

Gandhinagar

Unranked

Unranked

14

Madurai

44

Unranked

50

Hamirpur

22

25

Unranked

Ahmedabad

30

Unranked

26

Amrita VishwaVidyapeetham

Coimbatore

46

Unranked

27

University of Kerala

Trivandrum

Unranked

Unranked

28

VinobaBhaveUniversity

Dhanbad

25

Unranked

52

Kochi

47

Unranked

54

ThaparUniversity

Guru Gobind Singh IndraprasthaUniversity DhirubhaiAmbani Institute of Information and Communication Technology Anna Universityof Technology, Chennai National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur Nirma Universityof Science and Technology

CochinUniversity of Science and Technology

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Government College of Engineering, Amravati Maharashtra Institute of Technology P.E.S. College of Engineering University College of Engg, Osmania University B.M.S. Institute of Technology ChaitanyaBharathi Institute of Technology Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering College of Engineering, Guindy GaneshiLal Bajaj Institute of Technology and Management

Orissa Engineering College Bannari Amman Institute of Technology Rajagiri School of Engineering and Technology GMR Institute of Technology Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology Oriental Institute of Science and Technology Army Institute of Technology, Pune Dehradun Institute of Technology PEC University of Technology VeermataJijabai Technological Institute University Institute of Engg & Tech., Panjab University ShriGovindramSeksaria Institute of Tech & Science JNTU Hyderabad

Institute of Chemical Technology Madras Institute of Technology Manipal Institute of Technology National Institute of Engineering Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad

SantGadge Baba AmravatiUniversity

Amravati

48

Unranked

68

VisvesvarayaTechnologicalUnive rsity

Pune

49

Unranked

74

Mandya

42

Unranked

88

Hyderabad

37

Unranked

90

Bangalore

50

Unranked

Unranked

OsmaniaUniversity

Hyderabad

43

Unranked

Unranked

University of Mumbai

Mumbai

45

Unranked

Unranked

Anna University

Chennai

12

Unranked

Unranked

MahamayaTechnical University

Greater Noida

Unranked

Unranked

49

Bhubaneswar

Unranked

Unranked

48

74

Unranked

47

University of Pune

OsmaniaUniversity

VisvesvarayaTechnologicalUnive rsity

BijuPatnaikUniversity of Technology Anna Universityof Technology, Coimbatore

Sathyamangala m Kochi

Unranked

Unranked

46

JNTU, Kakinada

Rajam

71

Unranked

45

New Delhi

Unranked

Unranked

44

Bhopal

Unranked

Unranked

43

University of Pune

Pune

Unranked

Unranked

42

UttarakhandTechnical University

Dehradun

Unranked

Unranked

41

PEC University of Technology

Chandigarh

23

Unranked

Unranked

University of Mumbai

Mumbai

34

Unranked

Unranked

PanjabUniversity, Chandigarh

Chandigarh

31

Unranked

Unranked

Indore

39

Unranked

Unranked

Hyderabad

20

Unranked

Unranked

Mumbai

28

Unranked

Unranked

Anna University

Chennai

35

Unranked

Unranked

ManipalUniversity

Manipal

21

Unranked

Unranked

Mysore

33

Unranked

Unranked

Ludhiana

41

Unranked

Unranked

Allahabad

18

Unranked

Unranked

Mahatma Gandhi University

Maharaja Surajmal Institute of Technology Rajiv Gandhi ProudyogikiVishwavidyalaya

Rajiv Gandhi ProudyogikiVishwavidyalaya Jawaharlal Nehru TechnologicalUniversity, Hyderabad Institute of Chemical Technology

VisvesvarayaTechnologicalUnive rsity PunjabTechnical University

Indian Institute of Information TechnologyAllahabad

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Institute / College

Place

A U College of Engineering

Visakhapatnam

JNTU College of Engineering JNTU College of Engineering

4

O U College of Engineering

5

ChaitanyaBharathi Institute of Technology

6

S V U College of Engineering

7

Vasavi College of Engineering

8

GayathriVidyaParishad College of Engineering

9

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

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JNTU College of Engineering

Srinidhi Institute of Sciences and Technology R V R and J C College of Engineering

V N R VignanJyothi Institute of Engg and Technology M V S R Engineering College

GokarajuRangaraju Institute of Engg and Technology V R Siddhartha Engineering College

Sri VidyaNiketan Engineering College JNTU College of Engineering

Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology S R K R Engineering College

Anil Neerukonda Institute of Technology and Sciences JNTU College of Engineering

C V S R College of Engineering Bapatla Engineering College G P R Engineering College

Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Sciences G M R Institute of Technology

LakireddyBalireddy College of Engineering JNTU College of Engineering

M V G R College of Engineering

J B Institute of Engineering and Technology KU College of Engineering and Technology

Prasad V Potluri Siddhartha Institute of Technology B V Raju Institute of Technology

VasireddyVenkatadri Institute of Technology

Rajiv Gandhi Memorial College of Engg & Tech

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Hyderabad Kakinada

Hyderabad

Gandipet, RR Dist Tirupathi

Langarhouse, RR Dist.

Vishakhapatnam Anantapur

Ghatkesar, RR Dist.

Guntur

Bachupally, RR Dist.

Nadergul, RR Dist.

Miyapur, RR Dist.

Vijayawada

Rangampeta

Vizianagaram

Gandipet, RR Dist.

Bhimavaram

Bheemunipatnam Karimnagar

Ghatkesar, RR Dist.

Bapatla

Kurnool

Warangal Rajam

Mylavaram

Pulivendula, Kadapa Vizianagaram

Yenkapally, RR Dist.

Warangal

Vijayawada

Narsapur, Medak Guntur

Nandyal

NBA ACCREDITED INSTITUTIONS IN A.P Colleges accredited by NATIONAL BOARD OF ACCREDITATION (NBA), New Delhi.

List of Accredited Programmes in Technical Institutions from January, 2009 onwards STATE : ANDHRA PRADESH Alphabetical order wise listed: 1. Al-Habeeb College of Engg. & Tech., R.R.Distt., AP Best Programmes: Electrical & Electronics Engg.

And Computer Science &Engg.

2. Annamacharya Institute of Technology &Sciences,Thallapaka (Panchayath), New Boyanapalli (Post),Rajampet (Mandal), KadapaDistt., AndhraPradesh – 516 126 Best programmes: Mechanical Engg. Electrical & Electronics Engg. Electronics &Commu.Engg.

Computer Science &Engg. Information Technology.

3. AnuragEngg. College,kodad, Nalgonda, A.P. Best programmes: Information Technology Electrical & Electronics Engg.Electronics& Comm.

Engg. Computer Science &Engg.

4. B.I.T. Institute of Technology,hindupur, Andhra Pradesh Best programmes: Electronics &Commu.

Engg.Computer Science &Engg.

5. BonamVenkataChalamayyaEngineeringCollege, Odalarevu, NearAmalpuram, AndhraPradeshInformation Technology Best programmes: Comp. Science &Engg.

Electronics & Comm. Engg.Electrical & Electronics Engg. Mechanical Engineering 6. College of Engg.

AndhraUniversity, Waltair,Visakhapatna. – 530 003 Best programmes: Electrical & Elect. Engg., ECE, Mechanical, Civil, CSE, Chemical 7. C.V.S.R. College of Engineering, Andhra Pradesh a. Computer Science &Engg.Electronics& Comm.

Engg.Electrical& Electronics Engg.

8. GokarajuRangarajuInstitute of Engg. &Technology, Bachupalli,(Via) Kukatpally,Hyderabad – 500 072, AP. Preferable programmes: Electrical & Electron.

Engg.Mechanical Engg.Electronics& Comm.

Engg.Computer Sci. &Engg.

Information

Technology .

9. Intel Engineering College,Anantpur Andhra Pradesh.

Preferable programmes: Mechanical Engg.

Electronics& Commu.

Engg.Computer Science &Engg.Electrical& Electronics Engg.

10.Jayamukhi Institute of Technological Sci.,Warangal, A.P. Preferred: Electronics & Comm. Engg.Computer Science &Engg.Information Technology, Electrical &gg.

11.JayaprakashNarayanCollege of Engg.,Dharmapur (V),Mahabubnagar (Distt),-509 001.

Preferred: Electronics &Commu.Engg.Computer Science &Engg.Electrical& Electronics Engg. .

12.JNTU College of Engg.Kukatpally, Hyderabad – 500072.-All branches are preferable.

Computer Sci. &Engg.,Electronics& Comm.

Engg.,Mechanical Engg.,Metallurgical Engg.

13.JoginpallyB.R.EngineeringCollege,Hyderabad, AndhraPradesh, preferred: Bio-Technology 14.Mahatma Gandhi Instituteof Technology, ChaitanyaBharathi, Gandipet,Hyderabad Preferred: Mechanical (Mechatronics) Engg.

Electronics& Comm. Engg. Metallurgy& Material Tech. Computer Science &Engg.Electrical& Electronics Engg.Information Technology 15.MVGR College of Engg.,VizayaNagaram A.P. Preferred: Electrical & Electronics Engg.

MechanicalEngg. Computer Science &Engg.

InformationTech. Electronics& Comm. Engg.

ChemicalEngg.

16.MaturiVenkataSubbaRao (M.V.S.R.) Engg.College, Nadergul (P.O),Via – RangannagudemXRoad, SaroornagarMandal, R.R. Dist.,Hyderabad – 501 510,Andhra Pradesh Preferred: Electronics & Comm. Engg.Electrical & Electronics Engg.

17.Nalanda Institute of Engg.& Technology, SiddhardhNagar, Kantepudi (V),Sattenapalli (M), Guntur(DT), Andhra Pradesh –522 438 Preferred: Information TechnologyElectrical& Electronics Engg.Electronics& Comm. Engg..

18.NarasaraopetaEngg.College, KotappakondaRoad, Yellamanda (P.O.),Narasaraopet – 522 601,Guntur Distt. AndhraPradesh.

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Preferred: Electronics &Commu.Engg.Electrical& Electronics Engg.Computer Science &Engg.

InformationTechnologyMechanical Engineering 19.QIS College of Engineering andTechnology, VengamukkaPalem, Ongole-523 272Prakasam Disstt. AndhraPradesh.

Preferred: Mechanical Engineering Electronics & Commu.Engg.Computer Science &Engg.Electrical& Electronics Engg.

20.Padmasri Dr. B.V. RajuInstitute of Technology, Vishnupur, Narsapur,Medak (Distt)-502 313 Andhra Pradesh Preferred: Electronics & Commu. Engg.

ChemicalEngg. Electrical& Electronics Engg.

Computer Science &Engg.Bio Medical Engg.

Information Technology 21.Sreenidhi Institute of Science &Technology,Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh Preferred: Bio-TechnologyM.Tech.Electrical &Electronics Engg.M.Tech.CAD/CAMM.Tech.Digital System &Comp. Science.

22.Sreekavitha Engineering College, Karepalli, Khammam Distt. A.P. Preferred: Computer Science &Engg.Electrical& Electronics Engg.Electronics&Commu.Engg.Information Technology.

23.TRR College of Engg.TRR Nagar, Inole(Village) Patancheru(Mandal), MedakDistt.Andhra Pradesh – 502 319.

Preferred: Electronics &Commu.Engg.Computer Science &Engg.

24.Velagapudi Ramakrishna Siddhartha Engineering College, Kanuri (Post),Vijayawada-520 007, A.P. Preferred: Civil EngineeringComputer Science & Engg Electrical& Electro. Engg. Mechanical Engineering Electronics& Comm. EnggInformation Technology Electronic & Instrumentation Engg.

25.SreeDattha Institute of Engineering and Science,Sherigunda (V),Ibrahimopatman, A.P. Preferred: Electronics &Commu.Engg.Electrical& Electronics Engg.Information Technology Computer Science &Engg.

26.Vardhaman College of Engineering, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh Preferred: Computer Science &Engg. Electronics & Commu. Engg. Electrical & Electronics Engg.

Information Technology 27.Aditya Institute of Tech. & Management, Srikakulam Distt., A P Preferred: Computer Science &Engg.Electronics& Comm. Engg.Electrical& Electronics Engg.

28.ViswambharaEducationalSociety, Vaagdevi College of Engg., Warangal Preferred: Electronics & Comm. Engg.Electrical& Electronics Engg.InformationTechnologyComputer Science &Engg.

29.Viswanadha Institute of Tech. & Management, Visakhapatnam, AP. Preferred: Civil Engineering-UG

6. GUIDANCE TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS IN A.P:

Analysis of 2012 ranks and marks weightage is also made available for your reference in this article.

Inter and Eamcet-Weightage-Probable rank range-an estimation. (Based on 2012-Rank analysis).

To define rank in EAMCET, basically Inter GROUP marks weightage and EAMCET marks weightage shall be taken together to finalize the Rank. These TWO weightages were taken as 25% and 75% respectively.

Every 10 marks in Inter group (Total of 600), the weightage is equal to (25/600)X10)) 0.4166 and every 10 marks in EAMCET( Total of 160), the weightage is equal to (75/160)X10)) 4.6875.

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Sample calculation for Inter and Eamcet marks with weightage and corresponding Rank as obtained in 2012 is given here under for reference:

Eamcet Inter Marks Weight Marks Weight (GROUP) age Max.156 for Age last year 595 24.79 149 71.63 597 24.88 143 68.75 577 24.04 136 65.38 595 24.79 119 57.21 593 24.71 111 53.37 583 24.29 89 42.79 589 24.54 76 36.54 578 24.08 68 32.69 588 24.50 63 30.29 564 23.50 61 29.33

Total Weightage

Rank

96.42 93.63 89.42 82 78.08 67.08 61.08 56.77 54.79 52.83

1 10 100 500 1000 5000 10000 16000 20000 25000

GUIDANCE TO THE NEEDY:

Those who got less than 1000 rank may get preferred seat of his/her choice. If Rank is above 5000, then getting seat may be possible in best private institution in A.P. If Rank is beyond 10,000, then priority shall be given to Programmes/Branches accredited

by NBA. These institutions are listed for your reference.

7. To choose the branch/ programme, the following tips may be considered as reference.

Prefer ECE or Mechanical based on thescores of mathematics and Physics at SSC and INTER. Choose CSE/IT/BioTech/Aeronautical, Nano technology branches to do Masters in abroad.

Preference may be given to ECE/Mechanical/EEE/Civil and other core engineering branches, if mathematics is an interested subject.

Choose chemical/Biotech/Metallurgy/Petrochemical/ and other allied branches, if chemistry is a preferred subject.

Please do not carried away by other’s opinion/suggestion without your verification.

8. To choose the institution, the following information/queries may help you to decide: Few government engineering colleges, under A.U (1), JN TU (9), O.U (1),SVU (1), have distinction with good infrastructure, well qualified faculty, good placement, good facilities like transport, hostels, canteen as specified in list.

To know about other institutions, Use internet/Google to‌ Enquire about facilities, faculty

As per the given table, one shall understand even one or two marks may play critical role in defining the Rank. But in A.P, we have plenty of seats in 700 odd engineering colleges. So, no need to worry at present.

Choosing the college and branch are critical before aiming for placement at first year.

Comparison of Ranks with and without weightage Eamcet plus Inter Weight age

Eamcet Rank

EAMCET MARKS ALONE

Eamcet Rank

91

Less than 50

148-140

11- 100

93.6

Less than 10

More than 149

86.5

Less than 100

77

Less than 1000

70

Less than 3000

66

Less than 5000

81 72 68 64 63 62 61

Less than 500

Less than 4000

79-70

Less than 6000

69-60

Less than 7000

Less than 60

Less than 8000

281-700

1201-2500 2501-5500 5501-8000

8001-13000

13001-24000

More than 24000

Less than 9000

Less than 14000

53

701-1200

89-80

57 55

119-110 99-90

Less than 10000

56

101-280

109-100

59.5 58

139-130 129-120

Less than 2000

Less than 10

Less than 12000 Less than 16000 Less than 18000 Less than 20000

qualifications and experience, Laboratory equipment and its cost invested during last 3 years, placement details in core companies and software companies with salary packages over last 3 years.

For Mechanical, Civil, EEE and core branches placement may be OFF campus, so enquire accordingly.

Enquire about how many students qualifiedin GATE, IES, and other competitive examinations over last 3 years.

Enquire about any quality improvement initiatives for

faculty, students and staff being organized over last 3 years like workshops, training activities, add-on programmes, certificate programmes etc., Enquire about any Industry visits, Guest lectures by eminent faculty, were organized for students regularly during holidays/semester breaks.

Enquire about quality projects/internships being guided by faculty at third year and fourth year.

Enquire about any guidance or counseling is being offered by college for higher

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9.

1.

2.

3.

4.

studies/entrepreneurial activities/sports/NSS/NCC etc..

Preference of branches/programmes-a review for future: For the last decade, Electronics and Communication Engineering Branch/programme has been the choice for TOP RANK students.

This programme has the curriculum with the balance of basic concepts of both Software and Hardware.

This programme has the flexibility to switch towards Software career/Core industries.

We are all witnessing the explosion of applications in Communication include DTH, Mobile phones, Internet, esevas, Air and Rail reservations.

So in coming few years, this programme shall continue its constant demand for TOPPERS!!

Computer Science and Engineering & Information Technology Branches/programmes have similar curriculum and having flexibility to choose career in India and abroad.-best choice for students, who wish to go abroad.

Core branches like Chemical, Mechanical, Civil, Electrical have traditional curriculum across all institutions, so students who passed out with good credentials with GATE score, preferred by core industries/research institutions like ISRO/DRDO/DLRL/NSTL in India.

Hybrid branches like Biotechnology, Petro chemical engineering, Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering, Mechatronics, Electronics and Tele communications, Aeronautical Engineering, Nano technology etc.., have

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specialized institutions with limited seats across India. These programmes shall be more interesting, if they are accredited by NBA. 5. In coming FIVE years, in India, As service sector is moving with lot of innovative ideas, Engineers with suitable skills from ECE, CSE,IT, shall have bright future to become entrepreneurs as well.

As core industry is in expanding mood, EEE, MECHANICAL, CIVIL branches will have their significance as usual.

For specialized programmes, Proper skill updates, add-on certification courses shall be useful to absorb in related industry.

Over the last 30 years, lots of

private Engineering colleges have reached to the level desired by parents and students in A.P. Some of them were accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi, which is an autonomous body as mentioned earlier.

Few of them also accredited by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Wipro and other reputed software companies to offer Internships, Faculty development programmes and placement.

All the best for Rank holders, would be ENGINEERS of our Great Country!!!

(The author is Acclaimed Academician, Associate Professor in JNTUK University College, VZM)

Source for analysis Internet, Google search options, Magazines like OUT look, India today, Dataquest and Careers 360,NBA website etc.,

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