Engineers work with a wide variety of structures; tools, machines, metals, chemicals and different materials to invent products or bring modifications to those that already exist.

A Bachelors of Engineering (BE) or Bachelors in technology (B.Tech) degree course is available at the graduation level for students who have cleared their Class-12 examinations. All private and government engineering colleges offer either of these two courses at the graduation level. In engineering, students take up their specializations during, graduation itself. A Masters of Technology (M.Tech) degree is available at the postgraduate level.

A B.Tech or BE course is for a period of four years, Whereas the M.Tech of ME degree course takes about two years after completing graduation in engineering. Some institutes also offer a five-years integrated M.Tech course after the Class-12 examinations. Here, Students get two degrees – B.Tech and M.Tech

Students need to clear the Class-12 examinations, with physics, chemistry and mathematics, to be eligible for admission to the various engineering colleges. Candidates can compete at an All India level for admission in the various state level colleges. Although seats in the state level colleges are reserved for students within that state’s domicile, one can apply for seats that are available for students of other states.

All engineering institutes require students to appear and clear an All India entrance exam in the subject as well. There are two national level examinations for engineering entrance.

Joint Entrance Examination (JEE): Through this examination, Students can get admissions to the seven Indian Institutes of technology (IIT’s), the Indian School of Mines in Dhanbad, the Institute of Technology at Benaras Hindu University, and even the merchant navy course at TS Chanakya and the Marine Engineering Institute at Kolkata.

All India Engineering/ Architecture Entrance Examination (AIEEE): Students can get admissions to the National Institutes of Technology (NITs), deemed universities, technical institutes and other government –funded institutions through this examination. After the written test, a centralized government counseling session is organized to fill the All India Seats.

Apart from these two prominent national level examinations, students can also appear for the State level engineering entrance examinations of individual states for admission into the institutions in that particular state.

As almost all industries dealing with the manufacturing of products require engineers to run their production processes, the career prospects for engineers have been and will always be bright.

Engineers are in demand in both public and private sector enterprises in various areas. Industries such as construction and real estate require civil engineers. Telecom demands electronics and communication engineers, the textile industry needs textile engineers, and the energy and environment sector requires mechanical and electrical engineers

An engineer’s growth path depends on the specialization and the industry in which he or she is working. Designations and the years required to reach higher levels of management vary greatly form industry to industry and from organization to organization