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A career in Mechanical engineering after 12, Best engineering jobs, career guidance


Let me tell you that Mechanical Engineering is one of the best engineering disciplines. So, having a career in mechanical engineering will give you a lot of opportunities and different options will open up for you.
After completing Mechanical engineering you can be employed in the government sector(like IOCL, ONGC, etc), private sector or you can start your own business.

In this article, you will know about a career in mechanical engineering, what are engineering jobs available in the market both in the private and government sector, what different mechanical engineering courses are offered, what Mechanical engineering branches are offering for post-graduation, and many more.

A career in Mechanical engineering:


You are reading this blog because either you just completed your Higher Secondary exam, and you are willing to make a career in Mechanical Engineering or you are in class 10,11, and you are planning to become a Mechanical engineer, right?
As a Mechanical engineer, you have to deal with designing machine parts, control operations, manufacture, maintenance of mechanical systems, etc. There is a large number of job opportunities as well.
 After completing Mechanical engineering you can be employed in the government sector, or private sector or you can start your own business.

Career in mechanical engineering
A career in mechanical engineering

Mechanical engineering jobs in the government sector:

There is plenty of government job opportunities with a very good pay scale. Central government PSU like ONGC, BHEL, IOCL, HPCL, BPCL, GAIL, SAIL, VIZAG STEEL, NTPC etc offer jobs through the GATE exam and they are conduct their own separate exam also. 
You can be a researcher in an organization like ISRO, DRDO, or BARC. The most prestigious job in India is the IES exam conducted by UPSC.
 The state gov. also recruits engineers through Public Service exams. Railways also open jobs for Mechanical engineers every year. There is many more opportunity like this.
Mechanical engineering jobs

Mechanical engineering jobs in the private sector:

There are so many private companies recruiting mechanical engineers every year and offering decent salaries. The best companies for Mechanical Engineer are Tata Group, Kirloskar, Larsen and Toubro(L&T), Godrej Group, Thermax, Force motor, Mahindra motor, ITC, Hindustan Unilever, Exide, Maruti Suzuki, Hero motor, etc.
Also, you can become a Lecturer in college and ITI or Independent Consultants.

Are you a suitable candidate for a career in Mechanical engineering?

First of all, you can’t choose Mechanical Engineering or any other career by listening to others’ opinions unless the person knows you closely. You need to have some skills to become a good Mechanical Engineer. You have to be good at subjects like Physics, Drawing, Numerical ability, etc.
Most importantly you need to be ready to work hard as competition is quite higher in Mechanical Engineering compared to other disciplines.

Types of Mechanical engineering :


After B.tech if you go for M.tech there you will find various courses for mechanical engineering. Some of them are –

  1. Thermal Power Engineering.
  2.  Machine Design.
  3.  Computer Integrated Manufacturing.
  4.  Aeronautical Engineering.
  5.  Engineering Analysis & Design.
  6.  Industrial Automation and Robotics.
  7.  Automotive Engineering.
  8.  Production Technology.
  9.  Production Management.
  10.  Production Engineering.
  11.  Production Engineering & System Technology.
  12.  Product Design & Manufacturing.
  13.  Master of Engineering Management.
  14.  Manufacturing Science & Engineering, etc.
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