Prospects for Enginnering graduates

Engineering Abroad

Dr. T.P.Sethumadhavan

Recently in the rapidly changing world, engineering courses are emerging as major areas of technological advancement. In the global education scenario this trend is more pronounced. United states, UK and Canada are the major choices for Indian students to pursue Engineering courses abroad. Being the four-year graduate programme, engineering students can directly apply for postgraduate programmes abroad. Now a days more engineering graduates are interested to join for the management programmes in the business schools abroad.
While searching for engineering courses abroad, identify a research topic, which is most suited to the student. Job opportunities after completing the study programme, chances of getting financial aid/funding have to be assessed. Never believe the promises of overseas education facilitating agencies alone.
Some of the prospective engineering courses are as follows.
· Computer science/engineering and enabled sectors- job potential is very high in this field.
· Electrical engineering and electronics- these courses are having variety of options. Microelectronics, applied electronics and communication, mechatronics, audio engineering are some of the relevant areas.
· Mechanical engineering- Mechatronics, Aeronautics, aerospace, etc are some of the major specializing areas.
· Aircraft engineering
· Industrial engineering-applications in the commercial, manufacturing and service sectors.
· Civil and architectural engineering- coastal engineering and coastal architecture are some of the emerging areas.
· Environmental engineering
· Biomedical engineering/ science-
· Chemical, petroleum and nuclear engineering
· Biotechnology