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Bachelors in automobile engineering
I want to do bachelors degree in engineering/ technology in automobile engineering. Can I do it in India or should I go abroad? Please tell me where I can get this course and the admission procedure?
Sarat Chandra
Automobile Engineering is a specialised field under mechanical engineering. A course in the field equips the students with skills to design, manufacture and repair automobiles.
The rising demand for vehicles, perturbing pollution levels and emphasis on fuel efficiency are forcing the industry to revise its technology. Newer technologies and better products are the need of the hour. In this backdrop, innovative professionals with sound knowledge are needed to support transition and redefine its horizons.
There are a good number of institutes in India that are offering automobile engineering at bachelors level. Students belonging to mechanical and allied branches of engineering can take up automobile engineering at master’s level also.
Madras Institute of Technology, Chennai, affiliated to Anna University, offers B.Tech in Automobile Engineering. The eligibility criterion is pass in Higher Secondary Examination with Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry as subjects of the study or pass in Diploma Examination in Engineering/ Technology of the State Board of Technical Education. The admission is based on performance at entrance examination. The number of seats is 40. For details, log on to www.annauniv.edu
Bharat Institute of Higher Education and Research, Bharat University, Chennai, offers the course. The eligibility criterion is a pass in 10+2 or pass in Diploma Examination in Engineering/ Technology. The admission is based on performance at All India Entrance Examination. The examination centres are Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Delhi and Mumbai. For details, log on to www.bharathuniv.com
SRM University, School of Mechanical Engineering, Tamil Nadu, offers B.Tech in Automobile Engineering. The eligibility criteria are pass in HSC or an equivalent examination with minimum 60 per cent marks and Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry as subjects of the study. The admission is based on performance at entrance test (SRM EEE). For details, visit www.srmuniv.ac.in
Sathyabhama University, Chennai, offer BE in the field. For details, visit www.sathyabamauniv.ac.in
Holymatha College of Modern Technology, Cochin, affiliated to M.G. University offers B.Tech in Automobile Engineering. For details, visit www.holymathacolleges.com or www.mguniversity.edu
Students graduating in this course find employment in companies manufacturing automobiles and their components. The other prospects are with racing teams, and research and development centres. The USA and many countries in Europe -- Germany, Italy and France -- have developed advanced technology in the automobile field. Many universities and technology institutes have sough after courses in automobile engineering. You have to decide where you will pursue a course. You may have to learn the language of that particular country where you propose to do the course. Most universities in Germany, Italy and France impart the course in their native language. Then, you must follow the specific admission procedure to secure a seat. Typically, you are expected to take an aptitude test specific to the country conducted at international level.
Please tell me about the institutes offering M.Tech in Bioinformatics or Biomedical Engineering?
Shivdayal
Karunya University, Chennai, offers M.Tech in Bioinformatics. The eligibility criterion is B.E. or B.Tech in Computer Science/ IT/ Software/ Instrumentation or M.Sc in Bioinformatics or any discipline in Physical, Chemical and Life Sciences, including Computer Sciences and Applied Mathematics with minimum 50 per cent marks. For details, visit www.karunya.edu
Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute for Biotechnology and Bioinformatics offers the course. The eligibility criterion is B.SC with minimum 50 per cent marks. For details, visit www.dypatil.ac.in
M.Tech in Biomedical Engineering is offered by Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai.
For details, visit www.bharathuniv.ac.in
Satyabhama University, Tamil Nadu, offers the course. The eligibility criterion is B.Tech in Bio Group or M.Sc in an allied branch. For details, visit www.sathyabamauniv.ac.in
T. Muralidharan
TMI Network
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