Automobile (or Automotive) engineering is a branch of engineering that studies designing, manufacturing, and automobiles, including bus, car, jeep, truck, tractor, scooter, motorcycle. In 1769, French engineer Captain Nicholas Cugnot built the first road vehicle. The first motor car appeared in India in 1897, after which the automobile industry is flourishing and rising rapidly in India. Due to the demand and passion for vehicles, automobile engineers have many opportunities in India and abroad.
| Course | Eligibility | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Certificate Course in Automobile Engineering | Class 10 | 1 year |
| Diploma in Automotive/Automobile Engineering | Class 10 | 3 Years |
| A.M.I.E Certificate (Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers) | Diploma in automobile engineering | 3 Years |
| Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) / Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) | Class 10+2 (PCM) + Engg. Entrance Test | 4 Years |
| Masters of Engineering (M.E.) / Master of Technology (M.Tech) | B.E./B.Tech. + Entrance Test (GATE) | 2 Years |
| M.S | B.E./B.Tech. + Entrance Test (GATE) | 2 Years |
| Ph.D. | M.E./M.Tech. | 3 years |
Note: After diploma, A.M.I.E certificate is equivalent to B.Tech /B.E; and one is eligible to write GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) to pursue M.E/M.Tech. course), CSAT(Civil Service Aptitude Test ), IES (Indian Engineering Service) exam.
JEE or Joint Entrance Exam
GUJCET (Gujarat)
MHCET (Maharashtra)
GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)
Depending on the type of institute/quota/degree, fees can range from INR 5 thousand to INR 3 lakhs per year, excluding lodging and boarding.
Effective technical and problem-solving skills
Commercial awareness
Good attention to detail and Creativity
Interpersonal and communication skills
Presentation skills
Analytical skills
Good organizational skills
The following are the opportunities available for automobile engineers in various fields:
Design Engineer:Design engineers are responsible for designing and producing visual interpretations of automobiles and their components using computer-aided design packages.
Production Engineer: Manufacturing Engineers are responsible for ensuring proper production of the automotive components or complete vehicles.
Maintenance Engineer: An Automobile Maintenance Engineer exercises general supervision over mechanics and other workers in the workshop, factory, or garage.
Performance Engineer: Performance engineer measure and testability of vehicles to perform in various conditions.
Emission Researcher:Emission Researcher tests the measurement of vehicle emissions, including hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides (NOx), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), and evaporative emissions.
Safety Engineers: Safety Engineers performs an assessment of various crash scenarios and their impact on the vehicle occupants.
Noise, Vibration, and Harshness (NVH) Engineer:The NVH engineer works either to eliminate bad NVH or change the “bad NVH” into good i.e., exhaust tones.
Researcher: An Automobile engineer can also work as a researcher in any automobile company.
Certificate course in Automobile Engineering
Diploma in Automotive/Automobile Engineering
Diploma in Advance Automobile Technology
B.E./B.Tech – in Automotive Engineering
Automotive/ Automobile Engineering
Automation and Control Power System
Automation and Computer Vision
Automotive Engineering and E- Manufacturing
Computer-Aided Designing(CAD) and Computer-Aided Manufacturing(CAM)
A.D.Patel Institute of Technology, Anand (http://www.adit.ac.in)
Government Engineering College, Modasa (http://www.gecmodasa.ac.in)
L.D. College of Engineering, Ahmedabad (http://ldce.ac.in/departments/automobile-engineering)
Government Engineering College, Rajkot (http://www.gecmodasa.ac.in)
Chhotubhai Gopalbhai Patel Institute of Technology, Bardoli (https://cgpit-bardoli.edu.in/b-tech)
Government Polytechnic, Nashik (https://gpnashik.ac.in)
Government College of Engineering & Research, Avasari Khurd, Pune (https://www.gcoeara.ac.in/automobile-engineering-about-us.php)
Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai (http://www.vjti.ac.in)
SCMS School of Engineering and Technology (SSET), Cochin (http://www.scmsgroup.org/sset)
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore (https://www.psgtech.edu/index.php)
SRM University, Chennai (http://www.srmuniv.ac.in)
Ford India
Mahindra & Mahindra Group
Hyundai Motor India
Audi India
Hero MotoCorp Group
Haldex India
Telco
Toyota
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