Production and Industrial Engineers work to achieve higher productivity in the production process by developing integrated designs, operative systems and efficient planning.

Work

Production engineers design and install integrated systems of men and materials, equipment and processes in order to increase the productivity of goods. These engineers are responsible for planning, measuring, and controlling all activities within an organisation.

This branch of engineering is not specialised like the other branches. Production/Industrial engineers oversee operations as a whole and their work is to make sure that optimal production standards are met at economically viable costs, without compromising on quality. In order to achieve this, they need to study production processes of an industry thoroughly and devise strategies and implement them on the production floor.

Industrial engineers have knowledge not only about the manufacturing and production processes of the industry, but also about the various problems and challenges faced by the organisation. They use concepts like time and motion study, statistical and quantitative techniques and operations research.

Money

As a trainee in Production Planning and Control department, a fresher can earn a salary ranging from Rs.6,000 to Rs.8,500 or more a month.

Job Opportunities

It is easy for Industrial/ Production engineers to get jobs in medium to large-scale industries applying complicated engineering operations.

Employment opportunities for Production/Industrial engineers exist in almost all industries involved in production of goods. Organisations involved in research and development work in the government and private sectors also employ industrial engineers.

Engineers can also set up their own units/companies or consultancies. Employment opportunities exist in almost all industries engaged in the production of goods.

Entry

You need to have a graduate degree (BE/BTech) or at least a diploma in production/industrial engineering in order to enter this profession.

You can also do a PG Diploma in Industrial Engineering / Management or ME in Industrial Engineering/ Management after your BE/ BTech in Mechanical/ Chemical/ Metallurgy/ Electrical / Energy engineering courses.

This branch of engineering is an offshoot of mechanical engineering and involves designing and operations of equipment, systems and processes related to production of goods.

The Production engineering course covers theory of machines, applied thermodynamics, machine design, fluid mechanics, machine tool design, heat transfer, prime movers, pumps and compressors and industrial engineering.

Eligibility

The basic eligibility criteria for admission to the BE/BTech course is 10+2 or its equivalent examination, with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics.

Admission to all Engineering courses at the degree level is based on merit/marks secured in the final exams of 10+2 (with science subjects) or on the basis of entrance exams

The duration of the BE/BTech course is four years while the diploma courses are of 2-3 years' duration.

The course content at the degree level in industrial engineering involves industrial automation, systems engineering, process engineering and management concepts.

Educational institutes

Some of the premier engineering colleges in India are:

Indian Institute of Technology (New Delhi, Mumbai, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur, and Chennai )

Regional Engineering Colleges ( Warangal, Andhra Pradesh ; Silchar, Assam ; Jamshedpur, Bihar ; Surat, Gujarat ; Kurkshetra, Haryana; Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir; Surathkal, Karnataka ; Calicut, Kerala ; Visvesvaraya REC, Nagpur,
Maharashtra ; Rourkela, Orissa ; Jaipur, Rajasthan ; Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu ; Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh ; Durgapur, West Bengal ; Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh ; Jalandhar, Punjab.)

Birla Institute of Technology (BITS) - (Pilani and Ranchi.)

Delhi College of Engineering, New Delhi

University of Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh.

Jadavpur University, Kolkata