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Courses and Eligibility

Bachelor of Engineering (BE)/ Bachelor of Technology (BTech): The eligibility is class 12th with physics, chemistry and maths as the main subjects, and Entrance Exam. The AMIE (Associate Memberships of the Institution of Engineers) offers courses which are also equivalent to BE and B.Tech.

 

Masters in Engineering( ME) or Masters in Technology M.Tech: Eligibility is B.E./B.Tech. and entrance Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) exam. The marks scored in this exam are valid in most colleges.

 

For those who wish to study further, a Ph.D. in engineering can be pursued as a good career option.

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Course Fees

The 4 years course in engineering from an IIT will cost about 2lakhs. There are a number of scholarships, fee waivers and loans available for those who are unable to fund the education. Apart from this, in most colleges the students can earn a small amount while working on a research project with the professors in their college and this can also help funding the course. The fees in other private colleges is more ranging from about 40,000 per year to about 70,000 per year.

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Top Colleges to do B Tech Mechanical Engineering

In India there are many Universities and colleges that offer B Tech / B E and M Tech. Some of the top colleges offering the course are:

 

  • Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
  • Institute of Technology, Benaras Hindu University, Benaras.
  • Institute of Technology, Ropar
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhi Nagar
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneshwar
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Patna
  • Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi
  • Institute of Technology,Indore
  • Institute of Technology, Rajsthan, Mentored by IIT Kanpur Temporarily at IIT Kanpur

 

Then there are 30 NIT's located in various parts of the country that offer B Tech . M Tech programs.

1. NIT Warangal

2. NIT Tiruchirappalli

3. MANIT Bhopal

4. MNIT Jaipur

5. MNNIT Allahabad

6. NIT Jamshedpur

7. SVNIT Surat

8. VNIT Nagpur

9. NIT Kurukshetra

10. NIT Calicut

11. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

12. NIT Rourkela

13. NIT Surathkal

14. NIT Patna

15. NIT Raipur

16. NIT Srinagar

17. NIT Hamirpur

18. NIT Delhi

19. NIT Arunachal Pradesh

20. NIT Agartala

21. NIT Durgapur

22. NIT Goa

23. NIT Puducherry

24. NIT Manipur

25. NIT Meghalaya

26. NIT Mizoram

27. NIT Nagaland

28. NIT Sikkim

29. NIT Silchar

30. NIT Uttarakhand

 

Some other reputed colleges are

  • University Institute of Engineering and Technology, South campus, Panjab University Chandigarh
  • Delhi Technological University, New Delhi (Formerly Delhi College of Engineering)
  • Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi
  • Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for women, New Delhi .

 

 

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