Aeronautical Engineering

Aeronautical Engineering is one of the frontier branches of engineering that deals with the study of principles and technology to design, manufacture and maintain sophisticated products such as aircrafts, missiles and space satellites. This branch of science also makes an expert in the evolution and research of commercial and military aircraft, missiles, spaceships etc. High vigilance and mathematical precision happen to be the two necessary words for this academic discipline.

The sub-disciplines in aeronautical engineering includes the fields like structural design, navigational guidance and control systems, instrumentation and communication or production techniques or it can be in a specific product such as military aircrafts, passenger planes, helicopters, rockets, satellites etc. Professionals qualified in aeronautical engineering may find work in areas like design, development, and maintenance as well as in the managerial and teaching posts in colleges. The demand for aeronautical engineering graduates in airlines, aircraft manufacturing units, air turbine production plants is generally high.


Individuals aspiring for career in aeronautical engineering should be highly talented, self-motivated, good team players, innovative and lateral thinkers. They should also be good in technical and analytical thinking.

Courses & Eligibility
In India various technological universities including the IITs offer programs in aeronautical engineering both at the undergraduate as well as post-graduate level. The basic eligibility criteria for BE / B.Tech courses is intermediate (with Physics, Chemistry and Maths) or equivalent examination with a fairly high percentage of aggregate marks. One needs to pass the qualifying exam i.e. IIT JEE for admission into engineering programs of Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

For M.Tech program in aeronautical engineering one should have completed degree in (BE/BTech) course in the same discipline.  

Job Prospects
Employment opportunities are available with the aircraft-manufacturing units. In the Indian context, the defense service and the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) happen to be the two major employment providers. Moreover, the aeronautical engineers often get employment in companies such as Hindustan Aeronautical Ltd, Defense Research and Development Laboratories, National Aeronautical Lab, Aeronautical Development Establishment, Civil Aviation Department and other places.

Institutes/Universities offering courses in Aeronautical Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai
Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

MIT Campus, Anna University
Chromepet, Chennai 600 044
Tamil Nadu, India
Phone (Dean) : (91) 44 22232403 22235046(R)

Punjab Engineering College (Deemed University)
Sector -12, Chandigarh- 160012
Phone : 2746074, 2753051
Fax : 0172-2745175
Hindustan Institute of Engineering Technology
Registered & Administrative Office
P.B.No. 1306, 40, GST Road,
St. Thomas Mount,
Chennai (Madras)-600 016, India
Phone: 91 - 44 - 2234 1389 / 2234 2508 / 2234 0968/ 2234 0980
Fax: 91 - 44 - 2234 2170
E-Mail:hetc@vsnl.com

Nehru College of Aeronautics & Applied Science
451-D, Palakkad main road,
Kuniamuthur, Coimbatore - 641 008 Tamilnadu
Phone: (0422) 2251148, 2252562, 2252402
Fax: 2251147

School of Aviation Science and Technology
Delhi Flying Club,
New Delhi

Indian Institute for Aeronautical Engineering & Information Technology
140/6, Near Warje Chowk, NDA Road,
Warje Malwadi, Pune-411052
Telefax: (020) 25292151 / 4197 / 4347
Mobile: 98220 13633 / 98225 98836
Email: enquiry@iiaeit.org

Indian Institute of Aeronautical Engineering
179, Kalidas Road
Dehradun, Uttaranchal, 248001
Phone: 91-135-2742121
Fax: 91-135-2742121

Hindustan Electronics Academy
61, Cambridge Road, P.B.No.806, Ulsoor,
Bangalore - 560008 (Karnataka)