B.Tech in Industrial and Production Engineering

Industrial and Production engineering is the branch of engineering that involved the study of developing, improving, implementing and evaluating the integrated systems of people, money, knowledge, information, equipment, energy, material and as a whole the industrial process. Industrial Engineering can also be called as Operations management, Manufacturing Engineering, Production Engineering or Manufacturing Systems Engineering depending on the viewpoint or motives of the individual.

Production or industrial engineers’ tasks include planning, measuring and controlling the various activities within the organization, besides designing the production process for a product. The responsibilities of an industrial or production engineer include the overall industrial production and management. An industrial engineer is moreover involved with the human and organizational aspects of developing the desired system.

Courses & Eligibility

An aspirant of industrial or production engineering must do intermediate in Science i.e. plus two (with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics). After completion of intermediate in science stream he/she has to give entrance examinations conducted both at national and state level (e.g. IITJEE, AIEEE, BITSAT etc.). After qualifying the entrance examination he/she would take up BE/BTech in production/industrial engineering that is a four years duration course.

A strong base in computer applications is an important element of the industrial engineering course, which facilitates component production, process planning, production planning, etc. In addition, systems engineering, industrial automation, process engineering, and management subjects are taught.

The Institution of Engineers (India) also conducts AMIE course which is equivalent to BE/B.Tech. offered by other institutes/universities.

Individuals, who still wants to study further after completing their BE/BTech, can pursue MTech program offered by Indian Institutes of Technology and several other engineering colleges/universities across the country.

Individuals who have interests in research field can pursue PhD after his/her post graduation studies for carrying out research works.

Career Prospects

There are enormous job opportunities for industrial and production engineers in manufacturing companies. They can also be find jobs in various other organizations including banks, hospitals, finance, agriculture, public utilities, wholesale and retail trade, transportation, construction and government.

Both public and private sectors recruit industrial and production engineers for the smooth functioning of their Instrumental Manufacturing Industries and Industrial automation units. Professionals with higher degrees and adequate managerial expertise can get top positions in the industrial/management field with attractive pay packages and incentives.

Industrial Engineers can also find works as plant engineers, manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, process engineers and industrial managers in different industries, management and service sector in the middle management cadre. Most of the opportunities are in the private sector.

The recruitment in government sector is conducted by the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) which holds Engineering Services Examinations every year to recruit engineers in its different Central services. There are large numbers of openings waiting for industrial/production engineering professionals in the Railways, Armed Forces and in other Government departments as well as in most PSUs.

Pay-Package
Industrial and production engineers get excellent pay packages. The average starting monthly salary of production/industrial engineering graduates in India ranges anywhere between Rs. 15,000 – Rs.25, 000. The pay-package in foreign countries is much higher in comparison to India. Fresh graduates from elite engineering institutions like Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs), National Institutes of Technology (NITs) and Birla Institute of Technology get more remuneration and incentives as compared to others.