Scope of Engineering Education1

Ayatullah Faruque
Research Fellow, Jadavpur University, India
Email: ayatonline@gmail.com

Introduction
If someone wants to get established in short span of time, studying engineering is a very
good choice. Exposure to the world is relatively larger than any other courses. Life in
engineering is challenging and an engineer needs to constantly strive.

WBJEE (West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination)

Every state conducts its own entrance exam for admission in medical, engineering and other
professional courses. It is very hard to appear and get admitted into colleges of other states
except through AIEEE that will be discussed later. So, we should better try for the entrance
exam of our state.
Eligibility: HS with Science (Phys, Chem, Math for Engineering and Phys, Chem, Biology
for Medical).
Admission Process: Counseling based on JEE Rank. For the list of disciplines, visit
http://wbjeeb.in.
Course Fee: ~Rs 200-1500/month for government colleges (tuition) + others; ~Rs. 5000-
6000/month for private colleges (tuition) + others
Duration: 4 years for B.E./B.Tech.
Detail Info: http://wbjeeb.in
Opportunities:
(a) Admission to M.E./M.Tech
(b) Lucrative jobs

AIEEE
All India level test for admission into central institutes of engineering. The syllabus is based
on CBSE 12th Std.
Fee: Rs 36,000/sem or more
                                                            
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 This article is written for the students of XII in the context of West Bengal, India. However, it may be helpful 
for  other  students  too.  It  was  presented  at  the  career  councilors  training  workshop  organized  by  the  West 
Bengal chapter of the Students Islamic Organisation of India on Mar 27, 2011. 
NITs, BESU and others institutes

IIT Entrance Examination

Syllabus: CBSE
Fee: Rs 35000/sem + others

AIME
One can obtain engineering degrees from home by only passing the semester wise
examinations on subjects of the corresponding discipline. However, candidates feel it too
difficult to pursue. So, it is better to avoid.

MBA
Eligibility: After BE/BTech or graduation
Admission Process: Through CET (Common Entrance Test)
Course Fee: Very high (Rs 6-12 lakhs package)
Duration: 2 years
Opportunities:
Lucrative jobs; BE/BTech with MBA gets huge salaries, say Rs. 15 lakhs/annum)

Diploma in Diff. Branches/ Polytechnic

Eligibility: X with marks or X with JEXPO
Ply 40: 40% seats for diploma are allocated for students after X. Admission done purely on
the basis of marks. Remaining 60% from JEXPO; It’s question is based on Xth syllabus)
Admission Process: Counseling
Course Fee: Rs 1000/semester for govt. colleges; more for private colleges
Duration: 3 years
Detail Info: www.webscte.org
Opportunities:
(a) Admission to B.E/BTech 2nd year through JELET
(b) Govt. and private jobs

ME/MTech
Eligibility: BE/BTech with GATE Score
Admission Process: Individual application
Course Fee: Minimal fee, say Rs 200-1000/month; candidate will get scholarship of Rs.
8000-12000/month from govt.
Duration: 2 years
Detail Info: www.iitkgp.ac.in, www.iitb.ac.in
Opportunities:
(a) Teaching at colleges or universities
(b) Lucrative govt. and private jobs

MS (Master of Science)
MS is equivalent to ME/MTech. Foreign institutes give MS instead of ME/MTech. In India,
only IITs give MS.
Admission in India: Through personal contact with faculty members of reputed institutes;
Then admission test; 3 years duration. Good amount of fellowship (~Rs 15000-35000)
obtained.
Admission in Abroad: Through GRE (Graduates Record Examination) and TOEFL (Test of
English as a Foreign Language) score; Recommendation from reputed faculty members of
Indian institutes. Good amount of scholarship available. You can send the excess money to
home.

PhD/Research
Lot of fellowship and grants; Direct approach to supervisors; They will guide for the rest of
the processes; Lot of opportunities in India and abroad;

MCA (Master of Computer Application)

BSC with Math candidates can appear in JECA and get admitted for MCA.

B. Arch. (Bachelor of Architecture)

Eligibility: XII with Science with WBJEE with National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA)
Admission Process: Counseling
Course Fee: Rs. 200-1000/month (tuition fee) + others
Duration: 5 Years
Detail Info: http://www.nata.in, http://wbjeeb.in
Opportunities:
(a) Lot of jobs
(b) Private practice

Pharmacy
D. Pharm (Diploma in Pharmacy)
Eligibility: XII with Science (Phys, Chem, Math, Biology, English);
Admission Process: Advertisement issued; Direct on the basis of marks in PCMB (No
entrance test)
Course Fee: ~Rs. 2000/year (tuition fee) + others
Duration: 2 Years
Detail Info: www.webscte.org
Opportunities:
(a) Admission in B. Pharm 1st year in JU by admission text; Admission in 2nd year through
JELET in other colleges (3 govt. colleges under West Bengal Health University at Bankura,
Kalyani and Jalpaiguri; 7 colleges under Polytechnic; Institute of Pharmacy at Jalpaiguri, 2
colleges at Durgapur, 1 college at Asansole, 2 colleges at Uluberia, more colleges at
Barasat, Tollygunge, Chakdah, Chunchura, Sodepur)
(b) Jobs at Railway Hospitals, Govt. Hospitals, Private Hospitals, etc.
(c) Certificate on rent (More than Rs 1500/month)

B. Pharm
Eligibility: After XII Sc and WBJEE(E Type with Math and Biology) or D. Pharm with JELET
Admission Process: Counseling (<2500 rank for JU, after that Jalpaiguri, then private
colleges); Management quota if joint entrance candidate not found; high donation

Course Fee: Rs 200-1000/month for Govt. colleges; Rs 45,000/sem for private colleges
Duration: 4 years
Detail Info: http://jaduniv.edu.in, http://wbjeeb.in
Opportunities:
(a) Admission to M. Pharm through GPAT and/or NIPER
(b) Govt. Job opportunities: Drug Inspector, Drug Controller, etc. (Through Public Service
Commission, advertisement-> selection test -> interview)
(c) Private jobs: Medicine companies, Medicine production, sales, representative, ..
(d) Certificate on rent (More than Rs 2000/month)

M. Pharm
Eligibility: B. Pharm with GPAT and/or NIPER
Admission Process: Counseling; No GPAT/NIPER for private colleges; Govt. Fellowship
~Rs 8000/month if GPAT and/or NIPER qualified at govt. colleges; To IITs(Biotechnology)
through GPAT with fellowship
Duration: 2 years
Job Opportunities:
(a)Teaching
(b) Lot of govt. and private jobs such as Drug Inspector, Drug Controller, R&D, Quality
Control, Quality Assurance, etc.

PhD in Pharmacy
The candidate can counsel at this stage; Huge opportunities after PhD;