Career in Automobile Engineering in India


Automotive engineering or automobile engineering is a part of mechanical engineering. Currently, due to the rapid growth of the embedded system and the manufacture of automotive components, there is a great demand for automotive engineering. It is a segment that deals with motorcycles, cars, and buses.


The study of automotive engineering is to design, develop, manufacture and test components of vehicles, from the concept phase to the production stage. BE / B. TECH in Automotive Engineering is a four-year program where you will learn about fluid mechanics and machinery, thermodynamics, vehicle dynamics, industrial engineering and much more.
Before making any decision, I would suggest you take an online aptitude test to configure your interest area.

Eligibility for Automobile engineering:

Diploma in Automotive engineering: -

Duration: 3 year
Eligibility: Candidates must complete 10+2 with minimum 50% marks in physics, chemistry, mathematics from a recognized board examination.

Bachelors in automotive engineering: -

Duration: 4 year
Eligibility: To get admission in BE/ B.Tech with automobile engineering stream candidates must have passed 10+2 with minimum qualifying marks with mathematics, Physics, and chemistry.
Besides national level tests like JEE, and another entrance test also held by the various state, central, and private universities which require 50% marks as qualifying to appear for the test.

 In this video, we share a short summary of various options and brief descriptions of automotive engineering.


Top 10 college to get admission in automobile engineering:

·         Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IITM)
·         Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi)
·         Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
·         Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal
·         SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai
·         PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore
·         Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI), Mumbai
·         Vellore Institute of Technology, Tamil Nadu
·         SCMS School of Engineering and Technology (SSET), Cochin
·         Hindustan Institute of Engineering Technology, Chennai

Further studies after BE/B.TECH in automobile engineering: -

M.E or M. TECH is the best choice after graduation if you want to continue your study. After successfully completed your masters you will get a job in any vehicle manufacturing company. You can also choose an MBA as your master’s degree. Nowadays such companies are hiring those people who are technically and commercially sound. You can also choose a Ph.D. after ME or M. TECH and can render your services in any reputed engineering institutions.

Skills of an automotive engineer:


To be a good automotive engineer you’ll need the following skills:

·        Technical Experience: A working knowledge of the technical aspects of automobile maintenance is expected for this position.
·        Ability to work in a team: Automobile engineers work in a team with other team members in every project.
·       Commercial Awareness: To satisfy customers, automobile engineers keep up to date with industry developments new technology innovations. 

      Work Designation:

A person with a degree in automobile engineering can get one of the following designations:
·         Automobile technicians
·         Automobile designer
·         NVH (noise, Vibration, and Harshness) engineers
·         Quality control executive
·         Research and development engineer

Salary range:

The salary package of an engineer depends on many factors like company size, company profile, and experience of candidates. And depends on the institute where you have completed your studying.
The salary for beginners is approximately 10,000-20,000 per month. An experienced engineer can earn 100,000(approx.) per month.

Some of the best automobile companies are:

  Ø Maruti Suzuki India Limited
  Ø Tata Motors
  Ø Hero MotoCorp Limited
  Ø Ashok Leyland
  Ø Mahindra & Mahindra


Growth opportunity:

The automobile industry is one of the fastest growing industry, India is the 7th largest producer in the world with an average annual production of 17 million vehicles. According to industry estimates, India will sell more than 6 million vehicles in the coming year. So, it’s clear that India is a growing automobile market and jobs in this sector will increase significantly. More importantly, the 2016-2026 Automotive Mission Plan (AMP 2026) is the collective vision of the Indian government and the Indian automotive industry about where automotive components should reach that level in terms of size and sales.

To know more about career options in other streams visit Career Aptitude Test. To explore the best-suited career options, take an online aptitude test.


Information Source Reference: -

1.     What is Automobile Engineering - Telegraph Jobs Advice (2019). Retrieved from https://jobs.telegraph.co.uk/article/what-is-automobile-engineering/
2.     Automobile Engineering - the machine that defines us. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/plan-your-career/story/automobile-engineering-188155-2014-04-08
3.     Automobile Engineering - Eligibility, Fee, Scope, Career. (2019). Retrieved from https://www.careers360.com/automobile-engineering-course

4.      Singh, B. (2019). Automobile Engineering - Career, Growth, Scope & Salary. Retrieved from https://www.plancess.com/jee-mag/career-after-automobile-engineering/

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