AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING – AN INTRODUCTION
Automobile Engineering is a branch of engineering that deals with designing, manufacturing and operating automobiles. It incorporates elements of mechanical, electrical, software and safety engineering as applied to design and manufacture buses, bikes, trucks and other vehicles and machines.
The course in Automobile Engineering deals with the creation and maintenance of automobiles, starting from designing the vehicles to manufacturing components, assembling and testing them for safety.
HOW AND WHERE TO PURSUE AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING
Basic Eligibility for UG courses
The students, who wish to pursue automobile engineering, should have qualified Class 12
th with minimum of 50% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics from a recognized board in India. Candidates, who wish to join IITs, should have cleared JEE Main and Advanced. Whereas, admission to NITs depends on the candidate’s JEE Main score.
Basic Eligibility for PG courses.
To pursue a postgraduate course in automotive engineering, candidates should have Bachelor’s degree in Automotive Engineering/ B. Tech in Automotive Engineering from a recognized University.
Basic Eligibility for Diploma courses
For a Diploma course in automotive engineering, candidates should have passed 10+2 in the science stream with 50% marks in PCM subjects from a recognized University.
Course -
Few courses in this field are:
- Diploma in Automotive Engineering
- Bachelor of Engineering in Automotive Engineering
- Bachelor of Technology in Automotive Engineering
- Master of Technology in Automotive Engineering
- Master of Technology in Automotive Engineering
- The duration of the course is 4 years, Full Time.
- Area of Specialization
- Engine systems
- Electronics and control systems
- Fuel technology and emissions
- Fluid mechanics
- Aerodynamics
- Thermodynamics
- Rapid prototyping
- Alternative fuels
- Computer-based systems and electronics
- Emissions control
- Vehicle and pedestrian safety or supply chain management
College / Institute –
- Indian Institute of technology, madras, Chennai
- Vellore institute of technology, Vellore
- National Institute of Technology, Warangal
- DIT University, Dehradun
- Amity University, Noida
Job Roles –
- assessing project requirements
- agreeing and negotiating project budgets, timescales, and specifications with clients and managers
- developing and implementing test procedures
- building prototypes of components to carry out tests on
- organizing and carrying out tests, e.g. to check whether engines will work in different conditions, such as high temperatures
- interpreting and analyzing results and data
- sourcing vehicle components and selecting the best materials to use
- providing technical advice and answering queries from clients
- using specialist computer modeling software to produce designs
- making improvements to vehicles in response to customer feedback
- investigating and solving problems, e.g. mechanical failures
- working closely with suppliers
- writing reports and documentation
- giving presentations
- undertaking relevant research
- supervising junior staff.