Upcoming engineering branches

In the earlier era, engineering meant either Civil or Mechanical or Electrical. Interdisciplinary meant Electronics and Telecommunications. With the advent of computing, Information Technology became the new craze. As knowledge expanded and new challenges rose in the corporate field, new disciplines emerged as potential fields of study in many academic domains. With the advent of new technologies the boundaries between engineering branches are fast diminishing.Engineering also is evolving fast and multidisciplinary studies are par for the course. While disciplines like Textiles, Power and Petroleum have been in existence for quite long, new verticals are on the rise. Here we a list out 15 not-so-popular streams of studies.

Agricultural engineering
Agricultural engineering is the discipline that applies engineering science and technology to agricultural production and processing. Agricultural Engineers perform tasks such as planning, supervising and managing the building of dairies, irrigation, drainage, flood and water control systems, perform environmental impact assessments and agricultural product processing. Agricultural & food engineers work in food processing, and pharmaceutical companies such as AMUL Dairy, ITC Limited, Escorts, Shriram Honda, Nestle India, Proagro Seed Co, PRADAN, Sriram Fertilizer & Chemicals and Frigorifico Allana.

Name of Institute	State	Seats
College of Agricultural Engg, Baptla	Andhra Pradesh	60
College of Agricultural Engg, Madakasira	Andhra Pradesh	30
North Eastern Reg. Inst. of Science & Tech.	Arunachal Pradesh	30
Kelappaji Coll of Agricultural Engg. & Tech.	Kerala	46
Lala Lajpat Rai Inst. of Engg. & Tech, Moga	Punjab	50
College of Tech. & Agriculture Engg, Udaipur	Rajasthan	47
Aligarh College of Engg. & Tech.,Aligarh	Uttar Pradesh	60
Ch. Charan Singh University	Uttar Pradesh	60
Marathwada Inst. of Tech., Bulandshahar	Uttar Pradesh	60
GB Pant University of Agrilculture & Tech,	Uttarakhand	60

Biomedical engineering
Biomedical engineering uses engineering expertise to analyse and solve problems in biology and medicine, providing an overall enhancement of health care. A highly important contribution of biomedical engineering is in the design and development of artificial organs and prosthetic devices which replace or enhance the function of missing, inoperative, or inadequate natural organs or body parts. Major recruiters include Biocon India Ltd, Thapar Group, IDPL, India Vaccines Corporation, Hindustan Antibiotics, National Botanical Institute, National Chemical Laboratories and The Energy and Research Institute.

Name of Institute	State	Seats
Govt. Engg. College, Gandhinagar	Gujarat	120
L. D. Engg. College , Ahemdabad	Gujarat	60
Guru Jambheshwar Univ of Sc. & Tech, Hissar	Haryana	60
K S Rangasamy College of Tech.	Tamil Nadu	30
P S N A Colllege of Engg. and Tech.	Tamil Nadu	60
PSG College of Tech., Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	60
SSN College of Engg.	Tamil Nadu	60
Babu Banarasidas National Inst. of Tech. & Mgmt	Uttar Pradesh	60
Bundelkhand University, Jhansi	Uttar Pradesh	60
Northern India Engg. College, Lucknow	Uttar Pradesh	60

Leather technology

Leather technology deals with synthesis, production and refining of leather to make commercial goods like footwear, clothing, gloves, belts, wallets, luggage, bags, upholstery including automobiles and sports goods. After graduation engineers can work in the leather and allied industries in production, quality control, research, management and marketing in companies such as Balmer Lawrie & Co, India Polyfibres, Indian Rayon & Industries, Jain Tanners, Mirza Tanners and PolyPlex Corporation.

Name of Institute	State	Seats
Muzaffarpur Inst. of Tech, Muzaffarpur	Bihar	15
College of Engg & Management, Kapurthala	Punjab	20
Harcourt Butler Technological Inst., Kanpur	Uttar Pradesh	20
Govt. College of Engg. & Leather Tech., Kolkata	West Bengal	40

Textile Engineering

Textile Engineering combines the principles of engineering with specific knowledge of textile equipment and processes. This knowledge is then implemented for the processing and production of all kinds of textile fabric and yarns from textile fibres. After completing textile engineering career paths include process engineering, research and development, production control, technical sales, quality control and corporate management. Leading recruiters include: LNJ Bhilwara Group, Reliance Textiles, Arvind Mills, Raymonds, Bombay Dyeing Ltd and Rajasthan Petro Synthetics.

Name of Institute	State	Seats
L. D. Engg. College , Ahmedabad	Gujarat	60
Sri Krishna RSJ Technological Inst.	Karnataka	30
DK Technical Edu Society's Textile & Engg. Inst.	Maharashtra	210
Veermata Jijabai Technological Inst., Mumbai	Maharashtra	20
College of Engg & Management, Kapurthala	Punjab	40
Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar	Punjab	30
Bannari Amman Inst. of Tech.	Tamil Nadu	40
Jaya Engg. College	Tamil Nadu	40
PSG College of Tech., Coimbatore	Tamil Nadu	60
Sri Krishna Engg. College	Tamil Nadu	30

Marine Engineering

Marine Engineering offers an exciting career for adventurous students and it involves the construction and maintenance of ships, other sailing vessels, ports and cargo facilities at waterfront. Marine engineers are completely responsible for maintaining a ship’s machinery such as the engine room, electric motors and propulsive engines and other devices to ensure proper functioning of the ship. Employment opportunities are available in Merchant Navy, Navy and manufacturing industries. Offshore job opportunities are available in ports such as Mazagaon Docks Limited, government jobs in the Shipping Corporation of India and in shipping companies such as Anglo Eastern Shipping, Mobil Shipping Co, Orinoco Marine Consultancy and Chevron Manning Services.

Name of Institute	State	Seats
Shantilal Shah Engg College, Bhavnagar	Gujarat	60
Vasantdada Patil Pratishthans Collage of Engg	Maharashtra	40
G.K.M. College of Engg. and Tech, Chennai	Tamil Nadu	40
Noorul Islam College of Engg, Kanyakumari	Tamil Nadu	60
P S N Inst. of Tech. & Science	Tamil Nadu	30
SAMS College of Engg. & Tech.	Tamil Nadu	40
Sethu Inst. of Tech.	Tamil Nadu	40
Sri Venkateswara College of Engg.	Tamil Nadu	30
International Maritime Ins., Greater Noida	Uttar Pradesh	60
Inst. of Tech. and Marine Engg.	West Bengal	120

Packaging & Printing Technology

Name of Institute	State	Seats
Guru Jambheshwar University of Sc. & Tech, Hissar	Haryana	120
Instt of Instrumentation Engg. K.U., Kurukshetra	Haryana	30
Somany Inst. of Tech & Mgt, Rewari	Haryana	30

Mechatronics

Mechatronics is a multidisciplinary engineering branch which integrates the classical fields of mechanical, electrical engineering, mathematics, and computer science/information technology. Its application areas range from power systems to transportation to optical telecommunications to biomedical engineering. An industrial robot is a prime example of a mechatronics system as it includes aspects of electronics, mechanics, and computing to do its day-to-day jobs. Graduates can take up careers in a wide spectrum of industries including robotics, aerospace, defence, automotive and manufacturing, as well as in businesses that require extensive computer support, such as banking and commerce.

Name of Institute	State	Seats
Vignan's Foundation for Sci., Tech. & Research	Andhra Pradesh	60
Acharya Inst. of Tech, Bangalore	Karnataka	60
Manipal Inst. of Technology, Manipal	Karnataka	60
K.S.Rangasamy College of Technology	Tamil Nadu	120
Kongu Engg. College	Tamil Nadu	120
Kumaraguru College of Technology	Tamil Nadu	60
Sri Krishna College of Engg. and Technology	Tamil Nadu	60
SRM Engg. College, SRM University	Tamil Nadu	120
UPES Dehradun	Uttarakhand	60

Electronics & Computers

Name of Institute	State	Seats
AU College of Engg., Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	10
Prasad V Potluri Siddhartha Institute of Tech.	Andhra Pradesh	60
Usha Rama College of Engg. & Tech.	Andhra Pradesh	60
NRI, Instt. of Information Sc.& Tech, Bhopal	Madhya Pradesh	120
Shriram inst. Of Sci.and Tech, Jabalpur	Madhya Pradesh	90

Automobile Engineering

Name of Institute	State	Seats
Government Engineering College, Modasa	Gujarat	120
Malnad College of Engineering	Karnataka	50
Manipal Institute of Technology	Karnataka	NA
SCMS School of Engg.and Tech	Kerala	60
Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engg	Kerala	60
Government College of Engineering, Ambegaon	Maharashtra	60
Institute of Road and Transport Technology	Tamil Nadu	60
Sri Ram Engineering College	Tamil Nadu	60
Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering	Tamil Nadu	60
Hindustan College of Science & Tech, Mathura	Uttar Pradesh	120

Power

Power engineering is a subfield of electrical engineering that deals with the generation, transmission and distribution of electric power. The generation subsystem, the power plant produces the electricity; the transmission subsystem transmits the electricity to the load centres and the distribution subsystem transmits the power to the customers. Graduates may obtain employment in both the public and private sector in companies such as BEL, BHEL, DRDO, HAL, DMRC, ISRO, NTPC, Power Grid, Jaypee group, Jindal Steel & Power, Reliance Energy, Larsen &Toubro and Tata.

Name of Institute	State	Seats
National Power Training Institute	Delhi	60
Lukhdhirji Engg. College, Morbi	Gujarat	60
Vishwakarma Gov. Engg College, Chandkheda	Gujarat	60
Jadavpur University	West Bengal	41
National Power Training Inst, Durgapur	West Bengal	60

Biochemical Engineering

Name of Institute	State	Seats
IIT Delhi	Delhi	NA
Harcourt Butler Technological Institute,Kanpur.	Uttar Pradesh	30
Kumaon Engineering College, Almora	Uttarakhand	30

Oil & Petroleum Engineering

Petroleum refers to crude oil and petroleum engineering is the set of activities related to the production and processing of various products such as gasoline, diesel, heating oil from crude oil. Petroleum engineers work with geologists to understand the geologic formation and properties of the rock containing the oil reservoir, determine the drilling methods to be used and monitor drilling and production operations. They design equipment and processes to achieve the maximum profitable recovery of oil and gas. Petroleum engineers rely heavily on computer models to simulate reservoir performance using different recovery techniques. The organizations in which the graduates are absorbed are Reliance Industries Ltd., ONGC, Schlumberger, Shell, Oil India Limited, Gas Authority of India Ltd., Essar Oil, GSPC, Cairn Energy, Indian Oil Corporation Limited and Reliance Energy.

Name of Institute	State	Seats
JNTU College of Engg, Kakinada	Andhra Pradesh	50
Pandit Deen Dayal Petroleum University	Gujarat	240
ISM Dhanbad	Jharkhand	65
Dr.Babasaheb Ambedkar Tech University	Maharashtra	60
Maharashtra Inst. of Technology, Pune	Maharashtra	90
University Dept of Chemical Tech., Amravati	Maharashtra	30
University Inst. of Chemical Tech., Mumbai	Maharashtra	16
Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering	Tamil Nadu	60
UPES Dehradun	Uttarakhand	80

Medical Electronics

Medical Electronics is a specialised discipline which integrates engineering with Biomedical Sciences and Clinical Practice Medical Electronics engineers develop imaging devices such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and procedures that solve medical and health-related problems such as automating insulin injections or controlling body functions. Increasing demand for improved medical devices and systems is promoting research in various fields such as Biomechanics, Medical Imaging, Bio Signal Processing and Biosensors. Career options for medical engineers include working in research labs, hospitals for medical equipment maintenance and developing medical software.

Name of Institute	State	Seats
B. M. Sreenivasaiah College of Engg, Bangalore	Karnataka	15
Dayananda Sagar College of Engg, Bangalore	Karnataka	30
Dr. Ambedkar Inst. of Tech., Bangalore	Karnataka	30
Dr. M. V. Jayaraman College of Engg, Bangalore	Karnataka	12
M.S.Ramaiah Inst. of Tech., Bangalore	Karnataka	60
Sri Belimatha Mahasamstahana Inst. of Tech	Karnataka	60
Sri Krishna Inst. of Tech., Bangalore	Karnataka	30
Sri Siddhartha Inst. of Tech., Tumkur	Karnataka	30

Dairy Technology

Name of Institute	State	Seats
College of Veterinary Science, Tirupati	Andhra Pradesh	25
Govt. Degree College, Kamareddy	Andhra Pradesh	25
National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal	Haryana	40
College of Agricultural Engineering, Jabalpur	Madhya Pradesh	40
College of Diary & Food Sc. Tech., Maharana Pratap University of Ag. & Tech, Udaipur	Rajasthan	25

Source: Careers360