B.Tech is the most preferred degree course by science students. It is a 4 year technical course that will open door of career opportunities for students.
But the question arise that What we can do after a B.Tech degree? and What are some career options after B.Tech?
The questions are very obvious because many students with B.Tech degree are unemployed, searching for jobs in public and private sector. In this article, I will try to explain everything you shoul know about B.Tech so that you will not join the list of those students.
Introduction
B.Tech provides a high paying job in India. There are many career options available for B.Tech graduate in various private and public sectors. You can do higher studies, internships, job, diploma courses, short term courses, freelancing, etc
Many colleges in India provide B.Tech (graduation) after that Mtech (post graduation) and many more courses.
Some of the career options are:
- Higher studies
- Jobs
- College placement
- Diploma courses
- Entrance exam
- Professional courses
- Internship
- Full stack developers
- Engineering
- Architecture
- Planning and Designing
- Defence
Higher Studies
- M Tech
- Executive Certificate Program In General Management
- Master of Science (MSc. or MS)
- Master of Engineering (ME)
- PGDM (PG Diploma in Management)
- MSc in Finance
- Data Science Certification
- Data Analytics Certification
- PG Program in Business Analytics MBA
- PG Program in Project Management
- Full Stack┬аDeveloper Masters Program
Mostly students go for higher studies after B.Tech. M.tech is a natural course after B.Tech. It is master degree in technology. This will enhance your job opportunities in technical sector. Another option that students choose after graduation is MBA. This provide business opportunities in technical line. It is a two year course, comparatively easier than Mtech.
You can prepare for entrance examinations like GATE, JAM or some University entrance exams.
GATE: GATE is conducted by IISC and 7 IITs for entrance in IITs and NITs for M.Tech course. It is conducted every year. Also many Institute provide jobs for fresher based on scores of GATE examination.
JAM: is an entrance exam conducted for admission in Masters in Science courses. It is conducted by IITs.
Short term courses
Top 25 short term highly paid courses are:
- Data Science
- AI and Machine Learning Course
- Web Designing Courses
- Software Testing
- Six Sigma Certification
- Advanced Training in Systems Engineering
- Circuit Analysis
- Interior Designing and Landscape Design
- Cloud Computing
- Cyber Security
- ISO Lead Auditor Courses
- Nanotechnology certifications
- Embedded Technology
- Big Data
- Business & Leadership
- Software Development
- Project Management
- Digital Marketing
- DevOps (Developers and Operations)
- IT Service & Architecture
- Robotics
- Networking
- Statistical quality control courses
- Technical drawing and designing
- Full stack development
These courses are helpful to bypass higher degree courses. These courses will improve your skills and provide a high chance of getting jobs in technical field.
Internships
Many Institutesvprovide internship program with B.TECH . It will help you to gain experience in your selected subject. You will do practical applications of knowledge that you have learn. This will help you to analyse whether the subject you have chosen is sufficient for you.
College Placements
Many private companies like Infosys, Wipro, Amazon, etc tie up with the institutes or Colleges. They conduct interview in the final semester of graduation for placement in their company. Most of the engineering students wish to join these companies. They also provide further higher studies with paying job. This will increase chances of getting job because there is less competition.
Jobs
Most of the BTech graduates wish to do job in various public and private sectors. The PSU (Public Eector Undertaking) appoints freshers every year with and without GATE score. Secondly, you can prepare for government exams conducted every year in India. Some of the exams are:
- UPSC (civil, mechanical, Electrical),
- SSC
- ISRO
- DRDO
- BSNL
- Railway NTPC
- BHEL
- NIC etc
Private sector
BTech graduates get recruited as- Researcher, Consultants, Subject matter Experts and more. Campus placement is a great way to get leads for private sector jobs in private companies.
Private jobs after┬а B.Tech are:
- Robotics Engineer
- Production Engineer
- Electronics Engineer
- Telecommunication Engineer
- Construction Engineer
- Mining Engineer
- Automobile Engineer
- Civil Engineer
- Chemical Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Aerospace Engineer
- Lecturer / Professor
- Software Developer
- Product Manager
- Full Stack Developer
- Cloud Engineer
- AI Engineer
Defence
If you are patriotic and want to serve the country, then you must join Indian Army, Navy or Air Force.
They have technical wing in every department where you can get this prestigious and respected career opportunity. This is also less competitive job.
What are top five branches of BTech?
- Computer Science Engineer
- Mechanical Engineers
- Civil Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Biomedical Engineer
Top 15 recruiters in India
- Samsung
- Tata
- Infosys
- Honeywell
- Microsoft
- Intel
- Myntra
- Amazon
- Flipkart
- Apple
- ISRO
- Mahindra Limited
- EXL
- ICICI
Conclusion
Being an Engineer is a prestigious and reputed job. It is one of the highly paid jobs in India. The salary packages of an engineer is really impressive. But I must say that choose engineering based on your interest, scope of growth,┬а level of skills, academic compatibilities, packages.
You should not hesitate to take a gap year to explore different career options as it helps in making better decisions. So, take your time and choose your career wisely. I hope this article have provided you an overview of career options after btech.
