All about B.Tech/BE Industrial Engineering & Management Course

Few lines about Industrial Engineering and Management

The industrial engineering and management are an engineering stream that is related to management of industrial processes. The focus of industrial engineering is how to improve processes or design things that are more efficient and waste less money, time, raw resources, man power and energy while following safety standards and regulations. Industrial engineering and engineering management is concerned with the design, improvement, installation and management of integrated systems of people, material and equipment.

Brief Introduction about B.Tech/BE Industrial Engineering & Management

The B.Tech/BE Industrial Engineering & Management is an undergraduate course that is divided into 8-semesters.  The course is related to understanding, development and implementation of systems involving human beings and other resources. In this course, students are taught various methods to manage and optimise the use of available resources.

The main objective of the course is to perform in the fields of design, R&D section, manufacturing, operations and services. Industrial engineers are to reduce the waste & improve performance. They have to achieve the end product with no errors & study the product requirements more carefully to give the best result. The course covers various topics like product design and development, work systems, logistics, production planning and inventory control, safety, quality control and maintenance, operation research, operation management, logistics process engineering.

Eligibility for B.Tech/BE

The students who have passed PUC or 10+2 with a science background can join B.Tech/BE courses. The students interested in joining B.Tech/BE courses are required to qualify competitive exams like CET/COMED-K/JEE with high marks in order to get merit seats in various colleges.

Admission Procedures

The students with relevant qualifications can join B.Tech/BE courses by two modes. The first one is Merit based admission and the second one is Direct admission.

Let’s discuss in detail

Merit Admission

The students who are interested to join B.Tech/BE Industrial Engineering & Management degree should mandatorily appear for CET/COMED-K/JEE or institutional-based entrance exams and undergo counselling to choose their desired colleges for merit seats. The engineering college allotts the merit seats to the students according to their rankings and marks obtained by them in their entrance exams and marks scored in PUC or 10+2. 

There are two types of counselling for the B.Tech/BE students

1. Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) Counselling

The students who are interested to join the government engineering colleges and other engineering colleges affiliated to the government should undergo the counselling procedures of Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA). 

The students who intend to join for the merit seats under government quota are required to complete the counselling procedures and join for the B.Tech/BE programmes in their chosen colleges. The Engineering colleges under the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) are affiliated to the Visveswaraya Technological University (VTU).

2. COMED-K Counselling

The students who are interested to join the private autonomous engineering colleges and deemed universities that are affiliated to All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) are required to apply for the COMED-K counselling procedures. The students should qualify the COMED-K counselling procedures to get admission to their desired private autonomous engineering colleges or deemed universities for Engineering programmes. 

Direct Admission  

The students have another option of getting admission to B.Tech/BE Industrial Engineering & Management course by direct admission process. Under this mode of admission, the students are given direct admission to their desired colleges under management quota. The direct admission students enjoy many special privileges like that they are not required to apply for any entrance exam for getting admissions. They have an option to choose their desired colleges and universities and book their seats in advance even before the starting of the academic year. The students who are interested in direct admissions are required to contact Galaxy Educational Services for more details.

Course curriculum

The students of B.Tech/BE will be studying the following subjects during the course duration

Career & Scope

The B.Tech/BE Industrial Engineering & Management students can find ample job opportunities in different industries. They are normally hired in large scale industries. Their main responsibility is to take care of the industrial production units and ensure that the final product is produced. 

Salary & Emoluments

The fresh B.Tech/BE Industrial Engineering & Management students will be easily earning around 4 lakhs to 6 lakhs per annum. The experienced professionals will be earning around 6 lakhs to 8 lakhs per annum. The salary depends upon location and recruiters

Top Organisations hiring B.Tech/BE Industrial Engineering & Management students

Some of the important organisations hiring B.Tech/BE Industrial Engineering students are:

• Tata Powers
• Adani Powers
• Suzlon
• Reliance Powers
• Tata Steel

Placement opportunities

Some of the job roles available are:

Industrial Engineer: The industrial engineers are professionals required to reduce costs and optimize efficiency in the production processes for manufacturing, national defence and healthcare companies. After reviewing production data, industrial engineers develop integrated systems of materials, machines, energy, information and people to maximize the quality of a product or service. They also create financial management programs that make budgeting and cost analysis less time-consuming.

Process Engineer: The process engineers oversee industrial processes involving continuous machinery that use chemical and biochemical reactions to turn raw materials into an end product. They design new technologies and update existing machines and manufacturing methods. Process engineers can pursue careers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnological, petrochemical and mineral processing industries.

Logistics Coordinator: The logistics coordinator works with suppliers, production, sales and distribution to ensure that the scheduling and communication aspects of the supply chain run smoothly. They make sure that purchase and shipping orders are accurate, fixing errors and making special delivery arrangements as necessary. Depending on their specific role, logistics coordinators also respond to customer and client inquiries.

Industrial Engineering Manager: The industrial engineering managers are organizational leaders who oversee multiple engineering projects, ensuring each team meets expectations and requirements. They collaborate with performance and quality analysts to reduce material waste and labour inefficiencies. Industrial engineering managers also design business plans, hire and train employees and assess the integrity of every step of production.

Conclusion

The B.Tech/BE Industrial Engineering and Management students can find ample job opportunities across different industries. They are well-paid professionals and can expect excellent career growth opportunities in the relevant fields. The students with a passion towards machines and industries can join this course.