Industrial Engineering and Management is among the trending courses attracting aspirants globally. The study portrays a mix of industrial engineering including all the technicalities along with management knowledge.
The introduction of the course in the field of engineering was mostly driven by the need for expert industry planners, and process optimizers to reduce the business overheads. As technological/heavy machinery industries and businesses began to expand globally, the complexity of business management also increased manifolds. This urged the need for experts who are well equipped with both technical & managerial knowledge to strategize and design cost-effective and efficient ways of Industrial planning.
As said before, the syllabus of the course involves a mix of engineering science and management. As an overview, a BTech/BE program would include the basics of electrical engineering and English in the first year while Mathematics III, Thermodynamics. CAD/Fluid Mechanics comes in the second year. In the third year, along with engineering, the syllabus would include Quality Assurance Elective 1, and bits of General Management0. The final year would include most of the management and less of electrical with Elective II & III.
Courses and specializations like Industrial Engineering & Engineering Management have been on the trending course list for a long time. Today, an Industrial Engineer earns a comparatively higher average salary(2.6-3.5 LPA to start with) than other engineering branches. As a career option, a Btech degree in Industrial Engineering & Management can bring you a steady and secured job opportunity.
As a course, most of the colleges offering such specialization are equipped with advanced architecture and all the lab facilities required to have practical knowledge. Overall, the course gives a higher potential of a successful career option.
Students who are:
Interested to work in production and manufacturing units.
Have better communication skills
Have a better understanding of managing manpower, resources, and time.
Have good analytics and design thinking.
The top recruiters for the academic years, 2018-2021 are:
Wipr
TCS
Maruti Udyog
Infosys
DRDO
Reliance Industries Ltd
BSNL
ISRO
ONGC
The top job roles you can enroll with a BTech degree in Industrial Engineering & Management include Quality Manager, Project Engineer, Operations Manager, Facilities Engineer, and Industrial Engineering Technician.