Aerospace Engineering

What is Aerospace Engineering

The engineering branch, Aerospace Engineering inculcates the skills and knowledge to design, manufacture and maintain spacecraft, missiles and weapons systems. Aerospace Engineering deals with two major and overlapping branches- Aeronautical Engineering and Astronautical Engineering. However, Avionics Engineering deals with the electronics side of aerospace engineering. A large part of aerospace engineering consists of mechanical engineering covering a wide range of topics, including computer applications, structure, mathematics, physics, drafting, electricity, robotics, aeronautics etc. As per the students review, Aerospace Engineering is considered one of the toughest branches of engineering. However, if studied with dedication and focus, the branch gives the best result to the students. Students opting for Aerospace Engineering can make their bright career in the air force as a flight engineer, in the aviation industry as an aircraft engineer as well either private or with the national carrier. While remuneration in India for Aerospace Engineering graduates varies depending upon the region and the experience students have. Read on, to know in detail about Aerospace Engineering, its highlights, career and more.

Eligibility Criteria (UG & PG) of Aerospace Engineering

Eligibility Criteria for Aerospace Engineering
Diploma in Aerospace Engineering: Candidates should pass class 10th exam with science and math as the compulsory subjects. Students must have 50% marks for the general category and 45 percent marks for the reserved category.

B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering: The basic educational criteria requires passing class XII or higher secondary in science stream with a minimum of 60% marks for general category and 55% for the reserved ones. They are also required to appear for the entrance exam like JEE Main and JEE Advanced.

M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering: Candidates need to qualify their Bachelors degree in B.Tech/ B.E. in Aerospace Engineering with minimum 60% marks for general category and 55% marks for the reserved category. Also, aspirants need to appear and qualify GATE in order to get admission into premier institutes like IITs. 

Admission Process for Aerospace Engineering

For Diploma in Aerospace Engineering: Most institutes admit the students based on their performance in relevant entrance exams. Admission process generally varies across colleges. A few institutes also provide direct admission to the students based on their performance in class X.

For B.Tech in Aerospace Engineering: There are two types of processes that candidates can opt for to get admission in B.Tech Aerospace Engineering: entrance examinations (JEE Main and JEE Advanced) or direct admission. To get admission in the major institutes of India, applicants need to qualify entrance exams such as JEE Main and JEE Advanced. Direct admission is done on the basis of the marks scored by students in class 12th.

For M.Tech in Aerospace Engineering: Aspirants are required to have a Bachelor’s degree in B.Tech aerospace engineering with a minimum aggregate of 60%. Direct admission in IITs (Indian Institute of Technology) is regulated on the basis of marks achieved by candidates in GATE.