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Renewable Energy

Degrees offered: B.E /B.Tech, B.Sc., B.Voc., Diploma, Dual Degree, M.A., M.E /M.Tech.

What is Renewable Energy

Renewable energy is a form of energy that comes from natural resources like sunlight, geothermal heat, wind, or hydel power. From sunlight, we get energy in the form of solar energy, from the wind we get wind power energy, from the force of the flow of the river we get hydel energy. There is also geothermal energy available in nature. Those energies are called renewable as the source of those energies will not get finished anyway.

In the course of Renewable Energy, students need both theoretical and practical knowledge to understand the entire concept of renewable energy with ease.

There are lots of things to learn in this course, such as energy infrastructure, rational use of energy, energy conservation, and management, energy policies, energy regulations, energy-environment interface, and many more.

Eligibility Criteria (UG & PG) of Renewable Energy

Candidates who wish to take this course must have minimum eligibility criteria. Those are as follows:

  • Candidates must have a 50 per cent mark in their 10+2 level to get into UG courses.

  • Candidates must have a minimum score of 55% on aggregate during their graduation level (BE, or B.Tech). However, for IITs, the qualifying percentage is 60 percent. However, it is lower for the reserved category students.

  • Candidates having a Bachelor’s Degree in the disciplines of EE/ ECE/ EEE/ Mechanical/ Chemical/ Instrumentation & Control Engineering/ Mechatronics/ Production/ Aerospace/Renewable Energy with a valid GATE score are eligible for admission. Candidates, who have an M.Sc. degree in subjects like Physics / Chemistry / Material Science with a minimum of 55% marks are also eligible for admission to take into this course.

  • Apart from those criteria, many institutes prefer students with some professional experience.


Entrance Exam for Renewable Energy

The eligible candidates must take the entrance test and qualify the respective entrance exam to get admission in the institutes of their choice. The most popular course for Renewable Energy in India is M.Tech and PG Diploma. However, some of the dual degree courses, as well as dual degree programs, are available.

For UG courses:

JEE Main (Joint Entrance Examination)- Just Like other engineering courses, students from all over India can get admission to various institutes for the Renewable Energy course through JEE Main ranking. There are not too many colleges to choose for Renewable Energy during the UG course.

However, only a few institutes like Integral University, Lucknow (Dual Degree in B.Tech and M.Tech), and Ansal University, Gurgaon(B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering with specialization in Renewable energy) takes students in the UG courses through JEE Main exam.


For PG Course:

GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) is an all-India examination conducted by the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and all the seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs).

Through this entrance exam, students can get admission to different institutes all over India in several postgraduate courses (M.Tech, and ME), including Renewable Energy.

However, a few colleges also take candidates in the respective course by conducting their entrance examinations.

Scope of Renewable Energy in India and Abroad

The scope of Renewable Energy in India as well as abroad is pretty broad. There is an ongoing trend to use more and more of Renewable Energy and to give more importance to it all over the world.

Therefore, more field works along with research works are being undertaken in this field opening a number of opportunities for an aspirant to explore in different fields.  Therefore, the scope in renewable energy is ample. 

Course Fees Renewable Energy

Minimum Fees Maximum Fees
Private Government Private Government
UG
43.50 K
B.Voc. in Renewable Energy at Amar Shaheed Baba Ajit Singh Jujhar Singh Memorial College, Ropar
17.15 K
B.Voc. in Renewable Energy at Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra
9.20 Lakhs
B.E /B.Tech in Renewable Energy at Sushant University, Gurgaon
4.77 Lakhs
B.E /B.Tech in Renewable Energy at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore
PG
7.86 K
M.Sc. in Renewable Energy at St Berchmans College, Changanassery
3.92 K
P.G.D in Renewable Energy at Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli
4.94 Lakhs
M.E /M.Tech. in Renewable Energy at University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Dehradun
2.30 Lakhs
P.G.D in Renewable Energy at National Power Training Institute, Faridabad
DOCTORAL
3.00 Lakhs
Ph.D in Renewable Energy at Amity University, Noida
56.00 K
Ph.D in Renewable Energy at Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur
3.60 Lakhs
Ph.D in Renewable Energy at Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur
56.00 K
Ph.D in Renewable Energy at Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur
DIPLOMA
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Data not available
4.09 K
Diploma in Renewable Energy at Basirhat Government Polytechnic, Basirhat
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Data not available
7.00 K
Diploma in Renewable Energy at Rani Durgavati Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur

Course Subjects

Subjects that are taught in this course are moreover the same for most of the institutes. Those are as follows:

  • Energy Scenario & Energy Forms

  • Energy conversion, thermal systems

  • Green Buildings

  • Waste to Energy

  • Solar Thermal Technologies

  • Project & Financial Management in the Energy Sector

  • Fuels & Combustion

  • Small hydropower system

  • Alternate Energy Technologies

  • Instrumentation, Control, and Automation

  • Biomass conversion Technology

  • Waste heat recovery and cogeneration

  • Energy Lab - I

  • Energy Lab - II

  • Seminar

  • Solar power generation through the PV route

  • Wind Energy Technology

  • Smart and microgrid

  • Renewable Energy Policies

  • Project I

  • Project II

  • Summer Internship

Careers in Renewable Energy

Candidates after qualifying from their respective renewable energy courses get placed in several organizations (both government and private), and they will be able to find excellent job opportunities along with good packages.
 

Students might opt for research as there is an option to follow this path too. However, there are jobs available in the colleges and universities (both government and private) as professor or lecturer. Therefore, the career prospects of the qualified candidate are brighter.

Job Profiles and Top Recruiters

Job Profile in Renewable Energy Sector 

Job Position

Job Description

Renewable Energy Engineer

A renewable Energy Engineer used to observe all the main sources of this energy, such as solar energy, wind energy, and thermal energy closely. To increase energy production cleanly and efficiently, a Renewable Energy Engineer needs to work hard. He/She needs to watch if the pieces of machinery are working efficiently or not.

Energy Engineer

As an Energy Engineer, his/her purpose is to maintain a proper balance between several departments like research, development, and production. He/she should take proper care to maintain a balance between renewable and conventional energy sources. He/she must ensure that Renewable Energy Sources should get more attention.

Lecturer/Professor

A Lecturer/Professor teaches students pursuing the UG/PG/PhD courses. They not only give lectures to the students in the class, rather they provide hands-on experience in the laboratory too. So that students get complete guidance in that respective institute.

Technical Product Manager

Being a Manager of Technical Products, his/her job is to choose the right products for the organization he/she is working for. Although this does not imply the products to be the costliest one, preferably the one which is most suitable for economical as well as from the quality point of view. He should be concerned about the latest technologies available in the market and to utilize them.

Water Network Planning Engineer

The purpose of a Water Network Planning Engineer is to effectively design and plan a proper design so that the water distribution network remains undisturbed. While planning, he/she must keep in his/her mind the factors like ageing of equipment, climate change, sudden breakdown, and more.

Green Building Engineer

As a Green Building Engineer, he/she needs to take suitable actions so that anything of that organization does not disturb the environment. Therefore, natural resources should be used with proper care. He/she should take proper care so that the plant generates less waste and does not pollute the environment.

 

Top Recruiters in Renewable Energy Sector

Renewable energy course is pretty much popular in our country. Although there are not too many institutes where students can study this course. However, in professional fields, students can get ample amounts of opportunities. There are lots of jobs available in both governments as well as in the private sector.

Here are such organizations as follows:

  • National Hydro-electric Power Corporation (NHPC)

  • National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)

  • Power Grid Corporation Limited (PGCL)

  • SELCO India

  • Adani Power

  • Reliance Power

  • Tata Power Solar

  • Hindustan Power

  • Suzlon

  • JSW Energy

  • GVK Power

  • Green Infra

  • Gram Power

Required Skillset for Renewable Energy

A course in Renewable Energy is the most suitable for the candidates who have these things as follows:

  • Aspirants need to be libiral in thought process in order to solve problems in different situations.

  • Strong analytical skills is a big plus for an aspirant to excel in this field.

  • Candidates who want to study and research energy production, consumption, and management in detail and further want to implement those learnings in the field of energy strategies and policies.

  • Candidates willing to work in a world full of the energy crisis and want to step forward to face this kind of challenge.

Course Curriculum for Renewable Energy

  • B. Tech + M. Tech (Dual Degree) is a five-year course where students have to study all the essential subjects of either course. This course is a technology-based and research-oriented program where students learn the advanced areas of the respective fields and help the students to become industry-ready. This degree course follows a semester-based pattern where each year consists of two semesters.

  • Master of Technology (M.Tech.) in Renewable Energy is a 2- year-long program. This course also follows the semester-based pattern where each academic year has two semesters. In this course, students have to study a lot in detail to get in-depth knowledge of the following subjects in this curriculum. However, the research area is less as compared to the dual degree program, and the advanced technology-oriented area is more.

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Questions related to Renewable Energy

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what type of courses should I prefer to have my own clean renewable energy startup starting from U.G to M.B.A. ?
Aditi amrendra Student Expert 20th May, 2020
Hello,


I would say first do B.Sc in either Biology or Chemistry and further go for MBA in Energy Management.
Given below are top colleges which offer the course of MBA Energy Management are as follows:

  • UPES Dehradun
  • Amity University
  • Symbiosis Institute Of International Business (SIIB), Pune
  • Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management,Kolkata
  • MIT World Peace University (MIT WPU), Pune
  • National Institute Of Technology, Kurukshetra

I hope this helps
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what are the startup opportunities in renewable energy sector for an indian ?
Pritam Singh 18th May, 2020

Hey there

As the pollution level is increasing you can do startup of

Electrical vehicles which is nowadays is very popular in market has the Highest possibility of business boom. You must have heard only few names like Tesla motors who are making world class cars.

Also you can go for solar pannel manufacturing, energy efficient machines etc. Startup in this field is profitable as Government gives various subsidy.

Good luck

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best college in Tamilnadu and karnataka for renewable energy engineering
Indrajit Gupta 31st Dec, 2019

Hello nithin,

There are some best colleges offering renewable energy engineering in Tamilnadu and Karnataka :-

•Amrita School of Engineering, Coimbatore.

•Gandhigram Rural Institute, Dindigul.

•Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.

•Periyar Maniammai Institute of Science and Technology, Thanjavur.

•College of Engineering, Guindy.

•Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi.

I hope this helpful for you.

Best wishes!!

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I have done M.Sc. in chemistry, willing to do Ph.D in renewable energy. Please guide if I can do this from Lucknow University (UP) . What steps are to be taken to start the process. I
Ronit Jain 30th Oct, 2019

For admission to the Ph.D. programme, minimum requirements are: M.A./ M.Ed./ M. Phil/ M.Sc. etc in Education or related discipline. Aggregate 55% marks in the recently qualified examination along with qualifying Ph.D. entrance test conducted by respective institute or university.

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Dear Sir/Madam I got seat in JNTUK in SFN(Renewable Energy Sources) through APPGECET-2019 .Am I eligible for feereimbursement.
Vishwaksen Gouda Student Expert 8th Sep, 2019
Hello Anusha pulidindi,
As you have secured seat in the JNTUK it is very good and appreciable work you have done
As you got seat through APPGECET examination
As you got seat through state counselling you can have access to fee reimbursement provided by the state government
All the best
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