I want to do material science, how do I proceed
Hello Aspirant,
Materials Engineering in India is also known as Materials Science or Materials Science & Engineering.
This branch of engineering primarily deals with properties of matter and applications of materials in various domains of science and engineering. Materials Engineering is an interdisciplinary field and makes hot career choice for students, because of its vastness of applications.
Eligibility Criteria-
10+2 Science with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English is mandatory for admission into Materials Engineering course.
Entrance Exam is conducted at both national and state level for admission.
To pursue M.E. or M.Tech one needs to qualify GATE or Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering.
PhD can be taken up after completion of post graduate studies.
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Materials Engineers begin working in manufacturing or technical support industry, and later moves onto management, development and sales, consulting or research. Materials Engineers works at the forefront of many industries as every new piece of product gets derived from some set of materials. For example, the advancement that we see today in telecommunications and cellular phones become possible due to contributions of materials engineers.
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In microelectronics, materials engineers work on making microelectronic units smaller, faster and cost effective. They focus on increasing the capacity of magnetic memory devices like hard drives and storage capacity of permanent magnetic devices. Materials engineers are guiding the development of strong, lightweight composites in high-tech industries like aeronautical.
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Today, we have lightweight aircraft, smart clothing fibers, increased fuel efficiency all due to developments in materials sciences and contributions of materials engineers and scientists.
No. | College/Institute | State |
1 | IIT Madras | Tamil Nadu |
2 | IIT Bombay | Maharashtra |
3 | IIT Kharagpur | West Bengal |
4 | Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology | West Bengal |
5 | IIT Roorkee | Uttarakhand |
6 | IIT Delhi | Delhi |
7 | IIT - BHU | Uttar Pradesh |
8 | IIT Kanpur | Uttar Pradesh |
9 | Indian School of Mines | Jharkhand |
10 | Indian Institute of Science | Karnataka |
GOOD luck!