Is chemical engineers in India jobless?
Chemical Engineering is one of the established branches in India and there are various government as well as private organisations that hire chemical engineers. Although not as popular as other engineering branches, Chemical Engineering certainly offers some bright career opportunities.
Scope of Chemical Engineering in India:
Government, as well as private organisations in India, hire chemical engineers.
Chemical Engineering is one of the core engineering branches that lost some of its popularity after the software industry came into existence at large.
Job Opportunities:
Depending on your preferences, you can opt for on field or office jobs. On-site jobs will require you to work at industrial plants, thermal plants, refineries, etc. Following are some of the top companies that hire chemical engineers:
Schlumberger Limited
Indian Oil Corporation
Reliance Industries Ltd.
Johnson Matthey
Essar Oil Limited
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited
GlaxoSmithKline
Gujarat Alkalies & Chemicals Ltd
Deepak Fertilizers and Petrochemicals Corp. Ltd
Arofine Polymers Ltd
Salary Scope:
The salary scope after completing chemical engineering is good. You will get better salary packages if you have graduated from some of the reputed engineering colleges as they conduct campus placements and international firms such as Schlumberger and Johnson Matthey participate in the placement process.
It is important that you pursue your degree from reputed colleges in order to secure good jobs. Graduates from IITs may get salaries of up to Rs. 20 lakhs per annum offered by international firms. Salary packages from others colleges can vary from Rs. 2,50,000 to Rs. 9,00,000 per annum.
All the best.
Hello aspirant,
It's not like that, it depends on how we excel in the field we have chosen... As it's a very competitive world, we have to create opportunities ourselves and move forward. Hope you understood.
All the very best for your bright future!!
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