what is the automobile engineering?how are we get placement from IISC?

No place is devoid of secrets, that very well applies to IISc too. The following are not “dark” per say and apply to any PhD institute in general. There is a popular saying here: “It is easy to get into IISc but very difficult to get out”

Your rank does not matter: You maybe an AIR 1 rank holder, but there will still be someone as good as you, if not better. The first semester of course-work is enough to tell you that. Practical, theoretical, analytical- you need all the skills and it is next to impossible to hone them all. Be prepared to get humbled. Be prepared to learn from everyone.

Ph.D. is not a cakewalk: Period. Most of the days you have to burn the midnight oil and sometimes you may have to take readings at 4 AM in the morning. You will be going back to your room when others are waking up for a morning walk! So, expect the unexpected. It is not a 9 to 5 job.

Good researcher not equal to good teacher: While you will find some professors who will ignite your brain and increase your scientific appetite, also don’t be taken aback if you find a prof who does a very bad job at teaching. Sometimes the level of teaching gets so pathetic, you will fondly remember your 10th std maths teacher. Be prepared to end the semester learning absolutely nothing from them and relying completely on textbooks and video lectures.

Backward thinking: You may think that since this place is a culmination of the brightest minds in the country, people have a good attitude too. Unfortunately that is far from true. Education and literacy are not the same things. Whether you hug your classmate on his/her birthday or go for tea at 1 AM or do assignments at your friend’s room or wear shorts to the mess, people will judge you. Be ready to cope with some people with appallingly cheap mentality.

Freedom in Research: While this is hands down one of the best places to get a taste of the research life , don’t expect 100% freedom in what your project ends up to be. Sometimes the project you want to take up doesn’t interest your PI or you will have to abandon it as you cannot integrate it into your thesis or is simply not a “hot topic” anymore. So, there will be some sort of a compromise between what you are deeply passionate about and what you will eventually end up working on.

Peer Pressure : While you are running instruments and reading papers, there will be your college friends with a 6 digit salary, buying a car & holidaying in Greece. Many a times you will feel like quitting research and pursuing a regular job like them. Grass is always greener on the other side.

PhD takes (a lot of) time: Sometimes your annoying relatives and even your parents will ask you “When are you going to finish”. Your spouse, if belongs to the non-scientific background will question the rationality behind spending such a huge chunk of your life in research. You need to learn to field those questions convincingly, time and again.

Job (in)security: So you finished your PhD? No big deal. There are thousands more like you, perhaps better than you. Jobs are far and few in this field. You may have to do a couple of post docs before even thinking of earning a respectable job in India. So think of PhD as a (5+3) number of years.

Depression : Creating something new, path-breaking and innovative takes time. Reactions fail. Your research gets published by someone else. Data gives you something 180 degrees different from the expected. There will be 30 failed attempts for every successful event. Even your PI might not be so friendly at times. This takes a toll on people. Clinical depression is not very uncommon here. So much so that you need a 3 day appointment to be meet the institute psychiatrist. You got to stick through it with all the courage you can possibly summon.

Loneliness: Depending on your research problem, you may take more time that your colleagues for getting a paper published or for finishing PhD. In the final years, you maybe the only one left in your batch. With no one to talk to. Sometimes you don’t even know your neighbors. Or anybody in the mess. Or your lab is full of juniors who treat you like a senior citizen. So, it is always advisable to be in touch with school friends and family.

Free time: No matter how much you work, you will find free time. No, that is not a very good thing here. You need to find a hobby. Research life is full of ups and downs. Play, sing, join a club, go trekking or find some way to keep yourself interested. It is impossible to last here without having a life outside the lab. The sooner you realize it , the better.

Hi there!!!

Automobile Engineering or Automotive Engineering is a part of Mechanical Engineering. Through the application of automotive technology, the course offers specialisation in vehicle designing, repairing, testing and assembling. In this programme, one can also learn safety engineering, quality management and control, automotive analytics as well as assembling and installation of various automobiles. BE/B.Tech in Automobile Engineering is a 4-year programme.This programme also involves the study of courses related to aerospace and marine engineering. It enables the students to explore new areas, create new avenues in the fields of research and development of technologies in the field of automobile engineering. One can pursue M.Tech in Automobile Engineering after successful completion of BE/B.Tech
You get placements from IISC as you get from other colleges companies come and recruit students after taking tests and interviews...

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Rajdeep Sinha