Which stream of engineering should you go for?

Which stream of engineering should you go for?

It's a fast paced world around you. Until now you were guarded by the four boundaries of your school. But as you step out and get into a college, decisions that may seem small as of now, could change your future.
It’s a fast paced world around you. Until now you were guarded by the four boundaries of your school. But as you step out and get into a college, decisions that may seem small as of now, could change your future. Yes, I am coming to the decision of selecting your stream. It is critical to understand at this stage the implications of choosing Mechanical vs Electronics, and not just depend on what everyone is saying. Lets explore engineering and the various upcoming fields.

Design Engineer

Design engineer is a general term that covers multiple engineering disciplines including electrical, mechanical and civil engineering, architectural engineers. As we progress in the 21st century and as resources grow scarce, design engineers are likely to play a critical role in building aesthetically sound products.

Take the example of Nikhil, a design engineer. He is a consultant and calls himself a “green engineer”. His focus is two-pronged: to create greener living environments that conserve resources and to create design systems that over time make a positive environmental impact.

So, Nikhil works on building and landscape designs to maximize resource consumption, for eg: rainwater harvesting, greener buildings with low energy consumption. It matters to things as small as efficiency of air conditioning systems in and building in systems that make minimize use of glass, plastic etc.

Biomedical Engineer


As defined in Wikipedia - Biomedical engineering is the application of engineering principles and techniques to the medical field. This field seeks to close the gap between engineering and medicine. It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to improve healthcare diagnosis and treatment.

It has recently emerged as discipline in engineering. A lot of work in biomedical engineering consists of research and development. This unique field encompasses bio-instrumentation, bio-materials, bio-mechanics, medical imaging, genetic engineering, orthopedic surgery cellular and tissue engineering. Biomedical engineers device artificial organs like kidneys, pacemakers, sophisticated therapeutic and surgical devices like magnetic resonance imaging machine, laser system for eyes and more.

Take the case of Pooja, a biomedical engineer who uses technology to help burn victims recover from their injuries and to help farmers to create systems for better produce. The field of biomedical engineering is a bridge between medicine and engineering.

Systems Engineer
Systems engineering focuses on how complex engineering projects should be designed and managed. It creates, simplifies and defines systems to manage logistics, automatic control to simplify them when dealing with large, complex projects. Systems engineering deals with work-processes and tools to handle such projects, and it overlaps with both technical and human-centered disciplines such as control engineering and project management. Taking up Mechanical Engineering as a discipline can further your interest in Systems engineering.

Take the example of Aditya, a systems engineer, who combines many engineering disciplines to develop some kind of new gizmo that does something that has never been done before to suit a specific need or functionality. His job entails working with smart people and resources to solve complex problems. For him, every day is challenging and that’s what keeps him excited in his job.

Photonics Engineering

Graduating in the discipline of Electronics or Computer engineering take you further in to Photonics engineering. As has been defined, “Photonics engineers work in the design, production, and use of laser and fiber optics technology.” It is the science of using light to generate energy, detect information, or transmit information.
A photonics engineer can use his skills in fields such as telecommunications, medicine, and defense as well as in the manufacturing and construction industries.

Robotics Engineer

As exciting as it sounds, robotics is a dynamic field emerging in a huge way. To be a part of this industry, mechanical engineering is the way to go. Robotics is the engineering science and technology of robots, and their design, manufacture, application, and structural disposition. Robotics is related to electronics, mechanics, and software. Robotics is widely used in manufacturing, assembly, and packing; transport; earth and space exploration; surgery; weaponry; laboratory research; safety; and mass production of consumer and industrial good.

Take the example of Abhimanyu, a robotics engineer. He works with mechanical, electrical and computer engineers to design, build, and program robots. While his job may sound very exciting, it is also very challenging which requires constant experimenting before things work out just right.

These were some of the upcoming fields in engineering. To get into the field of engineering, there are exams like IIT- JEE and AIEEE which allow admissions into reputed engineering colleges in India.

Other popular engineering exams are

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IIT JEE- IIT Joint Entrance Exam
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AIEEE- All India Engineering Entrance Examination
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VITEEE
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ENET- ESPI National Admission Test
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WBJEE- West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination
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DCE- Delhi College of Engineering
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Manipal Institute of Technology Engineering Examination
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Bharath University Engineering Entrance Exam
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MHCET- Maharashtra Common Entrance Test
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SRM Engineering Entrance Examination
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ICFAI Institute of Science and Technology Exam
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Kerela Medical and Engineering Entrance Exam
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IIST- Indian Institute of Space and Technology
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BITSAT- Birla Institute of Science and Technology

It requires a year of preparation and hard work to be able to score high in IIT-JEE, AIEEE or any of these exams. To learn more about these exams visit Studyplaces.