Career Opportunities after B.Tech in Materials Science and Engineering

If we analyze all the successful and popular inventions in the present era, we will notice that the change in design and materials is as important as the original idea. For instance, the evolution of clothes from leaves to dust-free and wrinkle-free materials like khadi, silk, and polyester shows how materials play a crucial role in the development of new technologies. Similarly, the design and materials of airplanes, lenses, valves, and filters are essential for their functionality.

Materials Science and Engineering is a field that teaches how to think scientifically about materials, their properties, usage and evolution. It involves studying how the structure of materials at the atomic and molecular levels affects their properties. Materials engineers also play a critical role in construction at the macro level. As the world becomes more stringent about materials, materials design, simulation, processing, and integration, there is a need for more research and improvement from both environmental and economic perspectives.

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To benefit from the career opportunities in this field, MIT-WPU in Kothrud, Pune, offers a course in Materials Science and Engineering. The course covers everything from selecting materials to processing them for creating a product. The curriculum covers polymers, nano, composites, and biomaterials. For instance, the N95 nano-coated mask, which gained popularity during the Covid era, is a prominent example of nanomaterials.

Materials science works for the advancement of various fields like agriculture, construction, food business, defense, robotics, and chemical. In the aerospace or aero-transport sector, material science is also given more importance in terms of safety and cost. The syllabus has been designed to prioritize real industry applications and guide students on Design Synthesis, which involves creating suitable options with the help of more than one material based on the product's needs.

The four-year course in Materials Science and Engineering offers many career opportunities in fields like production, materials development, quality control, electronics production, glass and ceramic products, and industrial solutions in the country and abroad. Higher education and research in this field also offer lucrative opportunities.

To get admission to this course, one can apply to government and private colleges and universities through JEE and MHT-CET entrance exams by taking PCM in class 12th. As the field of Materials Science and Engineering evolves, career opportunities in this branch continue to expand. Students interested in this field should consider it as a promising career option.

Note - This article is co-authored by Dr Malhari Kulkarni & Dr Dinesh Bhutada (Assistant Professors, MIT WPU)