Career scope of the 5 Best Engineering Courses in India

3 mins readUpdated on May 19, 2022 15:04 IST
A certification in Engineering is perhaps the most famous profession choice after twelfth in India. Courses related to engineering in India can go from customary courses like mechanical designing, civil engineering, and electrical designing, to cutting-edge computer science subjects. An ever-increasing number of students are currently selecting the best engineering courses after Senior Secondary Education (Class 12th) on account of the assorted career scope and high market worth of the degree in

A certification in Engineering is perhaps the most famous profession choice after twelfth in India. Courses related to engineering in India can go from customary courses like Mechanical Designing, Civil Engineering, and Electrical Designing, to cutting-edge computer science subjects. An ever-increasing number of students are currently selecting the best engineering courses after Senior Secondary Education (Class 12) on account of the assorted career scope and high market worth of the degree in engineering.

Top 5 Engineering Courses to pursue after Class 12 in India

1. Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Engineering is the field of designing that involves planning, creating, testing, and assembling the systems connected with anything that flies. In the Institute of Engineering Chandigarh, a student will learn how to implement the designs in airplanes, military gadgets, missiles, rockets, satellites, and spacecraft. Experts holding this capability can acquire worthwhile positions as aviation design specialists in numerous ventures. Numerous public and private area organizations like ISRO, Boeing, Emirates, Air India, etc, recruit plane design specialists.

2. Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering is a vast field of engineering that isn't restricted to the development of structures and frameworks alone. Students graduating from the best private engineering colleges in Punjab become successful civil engineers who can work in the fields of environmental designing, structural designing, planning the cities & towns, transportation designing, and valuation, other than engineering related to construction. As more up-to-date ideas, for example, Smart Cities and Clean Cities have been started by the public authority, there is a ton of extension for structural architects to acquire amazing work opportunities. There are numerous organizations in the private sector in India that employ these engineers also.

Q:   Is CGC University good for placement?
A:

More than 800 recruiters participated at CGC University in 2023 and presented over 8,500 job offers to the students of various courses of the institute. As per the latest report, the highest package offered during the CGC University placement 2023 stood at INR 45.50 LPA. The top recruiters of Chandigarh Group of Colleges Jhanjeri in 2023 included Deloitte, Amazon, Infosys, IBM, Cognizant, Microsoft, Wipro, TCS, Accenture, etc. Check detailed CGC University placement stats here.

Q:   What is the highest placement of BTech CSE at CGC University?
A:

CGC University is well known for its BTech placements. It offers good placements every year for BTech course, especially the CSE branch. As per the latest report, the highest package offered to BTech CSE student of the batch 2025 stood at INR 1 Crore per annum, which is mentioned below:

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Placement Statistics (2025)

Highest package offered

INR 1 Crore per annum

Q:   Does CGC University, Mohali have good placements?
A:

Yes, CGC University offers good placements annually for various courses like BTech, MBA, MCA, etc. In 2025, the highest package offered stood at INR 1 Crore per annum. The key highlights of the placement for the Class of 2025 are tabulated below:

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Placement Statistics (2025)

Highest package offered

INR 1 Crore per annum

Average package

INR 6.34 LPA

Total recruiters

1005

Total students placed

1361

Top recruiters

Deloitte, Amazon, Infosys, IBM, Cognizant, Microsoft

3. CSE in Cloud Technology & Information Security

Information Security & Cloud Technology are together a part of Computer Engineering that works in pairs with each other to layout strategies, systems, and control components to get information saved on Cloud servers. Experts holding this degree from the Top engineering college in Chandigarh can work in plenty of areas, for example, banking and money, IT companies, and telecom organizations. As Cloud Technology is assessed to see a boom in coming years, various different job positions will be accessible connected with this tech.

4. Mechanical Engineering (Robotics & Automation)

ME might be one of the most customary fields of design and engineering, yet there is a ton of career scope and higher market value for experts who seek a degree in mechanical engineering and have practical experience in robotics and automation. Driving worldwide organizations like Accenture, Amazon, Microsoft, Siemens, Apple, and Wipro recruit experts holding this capability. This is an all-around-the-world perceived capability with exceptionally high market esteem and can prompt many open positions in the global work market.

5. CSE in Cyber Security & Forensics

Cyber Security and Forensics in Computer Science Engineering is the cycle by which analytical and investigative tools are utilized to gather and save pertinent proof taken out from a device. As we develop a dependence on computers and other computing devices in our personal and professional lives, there is a requirement for improved cyber security. Experts with this capability can become fundamental specialists in various areas subject to upgrade forensics and cyber security.

Q:   What is the highest package offered during the recent CGC University placements?
A:

The overall highest package offered during CGC University placements 2025 was INR 1 Crore per annum. In 2024, it was 53 LPA. The course-wise CGC University highest package offered during the 2025 placement drive is presented below:

Course

Highest Package (2025)

BTech

INR 12 LPA

MBA

INR 27 LPA

BCA

INR 33 LPA

MCA

INR 25 LPA

Q:   Where do CGC University alumni work?
A:

According to external sources, a major chunk of CGC University alumni works in the Engineering sector (about 30%). Some of the other top recruiting sectors for CGC University alumni are Education (20%) and Operations (10%). For more information, refer to the below pie chart representing the CGC University alumni sector-wise distribution:

CGC Jhanjeri Alumni
Q:   What is the highest package of BCA in CGC University?
A:

The institute has not released any course-wise data. As per the general placement statistics released by CGC University for the year 2022, the highest package recorded was INR 45.5 LPA.

Conclusion

There are many top colleges in Punjab for engineering that offer these competitive areas of study for the intrigued students. You can seek any one of the outstanding Engineering courses and build a worthwhile profession for yourself in the industry. While there is enormous development in the engineering area, it is essential to investigate and analyze the current trends in the market to comprehend industry requirements for you to pick the right profession in designing. 

 

Note: The views expressed in this article are that of Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Jhanjeri and do not reflect/represent those of Shiksha

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