Automobile Design

Hi Anuj,
Germany has many outstanding schools for automotive design. However, four schools with representative automotive design programs are Hochschule Esslingen and Hochschule Pforzheim, both near Stuttgart; Westsächsiche Hochschule Zwickau, near Leipzig; and RWTH-Aachen University, near Cologne. They are commonly referred to as Esslingen, Pforzheim, Zwickau and Aachen.
Also, Umea Institute of Design (Sweden) has Masters in Transportation Design.
Below mentioned links will give you an idea about it:
https://www.hs-pforzheim.de/en-US/School-of-Design/Bachelor/Transportation-Design/Seiten/Inhaltseite.aspx
http://www.dh.umu.se/en/education/programmes/mfa-in-transportation-design/
You can explore the website of all of the above institutes to know more about course content.
About Job prospect, I have heard about some designers who have done the same courses from above institute and working in Design Studio of Audi and BMW. These are one of the best schools of design.
I hope it helps.
All the best.

Hi Karan,
To make a career in automobile designing, you have to pursue a course related to this field. Go for Automotive Design Engineering instead of plain Automobile Engineering. Curriculum varies a lot as per the specialization and the specialization to be a car designer is B.tech in Automotive Designing.
Car designing has a lot of opportunities where most of the car companies hire the designers and engineers to build fuel efficient and light cars. This branch of engineering has very good opportunities abroad where big firms like Mercedes, Suzuki, BMW hire car designers to build their automobiles. This course is being offered by many good colleges like UPES, Manipal, DYP-DC Center for Automotive Research and Studies (Pune).
If you are willing to pursue Automotive designing, then look at the companies that visits a certain college. Have a look at the placements before taking admissions. Last year UPES did well in terms of placement. Every year the ranking changes. All the best.

HI Logesh,
Yes , you are eligible for Automobile Engineering after diplamo in EEE. I would suggest you to give LEET exam (Lateral Entry to Engineering Exam). You can directly join 2nd B.Tech after diploma.
Exam pattern:-
There will be two papers
Paper I General
Paper II Professional
Duration of test: 180 minutes (150 Questions)
Participating Colleges :-
Punjab University,Chandigarh.
Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology,Patiala.
Guru Gobind Singh IP University,Delhi.
Sant Longoval Institute of Engineering and Technology,Sangrur.
Harcourt Butler Technological Institute,Kanpur.
Chitkara University,Chandigarh.
Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology,Delhi
Amity School of Engineering and Technology,Noida
Delhi Technological University,Delhi.
Hope this information helps. Please feel free to revert. Wish You Luck!

Hi Pragya,
As you have shown interest in Cars, then to be a part of the field:
1. You need to pursue Engineering degree / Diploma first with a strong base in Science and Mathematics.
2. After graduation you can go for ME / M.Tech in Automobile Engineering.
3. You may even opt for short / long term courses comprising of different levels such as:
3.1 Designing
3.2 Development or Manufacturing with Automotive.
Scope:
After the course completion Automobile Manufacturing Industries such as:
1. TELCO
2. L And T.
3. Ashok Leyland.
4. Mahindra and Mahindra.
5. Heldex India.
6. Bajaj employ Automotive Engineering graduates as Senior Production Engineer, Quality Engineer, Mechanical Design Engineer, etc.
Many engineers also join defense services of the country. Some even set up own business venture or take up traditional teaching profession. Remuneration varies depending on the:
I. Size of the Organizations.
II. Profile.
III. Qualification.
IV. Experience, etc.
Feel free to raise more questions.
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Graphic Design and Visual Communication will be helpful for sure.
Automobile designers combine knowledge of physics with aesthetics to create cars that appeal to the eye while being safe, energy efficient, and fun to drive. If you have a love of motor vehicles and the desire to turn your dream automobile designs into reality on the road, here are the steps to take to become an automobile designer.
~Start preparing for your car design career in high school. Art and design classes are obvious classes to take to develop your drawing skills, but as an automobile designer, you also need fluency physics and mathematics to craft lightweight cars with low wind resistance.
~Decide what area of automotive design interests you most. Automobile designers can work in exterior design, interior design, or color/trim design.
~Build a design portfolio. Because automotive design schools are so competitive, you'll need to have a portfolio of design concepts to show your potential. This portfolio can be either in hard copy or in digital format, depending on the requirements of the school you plan to attend.
~Choose the right college program for you. You have several options to pursue college training to become an automobile designer:
You can go for a bachelor's degree in industrial design, and then either obtain a graduate degree in transportation engineering/automotive design or land an entry-level position in industrial design and use that experience to springboard to an automobile designer position.
You can go for a bachelor's degree as an automotive engineer and try to use your experience to become an automobile designer.
You can attend an automotive design school with an undergraduate program.
You can get your bachelor's degree in graphic design, furniture design, architectural design, or interior design and then go for a master's in automobile design.
Regardless of which path you choose, look for a school that offers computer-aided drafting (CAD) courses and has connections to the automotive design departments of 1 or more automakers.