Aviation

Dear,
Aerospace engineering is concerned with designing and building aircraft and spacecraft. Aerospace engineering can be divided into two specializations: Aeronautical engineers handle design, manufacturing, and maintenance of aircraft, helicopters & UAV etc. and astronautical engineers, who design spacecraft, rockets, satellites, and others. Aeronautical engineering was the original term for the field. Both aerospace engineering and aeronautical engineering are niche branch of engineering with a lot of similarities in syllabus with almost 90% overlap.
There are a lot of good career opportunities on completion of aeronautical/ aerospace engineering. You can join DRDO/ ISRO/ aviation manufacturing or its ancillary units/ airlines/ Air Force/ educational institutes/ R&D units / IT etc.
All the best!

Dear Abhishek,
Aeronautical engineering deals with design and development. We were basically exposed to aircraft. Outside the realm of the atmosphere is basically known as astronautical engineering. Aerospace engineering in IIT-Madras combines both aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering because the dynamics of operating an aircraft in outer space is completely different from that in the atmosphere.
Electronics in aviation is avionics. It is the job of an avionics engineer to design systems to navigate from point A to point B or in case of a missile it is to design guidance control systems to see that the missile reaches its target and in case of space craft, he/she should be able to control the spacecraft in outer space
You can get options to work in defence labs, airlines, aircraft manufacturers, space agencies like ISRO, NASA. The scope is vast.

Flying pilot is an excellent career option. There is a general shortage of trained and experienced pilots worldwide. A majority of pilots requirement is in Asia Pacific region. Commercial pilots are paid one of the best salaries in India with other perks.
Following are two options to become pilot in India
(a) Commercial Pilot: You can become a commercial pilot by joining pilot (flying) training schools. Following are the basic eligibilities criteria to become a commercial pilot:
a. You should have completed the 10+2 years of education with physics, chemistry & maths as your major subjects.
b. You must have scored 50 percentage of marks in above-mentioned education
(b) Flying Pilot in Indian Air Force.
You can join Indian Air Force flying branch by appearing for NDA after 12th board or CDS after a science graduation degree.