B.Tech Marine Engineering

Well, yes. Almost all of the popular BTech Marine Engineering colleges in India offer some sort of marks relaxation to students belonging to reserved categories like SC/ST/OBC/PwD. Usually, the marks relaxation is of 5%, which may vary from college to college and on the basis of the course level.

You must go to the official college websites to read their reservation policies for admission to the BTech Marine Engineering course.

The syllabus for the B Tech Marine Engineering course lays emphasis on both theory-based learning in the classroom space and practical, hands-on training in labs and industrial settings like shipyards. This balanced approach is adopted by a majority of the top colleges so that they can give the best knowledge possible to the students about all the concepts of shipbuilding and operation, marine machinery & propulsion and make them job-ready for the future with good career prospects. 

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Marine Engineering Syllabus

The BTech Marine Engineering admission process can easily take around 4 to 5 months for you to get the final seat for the course at a decent college.

The admission formalities include college application, entrance exam, result announcement, cutoff release, college counseling, seat allotment, fee payment, and final confirmation. For merit-based admissions, you also need to appear for the GD or PI rounds in most cases.

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Marine Engineering Courses

To score excellent marks, you should ideally start preparing for the BTech Marine Engineering entrance exam at least 8 to 10 months before the final exam is supposed to take place so that you can cover the maximum chunk of the exam syllabus and have a good amount of time for revision at the end. You should also practice previous-year question papers and mock tests to increase your chances of getting excellent marks and being shortlisted for admission.

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Marine Engineering Courses

It is required on the basis of which college you are focussing for. Most private colleges will give you lateral entry on the basis of your Diploma score. But Institutes like Indian Maritime University require to qualify CET.  You may have to check for the college which you are applying for. 

BTech Marine Engineering graduates are sought-after by a lot of recruiters, especially in the ship building and maritime industries. Some of the top recruiters that offer handsome salary packages to students are given below:

• Essar Shipping Ports & Logistics Limited
• Bharati Shipyard
• ABG Shipyard Limited
• Cochin Shipyard Limited
• Reliance Naval and Engineering Limited
• Indian Navy
• Indian Coast Guard
• Ministry of Shipping

Marine Engineering is a relatively evolving field in India when compared to other established engineering specializations. The demand is very high in this field but the workforce available currently is unfortunately not at par with the demand, which becomes a plus point for students as they can expect very good salary packages from recruiters. Some of the popular job roles for BTech Marine Engg. graduates are: 

• Marine Engineer
• Ship Engineer
• Maritime Equipment Specialist
• Port Engineer
• Naval Architect
• Marine Surveyor
• Marine Design Engineer
• Maintenance Engineer

Apart from the tuition fee for studying the BTech Marine Engineering course at popular colleges in India, you should always check for the extra charges that are applicable while you're pursuing the course. The additional charges may include the hostel accommodation fee (if you're staying in the college hostel), admission application fee (usually paid at the time of admission), semester exam form fee, lab work fee, workshop charges (may be applicable), etc.

You should consider all of these factors before confirming your admission at a BTech Marine Engineering college.

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Marine Engineering Colleges in India

The BTech Marine Engineering fees will differ on the basis of parameters like the college where you're studying, whether it is a government college or is privately-owned, the college location, its All India ranking, reputation in the job market, etc. The average BTech Marine Engineering tuition fee is between INR 8 Lacs and INR 10 lakh.