B.Tech Marine Engineering

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.

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.

You will definitely get a lot of interesting elective choices to opt for during the entire BTech Marine Engineering course duration. You can take up subjects that you feel might be interesting and fun to study. Some of the elective choices may include:

• Environmental Science and Technology
• Advanced Material Science
• Advanced Marine Heat Engines
• Marine Steam Engineering
• Power Plant Control

The BTech Marine Engineering syllabus includes both core subjects that are compulsory for you to study in every semester as well as a lot of elective subject choices that are given for your comfort so that you can take up subjects that interest you more and give you something to experiment. Some of the important subjects taught in classes are:

• Basic and Applied Thermodynamics
• Electrical and Electronics Engineering
• Material Science
• Engineering Mechanics
• Marine Machine Drawing
• Hydraulic Machines
• Ship Construction & Stability
• Marine Electrical Technology
• Ship Fire Prevention
• Seamanship, Navigation, and Survival at Sea

You can get admission to BTech Marine Engineering without giving the entrance exam at colleges that provide admission considering the Class 12 board exam marks of the students. There are a lot of popular Marine Engg. colleges in India that release cutoffs for merit-based admissions. For example, students belonging to Tamil Nadu can apply for the TNEA counselling that takes place on the basis of Class 12 marks for admission to the BTech Marine Engineering course.

Rest, you can always check for such colleges and then fill out their application forms accordingly before the last date to avoid any last minute hustle.