Petroleum Engineering

Laxminarayan Innovation Technological University (LITU), formerly known as Laxminarayan Institute of Technology (LIT), offers a B.Tech in Chemical Technology with a specialisation in Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemical Technology. Although it was earlier affiliated with Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU), LITU now operates as an independent state university. It is a premier institute in Nagpur for petroleum-related studies, with admissions through MHT-CET and JEE Main, and is accredited with an A+ grade by NAAC.

The BTech Petroleum Engineering course can lead to a plethora of earning opportunities for fresh graduates as the oil and gas industry has high earning potential because of the ever-growing demand for these resources. You can expect a decent pay after completing your graduation in Petroleum/Oil Engineering.

Some of the popular job profiles for you to explore include:

• Petroleum Engineer
• Petroleum Reservoir Engineer
• Drilling Engineer
• Production Technologist
• Well Testing Engineer
• Petrochemical Engineer
• Oil Exploration Engineer

The salary for BTech Petroleum Engineering freshers in India depends on a lot of factors like academic record, skill set, internship experience, company location, etc. Initially, you can get approximately INR 4 LPA to INR 6 LPA after completing the BTech Petroleum Engg. course.
As you earn a few years of experience in the field, you can easily earn between INR 6 LPA and INR 10 LPA at the mid-senior level. For senior-level positions, the salary can go up to INR 15 LPA. Recruiters pay more to people who have the right set of skills and experience and help in their business growth.

The B Tech Petroleum Engineering fees at popular Indian colleges vary depending on the college where one is studying the course, whether it is a government college or private college, the college location, All-Indian ranking, placement records, etc.

The average BTech Petroleum Engineering course fee is between INR 2 lakh and INR 10 lakh. The course fee is generally higher at private colleges because of their infrastructure, industry connections, and other facilities.

There are around 81 B Tech Petroleum Engineering colleges in India, out of which 54 are private colleges, 21 fall under the jurisdiction of the government, and 1 is public-private. Some popular private B Tech Petroleum Engg. colleges include Graphic Era University, Manipal University (Jaipur), MIT-WPU (Pune), DIT University, and Vignan's Foundation for Science, Technology and Research.

Coming to the popular govt. colleges for BTech Petroleum Engg., you can go for IIT Kharagpur, IIT Dhanbad, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Calcutta University, etc.

The syllabus for the B Tech Petroleum Engineering course offers a lot of interesting elective subject choices to students who can pick subjects as per their interests and understanding, something they find easy-going and fun to study and explore.

 Some of the popular BTech Petroleum Engg. elective subjects are as follows:

• Surface Production Operations
• Horizontal Well Technology
• Offshore Engineering
• Shale Gas Reservoir Engineering
• Petroleum Reservoir Modelling & Simulation
• Pipeline Maintenance Engineering
• Petrochemical Engineering
• Advanced Oil Recovery Techniques

The preparation time for the BTech Petroleum Engineering entrance exams cannot be said with certainty. To get excellent marks and rank in the entrance test, you should start preparing at least 6 to 8 months before the final exam date so that you have a good amount of time for revision and studying the entire exam syllabus section-wise.
The competition is quite high, especially at top colleges like the IITs, for which you must work extra hard and get excellent marks in the entrance test by preparing well in advance.