Petroleum Engineering

A degree in Petroleum Engineering can pave way for challenging, exciting, and financially rewarding jobs in the oil and gas sector, with the scope to find employment opportunities across the globe. However, Petroleum engineering is not a popular course in Indian institutions. Only a few universities are offering degree programs. Awareness on Petroleum Engineering courses is also less among students and their parents. Nevertheless, there are a handful of institutions offering Petroleum Engineering degrees of topnotch quality.
Here are the top 10 colleges offering Petroleum Engineering courses in India:
1. Indian Institute of Technology(IIT), Mumbai
2. Indian School of Mines University(ISM), Dhanbad
3. University of Petroleum & Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun
4. Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University (PDPU), Gandhinagar
5. Maharashtra Institute of Technology (MIT), Pune
6. M. S Engineering College, Bangalore
7. L.D College Of Engineering, Ahmedabad
8. G.H Patel College Of Engineering, Vallabh Vidyanagar, Gujarat
9. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), UttarPradesh
10. Universities of Petroleum and Energy Studies(UPES), Dehradun

Hi Meet,
Petroleum engineers are employed in jobs which are mainly concentrated in oil and gas extraction, professional, scientific and technical services and petroleum refining.
One can also entail the option of working as a scientist/researcher to carry out the R&D processes. Employment is rest assured for graduates in this sector as the number of graduates passing out is always less than the number of jobs available.The demand for petroleum and petroleum products is only expected to increase and the increase would lead to creation of new jobs. In fact, there is great demand of efficient petroleum engineers and almost every young graduate in petroleum engineering gets a job offer from petrol and gas companies from India and overseas.
Besides getting jobs in Indian petroleum companies, candidates with qualification in petroleum engineering get jobs in Reliance Industries Ltd, ONGC, Schlumberger, British Gas, Halliburton Services, Essar Oil, GSPC, Shell, OIL, Gas Authority of India Ltd, Cairn Energy, IOCL, Essar Oil Ltd, NIKO Resources, GEOENPRO, MECOM Ltd, Baker Hughes, Reliance Energy, etc amongst many others.
Top Institutes
The following institutes offer academic qualification in petroleum engineering:
• Bharathisadan Institute of Engineering and Technology
• BR Ambedkar Technological University
• Indian School of Mines
• Maharashtra Institute of Technology
• Institute of Petroleum Studies and Chemical Engineering
• Nowrosjee Wadia College
• University of Petroleum Studies
• Institute of Cheminformatics Studies
• Dr. Harising Gour University
Students interested in pursuing courses in petroleum engineering can do the following:
• BE Petroleum Engineering
• BTech Applied Petroleum Engineering
• BTech Petrochemical Engineering
• BTech Petroleum Engineering
• BTech Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals Engineering
• BTech Petroleum Refining Engineering
• BTech Petroleum Reservoir And Production Engineering
• ME Petroleum Engineering
• MTech Petroleum Engineering
• MTech Petroleum Exploration
• MTech Petroleum Refinery Engineering
• MTech Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Engineering
I hope it helps. Please feel free to revert.
Wish you luck.