Thermal Engineering

The average MTech Thermal Engineering starting salary is approximately INR 6 LPA to INR 10 LPA, which differs on the basis of your academic results, job role, employer, company location, and of course, skill set and experience. The experience can be in the form of internships, WFH or part-time jobs, industrial research projects, etc., to put forth a strong portfolio in front of the recruiter.

After you complete the MTech Thermal Engineering course, you will be bombarded with work opportunities in various sectors like power and energy, manufacturing, automotive, and aerospace, with recruiters offering healthy salaries. Some popular career profiles are:
• Thermal Design Engineer
• Maintenance Engineer
• Thermal Project Manager
• Thermal Systems Analyst
• Thermal Power Consultant
• HVAC Engineer
• Thermal Plant Service Engineer

When we talk about M.Tech Thermal Engineering colleges in India, of more than 100 colleges, around 65 are private entities, and the rest are under government jurisdiction. You can find a few top student choices as per past records in the table below:

 Note: This information is taken from the official website and may vary.

The time required to prepare for the MTech in Thermal Engineering entrance test cannot be said with any certainty, but you should start preparing at least 8 months before the final exam is tentatively scheduled to take place. Starting early will give you a lot of time to cover the exam syllabus in detail, practicing last year question papers, taking up mock tests, and also revision in the last month. All of this will increase your chances to getting excellent marks and getting selected for admission to the M Tech Thermal Engineering course.

Various entrance exams can act as a gateway to some of the best colleges in the country offering the M Tech in Thermal Engineering course.

You can have a look at the number of colleges that accept specific exam scores and then decide the exam they would like to appear for afterwards:

Note: Some colleges accept multiple entrance exam scores.

The basic MTech in Thermal Engineering eligibility criteria requires you to have completed a BTech degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Automobile Engineering, or a related field with at least 55 to 60% marks in graduation. Plus, you also need to get excellent marks in entrance tests held at the national/state/institute level.

The general duration of an M.Tech degree in Thermal Engineering is 2 years in India. Almost all of the regular M.Tech courses are 2 years long, except for part-time MTech, which may take 3 years, or the integrated BTech-MTech or MTech-PhD courses that take 5 years to complete. During the entire course duration of MTech Thermal Engineering, you will be exposed to engaging classroom lectures, project work, industrial visits, lab classes, and a final-year dissertation.