Instrumentation Engineering is a branch of Engineering that deals with designing, developing, installing and managing equipments that are used to monitor regulate the machinery. It is considered as the science of measurement and control variables under the manufacturing area.
Top colleges:
- Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
- IIT, Kharagpur
- IIT, Bombay
- IIT, Delhi
- Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore
- National Institute of Technology, Calicut
- Birla Institute of Technology and science, Pilani
- Manipal University
- SRM University
- IIIT Bangalore
Highlights:
After globalization, the industries and research organizations required process control, optimum utilization of resources and high level of automation, so the demand of instrumentation engineering increased day by day.
Course and Eligibility:
Course | Duration | Eligibility | Entrances |
B. Tech | 4 years | 10+2 with at least 60 % of marks (SC/ST-55%) with science stream | JEE, BITSAT, JEE Advanced, CAT XAT, MAT, VITEEE etc. |
M. Tech | 2 years | Complete B. Tech degree with at least 60% of marks (SC/ST- 55%), qualified GATE score | GATE, BITSAT, HD, IIT Delhi PG, VITMEE, MUTOET PG, IPU CET, CUCET, etc. |
Top Recruiters:
- National Instruments
- ABB
- GE
- Larsen & Tourbo
- Suzlon
- ESSAR
- Robert Bosch
- Texas Instruments
- Navayuga
Admission Process:
- For admission in the UG course (B.Tech), the candidate need to complete 10+2 with All India JEE. According to the rank, candidates are placed in Institutes according to their wish. And then, they can get admission in to the college by following their procedure.
- For admission in the PG course (M. Tech), the candidates need to complete the B. Tech course with minimum 50%. In case of private Institutes, the candidates have to qualify the entrance exam conducted by the Organization.
Syllabus:
- Engineering Mathematics
- Electrical and Electronic Measurements
- Basics of Circuits and Measurement Systems
- Control Systems and Process Control
- Analytical, Optical and Biomedical Instrumentation
- Transducers, Mechanical Measurement and Industrial Instrumentation
- Analog Electronic
- Digital Electronics
Skills required:
- Strong hold on Mathematics and Physics
- Should have patient and can solve challenging problems at any situation
- Strong communication skill
- Sound problem solving skills
- ability to think out of the box
- ability to translate project needs into design development of hardware suitable for the task
Top Entrances:
- GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering)
- JEE Main (Joint Entrance Examination-main)
- JEE Advanced
- BITSAT (Birla Institute of Technology and Science Admission)
- SRMJEEE (SRM Joint Engineering Entrance Exam)
- MU OET (Manipal University Online Entrance Test)
- Common Entrance Test (CET)
- IPU (Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University) CET
Career and Job profile:
Job post | Job description | salary |
Senior instrumentation engineer | responsible for designing, developing, installing, managing and maintaining equipment which is used to monitor and control engineering systems, machinery and processes. | 3.5 lakhs to 6.5 lakhs |
Principal engineer | Detailed knowledge of design techniques and analysis methods, and detailed knowledge of the theory, content and application of standards, codes and guidelines as applicable for offshore. | 3 lakhs to 6 lakhs |
Consultant | Experienced automation engineer familiar with industry technologies and best practices across OT and IT for instrumentation. | 3.5 lakhs to 8.5 lakhs |
Chartered engineer | have in-depth knowledge of all the scraps might be to export or import. | 3.5 lakhs to 7.5 lakhs |
Instrumentation specialist | Involve in planning and design, installation, repair and maintenance of equipment. | 1.5 lakhs to 3.5 lakhs |
FAQs:
Q: What is the work of instrumentation engineer?
A: Instrumentation Engineer manage, design and install the machine or regulate them that are used in highly technical fields. The instrumentation system that are helpful for measuring temperature, pressure, radiation, voltage and other variables are used in many industries and manufacturing plants.