Introduction to Automobile Engineering
Automobile Engineering is the branch of engineering which deals with designing, manufacturing and operating automobiles. It is a segment of vehicle engineering which deals with motorcycles, buses, trucks. It also includes mechanical, electrical, electronic software and safety elements of the vehicle design and automobile engineering.
Few lines about B.Tech/BE Automobile Engineering
B.Tech/BE Automobile Engineering is an undergraduate course that is divided into 8-semesters. The course deals with the study of various engines and their construction, electrical systems, alternative fuels, safety, economics and quality of an automobile. The course gives a detailed understanding and working of the vehicles.
The course trains the students on various aspects of automobiles like engines, design, electronics, comforts, etc. The course trains the students on special skills so that they can understand the work ethics required in the industry.
Eligibility for B.Tech/BE
The students who have passed PUC or 10+2 with science background can join to B.Tech/BE Automobile Engineering course. The students interested in joining B.Tech/BE courses are required to qualify competitive exams like CET/COMED-K/JEE with high marks in order to get merit seats in various colleges.
Admission Procedures
The students with relevant qualifications can join B.Tech/BE courses by two modes. The first one is Merit based admission and the second one is Direct admission.
Let’s discuss in detail
Merit Admission
The students who are interested to join B.Tech/BE Automobile Engineering degree should mandatorily appear for CET/COMED-K/JEE or institutional-based entrance exams and undergo counselling to choose their desired colleges for merit seats. The engineering college allots the merit seats to the students according to their rankings and marks obtained by them in their entrance exams and marks scored in PUC or 10+2.
There are two types of counselling for the B.Tech/BE students
1. Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) Counselling
The students who are interested to join the government engineering colleges and other engineering colleges affiliated to the government should undergo the counselling procedures of Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA).
The students who intend to join for the merit seats under government quota are required to complete the counselling procedures and join for the B.Tech/BE programmes in their chosen colleges. The Engineering colleges under the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) are affiliated to the Visveswaraya Technological University (VTU).
