What is Automotive Engineering?
Automotive Engineering is one of the most sophisticated courses in engineering which involves design, manufacturing, modification and maintenance of an automobile such as buses, cars, trucks and other transportation vehicles.
The automotive industry is a gigantic sector and nowadays it is one of the indispensable parts of the industry as it plays an important role in the commutation. With advent of technology, almost every day a new automotive product is introduced in the markets and therefore, those who study automotive engineering have to keep themselves updated with the current norms of the industry.
Few lines about B.Tech/BE Automotive Engineering
The B.Tech/BE Automotive Engineering is an undergraduate course that is divided into 8-semesters. The course focuses on topics such as design, manufacturing and working of vehicles such as cars, buses, motorcycles. The course focuses on tools, engines, machinery, electrical and electronics systems used in vehicles as well as in manufacturing them.
The course also imparts knowledge of cost estimation, plant processes and management, CAD, Safety aspects research and development are also covered in the course.
Eligibility for B.Tech/BE Automotive Engineering
The students who have passed PUC or 10+2 with a science background can join the B.Tech/BE Automotive 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 Automotive 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).
