What skills are required to get placed in Core Engineering Branches?

Lakhs of aspiring students dream of becoming skilled professionals in the engineering sector, and some seek career advancement in their core engineering branches. Our blog aims to explore what skills are required to get placed in core engineering branches for B.E./ B. Tech students.

Whether one is aiming to become a successful skilled engineer in their core branches or IT sector, it is very important to have a strong foundation of principles and comprehensive knowledge of the concepts if one is looking to qualify for core placements. The rapidly growing technology and new innovations are shaping the modern world, and the foremost reason is the engineering sector. Engineering is a quite difficult yet opportunity-creating profession that offers aspirants the opportunity to nurture their passion in core engineering branches. The blend of strong fundamentals, technical knowledge, comprehensive knowledge of the core concepts, problem-solving skills, and critical thinking ability, along with good communication, will successfully help one’s aim to get placed in the core engineering branch.

We’ll talk briefly about core placements, the skills required, and how one can obtain those skills to get core placement, while also talking about the companies and industries that frequently recruit core engineers in both the private and public sectors.

What is core placement?

Every year many students graduate with an engineering degree or diploma and some consider taking core engineering jobs. Several companies visit engineering colleges for placements offering them jobs based on their skills and semester scores. It is very crucial for students to score good marks, develop their skills if they want core placement.

Simply, core placement where one will be landing in jobs in their core engineering branch like civil, mechanical, electrical, electronics and communication, computer science and other engineering branches. Whether you’ll be working on projects like building infrastructures, creating and developing mechanical systems or innovating new technologies.

Skills to learn for core placements

Many students while in their engineering semester choose to get into their core engineering branches from where they can follow their passion and also contribute to the industries. But as we mentioned engineering does require certain skill sets to be a skilled engineer.

Below are essential skills required to get placed in core engineering branches:

• Comprehensive knowledge of the core branch: To get core placement one needs to have comprehensive knowledge of the core subject which will be eventually beneficial for advanced concepts including common engineering subjects like mathematics, engineering drawing, engineering equilibrium, reasoning & aptitude, problem solving skills and ability to handle complex challenges.
• Application of the knowledge: Application of the comprehensive knowledge is very important. Having a deep understanding of the core subject and the ability to apply that knowledge to real life situations is very important. This skill is very significant because companies hire young engineers on their good scores but eventually are keen to see the utilization of the knowledge for the growth of their industry.
• Adaptability and passion for learning: Certainly, the four-year degree is not enough to learn all the knowledge. Everyday changes and growth of the technology, new developments in devices & equipment, demand of new skills must be adapted by the budding engineers. Engineering has endless opportunities so the learning is also boundless. An engineer should always have the passion to learn new skills to meet the demands of the industries and stay ahead in this profession.
• Teamwork and Collaboration: Other than having a deep understanding of the core engineering branch, one must possess skills like effective communication and teamwork, because eventually core engineers will work with the team. An electrical engineer has to collaborate with other engineers depending on the kind of project they are working on.
• Familiarity with computers and IT: Gone are the days when familiarity of computers was considered a commercial skill, it is now an essential skill. It is a very obvious skill that a core placement company expects from the candidate. So aspiring engineers must have knowledge of computers, mobile applications, programming languages etc. to work effectively.
• Fluent English: A good command over English language enhances your skills and chances in core placements. To improve your English language, we recommend you to watch English shows, motivating Ted Talks, Discovery channel which also provide you insights about the new innovations, reading newspapers etc.

Now as we have mentioned certain skills required for core placements, MADE EASY is here to provide you a source to acquire the comprehensive understanding of core engineering branches.

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We have foremost defined on how it is important to have deep knowledge of the core engineering branches, and MADE EASY understands how it is beneficial for core placements. Acquiring comprehensive knowledge of core subjects can be possible while in 2nd or 3rd year of the engineering degree, and so our experts have curated the ‘EASY STEP Course’ for the B.E./B.Tech students’ semester exam including their college placements. The course aims to make students “engineers by profession and not just by degree”. The course provides quality lectures from experts, strengthening basic fundamentals and concept building. Students who aim for core placements or IT placements will be benefited from EASY STEP Course as it caters core subjects along with aptitude and certain IT subjects.

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What are core companies?

To simplify, core companies that specialize in certain sectors like civil, mechanical, electrical etc. and are valued highly due to the level of expertise and professionalism they showcase in their sector. For example, the civil sector will be working on the projects like building infrastructure, the mechanical sector will be expertise in manufacturing machinery, electrical sector will be working on developing electrical systems and devices etc.

We’ll take closer look on some core companies as it will help our readers to identify them them and make an informed career decision:

Civil engineering companies:

• L&T
• Tata Projects Limited
• GMR Group
• Jaypee Group
• Hindustan Construction Company (HCC)
• Shapoorji Pallonji Group
• Reliance Infrastructures
• Ultra Tech Cement
• IRCON International Limited
• ABB India

These are some of the prestigious private companies that work on various sectors like infrastructure, urban infrastructure, real estate projects ranging from residential complexes to industrial building development, highways & bridges and many such projects. The companies participate in college placements at engineering colleges in India, offering candidates internships, full- time employment opportunities, or trainee programs. The earnings of these companies range from 4 lakhs and can extend 7 lakhs annually.

There are not only private but government departments who have been recruiting skilled civil engineers through GATE, ESE, SSC JE, SES etc. Departments like BHEL, BSNL, GAIL, HAL, IOCL, ISRO, NTPC, ONGC, SAIL etc. have been hiring civil engineers to work on projects of infrastructure offering them handsome salaries with other perks and benefits.

Mechanical engineering companies:

• Tata Motors
• Mahindra & Mahindra
• Maruti Suzuki India Limited
• Ashok Leyland
• Hero MotoCorp
• Tata Steel
• Godrej & Boyce

Here are a few examples of mechanical engineering companies that work on projects like production of commercial vehicles, automobiles, producing motorcycles and scooters, including industrial equipment, consumer products and appliances. These companies often visit engineering colleges to conduct recruitment drives offering candidates internship opportunities, full time jobs or trainee programs. The salary ranges from 4 lakhs to 8 lakhs and may vary based on the skills, academic performance etc.

Government companies like BHEL, BPCL, ONGC, GAIL, DRDO, Indian Railways, ISRO, PWDs, NTPC, SAIL, IOCL, CPWD, MoD are few examples that hire mechanical engineers through GATE score, ESE, SSC JE and SES exams to work on projects that require mechanical expertise.

Electrical engineering companies:

• Siemens India
• ABB India
• Schneider Electric India
• Larsen & Toubro (L&T)
• Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals Limited
• Havells India Limited
• Bajaj Electricals Limited
• Hindustan Construction Company (HCC)
• Kirloskar Electric Company Limited

These are just a few of the electrical engineering companies that are expertise on projects like power and automation technologies & solutions for industrial and residents, installation of electrical systems, electrical appliances, industrial equipment, and consumer electronics, generators, motors and control panels.

The salary ranges from 3 lakhs to 8 lakhs and may vary on skills, academic experience etc. The companies often visit premier engineering institutes offering candidates internship, full time opportunities or trainee programs.

Government sectors that hire electrical engineers are BHEL, POWERGRID, NTPC, ONGC, GAIL, Indian Railways, ISRO, DRDO, CPWD, State Electricity Boards, MTNL etc hire through GATE score, ESE, SSC JE and SES or direct interview offering candidate handsome salary with perks and benefits.

Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE) companies:

• Samsung
• Intel
• Cisco
• Bajaj Electricals Ltd
• Crompton Greaves
• Havells India Limited
• Schneider Electric
• HCLTech
• Bharti Airtel
• Reliance Jio Infocomm
• Tata Power

These are a few examples of Electronics and Communication engineering companies that hire for projects like electronics, semiconductor, and telecommunications products, computing technology, generation, transmission, distribution, and trading of electricity, mobile, broadband, and enterprise services, 4G and fiber broadband services, digital content, and other digital solutions. The companies frequently visit engineering colleges offering candidates internships, full time jobs or trainee programs. The salary ranges from 3 lakhs to 8 lakhs depending on the skills, academic score, etc.

Ministry of Communications, State and central PWDs, BSNL and MTNL, State Electricity Boards, Central Public Works Department, DRDO, ISRO, Indian Railways, BEL, TCIL, etc often recruit Electrical and Communication engineers through GATE score, ESE, SSC JE and SES exams offering significant salary with perks and benefits.

Computer Science engineering companies:

• Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
• Infosys
• Wipro
• Tech Mahindra
• HCL Technologies
• IBM India
• Accenture
• Cognizant Technology Solutions
• Capgemini
• Microsoft India
• Google India

Here are a few examples of computer science companies that work on several projects like software developments, application developments, IT infrastructure management, telecommunications, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, internet related products and services. The companies participate in college placements offering candidates internship opportunities, full time employment or trainee programs. The salary ranges from 3.5 lakhs to 8 lakhs depending on skills, academic scores, etc.

GATE score is one of the most prominent ways to hire computer science engineers for various PSUs. PSUs such as BARC, IOCL, NFL, ONGC, ECIL, DRDO, POSOCO etc. offer a handsome salary to computer science engineers with other perks and benefits.

List of PSUs for Engineers

Public Sector Undertakings are government owned companies with 51% or more and are categorized as Maharatna, Navratna, or Miniratna [Category I and II].

Given below is the link of the list of PSUs including their salary structure, age and percentage criteria.

👉🏻 Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) 

FAQs:

1. Why are skills important to get core placement?

Ans. Skills like strong foundation, application of the knowledge, familiarity with computers and IT along with critical thinking, and problem solving skills are important for core placements. ‘EASY STEP Course’ will be beneficial for the B.E./ B. Tech students focusing on core placements.

2. Which engineering branch is easy to study?

Ans. It is considered that no engineering branch is easy to study. It depends on the students’ passion and dedication for learning.

3. What are the technical skills to be added in resume?

Ans. CAD, Programming, communication, teamwork, data analysis are few technical skills that should be added in a resume.

4. What are life skills for B. Tech students?

Ans. Communication, critical thinking, adaptability, creativity along with a strong foundation of fundamentals are few life skills for B. Tech students.

 

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