Friday 27 December 2013

GUIDANCE FOR PRODUCTION ENGINEERING-4

The subjects for fourth year production engineering are-

SEMESTER-7  
  1. Production Management
  2. Operations Research 1
  3. Maintenance Engineering and Management
  4. Management Information Systems
  5. Engineering Materials (Elective)
  6. Total Quality Management (Elective)
  7. Industrial Engineering Lab
  8. Metrology Lab
  9. Project
SEMESTER-8   
  1. Financial Management
  2. Computer Integrated Manufacturing
  3. Industrial Tribology (Elective)
  4. Supply Chain Management (Elective)
  5. Seminar
  6. Project
  7. Viva Voice

GUIDANCE FOR PRODUCTION ENGINEERING-3

The subjects for third year production engineering are-

SEMESTER-5    
  1. Industrial Automation
  2. Computational Methods of Engineering
  3. Welding and Allied Processes
  4. Metal Casting
  5. Machining of Materials
  6. Engineering Economics and Principles of Management
  7. Machine Tool Lab 2
  8. Material Testing Lab
  9. Mini Project
SEMESTER-6  
  1. Tool Engineering
  2. Metal Forming
  3. Industrial Engineering
  4. Instrumentation and Control
  5. Inspection and Quality Control
  6. Human Resource Management (Elective)
  7. Manufacturing Sciences Lab
  8. CAD/CAM Lab
  9. Mini Project 
The subjects may vary from university to university. This semester is a little easy compared to the syllabus of fourth semester. Industrial Automation is very interesting and important subject because these days almost all companies are making their systems and machines automated. Try to understand the subject in depth and also try to a research on a specific topic of automation according to your interest. Labs are easy compared to fourth semester. In fifth semester you can choose an elective subject from a list of subjects such as Automotive Engineering, Robotics and Robot Applications, Rapid Prototyping and Tooling, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Vision, etc. In sixth semester, there will be CAD/CAM Lab and they will teach you a particular designing software (designing software vary from university to university). For my lab it was PRO-E. And the most important thing in your third year is mini project.

There are a lot of important things that you should do during your third year. First, try to join for any certified course that is going to help you in interviews and career. If you are interested in designing, then you can join for courses like PRO-E, SOLID WORKS, CATIA, ANSYS, etc. Many students do engineering just to get a job in any sector (IT, Core, Banks, etc). They can do any programming courses like C, JAVA, etc or can go for IBPS (bank test) coaching. Make sure all these courses have a certificate which is acceptable throughout he world. Second, if you decided to go for higher studies (MBA, MS, M.Tech, etc), then you can join for coaching classes. Third year is the right time to join for such classes. Third thing to do is apply for internships. You can do internships ranging from a period of two weeks to 3 months. You can also do internship abroad during your engineering course. Final step is to make your mini project a huge success. 

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SUBJECTS FOR FOURTH YEAR


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GUIDANCE FOR PRODUCTION ENGINEERING-2

The subjects for second year production engineering are- 

SEMESTER 3 
  1. Engineering Mathematics 3
  2. Humanities and Communication Skills
  3. Electrical Drives and Automation
  4. Mechanics of Solids
  5. Metallurgy and Material Science
  6. Machine Tool Technology
  7. Production Engineering Drawing/Machine Drawing
  8. Machine Tool Lab-1
SEMESTER 4 
  1. Engineering Mathematics 4
  2. Environmental Science
  3. Theory of Machines
  4. Fluid Mechanics and Machinery
  5. Design of Machine Elements
  6. Thermal Engineering
  7. Electrical and Electronics Lab
  8. Fluid Mechanics and Machinery Lab
The subjects may vary a little from university to university. Second year is the toughest year to study. To be specific fourth semester is the toughest semester of the entire course with all the core subjects clubbed together. Introduction of core subjects starts from third semester. Electrical Drives and Automation can be a bit difficult for students who have no base in physics/electrical. If you have understood Engineering Graphics during first year, then Production Engineering Drawing/Machine Drawing will be easy. In fourth semester, Electrical and Electronics Lab will be very difficult. Only relief in fourth semester is Environmental Science. If you have passed fourth semester, it is like passing the entire course.

Try to take seminars whenever possible and do try to take part in paper presentation competitions. Inquire about all courses available for higher studies like MS, M.Tech, MBA, etc. You might or might not go for higher studies after your course but knowing your interest (either management or technical) is very important. Always do paper presentations according to that interest. If in the end you do decide to go for higher studies, these paper presentations will certainly help you. Next important thing is to start thinking about topics for your mini project which has to be done during third year and about main project which has to be done during fourth year. Always try to do projects according to your higher studies interest. For example, if you are interested in doing MS in Robotics, try to do your paper presentations on Robotics and try to select a topic related to Robotics for mini project and main project. The selection process for MS is becoming tougher because there is a rush towards MS and having done paper presentations and projects on the course is certainly going to give you an upper hand.  

GUIDANCE FOR PRODUCTION ENGINEERING-3
SUBJECTS FOR THIRD YEAR

 
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GUIDANCE FOR PRODUCTION ENGINEERING-1

The subjects for first year production engineering are-
  1. Engineering Mathematics 1
  2. Engineering Mathematics 2
  3. Engineering Physics
  4. Physics Lab
  5. Engineering Chemistry
  6. Chemistry Lab
  7. Engineering Mechanics
  8. Basics of Civil and Mechanical Engineering
  9. Basics of Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  10. Engineering Graphics
  11. Computer Programming in C
  12. Mechanical Workshops
  13. Electrical and Civil Workshops.
The subjects are almost same for all branches during first year with slight variations from university to university. This year is the easiest year to study because you are familiar with all the subjects (except one or two) and its syllabus. The only problem is that you get a lot of assignments and a lot of workshop/lab record work to complete. It becomes a burden when you keep it till the end. But apart from that you have plenty of time compared to other semesters. You have a lot of time to make friends, take part in activities such as cultural, sports, etc. But this year is the year when you can develop your confidence, management skills, conquer stage fears, handle situations, work under pressure, etc. If you are weak in all these then you should focus in developing such qualities otherwise it is very difficult to get a job because a company is looking for a person with all these qualities. Now the best thing to do to develop such qualities is to take part in Technical Fests that are conducted in various in various colleges. You might be shy to take part in your own college, so it is better to take part in fests that come about in other colleges. The events like Best Manager, Mr.Tech fest, etc helps you in understanding the standard of other students, your weakness, where you have to improve, etc. It is not about winning or losing. it is all about understanding and developing. During the first year you should also try to develop your interest towards your course. There might be students who might be having no idea about computer programming in C because they didn't choose it in higher secondary school. So I advice all those students who are weak in C programming to get an idea about it by referring a book or by going for a C program course. Engineering Graphics is all about concepts, visualizing or imagining an object in three dimensional planes and drawing its different views on paper. Some students find it hard to understand, so I recommend those students to understand the basics of Engineering Graphics before joining for engineering.   


GUIDANCE FOR PRODUCTION ENGINEERING-2
SUBJECTS FOR SECOND YEAR


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Saturday 14 December 2013

CAN PRODUCTION ENGINEERS APPLY FOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING JOBS IN GOVERNMENT SECTOR?

As I have told you before, production engineering is similar to mechanical engineering and therefore production engineers can apply for mechanical jobs in government sector. In government sector there are jobs specifically for production engineers and I understood that there is a huge scope and demand for production engineers even in government sector.

I will tell you my experience- During my final year of production engineering I registered in many government sites such as Public Service Commission (PSC), Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), Railways, Air force, Navy etc. During registration i had to fill a lot of online forms such as contact details, family details, educational qualification, upload photo with name and date, upload signature, etc. In qualification form they ask about our highest qualification and I typed B.Tech (B.E) and there is a scroll down option for selecting your branch in which production or mechanical production engineering is available for selection. After registration I received a lot of notifications for recruitment exclusively for production engineers and understood that there is a lot of requirement or demand for production engineers. I even applied for jobs requiring mechanical engineers but there was a notification telling that I am not eligible. Now here comes the benefit of mechanical equivalent certificate. You can say that you are eligible for the desired mechanical engineer post and there is an option for selecting mechanical equivalent certificate. In some cases they tell you to select a minimum number of 10-15 subjects that you have studied from the given list of mechanical subjects (which I am sure we would have studied during our course). In Air force registration, they ask you to select subjects from the given list.

It is an advantage for us that we can apply for production jobs as well as mechanical government jobs.