In simple terms, aerospace engineering plays around the designing and studying of machines that can fly. As the technology evolved, the study (which includes designing, manufacturing, and implementation ) of aircraft, spacecraft, missile systems, etc has been advanced tremendously.
Aerospace engineering is the primary branch of aeronautics and astronomical engineering.
How to take admission in aerospace engineering
Diploma option after 10th standard
You can avail of two major options after the 10th. There are diploma courses available for aeronautical engineering but not specifically for aerospace engineering.
There are diploma courses available which you can do after the 10th. The best part of doing any diploma course is that you do not have to go for 11th and 12th standard anymore and after the completion of the course the admission for engineering is direct through the lateral entry.
Lateral entry students are directly passed to the second year of BTech ( engineering degree which is of 4 years) and have to do only 3 years of BTech to get their graduation complete.
BTech option after 12th standard
If you are in your twelfth standard then availing the 4-year course into aerospace engineering is the only option you have in your hands.
Top 10 B.Tech colleges for aerospace engineering in India
1. Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay)
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is one of the best institutes to get admission in the aerospace engineering field. They are autonomous technical universities located across 23 cities India, founded by Jawaharlal Nehru and governed by the institute of technology act 1961.
IITs are considered as comparatively high grades than other institutions ( government and private ). IITs subsidize around 80% of the course fee and provide scholarships to the students who want to pursue higher studies such as MTech or MBA to encourage students to go for higher studies. IIT Bombay rank on top 3 among all, here is the list of top7 IITs
Top 7 IIT names and NIRF rank
- IIT Madras – rank 1
- IIT Delhi – rank 2
- IIT Bombay – rank 3
- IIT Kanpur – rank 4
- IIT Kharagpur – rank 5
- IIT Roorkee – rank 6
- IIT Guwahati – rank 7
Eligibility
- The candidate must have qualified 12th examination with physics, chemistry, and maths.
- he/she has to clear the merit of JEE ( joint entrance examination ) mains examination in order to get a seat in the desired course
Duration
- The total duration of the course is 4 years. This four-year course is an undergraduate program. One can get admission in MTech programs as well even when he/she has not completed the BTech from the same institution.
Placement
- The average salary package offered was around 12 LPA to 13 LPA.
- Companies like Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, DRDO (Defence Research and development organization), ISRO ( Indian space research organization ), airlines in both govt and private sector, Indian airforce, India navy, Indian army, Indian defence services, etc., visit the college and conducted interviews before their written examination
- There is 100% placement claimed by IIT’s
2. Indian Institute of Technology (Madras)
Indian Institute of Technology Madras is another institute to get admission in the aerospace engineering field. IIT madras ranks no. 1 among all the IITs and its best to choose IIT madras for getting started with aerospace engineering as a career.
Top 7 IIT names and NIRF rank
- IIT Madras – rank 1
- IIT Delhi – rank 2
- IIT Bombay – rank 3
- IIT Kanpur – rank 4
- IIT Kharagpur – rank 5
- IIT Roorkee – rank 6
- IIT Guwahati – rank 7
Eligibility
- The candidate must have qualified 12th examination with physics, chemistry, and maths.
- he/she has to clear the merit of JEE ( joint entrance examination ) mains examination in order to get a seat in the desired course
Duration
- The total duration of the course is 4 years. This four-year course is an undergraduate program. One can get admission in MTech programs as well even when he/she has not completed the btech from the same institution.
Placement
- The average salary package offered was around 12 LPA to 13 LPA.
- Companies like Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, DRDO (Defence Research and development organization), ISRO ( Indian space research organization ), airlines in both govt and private sector, Indian airforce, India navy, Indian army, Indian defence services, etc, visit the college and conducted interviews before their written examination
- There is 100% placement claimed by IIT’s
3. Indian Institute of space science and technology
The institute is one of the leading institutes to offer aerospace engineering is situated in Thiruvananthapuram. The institute is an autonomous body under the government of India.
IIST was formally inaugurated by Dr G Madhavan Nair, then chairman of ISRO and ranked 33 all over India.
The institute also offers M.Tech degree in aerodynamics flight mechanics, structures and design, thermal and propulsion, and many more.
Eligibility
- The candidate must have qualified 12th examination with physics, chemistry, and maths.
- he/she has to clear the merit of JEE ( joint entrance examination ) mains examination in order to get a seat in the desired course
Duration
- The total duration of the course is 4 years. This four-year course is an undergraduate program. One can get admission in MTech programs as well even when he/she has not completed the btech from the same institution.
Placement
- The average salary package offered was around 2.4 LPA to 8.2 LPA.
- Companies like Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, DRDO (Defence Research and development organization), ISRO ( Indian space research organization ), airlines in both govt and private sector, Indian airforce, India navy, Indian army, Indian defence services, etc., visit the college and conducted interviews before their written examination.
Official website link – https://www.iist.ac.in/aboutus/institute
4. BMS College of engineering
BMS College is an autonomous engineering college in Bangalore and run by BMS educational trust. They work on the principle of promoting human as a resource and known to give quality education and training in every field of engineering they provide.
The 74 years of experience make them stand out in the competitive field of excellence and technology. There are various scholarship programs available to encourage students to study further and claim to provide approximately 70-80 % placement in renowned fortune companies. They offer 13 undergraduate programs of different fields and offers PhD and various master programs for further studies.
Eligibility
- The candidate must have qualified 12th examination with physics, chemistry, and maths.
- he/she must have secured 60% in each subject for being eligible to apply for the seat. Although the admission will be confirmed on the final merit. If you qualify that only then you will be able to pursue the course
Duration
- The total duration of the course is 4 years. This four-year course is an undergraduate program. One can get admission in MTech programs as well even when he/she has not completed the btech from the same institution.
Placement
- The average salary package offered was around 4 LPA to 9.6 LPA.
- Companies like Wipro, cognizant, Capgemini, Amazon, Oracle, TCS, Aditya Birla group, etc
Official website link – https://bmsce.ac.in/home/About-Placements
5. Chandigarh university
Chandigarh University is named as the best student-friendly university by star groups. The university is established by Punjab state legislature, a name inspired by the beautiful state – Chandigarh.
The university has been ranked A+ by NAAC (national assessment and accreditation council ) and known to deliver quality standards in education.
Eligibility
- The candidate must have qualified 12th examination with physics, chemistry, and maths.
- he/she must have secured 60% in each subject for being eligible to apply for the seat. Although the admission will be confirmed on the final merit. If you qualify that only then you will be able to pursue the course.
Duration
- The total duration of the course is 4 years. This four-year course is an undergraduate program. One can get admission in MTech programs as well even when he/she has not completed the btech from the same institution.
Placement
- The average salary package offered was around 3 LPA to 35 LPA.
- Top-notch MNC’s and fortune companies like honey well, intel, Hewlett Packard, Amazon, Microsoft, like to visit the institute
Official website link – https://www.cuchd.in/
6. Coimbatore institute of technology
Founded in 1956, the Coimbatore institute of technology is under Ramaswamy Naidu’s educational trust. The institute aims to provide knowledge in the field of technology advancement, research, and development in science and engineering.
Coimbatore institute of technology is a government-aided autonomous institution approved by AICTE. It is also affiliated to Anna university Chennai.
Eligibility
- The candidate must have a qualified 12th examination with physics, chemistry, and maths.
- He/she has to clear the merit marks list based on the score obtained in class 12th to get a seat in the desired course. There is a special reservation for the SC, ST, OBC, whose eligibility may differ.
Duration
- The total duration of the course is 4 years. This four-year course is an undergraduate program. One can get admission in MTech programs as well even when he/she has not completed the BTech from the same institution.
Placement
- The average salary package offered was around 4 LPA to 33 LPA.
Official website link – http://www.cit.edu.in/research/
7. SRM Institute of space and technology
SRM institute is a multidisciplinary institute of technology that offers a BTech degree in various fields. They believe in creating an environment of academic freedom and encourage every student to experience the best education compiled with the best infrastructure and technology.
The dynamic environment for exciting research opportunities is under SRM University. They provide engineering options in every field from nanotechnology to computer science.
The university respects the diversity of different states and culture in India and hence provide opportunities to the students all over India. Referring to the official website, 70% of their students are outside of Tamil Nadu.
SRM University has been rated 4 stars by renowned QS-IGAUGE in the Indian context. There are various scholarship programs available to encourage students to study further and claim to provide approximately 70-80 % placement in renowned fortune companies.
Eligibility
- The candidate must have qualified 12th examination with physics, chemistry, and maths
- he/she has to clear the merit of SRMJEE ( joint entrance examination ) examination in order to get a seat in the desired course
Duration
- The total duration of the course is 4 years. This four-year course is an undergraduate program. One can get admission in MTech programs as well even when he/she has not completed the BTech from the same institution.
Placement
- The average salary package offered was around 3.5 LPA to 5.5 LPA.
- Frequent Companies visiting – TATA chemicals, Wipro, johnson, HCL, Capgemini, VA-TECH
Official website link – https://www.srmist.edu.in/
8. Manipal Institute of technology
The institute is set up in 1957 and is known as the first self-finance dependent institute of India. They offer various undergraduate and postgraduate programs in different branches of engineering including aerospace engineering.
Manipal institute also provides sponsored research program and give part-time and full-time research options to the students supported by AICTE, CSIR etc.
Eligibility
- MIT does not require any high-grade qualification. The candidate must have qualified 12th examination with physics, chemistry, and maths
- he/she has to clear the merit of MIT in order to get a seat in the desired course
Duration
- The total duration of the course is 4 years. This four-year course is an undergraduate program. One can get admission in MTech and PhD programs as well even when he/she has not completed the BTech from the same institution.
Placement
- The average salary package offered was around 2.04 LPA to 22.38 LPA.
- Most company visits are from – ABB, Accenture, Accolite India, Amada India, Amadeus Labs, and Philips Innovation
Official website link – https://manipal.edu/mit.html
9. R.V. College of engineering
R.V. college of engineering (Bangaluru) was established in 1963 and is one of the self – dependent college of India, run by Rashtriya Shiksha Samiti trust.
R.V. college has secured 58th rank all over India.
Eligibility for B.E. program in Aerospace engineering
- The candidate must have qualified 12th examination with maths and physics with atleast 60% marks and maths and science with 75% collectively.
- he/she has to clear the merit of RVCE in order to get a seat in the desired course. In this merit, they will consider the score of KCET separately.
Duration
- The total duration of the course is 4 years. This four-year course is an undergraduate program. One can get admission in MTech programs as well even when he/she has not completed the btech from the same institution.
Placement
- The average salary package offered was around 5.63 LPA to 50.00 LPA.
Official website link – https://rvce.edu.in/about-us.
10. Lovely professional university
The lovely professional university is located on the outskirts of Punjab and is a well established private university that offers courses in every field. This premier institution is recognized internationally and known to provide the best academics, practical orientation in the projects, preparing a strong foundation for analytical skills, and leadership qualities.
Ranked among top 100 Indian universities by NIRF, the lovely professional university provides the environment to 800+ recruiters to hire from LPU
Eligibility
- The candidate must have qualified 12th examination with physics, chemistry, and maths
- he/she has to clear the merit of LPUNEST ( entrance examination ) examination to get a seat in the desired course
Duration
- The total duration of the course is 4 years. This four-year course is an undergraduate program. One can get admission in MTech programs as well even when he/she has not completed the btech from the same institution.
Placement
- The average salary package offered was around 4 LPA to 42 LPA.
- Companies like Wipro, cognizant, Capgemini, Amazon, Samsung, etc
Official website link – https://www.lpu.in/