Chemical engineering involves the study of the production of chemicals, fuels, drugs, etc to meet human needs. A chemical engineer develops new and improved chemical formulas that can cause boon to a number of industries. These industries can be anything from human fuel (food) to fuel ( petrol, diesel, etc.)  A chemical engineer also works on the medical formulas to give the medical industry a new drug, also work in the research areas for nuclear weapons up-gradation, or inventing any antidote for the virus.

Chemical engineers are an indispensable part of the paper industry, food industry, clothing industry, printing industry, etc. due to their valuable contribution in the respective fields.

How to get admission in Chemical engineering

Diploma option after 10th standard

You can avail of two major options after 10th if it is clear in your mind to go for the profile of a chemical engineer from the beginning.

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 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 chemical engineering after 12th standard

If you are in your twelfth standard then availing the 4-year course into chemical engineering is the only option you have in your hands.

There are integrated options available in the course as well, which includes BTech and MTech degree in one go. Nowadays, B.Tech and MBA integrated courses are also something you can consider going for, as they ensure high package placement in return.

Top 10 colleges for chemical engineering in India

1.   Indian Institute of Technology

Indian Institute of Technology is one of the best institutes to get admission in the 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.

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
• Total seats available is – 85

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 TATA, Birla, Reliance, Adani, and multinational companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, etc., visit the college and conducted interviews before their written examination
• There is 100% placement claimed by IIT’s

2. Birla Institute of technology and science

BITS is one of the best prestigious private institutes in India that offers BTech in various engineering fields. The primary moto of BITS is to train the young generation ( both men and women) who are longing to create ideas, methodology, and techniques in various fields.

BITS work on the mission of educating students all over India,  and to advance their knowledge in science and technology

Eligibility

• The candidate must have qualified 12th examination with physics, chemistry, and maths.
• he/she has to clear the merit of BITSAT 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 11 LPA to 60 LPA.
• Companies like Accolite, Amazon.com, Capital IQ, CBRE, Ceat Limited, Cisco Systems, DE Shaw, Deloitte, FMC Technologies, Google, Microsoft love to have freshers from BITS.

Official website link – https://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/

3. 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/

4. 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 topped among 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/

5. Vellore Institute of technology

Vellore Institute of technology is a progressive educational institute and dedicated to excellence in every field. They work on the principle of providing higher education on par with international standards. They provide the best of the best technology in every field to work and gives the opportunity to grow in an innovative working environment.

Within a short span, they have risen themselves in the field of research and development according to the expectations of government organizations such as defense, ISRO, atomic research centers, etc.

The smoother functioning of the placement cells at VIT encourages more fortune companies to come for placements. Approx 700+ companies have visited to get the best freshers for themselves from VIT. Referring to the official website, they have been rated 4 stars for excellence.

Eligibility

• The candidate must have qualified 12th examination with physics, chemistry, and maths
• he/she has to clear the merit of VITEEE ( 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 10 LPA to 35 LPA.
• Companies like eBay, Hitachi, Wipro, cognizant, Ashok Leyland, Honda, bosh, tata motors

Official website link- https://vit.ac.in/

6.  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 Ph.D. 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

7. MS Ramaiah institute of technology

MS Ramaiah institute is located in Karnataka and ranks 59th among the institutes of India. They work on the principle of devotion to enlightenment and known as best among institutions under VTU affiliation. 

Referring to the website they claim to gove 95% of placement annually and provide the best of the best technology in every field to work and gives the opportunity to grow in an innovative working environment.

Eligibility

• The candidate must have qualified 12th examination with physics, chemistry, and maths
• he/she has to clear the merit of ( 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 LPA to 7.6 LPA.
• Companies like honey well, intel, amazon, Microsoft like to visit the institute

Official website link – http://www.msrit.edu/

8. SRM University

SRM University is a multidisciplinary university 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.
• Companies like TATA chemicals, Wipro, johnson, HCL, Capgemini, VA-TECH

Official website link – https://www.srmist.edu.in/

9.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/

10. Indraprastha Institute of information and technology

IITD is created as a state university under the act of the Delhi government. In a short span of time, it has developed itself to excellence in the field of quality education, research, and interdisciplinary areas. 

Eligibility

• The candidate must have qualified 12th examination with physics, chemistry, and maths.
• he/she has to clear the merit of JAC (joint admission counseling) in order to get a seat in the desired course. Indraprastha institute takes its own entrance test as well.

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 6 LPA to 40 LPA.
• Companies like TATA, Birla, Reliance, Adani, and multinational companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon, etc., visit the college and conducted interviews before their written examination