PGEC Notification 2012 for M.Tech, M.Pharm through GATE and GPAT

Post-Graduate Engineering Common Admissions (PGEC) 2012 notification will be released by APSCHE on behalf of Osmania University. Admission to Post Graduate courses such as M.E./ M.Tech./ M.Pharm./M.Arch./ M.Planning / Graduate levle Pharm .D. (Full Time) in Engineering and Pharmacy Colleges in Andhra Pradesh for the academic year 2012- 2013 will be conducted through PGEC 2012 Notification. Candidates qualified in GATE and GPAT examinations can apply for these courses. Seats remain vacant after allotment to GATE and GPAT candidates will be filled based on the ranks of PGECET 2012. Following are details of programs and application procedure:

Eligibility: Students those appeared and qualified in GATE 2012 and GPAT 2011 entrance tests are eligible to apply. Candidates have to pay Rs. 450/- (Rs. 225/- for SC/ ST candidates) in the form of DD drawn in favour of ‘Secretary, APSCHE’ and payable at Hyderabad.

Interested candidates can download application forms from PGEC 2011 website www.apschepgec.net. You an also download detailed instructions for filling ICR Application form.

Important Dates (to be given later):

1. Start of downloading of application form:
2. Last date for the receipt of completed application form:
3. Last date with late fee of Rs. 500/-:

Address to send applications and contact: Convener, PGEC Admissions – 2011, University College of Engineering (A), Osmania University, Hyderabad – 500007. (AP). Phone :040 – 69996715 / 040 – 32444715; Email : pgec2011@osmania.ac.in

Emerging Engineering Branches in India- Aeronautical, Petroleum, Ceramics, Paints etc

Are you thinking of out of the box careers in Engineering and Technology fields? There are really excellent opportunities for several emerging engineering branches like Petroleum Engineering, Polymers Technology Industrial Engineering, Power Management etc. Following are some of the best institutes offering courses in these emerging specialisations. There are highly specialised branches and institutions for careers in power engineering, Aeronautical engineering etc. You can pursue Bachelors, Post Bachelors, Diploma, Post Diploma and Post Graduate Programs in most of these specialisations.

Usually candidates with +2 education in Mathematics / Physics / Chemistry subjects are eligible for most of the programs. Institutes conductes their own admission entrance tests and may also admit based on the all India rankings in IIT JEE, AIEEE or other state level entrance examinations. Following are the details of institutes for various specialised and modern branches:

Institutes for Petroleum Engineering Technology:  

1. Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad
2. University of Petroleum and Energy studies (UPES),Gurgaon, Hariyana
3. Bharatidasan Institute of Engineering and Technology, Tiruchirapalli
4. Aligarh University, Institute of Petroleum Studies and Chemical Engineering, Aligarh
5. Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Lonere
6. Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune
7. Amaravati University, Amravati
8. Laxminarayan Institute of Technology, Nagpur
9. Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune

Colleges offering Polymers, Plastics and Rubber Technology:

1. Anna University, Chennai
2. Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur
3. Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
4. College of Engineering and Technology, Akola
5. Mahatma Gandhi University, Thodupuzha
6. LD College of Engineering, Ahmedabad
7. Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi
8. Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysore

Aeronautical / Aerospace Engineering Colleges:

1. Indian Institutes of Technology (Madras / Kanpur / Kharagpur / Mumbai)
2. Anna University, Chennai
3. Centre for Civil Aviation Training, New Delhi
4. Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh
5. Hindustan College of Engineering, Chennai
6. Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Secunderabad, Andhra Pradesh
7. Park College of Engineering Technology, Tirupur
8. Nehru Group of Institutions, Coimbatore

Ceramics Engineering Colleges:

1. Anna University, Chennai
2. National Institute of Technology, Rourkela
3. Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi
4. Ceramic Institute of Technology and Research, Rajasthan
5. College of Ceramic Technology, Kolkata
6. Poojya Doddappa Appa College of Engineering, Gulbarga

Other Specialisations / Branches and respective colleges:

1. Fibre Technology: Institute of Jute Technology, Kolkata
2. Irrigation Water Management : MS University of Baroda, Vadodara
3. Naval Architecture Colleges: 1. Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 2. Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUST), Kochi 3. Indian Institute of Technology Madras
4. Paints Technology Colleges: 1. Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur 2. University Department of Chemical Technology, Mumbai 3. North Maharashtra University, Jalgaon
5. Industrial Engineering: National Institute of Industrial Engineering, NITIE P.O., Mumbai
6. Power Management: National Power Training Institute (NPTI), Faridabad (Has center in Nagpur and some other cities)
7. Foundry and Forge Technology: National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi