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CAREER GUIDANCE
Unconventional is the new conventional today! Youngsters are opting for new, untrodden career paths from fashion designing to cosmetology, from cosmetic dentistry to fashion photography. Even engineering is not restricted to the traditional mechanical, electrical and computer engineering. With subjects like aeronautical engineering, mining engineering, agriculture engineering, etc. we have seen the rise of many alternative engineering courses in the past few decades. Let’ s have a look at one of the special engineering course catching up rapidly with the already popular one i. e. Mining Engineering.
Mining is a vast field that deals with identification, extraction, production and processing of valuable minerals like coal, petroleum, metallic minerals and nonmetallic minerals, from natural reserves. Mining engineering covers techniques and technologies related to a range of mining activities like exploration, feasibility study, production, transportation and marketing of minerals. It covers maintenance of mines including removal of toxic gases and ensuring air circulation. Land restoration and rehabilitation of mining sites are also part of mining engineering.
Mining engineers have a number of careers to choose from. Based on the role they assume, these professionals are responsible for activities like planning, designing and
Mining Engineering Dig your Career with a bright Future!
Courses in mining engineering
• Diploma in Mining and Mine Surveying Engineering
• BE / B. Tech in Mining Engineering
• ME / M. Tech in Mining Engineering
Qualifcation required
• For B. E / B. Tech in mining engineering – 10 + 2 with physics, chemistry and maths as compulsory subjects with at least 50 % marks.
• For M. E / M. Tech in mining engineering – B. E / B. Tech in mining engineering or any equivalent branch of engineering.
• For Diploma in mining engineering – 10th passed with at least 50 % marks 10th passed with at least 50 % marks
Admissions Procedure
Admissions are done through the entrance exams conducted by respective colleges. Top colleges
ISM Dhanbad, IIT-BHU Varanasi, IIT Kharagpur, NIT Raipur, NIT Rourkela, NIT Surathkal, VNIT Nagpur, Acharya Institute of Technology, Bangalore.
WINSPIRE: Empowering youth | January, 2017