B.Tech Ceramic Engineering - Course Overview

About B.Tech Ceramic Engineering

B.Tech in Ceramic Engineering is amongst the new engineering specializations that covers the production and manufacturing of ceramic products for use in different industries. Being one of the newest fields of engineering, research is one of the major part of this field.

In this branch of engineering students learn about different types of ceramic materials and ways to develop and crystalize them. Material strength and mechanics is also a major part of B.Tech in Ceramic Engineering.

Ceramic Engineering covers the study of the crystalline properties of ceramic materials in order to come up with different ways in which it can be used. The programme also covers the utility of ceramic materials in the mechanical, chemical and electrical engineering.

B.Tech - Ceramic Engineering Syllabus

First Year:

Professional Communication	Environmental Studies	Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering
Engineering Mathematics – 1	Engineering Physics	Engineering Mathematics – 2
Engineering Chemistry	Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering	Technical Communication
Fundamentals of Electronics Engineering	Engineering Drawing	Fundamentals of Computer

 

Second Year:

Materials Science	Manufacturing Practices	Structure and Properties of Ceramic Materials
Mathematical Methods	Ceramic Raw Materials	Ceramic Phase Diagrams and Phase Transformation
Basic Ceramic Practices	Heat and Mass Transfer	Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria in Ceramic Systems
Particle Mechanics and Fluid Flow Process	Humanities	Universal Human Values

 

Third Year:

Techniques for Materials Characterization	Process Calculations	Humanities / Language
HU/ LM	Glass and Glass Ceramics	Ceramic Whitewares
Advanced Ceramics	Industrial Training – 1	Refractories
Glass Engineering	Department Elective	Nano Technology

 

Fourth Year:

Fuel, Furnace & Pyrometry	Steel Plant Refractories	Ceramic Composites
Cement and Concrete	Ceramic Coating & High Temperature Ceramic Processes	Ceramic Coating & High Temperature Ceramic Processes
Industrial Training – 2	Glass Technology & Application	Industrial whitewares
Advanced Electro-ceramics	Bio-Ceramics	Project

Popular Specializations of B.Tech - Ceramic Engineering

• Biochemical
• Textile Engineering
• Ceramic Engineering
• Instrumentation and Control Engineering
• Mechatronics
• Telecommunication
• Automobile Engineering
• Production Engineering
• Mining Engineering
• Genetic Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Aeronautical Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Marine Engineering
• Food Processing technology
• Software Engineering
• Merchant Navy
• Merchant Navy
• Merchant Navy
• Petroleum Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Metallurgical Engineering

Career Options and Job Prospects

Since this is a new branch of engineering, job opportunities in the core sector are scares, however, there is a lot of scope in research and development. Following are some of the jobs that ceramic engineers can seek:

• Polymer Chemist
• Research Assistant
• Research Engineer
• Ceramic Sales Manager
• Senior Research Fellow
• Ceramic Technologist
• Ceramic Designer

Salaries in this sector vary from Rs. 2.5 lakh to Rs. 4 lakh per annum. However, if candidates have pursued the course from a reputed institute such as an IIT or NIT, the salary packages can be very lucrative. The highest package at the institute can go up to Rs. 11 lakh per annum.