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“Textile Engineering” is a large scientific field of technology that deals with all operations involved in the production of textile fabric and yarns in the textile manufacturing process. Textile engineering is one of the most prominent engineering or technology topics with an increasing need due to varied cultures and customs. Textile engineering technique and science entail creating and regulating all elements of fibre, textile, apparel processes, clothing items and machines.
Textile engineers are involved in various areas of textile manufacture, ranging from process engineering, research and development, technical sales, production control, equipment types and quality control to the techniques used to generate all these fibres, yarns and textiles.
After the students complete their textile engineering course, a wide range of job options opens up for people who have been trained in this field. The biggest firms are in need of skilled textile engineers. If a candidate wants to pursue a career in textile engineering, s/he should pursue an undergraduate degree before pursuing a master’s degree in the field.
The highlights table below contain some of the most important details regarding the various types of textile engineering courses which are available in reputed colleges and institutes -
Type of Programmes Offered |
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Duration of Programmes |
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Minimum Academic Criteria |
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Admission Process |
Entrance test based and merit based |
Average Annual Course Fee (In INR) |
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Major Recruiters |
Mysore Silk, Raymond Group, Grasim Industries, RIL Textiles, JCT Mills etc |
Job Profiles |
Quality Control Supervisor, Process Improvement Engineer, Medical Textile Engineer, Production Engineer etc |
The degree-wise textile engineering courses’ eligibility conditions are mentioned in the table below -
Degree |
Eligibility Criteria |
10+2 qualified candidates who have studied Physics, Chemistry and Biology/Mathematics subjects at the +2 level and have obtained at least 50% overall aggregate marks are eligible |
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B.Tech graduates in textile engineering or a relevant discipline with an overall aggregate score between 50% and 55% are eligible |
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PhD |
Postgraduate degree holders (like M.Tech) with an overall aggregate score of 55% from a recognized university are eligible |
The following table contains the degree-wise admission process for various textile engineering courses in India -
Degree |
Admission Highlights |
Diploma |
Admissions are offered based on some entrance exam scores (state-level and institute-level) like JEXPO etc OR based on their previous qualifying exam scores |
B.Tech |
Admissions are offered based on some entrance exam scores like JEE Main, Goa CET, KCET, WBJEE etc OR based on their previous qualifying exam scores |
M.Tech |
Admissions are offered based on the GATE exam score (or other institute-level exams) OR based on their previous qualifying exam scores |
PhD |
Admissions are offered based on the entrance exam scores (institute-level or otherwise) and GD/PI round performance OR based on their previous qualifying exam scores and GD/PI round performance |
The degree-wise syllabus for various textile engineering courses offered in India has been provided below -
PhD in Textile Engineering Syllabus |
After obtaining their textile engineering degree/diploma, the candidates would have several work prospects in India. They will have several work prospects in both the public and private domains. The following pointers mention some of the roles in which textile engineering graduates are hired usually -
Quality Control Supervisor
Management/Operations Trainee
Process Improvement Engineer
Textile Engineer
Production Engineer
Professor