Emerging Courses - Metallurgical Engineering -Technology of metals

Metallurgical Engineering is an important branch of engineering that deals with the study of the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their inter-metallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys.

 Metallurgical engineering can be broadly divided into three categories - 

• Physical metallurgy needs problem solving skills. In this case a metallurgical engineer prepares the sorts of metallic alloys needed for different types of manufacturing and construction works. 
• Extractive metallurgy involves extracting metal from ore. 
• Mineral Processing deals with the technology of processing mineral products after it is extracted from the earth crust in impure form.

All metallurgical engineers learn the fundamental principles of all three fields including basic engineering in general. The work of metallurgical engineers is similar to the work of metallurgical scientists. Metallurgical engineers use complex equipment, including electron microscopes, X-ray machines, and spectrographs. They use the latest scientific and technological findings in their work. Metallurgical engineers are often assisted by metallurgical technicians.

BE/BTech in Metallurgical Engineering is offered by many institutions in India including the IITs. Admission is generally made on the basis of entrance examination like IITJEE in case of IITs and other state level joint entrance examinations of various states. 

One can also go for M.Tech after completing B.Tech or M.Sc in Chemistry for which he/she has to qualify the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) Entrance Examination.

  

Institutes/Universities

These are few elite institutions in India offering courses in Metallurgical Engineering. You can also check state-wise list of engineering colleges that may be offering courses in metallurgical engineering.

1. Indian Institutes of Technology
2. National Institutes of Technology
3. Institute of Technology, Banaras Hindu University
4. Indian School of Mines (ISM)