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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

  1. What is the difference between Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering?

'Aeronautical Engineering’ deals with all airborne vehicles like aircrafts, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, drones, missiles etc.

‘Aerospace Engineering’ deals with airborne vehicles like aircrafts, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, drones, missiles etc., plus space borne vehicles. Thus the scope of Aerospace Engineering is bigger than the Aeronautical Engineering.

  1. What is Aerospace Engineering?

Aerospace Engineering deals with study of all aspects of airborne vehicles like aircrafts, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), drones, missiles etc., plus space bound vehicles including satellite technology. Aerospace Engineering can be broadly classified into four verticals viz.

  • Aerodynamics
  • Aerospace Structures
  • Aerospace Propulsion
  • Guidance & Control

Aerodynamics-

It deals with the study of airflow around the airborne vehicles like wings, fuselage etc.

Aerospace Structures-

It is related to the design of basic structural elements of airborne and space bound vehicles.

Aerospace Propulsion-

It deals with design, analysis, testing & development of aircraft engines & rocket engines.

Guidance & control-

This includes entire spectrum of aircraft instrumentation to record various parameters like altitude, temperature , pressure etc. And also it deals with control mechanisms, avionics, communication and related aspects.

  1. What are the Placement opportunities for an Aerospace Engineer?

Placement is possible in both government and private sector.

Government sector- there are ample opportunities for Aerospace Engineers in Government organizations / agencies like ISRO, HAL, NAL, DRDO, ADA, GTRE etc.

Private sector- opportunities exist for placement in Aerospace majors like Boeing, Airbus, GE, UTC Aerospace and, in TCS, Infosys, TATA Aerospace, Mahindra Aerospace, Quest Global etc.

  1. What are the future prospects for Aerospace Engineers?

There are several career opportunities for Aerospace Engineering graduates:

Opportunities in Core Aerospace- Aerospace Engineers have career opportunities in Government organizations like ISRO, HAL, NAL, DRDO, ADA, GTRE etc. and also have opportunities in Private organizations like Boeing, Airbus, GE, UTC Aerospace, TCS, Infosys, TATA Aerospace, Reliance Aerospace, Mahindra Aerospace, Quest Global etc.

Career in teaching & research- With masters and Doctorate one can establish as a professor cum researcher with ample opportunities for career growth and contribution to the Aerospace domain.

Career opportunities in allied sector- Since curriculum of Aerospace Engineering matches up to 60% with Mechanical Engineering, job opportunities exist in Mechanical stream as well.

  1. What are the opportunities for higher studies in Aerospace Engineering?

With a basic degree in Aerospace Engineering, one can pursue higher studies in the following-

  • Core Aerospace- With appropriate GATE score one can seek admission into IISc, IITs and NITs for masters in Aerospace and with a valid score in GRE , TOEFL, one can secure a seat for M.S in various universities abroad in countries like USA, Australia, UK etc.
  • Non-Aerospace sector- One can also specialize in any other domain like Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Management etc.

 

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