ONE of the application of chemical engineering helps in transforming sodium hydroxide into soap.
Core subjects
Chemical Process Principles, Inorganic and Physical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Fluid and Particle Mechanics, Chemical Engineering, Thermodynamics, Process Dynamics and Control, Economics and Management of Chemical Industries, Biochemical Engineering.
Further education
After completing a BTech/BE, you can opt for MTech/MS.
Job profiles
Your task will be to design, install and maintain plants of large-scale processes in oil, chemical, pharmaceutical industries, mineral-based industries, petrochemical plants, synthetic fibres and petroleum refining plants.
Chemical engineering is applied in the manufacture of a wide variety of products such as inorganic and organic industrial chemicals, ceramics, fuels and petrochemicals, fertilizers, insecticides, herbicides, plastics and elastomers, explosives, detergents and detergent products (soap, shampoo, cleaning fluids), fragrances and flavors, additives, dietary supplements and pharmaceuticals. It is also used in wood processing, food processing and paints industry.
| Chemical Engineering | |||
| State/ UT | CHE | PLP | Total |
| Chhattisgar | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 1000 | 120 | 1120 |
| Maharashtra | 1630 | 195 | 1825 |
| Haryana | 120 | 0 | 120 |
| Delhi | 140 | 0 | 140 |
| Punjab & C’grh | 205 | 30 | 235 |
| Assam | 60 | 0 | 60 |
| Jharkhand | 91 | 0 | 91 |
| Orissa | 130 | 40 | 170 |
| West Bengal | 352 | 30 | 382 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 200 | 0 | 200 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 865 | 0 | 865 |
| Karnataka | 475 | 40 | 515 |
| Kerala | 170 | 60 | 230 |
| Tamil Nadu | 1475 | 75 | 1550 |
| Puducherry | 30 | 0 | 30 |
| Rajasthan | 120 | 0 | 120 |
| Gujarat | 904 | 120 | 1024 |
| Total | 7997 | 710 | 8707 |
Top recruiters
PSUs such as BPCL, HPCL, Indian Oil, GAIL, and pharmaceutical companies such as Piramal Healthcare, Ranbaxy, & Pfizer, FMCG companies such as HLL, and Nirma.
