I am interested in aeronautical and petroleum engineering. Which has better opportunities and a greater pay scale?

What are the pros and cons and Job opportunities?

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Asked by Rishabh Ghosh

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Sunil Soni | Scholar-Level 18

9 years ago

Both aeronautical and petroleum engineering are niche degrees with major opportunities in government and public sector units. Opportunities in both the fields are similar. Currently because of international oil price crash petroleum industry is in bit of crisis worldwide. However I feel it's a tempo

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Rishabh Ghosh | Beginner-Level 2

9 years ago

Can you suggest few colleges apart from IIT and NIT?

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Arshiya Singh | Scholar-Level 16

4 years ago

LPU is good for a B.Tech in Petroleum Engineering. If you opt for the course, you will get to learn in one of the best academic environments in the university. The four year course consists of 8 semesters and is a relatively unexplored field of engineering. You can check out the detailed list of sub

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