If I am good in chemistry, which engineering branches would be better for me?

The best fit for you is B.Tech in chemical engineering, however all the engineering branches are good.

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Hi, As a chemical engineering student, I would not suggest you to take admission in chemical engineering just because you are good at chemistry. Being good at chemistry may help you more if you choose to be a chemist rather than a chemical engineer. Chemistry is not everything in chemical engineering, rather it has a small (though important) contribution to chemical engineering. So, first of all understand the difference between a 'Chemist' and a 'Chemical Engineer'. Even if you are good at chemistry and (say) bad at physics, still you can become a very good mechanical engineer if you love machines and related things. It's totally different issue of deciding which branch better suits us than thinking from favorite subject point of view. While deciding branch, carefully go through every branch. Meet the people who have already opted the course of that particular branch. Ask them about their studies and branch. After doing this, decide carefully which branch fits to you the most. All the best!

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Chemical engineering would be beneficial for you. All the best for your bright future!

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Shiksha, don't go with which stream is better. Go with what you want do after studying B.Tech. You may take following considerations. If you like computer, want to build crazy application or something related to software go with Computer Science engineering. If you like playing with machines/motors or electricity go ahead with Mechanical engineering. Or Electrical engineering. If you are India, after studying Electronics and communication engineering most of the students gets job/work in IT companies. Only few percent gets chance in electronics companies. So I would suggest, better to study Computer Science engineering. If you want to sail through vast sea go with Marine engineering. If you have not decided what you want to do after B.Tech, sit for one or two days and decided what you want to do. If still confused, select any of the engineering mentioned in point # 1, 2 and 3 (Computer Science, Electrical, Mechanical, or Electronics). Best of luck.

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If you are good in chemistry and wants to pursue engineering degree related to chemistry then chemical engineering will be good for you. But you should do a bit research regarding the scope and career opportunity for chemical engineers. Scope is very limited for chemical engineers in India. That’s why cut-off of even top colleges for this branch goes down. People these days running behind the best branches like computer science and engineering, mechanical engineering, electronics and communication engineering etc. just because of job opportunity. Only a handful of students’ interest lies in these subjects. If you want to gain knowledge and have faith in yourself, then definitely go for Chemical engineering. Otherwise, don't go for it just because you are good in chemistry. You may get good opportunities if you pursue the same from top reputed colleges. Institute of chemical technology (ICT) Mumbai University is one of the best colleges for chemical engineering. It accept JEE Mains marks and MHCET marks 35% and 65% respectively to admit their students. Otherwise, pursuing the same from IIT will be good.

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Hello, Chemistry is a huge subject by itself as you know it. It comprises of 3 parts; inorganic, organic, and physical chemistry. It is very good that you have already discovered that you like chemistry and want to look for an engineering branch that suits you and will interest you. First of all, most students and parents seem to be very focused on getting into the best branch (Computer Science, Electronics & Telecommunications, Mechanical, Chemical, Civil, etc.) everybody wants to get into the top branch. Everybody wants to know which branch has the best scope in the future. You might come across some articles that say that computer is the most emerging branch, but don' t worry there is a scope is branches like Chemical Engineering too. It's just that you have to look for the right market, that's it. You can have ample of opportunities in job sector or even further studies in chemical, the pay scale of any chemical is less as compared initially as compared to other but, your pay increases on the basis of your work, since you like chemistry, you are more likely to enjoy the work that you will do as a chemical engineer. But, at the end, it all depends on how you feel about a certain topic, if you really like chemistry, you can become a good chemical engineer, and if you feel that you still might need to look for other topics that you like, then go ahead and discover more Hope this helps! All the Best!

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Chemical engineering would obviously be the best choice for you in this case but the college and city also matter unless and until you are extraordinary. The scope for chemical engineering is: Upon completion of your UG studies, you have two options ahead of you - find a job or pursue higher studies in hemical engineering. Jobs: If you take a look at the placement statistics of most universities, except for the IITs, NITs and other institutions of national repute, there are hardly very few companies coming to hire Chemical Engineering graduates during placement sessions. This is because Chemical Engineering job vacancies are not as high as software and IT industry, so most companies prefer to hire from top universities as they need only a handful of graduates for filling their vacant spots. The current scenario is such that in universities where core companies do not come for placements, most students end up joining software and IT industry. However, if you are really keen on getting a job in a core company, work hard by creating good networks and contacts through internships and projects, maintain a good GPA and be prepared to persevere to find a core job in chemical engineering. Chemical engineers find work not just in the chemicals industry, but also in pharmaceuticals, oil and gas and manufacturing sectors. Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) companies, which are contractors who complete projects from start to finish for their clients, routinely hire chemical engineers for design related jobs such as designing petrochemical, industrial plants, refineries etc using various software tools. If you are not interested in working in an industrial setting, you can try for jobs in EPC companies. Electronics companies also hire chemical engineers for jobs such as material development, production and process control equipment design. Many students also join banks or analytics companies as these sectors require students with excellent analytical and quantitative skills for their financial modeling and quantitative research work. Following is a list of companies from various sectors that hire Chemical Engineering students in India. Oil and Gas, Energy: Reliance Industries Ltd, Schlumberger, Shell, Cairn, BP, Chevron, Exxonmobil, Technip, Schneider Electric Government: BPCL, ONGC, IOCL, HPCL, GAIL Manufacturing and consumer goods: Asian paints, HUL, Procter & Gamble, ITC Ltd, MRF Ltd, Renault Nissan Technologies, TVS Motors. Pharmaceutical.

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Hi, First let's burst the biggest myth - chemical engineering is not about chemistry. Chemical Engineering has hardly anything to do with pure chemistry. I would suggest you to look for B.Sc courses in reputed institutions like IISc. If you are truly passionate about chemistry, graduate in it don't go for engineering. No branch in engineering would serve your purpose as none teaches chemistry as such. You can check out engineering chemistry degree offered at some of the IITs. If you still insist on engineering, I would suggest you to go through websites of some IITs and NITs and read the curriculum of all the branches in detail. In this way you can decide what you want to study for the upcoming four yeas. I should warn you before hand that most of the engineering branches require a pretty good foundation in maths. You can't rely only on chemistry for any branch. <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www1.iitb.ac.in/academic/btech.jsp" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>https://www1.iitb.ac.in/academic/btech.jsp</a> - Check out IIT bombay's website it has curriculum of all branches including engineering Chemistry.

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