Is mechanical engineering good for girls?

190 Views|Posted 9 years ago
Asked by Aathira Biju
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Dharamveer Dheer
6 years ago
First part: All branches of engineering are best for girls, now the employers are mostly gender neutral, so all the conservative thoughts are now meaningless. YES ME is good for girl if her interests, aptitude, passion, favorite subjects, personality traits and aspirations point towards mechanical.

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Sunil Soni
9 years ago
Nowadays most of the companies are encouraging diversity in their workforce and management. Therefore, there are good opportunities for females in all engineering fields. There are a lot of female students who are opting for mechanical engineering and having a good career as design engineers.

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Neetu Singh
5 years ago
There are many girls who have done mechanical engineering. But due to mind set less girls choose mechanical engineering. But career wise you won't have any difficulty as a girl only during your third semester and 4th semester we have some labs wherein you have to do certain minimum physical work as

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Ashish Sharma
5 years ago
Hi Aathira, In yesteryear's, it was common thing that Odd one's are out. But now the trends are changing. Girls mechanical Engineers are also acceptable in the corporate companies. For eg: Subordinate companies of Maruti Udyog in Manesar, Gurugram plant. Now the employers are mostly gender neutral,

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