Hemali Chhapia | TNN
Mumbai: Having trouble getting a junior college seat, or detest the idea of following the herd and going for the usual arts, science or commerce streams? Well, there are other options out there for those who have completed Class X and have a relatively clear idea of what career they want to pursue.
Professional courses, which take anywhere from three to four years to complete, can prepare you for employment in a variety of traditional as well as modern fields.
Additionally, the diplomas achieved from many of the professional courses can allow students to later gain lateral entry into an engineering degree college if their scores are high enough.
From automobile and mechanical engineering to more trendy courses like footwear technology, garment manufacturing and food technology, you can choose what suits your taste from hundreds of colleges that offer diploma courses designed by the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE). The courses vary from man-made textile technology to travel and tourism, and petrochemical engineering to knitting technology.
The four-year, full-time automobile engineering course prepares you to plan, design and manufacture automobile structures and their components. The course encompasses everything from consultation and servicing to setting up one’s own garage and workshop.
GOING TO ENGG COLLEGE
The lateral entry into degree colleges has come as a boon to engineering aspirants. Ten seats in every engineering college in the state are set aside for students with a diploma. However, the few seats mean that it is not easy to get admission.
“There is competition for these 10 seats. Entry is on merit alone and students get admission directly to the second year of the degree course,’’ said an MSBTE official.
This means that after completing a three-year diploma in, say, computer engineering, you can get into the second year of the degree course if you secure a first class in the final diploma examination.
The good news is that the number of seats available is growing. Even the autonomous institutions in Mahrashtra have now begun setting aside seats for diploma holders.
CLASS X NOT NEEDED
The Maharashtra State Board of Vocational Education also offers short-term courses that can be pursued by those who have not even cleared Class X. The board office is at Bandra (phone: 22621775).
COURSES: Electrical assembling and TV technology (6 months) | desktop publishing (6 months) | photography (1 year) | basic food processing technology (1 year) | garment manufacturing and fashion designing (1 year) | computer accounting and office automation (6 months) | information technology (6 months) | web page designing (6 months) autocad (6 months) | multimedia and animation technology (6 months) | call centre management (6 months) | life support care assistant, SSC science compulsory (6 months) | yoga and naturopathy (1 year) £ physiotherapy (2 years) | agro farm management (6 months) | gems identification and diamond grading (1 year)
OVER 62,000 SEATS
There are 393 diploma institutes that offer 3- and 4-year diploma caourses and can take in 62,765 students across the state In Mumbai, there are 35 institutes with a combined capacity of 6,205 seats Some of them are Father Agnel’s Technical College, S K Somaiya College, Government Polytechnic, St Xavier’s Technical Institute and VJTI The Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education office is at Mahanagar Palika Marg. Phone: 22641150
COURSES: automobile engineering | computer engg | civil engg | chemical engg | computer technology | civil and environmental engg | civil and rural engg | construction technology | architect assistantship | chemical technology | construction engg | dress designing and garment manufacturing | digital electronics | electrical engg | electronics engg (industry integrated) | electronics and telecommunication | electronics | electrical power systems | electronics and communication engg | electronics and video engg | electronics engg | food technology | foundry technology | fabrication technology | garment technology | instrumentation and control | industrial electronics | infotech | instrumentation | industrial electronics | knitting tech | leather goods and footwear tech | leather tech | mechanical engg | mechanical engg (industry integrated) | medical laboratory technology | metallurgy and material technology | mine engg | manmade textile technology | mining and mine surveying | metallurgical engg | medical electronics | man-made textile chemistry | national diploma in textile design | petrochemical engineering | plant engg | production engg | packaging tech | printing tech | polymer and plastic engg | plastic engg | production tech | surface coating tech | sugar technology | technical and analytical chemistry | textile manufacturers | textile technology | travel and tourism
Professional courses, which take anywhere from three to four years to complete, can prepare you for employment in a variety of traditional as well as modern fields.
Additionally, the diplomas achieved from many of the professional courses can allow students to later gain lateral entry into an engineering degree college if their scores are high enough.
From automobile and mechanical engineering to more trendy courses like footwear technology, garment manufacturing and food technology, you can choose what suits your taste from hundreds of colleges that offer diploma courses designed by the Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE). The courses vary from man-made textile technology to travel and tourism, and petrochemical engineering to knitting technology.
The four-year, full-time automobile engineering course prepares you to plan, design and manufacture automobile structures and their components. The course encompasses everything from consultation and servicing to setting up one’s own garage and workshop.
GOING TO ENGG COLLEGE
The lateral entry into degree colleges has come as a boon to engineering aspirants. Ten seats in every engineering college in the state are set aside for students with a diploma. However, the few seats mean that it is not easy to get admission.
“There is competition for these 10 seats. Entry is on merit alone and students get admission directly to the second year of the degree course,’’ said an MSBTE official.
This means that after completing a three-year diploma in, say, computer engineering, you can get into the second year of the degree course if you secure a first class in the final diploma examination.
The good news is that the number of seats available is growing. Even the autonomous institutions in Mahrashtra have now begun setting aside seats for diploma holders.
CLASS X NOT NEEDED
The Maharashtra State Board of Vocational Education also offers short-term courses that can be pursued by those who have not even cleared Class X. The board office is at Bandra (phone: 22621775).
COURSES: Electrical assembling and TV technology (6 months) | desktop publishing (6 months) | photography (1 year) | basic food processing technology (1 year) | garment manufacturing and fashion designing (1 year) | computer accounting and office automation (6 months) | information technology (6 months) | web page designing (6 months) autocad (6 months) | multimedia and animation technology (6 months) | call centre management (6 months) | life support care assistant, SSC science compulsory (6 months) | yoga and naturopathy (1 year) £ physiotherapy (2 years) | agro farm management (6 months) | gems identification and diamond grading (1 year)
OVER 62,000 SEATS
There are 393 diploma institutes that offer 3- and 4-year diploma caourses and can take in 62,765 students across the state In Mumbai, there are 35 institutes with a combined capacity of 6,205 seats Some of them are Father Agnel’s Technical College, S K Somaiya College, Government Polytechnic, St Xavier’s Technical Institute and VJTI The Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education office is at Mahanagar Palika Marg. Phone: 22641150
COURSES: automobile engineering | computer engg | civil engg | chemical engg | computer technology | civil and environmental engg | civil and rural engg | construction technology | architect assistantship | chemical technology | construction engg | dress designing and garment manufacturing | digital electronics | electrical engg | electronics engg (industry integrated) | electronics and telecommunication | electronics | electrical power systems | electronics and communication engg | electronics and video engg | electronics engg | food technology | foundry technology | fabrication technology | garment technology | instrumentation and control | industrial electronics | infotech | instrumentation | industrial electronics | knitting tech | leather goods and footwear tech | leather tech | mechanical engg | mechanical engg (industry integrated) | medical laboratory technology | metallurgy and material technology | mine engg | manmade textile technology | mining and mine surveying | metallurgical engg | medical electronics | man-made textile chemistry | national diploma in textile design | petrochemical engineering | plant engg | production engg | packaging tech | printing tech | polymer and plastic engg | plastic engg | production tech | surface coating tech | sugar technology | technical and analytical chemistry | textile manufacturers | textile technology | travel and tourism
MAPPING A CAREER PATH: Students can attend diploma schools and then get lateral entry into an engineering degree college
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