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Q: What are the opportunities in industry for holders of a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree in Electronics and Telecommunications (E&TC) Engineering or Electronics (EC) Engineering?
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Q: I am an undergraduate neuroscience major and I recently became interested in engineering.
I think that I have the science skills necessary to go into the field, but I wonder if it is possible to pursue engineering after graduation or if it is much too late to begin graduate school study.
I completed pre-med courses, but realized that medicine is not for me and that I like the creativity that the field of engineering offers.
In our opinion, you could not pick a better time to enter engineering. Many observers of engineering believe that in the next 10-30 years the most exciting progress in this field will take place at the intersection of life science and engineering. Your background in neuroscience is ideal for research and development projects at that interface.
There are many ongoing efforts (in academia and in industry) to apply engineering to systems studied by neuroscientists, including areas such as Neural Engineering and Machine Intelligence.
Though it is a bit dated, the 1999 article by David Colella of the MITRE corporation, Neuroscience Meets Engineering, still provides a good discussion of the interrelationships between the fields. Bob Colwell of Intel wrote more recent article, Machine Intelligence Meets Neuroscience, which provides another perspective.
A good entry point into engineering for a person with your background would be a graduate program in Biomedical Engineering. A partial list of programs in this field can be found here, and you can also use our University Finder. Another option is a program in Chemical and Biological Engineering. A partial list of such programs was compiled by AIChE. You may also want to visit the websites of the programs at the University of Maine, Drexel University, University of British Columbia , and the University at Buffalo . The program of Emory University appears to be directly geared toward integration of neuroscience and engineering.
All in all, these are exciting times for interdisciplinary work in biology and engineering. People with good background in both areas are likely to be in high demand and be engaged in interesting high-impact research and development.
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Q: I am a student of engineering studying my third year
information technology. Could you please provide advice for interviewing and how to present my skills/knowledge during a career fair?
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Q: I am a 3rd year student in a Computer Science and Engineering program leading to a B. Tech degree. How do I prepare for job interviews with recruiters of various companies?
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Q: I am a mechanical engineering student toward the B. Tech. (Bachelor of Technology) degree, writing from Rajasthan State, India. My university is in the “Deemed University” category. It is recognized by UGC but not approved by AICTE. My grade point average is 75.
Upon graduation and further studies, I am interested in becoming a Lecturer in a reputable state university such as Mumbai University (Diploma as well as Degree College). Is this a realistic plan?
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Q: Which area of engineering has the best salary potential?
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Q: I'm a high school student who is reasonably good in math, but it is not my favorite subject — is engineering still for me?
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