Plastics Engineering Courses in India

Last Updated on July 28, 2023 by Vishnu Nambiar

Hi readers! Do you want to pursue a job oriented plastics engineering course? If yes, this post will be of help to you! Here, I’ve listed down some of the best plastics engineering courses in India.

In this post, you will find the names of popular plastics engineering courses in India. Apart from the names of courses, you will also find additional details such as – duration, eligibility criteria, colleges, scope, fees, admission process and career prospects. You may also check – plastics engineering scope and careers.

 

This post will be of help to 10th pass students, 12th pass students and engineering graduates. Candidates hailing from different walks of academic life will find relevant courses in this post.

 

Skilled plastics engineers are in huge demand these days. Job market associated with this engineering branch is not as saturated as other (relatively older) engineering branches.

 

If you want to build a decent career in plastics engineering sector, this program will be of help to you! Before heading to the meat of the matter – list of plastics engineering courses in India – let us take a closer look at this domain.

 

What is plastics engineering all about? You will find answer to this question in the next section. Let us start –

 

What is plastics engineering all about?

Let us check out the different types of plastics engineering programs now. Let us start –

 

In simple terms, it is a branch of engineering that deals with the processing, design, development and production of plastics products.

 

Plastics engineering also deals with the production process of plastic products. Like in cases of other industries, the goal of plastic production process is to mass-produce plastic goods while keeping the costs low and quality high. Recycling and R&D also forms an integral part of plastics engineering.

 

Different types of plastics engineering courses

In India, there exists different types of plastics engineering programs. These programs can be classified into different types on the basis of factors such as – academic level and course format.

 

Let us talk about the academic level first. Based on the academic level, plastics engineering programs in India can be broadly classified into the following types – UG, PG and Doctoral Degree programs.

 

UG stands for undergraduate level. PG stands for postgraduate level.

 

Let us talk about course formats now. Based on the format of the course, plastics engineering courses can be classified into the following types – Diploma in Engineering, B.E. or B.Tech., M.E. or M.Tech., M.Sc., PG Diploma, PG Certificate and PhD programs.

 

B.E. stands for Bachelor of Engineering. B.Tech. stands for Bachelor of Technology. M.E. stands for Master of Engineering and M.Tech. stands for Master of Technology. M.Sc. stands for Master of Science.

 

Let us check out the list of courses now. Here it is –

 

List of plastics engineering courses in India

Here’s the list of best plastics engineering programs in India –

 

1 Diploma in Plastics Engineering

Here is a quick overview of Diploma in Plastics Engineering course –

Name of the course	Diploma in Plastics Engineering
Type of course	Diploma
Field	Plastics engineering/technology
Duration	3 years
Eligibility	Completed 10th standard

 

2 Diploma in Plastics Mould Technology

Here is a quick overview of Diploma in Plastics Mould Technology course –

Name of the course	Diploma in Plastics Mould Technology
Type of course	Diploma
Field	Plastics engineering/technology
Duration	3 years
Eligibility	Completed 10th standard

 

3 B.E. or B.Tech. Plastics Engineering

Here is a quick overview of B.E. or B.Tech. in Plastics Engineering course –

Name of the course	B.E. or B.Tech. Plastics Engineering
Type of course	Bachelor of Engineering/Technology
Field	Plastics engineering/technology
Duration	4 years
Eligibility	Completed 12th Science with PCM subjects

 

4 M.E. or M.Tech. Plastics Engineering

Here is a quick overview of M.E. or M.Tech. in Plastics Engineering course –

Name of the course	M.E. or M.Tech. Plastics Engineering
Type of course	Master of Engineering/Technology
Field	Plastics engineering/technology
Duration	2 years
Eligibility	Completed relevant B.E. or B.Tech. program

 

5 M.Tech. Polymer Nanotechnology

Here is a quick overview of M.Tech. Polymer Nanotechnology course –

Name of the course	M.E. or M.Tech. Polymer Nanotechnology
Type of course	Master of Engineering/Technology
Field	Plastics engineering/technology
Duration	2 years
Eligibility	Completed relevant B.E. or B.Tech. program

 

6 M.Sc. Polymer Science

Here is a quick overview of M.Sc. Polymer Science course –

Name of the course	M.Sc. Polymer Science
Type of course	Master of Science
Field	Polymer Science
Duration	2 years
Eligibility	Completed relevant B.E./B.Tech./B.Sc. program

 

7 M.Sc. Bio-polymer Science

Here is a quick overview of M.Sc. Bio-polymer course –

Name of the course	M.Sc. Bio-polymer Science
Type of course	Master of Science
Field	Polymer Science
Duration	2 years
Eligibility	Completed relevant B.E./B.Tech./B.Sc. program

 

8 M.Sc. Material Science and Engineering

Here is a quick overview of M.Sc. Material Science and Engineering course –

Name of the course	M.Sc. Material Science and Engineering
Type of course	Master of Science
Field	Material Science
Duration	2 years
Eligibility	Completed relevant B.E./B.Tech./B.Sc. program

 

9 PG Diploma in Plastics Mould Design

Here is a quick overview of PG Diploma in Plastics Mould Design course –

Name of the course	PG Diploma in Plastics Mould Design
Type of course	PG Diploma
Field	Plastics engineering/technology
Duration	1-2 years
Eligibility	Completed relevant Bachelor’s Degree course

 

10 PG Diploma in Plastics Processing and Testing

Here is a quick overview of PG Diploma in Plastics Processing and Testing course –

Name of the course	PG Diploma in Plastics Processing and Testing
Type of course	PG Diploma
Field	Plastics engineering/technology
Duration	1-2 years
Eligibility	Completed relevant Bachelor’s Degree course

 

11 PhD programs

After completing relevant Master’s Degree program, successful candidates are eligible to apply for PhD programs. PhD is a Doctoral Degree program. Technically, it is a research based program.

 

Colleges

Here are some of the popular colleges offering plastics engineering courses in India –

• CIPET, IPT, Ahmedabad
• CIPET, IPT, Chennai
• CIPET, IPT, Bhubaneswar
• CIPET, IPT, Lucknow
• GTU
• Anna University
• NIMT
• LD College of Engineering, Ahmedabad
• BPUT
• AKTU

 

Admission process

Here is everything you need to know about plastics engineering admission process –

Admission Process may vary from one institute to another. Some institutes are known to conduct merit based admission process. Some other institutes are known to conduct direct admission process. When it comes to merit based admission process, relevant entrance exams are conducted to facilitate the admission process. Here’s a list of relevant entrance tests – list of engineering entrance exams.

 

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Syllabus

Here are some of the core subjects present in plastics engineering curriculum –

• Engineering mathematics
• Engineering physics
• Engineering graphics
• Mechanics of Solids
• Engineering chemistry
• Computer application
• Material science
• Production process
• Polymer science
• Environmental science
• Fluid mechanics
• Polymer physics
• Plastics materials
• Mould manufacturing
• Compounding
• Plastics testing

 

 

Fees

Tuition fees depends upon the following factors – type of college (Government or self-financing), scholarship status of the student, rating of the college etc. On an average, tuition fees could be anywhere between –

• Diploma programs: 25-70K INR per year
• B.E. or B.Tech. programs: 80-150K INR per year
• M.E. or M.Tech. programs: 100-150K INR per year
• M.Sc. programs: 80-120K INR per year
• PG Diploma programs: 50-100K INR per year

 

Career prospects

Firms involved in production, processing and design of plastic products and materials are the prime recruiters. Polymer processing and production units are also known to hire them. Since plastic materials are also used in pharmaceutical sector, plastic engineers may find a job in this sector too.

 

Labs and research firms involved in research work (on plastic materials and relevant synthetic materials) are also known to hire plastic engineers. Refineries, oil and natural gas firms and petrochemical companies hire them. ONGC, OIL, Government refineries etc are some of the well known Government sector recruiters.