Engineering is seen to have made a comeback in a big way now and this year’s placement season, the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have been a clear proof of that. The global technological development has dissolved the boundaries between various streams of engineering and now all these are working in co ordination to achieve their way to innovation.

This has given rise to various advanced and new-age industries which are growing each day. The job opportunity is hence, on high rise for people who have a technological background and have the expertise in a particular technical field. Some of such career options are:

WEB DEVELOPER

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Web developers or web engineers are those who design, develop and maintain web applications. By maintaining here, we mean that they need to not only create but service these applications and know about the software that it runs with.

Prospects for a Web Developer:

·         Web designer

·         Ethical Hacker

·         App Developer

·         Web Service Provider

MOBILE APP DEVELOPER

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From booking a cab to finding a location, it’s all done and managed on the run with the help of application on our mobile phones. It is needless to say that Mobile Application Developers are highly in demand in this age of smart phones when we are more than ever dependent of mobile applications.

Prospects for Mobile App Developers

·         Apps for specific telecom service providers

·         As a free lancer (with small enterprises, individual clients)

·         Can also develop apps for other media apart from mobiles

Institutes:

·         Apex Institute of Multimedia, Coimbatore

·         Arena Animation, Indore

·         Maya Academics of Advanced Cinematics (MAAC), Kolkata

3 D ARCHITECT

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Just like every other industry and related profession, even architecture has changed its face. Now architectural designs, maps and blue prints have gone digital and include 3-D technology for which there is a need of 3-D architects.

Prospects for a 3-D Architect:

·         Construction Designer

·         Civil Engineer

·         Graphic designer

·         Can work for real estate consultancies, builders and contractors

Top Institutes:

·         Tapas Multimedia Institute, Hyderabad

·         Sir JJ College of Architecture, Mumbai

VIDEO GAME DEVELOPER

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Another industry which has ridden on the high wave of the technological developments is the virtual world of entertainment through video games. Whether gaming apps of mobiles or x box, these games are not only intriguing but, even to the extent of being addictive.

Prospects for a Game Developer:

·         Entrepreneur- Design and sell

·         Game developer for a gaming/online company

·         Video game tester

Courses:

·         Computer Science Engineering

·         Architecture

·         Computer Programming

·         Video Games Design

Institutes:

·         Indian Institute of Technology (all campuses)

·         Birla Institute of Technology (BITS), Pilani

·         International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT)

·         Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, New Delhi NCR

·         Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur (WB)

So, if technology and innovation is what atrracts you since ever you can remember and if you are curious enough to explore this world of virtuality then one of these can definitely be your cup pf tea! Keep exploring!

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