How is the earthquake engineering at IIT Roorkee , placement and future for PhD?
https://www.iitr.ac.in/departments/EQ/pages/
Career and job perspective
Gathering and researching data from different sources and locations and finding solutions to make structures earthquake resistant is one of the most important responsibilities of anearthquake engineer.
Besides collecting information, Earthquake Engineers have an on-field job as well to collect information from local residents and other sources.
Earthquake Engineers find work opportunities in the Research & Development sector. They work with both government and private companies engaged in the construction of buildings, railways, highways, ports, bridges, and space stations.
Teaching is another career opportunity for earthquake engineers as lecturers, professors and researchers.
Salary Package
In India, the average salary of anEarthquake Engineeringgraduate is INR 518,236. Other incentives are also offered on a monthly or bi-yearly basis.
However, this is not the limit and earning raises twofold based on work experience, qualifications, research papers published and performance on-field.
Hello Dear,
If you complete M.tech. from IIT Roorkee then you have following further option to go-
- You can join Indian Meteorological Department by clearing there recruitment Exam.
- You can join various Engineering college as Assistant professor.
- You can go for Ph.D. program in any IIT by clearing GATE exams.
- You can also join any private organization that work for seismicity monitor testing.
Moreover, Private construction companies also hire Earthquake engineer to study seismological observations of project location in surveying stage.
Even Your own institute is currently running various project successfully i.e. earthquake seismological monitor, deployment of accelerometer in Himalayan region. You can also join in this Research and Development Team.
Apart from that IIT Roorkee provide world-class infrastructure for its students that can help to understand the things very closely.