Hello Waseem,

Before talking about the institutions I would like to provide you some information about Petroleum Engineering which one should know if he has to opt for this program.

WHAT IS PETROLEUM ENGINEERING?

• Petroleum Engineering is a branch of Engineering that deals with the study of the production of hydrocarbons such as crude oil or natural gas.
• Petroleum engineers are involved in the production and exploration of oil and gas.
• They also work with geo-scientists and other specialties.
• Petroleum engineering needs knowledge of many other disciplines such as geophysics, petroleum geology, drilling, economics, reservoir simulation, reservoir engineering, well engineering, artificial lift systems, etc.

TYPES OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERS

• Reservoir Engineers: They enhances the production of oil and gas.

• Drilling Engineers: They deals with the technical aspects of drilling.

• Production Engineers: They handles the interface between reservoirs and wells.

SCOPE OF PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

There are a whole lot of job opportunities after Petroleum engineering, both global and domestic levels. Opportunities in the oil and gas sector are in ample with high annual income packages. Higher education opportunities are also good in this field.

Some Core Companies who hire Petroleum Engineers:

• Reliance Industries Ltd.
• ONGC
• Shell OIL
• Gas Authority of India Ltd.
• GSPC
• IOCL
• Essar Oil Ltd.
• Reliance Energy
• NIKO Resources

Average salaries offered to beginners: 4-5 lacks annual

Some of the top colleges that offer Petroleum Engineering are:

• Indian Institute of

Hi Waseem. Thank you for choosing Career360.

For petroleum engineering, UPES is one of the best colleges. PDPU is not very far behind. but if you're comparing , then UPES comes ahead of PDPU in terms of placement and faculty.

Please make your decision wisely!