Petroleum engineering as career option in India involve the study of all of the stages of Oil and gas girls evaluation, development and production.

The prime motive of petroleum engineers is to locate natural reservoirs of petroleum deposits. They work to develop mode effective, cost efficient methods of petroleum recovery through the application of principles from chemistry, mathematics, engineering and geology. The course content of petroleum engineering comprises of the methodology of oil and gas extraction technology, relevant basic Sciences and Engineering can be applied for the exploration, drilling production and refining of Petroleum.

Eligibility criteria for Petroleum Engineering:

· For undergraduate: B.E. / B.Tech. Course ( eligibility: 10 + 2 with science subjects)

· For post graduate: M.E. / M.Tech. Course ( eligibility: B.E. / B.Tech. Petroleum, petrochemical, chemical and mechanical engineering)

· PHD courses: PhD can be pursued by candidates interested in research areas.

Admission:

You must pass the qualifying entrance exam of the institution offering the program. Getting good JEE score will help you in getting admissions to the best colleges.

Some of the top petroleum engineering colleges in India are

· Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai

· Indian School of Mine University, Dhanbad

· University Of Petroleum And Engineering Studies, Dehradun

· Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, Gandhinagar

· Maharashtra Institute of Technology, Pune