Is there any future in automobile engineering?

I personally believe that there is not much scope in India for automobile engineering. Most of the fancy and top notch companies that no 1 answer has mentioned have just assembly plants. Cars are imported as CBU and CKD. Be it Lambo, Ferrari or Porsche. Other companies like VW (Ameo is an example) and others have made efforts to increase indigenisation but still it is not enough. The reluctance for starting full-fledged plants, I feel, can be attributed to the lack of the same quality as in other parts of the world. Second reason can be that the market has not yet matured. Indians are still entangled in the web of one factor for automobiles - kitna deti hai. Third reason, I think, is the difference in working culture. There is not much love for a product a worker works on (I have seen it infront of my eyes in a plant!). The same common attitude - mera kya jaata hai. Fourth, we are dependent on labour here because it is cheap and people are ready to go to extremely low wages to support their family. Machines thus cannot be employed in Indian manufacturing plants. This affects the quality and other factors. Go to Mercedes Plant in Sindelfingen for example (if you can or visit on youtube!) and see the difference.

Having said all that, it boils down to this - the manufacturing is not good in India, especially automotive. The R&D is consequently pathetic. Whatever brain we produce each year goes abroad - brain drain! Now what exactly are we left with in India when it comes to automobiles? Peanuts!

You can surely be employed as a worker in an automotive company in India but I guess it is not worth it. If you are qualified enough and know your skills and job in and out, your worth is definitely more and it can fully be realised in an environment conducive for development. Just working in an automobile plant does not imply the scope is good as I have a job. There are so many factors to be considered.

As I always say, do Bachelors in Mechanical and then go for MS in automotive abroad. Work and gain experience and then may be come back to India. There are far more opportunities - research opportunities, better environment, good funding, quality projects and research etc. available abroad when it comes to automotive. To summarise, after your graduation, if you go for MS abroad for automotive, you can truly understand the scope of automobile engineering.

A bachelors in automobile from India is good, but would only get you not-so-good jobs in automotive companies. If you think that satisfies you, if you think that is all there is in automotive, if you feel that scope of automotive is awesome because I have a job - sorry m8, you are sadly mistaken. I might be wrong too - depends on one perspective, how badly you want your passion!

I hope it helped. This was my view.