CAREER COUNSELING

Str. Engr. Aaroon Joshua DasMS (Structures), B.E (Civil)

Assistant Director

Capital Development Authority

ENGINEERING

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IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT…

Mobile Phones

Laptop Computers Cars

Buildings

TH

INK

...

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What is the first picture that come to your mind when you hear

“Engineer” ???

Mechanical Engineer

Civil Engineer

Electrical Engineer

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WHAT IS AN ENGINEER??

Understand the necessities

Process the requirements and Design

Execute and make the concept a reality

• Design, Manage, Supervise, Improvise, Economize, Rectify

and Maintain through basic concepts of Math and Science

“Create and facilitate the world we live in…”

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ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES

Major Disciplines Other Disciplines

• Civil• Mechanical• Electrical• Chemical• Industrial

• Automotive• Aerospace• Agricultural• Biomedical• Computer• Environmental• Materials• Nuclear• Robotics• Safety• Structures

Civil Engineering

• Design, Construct and Quantify:

• Residences and Buildings• Sky skyscrapers• Roads and Highways• Bridges• Airports, Docks and Railways• Cities• Dams• Streams• Water Distribution System and

Sanitation

Design solutions to cope with many of our planet’s most serious problems.

Mechanical Engineering• Concerned with design, manufacture &

operation of a wide range of components, devices, or systems:

• Automobiles i.e., Cars, trucks etc. • microscopic parts (nanotechnology) to gigantic gears

• heating, ventilation, refrigeration• manufacturing equipment (tanks, motors, pumps)

• laser technology• biomedical applications• computer-aided design, automation, robotics

Broadest of all the engineering disciplines in its range of activities

Electrical and Electronics EngineeringPlay a role in almost everything electrical

we interact with on a daily basis. They

design smaller, cheaper, and better:• Electricity Generation and

Distribution System• Networks and Telecommunication

System• cell phones• computers• appliances• robots

Apply specialized skill to the design, manufacture, application, installation, and operation of electrical products and systems.

Chemical Engineering

Applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems

• Gasoline• Plastic• Energy (natural gas, oil heating, coal)• Adhesives• Clothing• Building Materials

Industrial Engineering• Design data processing

systems• Integrate activities of finance,

engineering and management• Develop systems for planning,

cost analysis, production and

quality of products

Stresses design, improvement, and installation of integrated systems of people, material, and equipment for the effective

production of goods or services in all types of industries

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HOW TO BECOME AN ENGINEER

Aptitude, Competency and Innovation

• Matriculation

• Intermediate (Pre-Engineering)

• Bachelors: Admission and 4 years studies in a University Accredited by Pakistan Engineering Council* (Engineer)

• Masters: If need feels Specialization in any Subject (Specialist)

• Ph.D.: Research Visionary Studies (Researcher)

* http://www.pec.org.pk/schedule_first.aspx

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JOBS AFTER ENGINEERING

• Government Sector• Executive Jobs• Development, Planning and Construction and

Maintenance• Private Sector

• Managers• Industrial Sector• Consultants• Contractors• Suppliers• Sole proprietor

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DIPLOMA OF ASSOCIATE ENGINEER (DAE)

• Diploma of Associate Engineer (D.A.E) is a 03 years duration program.

• Basically a Technical Course

• Preferable in Private Sectors due to low wages

• Can be done after Matriculation

• Not equivalent to Engineering

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AMBITIONS…

First say to yourself what you would be and then do what you have to do

Be consistent like the tortoise to achieve Goals

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Thank You

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