One Stop Institute for “Aviation” courses is Punjab State Aeronautical Engineering College, Patiala-VC
Kanwar Inder Singh/ royalpatiala.in
The Aviation Industry is the fastest growing industry world-wide as well as in India’. The number of job opportunities in the field of Civil Aviation have increased manifold during the last couple of years.
Punjab State Aeronautical Engineering College (PSAEC) Patiala provides a golden opportunity to secure jobs in the aviation industry.
This was stated by Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRS-PTU), Vice Chancellor, Prof. Buta Singh Sidhu at a press conference in PSAEC at Patiala on Monday.
“Demand is going to rise in coming years too. PSAEC was providing a boost to the Civil Aviation Industry in the state,” he added.
He pointed out that Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering scope in India is growing at a rapid pace as the Aviation sector is growing at 200 percent. India is the third-largest civil aviation marketplace in the world, having the potential to be in the first place.
The demand for the Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineers is increasing day by day. Lots of job options are available in government and the private sectors in India.
Prof. Sidhu said the work of Aeronautical Engineering is a combination of study, design, construct, manufacture, and test the aircraft and the entire flying vehicle within the Earth’s atmosphere. An Aerospace Engineer designs, develops, researches, tests and maintains the performance of rockets, military & civil aircraft, missiles, weapons systems, satellites, etc.
Dr. Sidhu said major job opportunities are available in Air Force, Airlines, Corporate Research Companies, Helicopter Companies, Defense Ministry, Aviation Companies, NASA, Flying clubs, Aeronautical Laboratories, Aircraft manufacturers, government owned air services and many others.
It may be mentioned here that PSAEC, a premier institute in the country is a constituent College of MRS-PTU.
PSAEC offers B.Tech (Aeronautical Engineering), B. Tech. (Aerospace Engineering), Bachelor in Management Studies (Airlines, Tourism and Hospitality) and BBA (Aviation Management).
Prof. Sidhu pointed out that along with the flying crews, Ground technical staff plays an equally important role in achieving the ultimate airworthiness of Aircraft. He said that this college adjacent to the Patiala Aviation Club enabled the students to secure sufficient practical knowledge and flying experience.
While stressing on the need for creating excellence in Academic Research and Skill Development, he said due to the safety requirements in Aviation, we need to have a high level of personal integrity, commitment to accuracy and upholding standards in Aviation Engineering.
Later media-persons also visited the Aviation Club and Aerodrome to see the practical work.
On this occasion, Director, PSAEC, Dr. Balraj Singh Sidhu, Director, Punjab Institute of Technology(PIT), Rajpura, Dr. Gurpreet Singh, MRS-PTU Dean Academic Affairs), Dr. Kawaljit Singh Sandhu, Prof. (Dr.) Anju Joshi, Dr. Rajesh Gupta, Director Public Relations, Harjinder Singh Sidhu and Director Training and Placement Harjot Singh Sidhu were also present.
MRS-PTU inks MoU with FUEL Pune to provide skilling support to the youth to enhance their employability :
Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University (MRS-PTU), Bathinda has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Friends Union for Energizing Lives (FUEL), Pune to provide skilling support to the youth to enhance their employability and to provide placement opportunities in Multi National Companies (MNC’s) associated with FUEL.
The MoU is signed by Ketan Deshpande, Founder Chairman and Chief Executive Officer -CEO (FUEL) and Er. Harjot Singh Sidhu, Director training and placement, MRS-PTU Bathinda in the presence of Vice Chancellor Prof. Buta Singh Sidhu .
FUEL has received the highly prestigious Ashoka Fellowship which is awarded to leading social entrepreneurs for their exemplary solutions to social issues. It is supported by India’s leading corporate foundations.
This MOU would create an initial roadmap for students of MRS-PTU, its constituent & affiliated colleges for improvement in the employability potential through interventions by experts of FUEL such as Aptitude training, Future Skill Development (Domain Training), Personality Development, and Soft Skills Initiatives which are completely free of cost.
Our Shining Students
Our students Ankur Sinha and Vital Bansal of B.Tech Aerospace Engineering (Sem 6th) participated in asteroid hunting competition Analysis of Images from Pan STARRS recognized by NASA, USA
PSAEC Shining Student :
Ankur Sinha participated in the NASA data challenge, under NASA’s astrophoto challenges in summer 2021.
In this competition PSAEC student analyzed the data gathered by various NASA’s telescopes. And his subject was M87 galaxy. Out of all candidates, only 32 were selected by NASA from entire world & there were from India. Our Institute feels proud that out of 3 Indiana, one selected candidate is from our institute.
Punjab State Aeronautical Engineering College (PSAEC), Patiala :
Punjab State Aeronautical Engineering College (PSAEC) Patiala was established in the year 2018 by the Government of Punjab funded by (Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA) and is a constituent college of Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda at Civil Aerodrome, Sangrur Road, Patiala to provide degree level specialized courses in Aviation aeronautical and Aerospace and allied branches.
The main objective of the institute is to impart high quality education in the field of Aviation Industry by providing a scholarly and professional environment, having experienced and dedicated faculty, with a world class academic infrastructure sprawling over 10 acres campus in the lush and verdant environment of Patiala.
Broadly there are two major departments offering different aviation related courses for the fulfillment of every aspect of the Aviation industry. The Engineering department offers a 4 year degree program in B. Tech Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering and Four Skill Certificate Programs of 6 months duration each in the latest software like NASTRAN, ANSYS, CATIA V5, SOLIDWORKS.
Management Department offers 3 Year Under Graduate Degree program, Bachelors of Management Studies – BMS (Aviation Tourism & Hospitality), BBA (Aviation Management), BCA, B. Com (Aviation, Logistics and Supply management) and Two Skilled Certificate Programs of 6 months duration each in Airline Ticketing and Bakery and Confectionery and also offers 2 years MBA program in (Aviation/IT/HR/Marketing/Finance).
The College provides scholarships to meritorious and needy students by the Government of India/Punjab/NGO.
BMS (Airline Tourism and Hospitality) and BBA (Aviation Management)
Airlines, Tourism, and Hospitality Management sectors are growing at a rapid speed in the current times and are the largest employment generators and foreign exchange-earners. This course focuses majorly on practical exposure in all three allied fields. Through this course students will be able to understand the functioning of Airlines, Tourism and Hospitality Management sectors.
The scope of this course has a global approach with the inclusion of foreign language ‘French’, the course also enhances interpersonal skill development, personality development, event management skills, front office operations, travel start-ups, blogging etc. Various career options are Ground Staff, Event managers, Govt. Tourism Offices and Boards, Executive Research Consultant.
BCA
The information technology industry is one of the major job providers on a national and international platform, thus leading to the demand for IT professionals significantly. The various job roles offered to BCA graduates include Data Scientist, Web Programmer, Systems Admin, Computer Network Architect, Project Assistant, Data Operator, Computer Programmer, Database Manager, Software Developer, Web Analyst, and many more.
B.Com (Aviation, Logistics and Supply Management)
The specialization of aviation, logistics and supply management widens its scope in global scenarios. During the COVID-19 pandemic when all the business sectors were facing severe downfall, logistics and supply chain management became the lifeline for the majority of the population. After the competition of the course the student shall have exposure to the industries with exponential growth. Auditing and Accounts Manager, Cargo Supervisor and initiatives like ‘Make in India’ brings up ample of opportunities among companies over storage, distribution, transportation
MBA (AVIATION/IT/HR/MARKETEING/FINANCE)
The world is growing at a very fast pace where startups and skill development are the key factors for employment generations. The scope of this course is not only in-demand within country but overseas too. After successful completion of the MBA course, MBA Placements are offered to candidates in diverse sectors such project manager, business development manager, finance advisor, Airport Manager etc.
Skill Courses
NASTRAN
Patran is one of the widely used tool for pre-process and post processing software by many renowned companies throughout the world. Some companies that use PATRAN and NASTRAN include DRDO (Defense Research and Development Organization), ISRO (Indian Space and Research Organization), HAL( Hindustan Aviation Limited) NAL(National Aerospace Laboratories) ,Collins Aerospace, Boeing, Bombardier, Safran, Airbus
CATIA
It has a lot of scope in numerous industries around the globe. It helps in the process of product development. This process includes concept making, designing, engineering and manufacturing. Many mechanical, aerospace, aeronautical, automotive, ECE, Instrumentation companies use CATIA software and hire designers like BMW, AUDI, General Motors, Fisker Inc., Boeing.
ANSYS
It is one of the most widely used software throughout the world for Finite element analysis some of the famous companies that uses ANSYS include Space X, NAL (National Aerospace Laboratories), DRDO (Defence Research and Development Organization ,Honeywell, RTX, Raytheon etc.
Airline Ticketing
The students will be able to have knowledge of the ticketing software AMADUS which is popular worldwide for Hotel and Air Ticket bookings.
Bakery and Confectionery
This course has been started with the purpose of Skill enhancement and encouraging startups and entrepreneur skill development.
August 22,2022
