Engineering Technology

   Engineering is born in industry, not in academic Institutions. The industry born Engineering education is called “Engineering Technology” and the university born is known as “Bachelor of Engineering.” A university trained Engineering Graduate has to go through further training to assimilate to the industry, whereas an ET Graduate need not. 
    

       Engineering Technology is an International Program conducted all over the world as an accepted method of engineering education.

     Many countries in the world adopt Engineering Technology (AMIE, AMIETE, AMAeSI etc. in India) as an acceptable qualification equivalent to their Engineering graduation.

      Many studies have shown that most Engineering Graduates in India are unemployable. But nobody has ever found by the same scale that, Engineering Technology Graduates are unemployable; nor does any statistics exist, which shows that it is so.

      B.Tech and AMIE Graduates write a common examination known as Graduates Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) conducted by the various IITs in India on behalf of MHRD. It is considered as a tool for deciding the benchmark for the quality of undergraduate engineering education in the country. On Comparing the results of Engineering Technology as well as AICTE approved Institution’s candidates, show that Engineering Technologists are faring better in this examination. 

      Almost all the ET graduates who joined for M.Tech./Doctorate has proved beyond doubt that they are exemplary, compared to many of his counterparts from BE/B.Tech in relation to theory as well as practical. Definitely merit must be the criterion for deciding about a course.

      Engineering Technology (AMIE, AMIETE, AMAeSI etc.) is the low cost education in Engineering, started in India almost a century ago. This is a major policy initiative that helps the common man in India. India is still a major village economy; many a peoples’ opportunity to become a graduate engineer working in remote areas, and still rise in the world is fulfilled through these programs. Similar is the case of a lot of serving soldiers of the armed forces who is benefited for their promotion, still remaining in job.

     The ET brings in wide opportunities for non-formal and open education where as B.Tech. education is a closed system.

For Details:

•     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineering_technologist  
•     http://et.uncc.edug/engineering-vs-engineering-technology.html   
•     http://www.met.okstate.edu/AboutMET/Comparison.html