Career After Polytechnic

Career after Polytechnic Course | Scope after Polytechnic Diploma

Is your Polytechnic Diploma course coming to an end soon? Are you wondering what to do
after Polytechnic course? Then it’s time to stop wondering, as there is a plethora of great
career options and opportunities that await you after the completion of your Diploma
Polytechnic course. One of the biggest reasons that students opt for Polytechnic Diploma
courses is that it offers excellent career opportunities in an affordable way as well as in
relatively short time duration. Students from both engineering trades as well as non-
engineering fields have a variety of career options to choose from after the completion of the
Polytechnic Diploma programme.

Further Studies

Although Polytechnic Diploma programmes are full-fledged technical degree courses run and
approved by AICTE / All India Council for Technical Education, these courses are
specifically defined at helping students learn the practical aspects and basics of the respective
study stream or the subject. Therefore, if you want to expand the horizons of your knowledge,
it is important to pursue further studies after the completion of Polytechnic Diploma course.

Advantages of pursuing further studies after Polytechnic Diploma

Polytechnic Diploma is a technical degree that can get you a good job on its own. However,
in order to win more diverse career opportunities and be eligible for high-level jobs,
graduation or further studies is a must. Moreover, during your Polytechnic Diploma, you are
only introduced to foundational aspects of your respective study domain along with practical
training. This training might be enough for you to take up junior level jobs or to start early,
but they won’t help you to get the necessary promotions or make you eligible for higher level
jobs. Therefore, further studies will help you in gaining the in-depth knowledge of your
respective domain, at both theoretical and practical level and in turn help you target higher
level jobs.

1. B.Tech Lateral Entry Scheme

The most popular option for Polytechnic Diploma holders, especially those from engineering
domains, is to take up B.Tech or B.E. For this, candidates need to appear for the respective
Engineering Entrance Test for the college and course they want to join. Many engineering
colleges offer lateral entry to Engineering Diploma holders. Lateral entry means you can join
the engineering programme directly in the second year or the third semester of B.Tech / B.E.
programme. Several colleges hold separate entrance test to screen diploma holders for
admission via lateral entry scheme.

Top Colleges offering Lateral Entry Scheme for Polytechnic Diploma Students
 The following are the top engineering colleges that offer admission to Polytechnic Diploma
holders through lateral entry scheme:
 Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana
 DAV Institute of Engineering and Technology, Jalandhar
 Government College of Engineering, Pune
 Guru Tegh Bahadur Institute of Technology, Delhi
 Amity School of Engineering and Technology, Noida
 Delhi Technological University, Delhi
 Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala
 Netaji Subhash Institute of Technology, Delhi
 KIITS University, Odisha
 Guru Gobind Singh IP University, Delhi
 Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar
 Punjab University, Chandigarh
 Chandigarh Group of Colleges, Chandigarh
 Punjabi University, Patiala
 Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, Kanpur
 Chitkara University, Chandigarh
 Sant Longoval Institute of Engineering and Technology, Sangrur
 SBS College of Engineering and Technology, Ferozepur

2. AIME Certification

Another option for Diploma holders from engineering background is to take up the AIME
Certification Course. A.M.I.E (Associate Member of the Institutions of Engineers)
certification is a professional certification equivalent to B.E. Degree. The candidates who
complete the AIME course are awarded AIME certificate by the Institute of Engineering,
India. The AIME exam consists of two sections and it takes around 4 years to complete the
programme. However, Polytechnic Diploma holders do not need to appear for a few papers
from Section A, i.e., Project Work. Therefore, they can earn the AIME certification in mere 3
years. You can find more details about this option on the official website i.e.
www.ieindia.org.

3. Graduation in Study Domain

Apart from B.Tech and B.E. programmes, Polytechnic Diploma holders also have the option
to pursue graduation in their respective study domain by joining a three-year regular under-
graduate course. This option is especially viable for Diploma holders from non-engineering
schemes who can pursue three-year regular graduation programmes such as B.Sc, B.A., BCA,
and B.Com. However, candidates must have completed their Class 12 Board Exam or +2
certificates to be eligible for admission to these courses.
Job Opportunities

Polytechnic Diploma courses are rightly termed as the short-cut to a professional career by
many students, as they offer excellent scope and varied career opportunities to the students.
For Class 10 students, who are facing financial difficulties or those who want to start their job
career early, Polytechnic offers several career options that are exciting and lucrative. They
 can opt to join the government service sector through PSU jobs, take up jobs with private
companies or even start their own business and be self-employed. So, let’s look at the key job
career options that a Polytechnic Diploma holder can pursue after the completion of the
course.

1. Public Sector / PSUs

The Government or their allied Public Sector Units offer great career opportunities to
Polytechnic Diploma holders. These companies hire Diploma holders for junior level
positions (for both engineering and non-engineering candidates) and technician level jobs.

Top Companies hiring Polytechnic Diploma Graduates

 Railways
 Indian Army
 GAIL – Gas Authority of India Limited
 ONGC – Oil & Natural Gas Corporation
 DRDO – Defence Research and Development Organization
 BHEL – Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited
 NTPC – National Thermal Power Corporation
 Public Work Departments
 BSNL – Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
 Irrigation Departments
 Infrastructure Development Agencies
 NSSO – National Sample Survey Organization
 IPCL – Indian Petro Chemicals Limited

2. Private Sector

Similar to the public sector, even private sector companies, especially those dealing in
manufacturing, construction and electronics and communication domains hire Polytechnic
Diploma holders. However, these jobs are junior level and have very little scope of promotion
or expansion.

Top private sector companies hiring Polytechnic Diploma Holders

 Airlines - Indigo, Spicejet, Jet Airways, etc.
 Construction Firms – Unitech, DLF, Jaypee Associated, GMR Infra, Mitas, etc.
 Communication Firms – Bharti Airtel, Reliance Communications, Idea Cellular, etc.
 Computer Engineering Firms – TCS, HCL, Wipro, Polaris, etc.
 Automobiles – Maruti Suzuki, Toyota, TATA Motors, Mahindra, Bajaj Auto, etc.
 Electrical / Power Firms – Tata Power, BSES, Seimens, L&T, etc.
 Mechanical Engg Firms – Hindustan Unilever, ACC Ltd, Voltas, etc.

3. Self-Employment

Another excellent career option for Polytechnic Diploma holders is that of self-employment.
All the Diploma courses offered by Polytechnic institutes are specially tailored to train the
students in the practical or application-oriented aspects of the respective subject. This
prepares the students to learn the basics of the subject and apply it to start their own business.
For instance, a student holding a Diploma in Computer Engineering can easily start a
business for computer repair; or someone holding a Diploma in Automobile Engineering can
start their own garage or automobile repair store. Therefore, Polytechnic Diploma courses
also offer great self-employment opportunities to the students.