Metallic insight

Deep Sarkar > BMet, department of metallurgical and material engineering, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
As a school student, I had a keen interest in engi neering but was unable to decide whether I should pursue a BTech, BE or a BSc degree. My uncle happened to be a metallurgical engineer who worked with aeroplane and submarine bodies. I was fascinated with planes, and naturally, I wanted to pursue a career that would allow me to explore my interests.That is how I decided to study metallurgical engineering. I opted for a BMet over other options, such as civil, chemical and instrumentation engineering.
Materials (metals and nonmetals) form the backbone of post-engineered products.Starting from bridges, cars, steel structures of buildings and the microchips used in electronic gadgets to the nano-fibres used for tissue implants, all these materials are used in engineered products developed to improve the quality of life. The demand for engineers in this field is rising with the steel sector accounting for the highest percentage of GDP.
As part of the four-year course, we have studied subjects including mineral beneficiation, geology, physical metallurgy, iron-making, steelmaking, foundry metallurgy, electrochemistry and corrosion, etc, other than common subjects like maths, physics, chemistry, mechanics, strength of materials, machine designing, electrical and electronics, etc.