SCOPE:Petro Chemical,Chemical Engineering

There are lot of opportunities for petrochemical engineers in INDIA and abroad, as they deal with Applying scientific and mathematical principles , synthesizing new materials, transforming combinations of elements of matter and developing the processes to do it all safely, efficiently and on a large scale. Using petrochemicals, engineers process and package many of the foods, clothes, help power our cars and heat our homes and develop new materials from garbage. Petrochemical engineers are like alchemists; they turn raw materials into valuable products. They usually work with a team of chemists. Petrochemical engineers will often specialize in a particular area once they become established, including biochemistry, the environment or petrochemical refining.
Chemical engineering largely involves the design and maintenance of chemical processes for large-scale manufacture.The development of the large-scale processes characteristic of industrialized economies is a feat of chemical engineering, not chemistry.The modern discipline of chemical engineering encompasses much more than just process engineering. Chemical engineers are now engaged in the development and production of a diverse range of products, as well as in commodity and specialty chemicals.
One can also find research/job opportunities in any chemical process and petrochemical industries. You also work in pharmaceuticals, healthcare, pulp and paper, food processing, polymers, biotechnology, environmental health and safety industries, etc. Job opportunities are also available in chemical/fertilizer plants, petroleum refineries, plastics and yarn manufacturing companies, and mineral processing industries and so on.
One can pursue M.Tech from BITS(www.bits-pilani.ac.in ), The School of Engineering and Technology Bharathidasan University(www.bdu.ac.in), Vellore Institute of Technology (www.vit.ac.in), but they all provide M.tech degree in energy and petrochemicals not purely in petrochemicals.Futher you can opt for M.Sc. Engineering ,Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering( by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore (www.iisc.ernet.in) ) and ME Chemical Engineering .Selections to these programmes are based on the GATE score.
And IIT’s do provide integrated courses in chemical engineering for 5years.Infact IIT Kanpur is ranked among the nation's top schools in Chemical Engineering further IIT Kharagpur, Madras, Delhi and Roorkee provide this integrated course in various branches of chemical and petrochemical sciences.
For careers: visit
http://www.thecareerengineer.com/engineering-jobs/Oil+&%3B+Petrochemical
http://www.schoolsintheusa.com/careerprofiles_details.cfm?carid=149
http://www.mitpune.com/mit/mit_petrochem_main.html#1