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Instrumentation Engineering is a general electrical automation and process control program that has served industry for 50 years. Instrumentation, a specialised branch of Electrical engineering, is defined as the art and science of measurement and control of process variables within a production or manufacturing area. Its mission is to provide instrumentation training to students in Automation. Automation is “the technique of making an apparatus, a process, or a system operate automatically.”
Instrumentation engineering can be referred to as a perfect blend of different subjects that can be the launch pad for many careers. Indeed, Instrumentation Engineering is an inter-disciplinary branch that includes study of Electrical, Chemical, Electronics as well as Computer engineering through subjects like Wireless Communication, Data base Management, Object Oriented Programming, Power Electronics Drives etc.
Job prospects for an Instrumentation and Control engineer are to design and develop control systems, maintain the existing control systems, manage the control systems, collaborate with design engineers, procurement, manage projects within the given restraints including cost and time, troubleshoot, ensure that the instruments comply with health and safety regulations, ensure quality standards are maintained, provide consultancy support.
Study of Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, IIOT (Industrial Internet of Things), latest software are included in syllabus of Instrumentation Engineering. The emerging IIoT brings computers from IT to operational technology, opening up vast possibilities for Instrumentation, leading to major efficiency and productivity gains for almost any industrial operation.
Career opportunities for Instrumentation engineers are in nuclear research, food, mining, paper, space, chemical, power, oil and gas, manufacturing, construction, utilities, defense, security, equipment vendor, medical, and other industries. Their goal is improving system productivity, reliability, safety, optimization, and stability. The program provides core skills for all of these. They can also fit in both hardware and software jobs. Instrumentation Engineers are dedicated to the enhancement of health, safety, comfort and welfare of the public; therefore improving the quality of life.
Popular companies that hire Instrumentation companies are Emerson, Siemens, Reliance, Tata power, L&T, Rockwell Automation, Honeywell, Essar, Invensys, GE, Yokogawa etc. are open to Instrumentation Engineers. Tremendous opportunities in Middle-east Asian countries in Oil and gas sector companies are available for Instrumentation Engineers. Opportunities in government sector in companies like BARC, BPCL, IPCL, JNPT, ONGC, HPCL, RCF etc.
Top Colleges for Instrumentation Engineering in India are IIT Kharagpur, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology New Delhi, NIT Tiruchirapalli Jalandhar, Institute of Technology Banaras Hindu University etc. Private colleges are Vivekanand College, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Vidyavardhini College, Ramrao Adik Institute and few more with good infrastructure providing training and education in this branch of engineering.
Instrumentation graduates can opt for higher studies or can even become successful entrepreneurs in all the above mentioned field. Colleges offer higher studies in Electrical, Project Management, Project Engineering, Planning and Design, Control etc. aborad and in India.

– Dr. M. Z. Shaikh,
Principal,
Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai.