Aeronautical and Aerospace Engineering: This engineering course deals with the design, creation and operation of machines related to flying - planes, missiles, rockets, spacecrafts etc. Aerodynamics, avionics, propulsion, acoustics are subjects that are taught under this course.

Agricultural Engineering: This branch of engineering focuses on the design and operation of tools, implements and machines that are used in the practice of agriculture.

Automobile Engineering: This stream of engineering studies deals with the design, creation, manufacture and operation of machines relevant to automobiles ranging from the ubiquitous motorcycle to buses and trucks. Civil Engineering - This engineering course teaches about the design, development and construction of bridges, dams, metro, railroad systems etc.

Computer Engineering: This engineering stream teaches about the design, development, manufacture and maintenance of computer components.

Electronic and Electrical Engineering: This engineering course includes research, development, design, creation and maintenance of a diverse set of objects ranging from global Positioning Systems to semi-conductor chips used in mobile phones.

Automobile Engineering: This stream of engineering studies deals with the design, creation, manufacture and operation of machines relevant to automobiles ranging from the ubiquitous motorcycle to buses and trucks. Civil Engineering - This engineering course teaches about the design, development and construction of bridges, dams, metro, railroad systems etc.

Computer Engineering This engineering stream teaches about the design, development, manufacture and maintenance of computer components.

Electronic and Electrical Engineering: This engineering course includes research, development, design, creation and maintenance of a diverse set of objects ranging from global Positioning Systems to semi-conductor chips used in mobile phones.

Industrial Engineering: This branch of engineering studies teaches how to make the machines and people work in tandem with each other so that maximum productivity is derived.

Instrumentation Engineering: This engineering stream teaches about design, manufacture and maintenance of instruments and instrument units.

Manufacturing Engineering: A Manufacturing Engineer is taught how to manufacture things - be it structures, machinery, electronics, medical devices, automobile parts, textiles and clothing, or household products or toys or cans and bottles any thing and everything that can be manufactured.

Marine Engineering: Under this engineering course, one gets to learn the designing, construction and management of ships and other naval vehicles.

Mechanical Engineering: This engineering branch is concerned with the design, construction, and operation of power plants, engines, and machines. It deals mostly with things that move.

Metallurgical Engineering: This stream of engineering studies deals with metals - basically the research, development and manufacture of new metal alloys for wide applications across industries.

Mining Engineering: This engineering stream deals with mines and minerals. The mining equipment is developed and manufactured by mining engineers. Besides this, there are also an array of other engineering courses which one can specialize in like ceramic engineering, textile engineering, nuclear engineering...the list can go on and on.

Medical career options:

General Practitioner or Physician: He diagnosis and treats the every day and sundry ailments of the human body.

General Surgeon: Is one who specialises in surgery for all organs of the body. He can further specialise in specific areas. Duties involve examining the patient to determine the extent and nature of injury, treatment through operation and giving post operative care. Surgery is of various types Orthopaedic, Plastic, Neuro etc.

Anaesthetist or Anaesthesiologists: Administers anesthetics to a patient undergoing surgical operation according to the nature of operation. It is he who make the surgical procedure as painless as possible. His duties involve examining the patient to determine his capacity to withstand shock of operation and anesthesia.

Psychiatrist: Diagnoses and treats mental disorders.

Neurologist: Diagnosis and treats diseases related to brain and nervous system. Pediatrician: Deals with children's diseases. Ophthalmologist or Eye Specialist: Treats diseases and disorders of eyes.

Pathologist: Investigate the cause of various diseases and the possibilities for their prevention. His duties involve conducting chemical, microscopic and bacteriological test in labs and examining blood, tissues, urine etc. to find out the cause for disease.

Cardiologist: Also called as heart specialist. Treats diseases related to heart and circulatory system.

Gynaecologist-Obstetrician: Diagnosis and treats diseases and disorders of human female reproduction system.

Dermatologist: Diagnosing and treating skin ailments.

Orthopaedist: Deals with diseases connected to skeletal system. It involves diagnosing, treatment and correction of diseases/deformities of skeletal system.

Gastroenterologist: Treats diseases related to liver, pancreas, stomach, intestine, bowels and gall bladder.

Radiologist: Diagnosis diseases and disorders by studying X-ray pictures of affected parts and gives treatment such as therapeutic radiation to affected parts of the body.

ENT specialist: Treats disorders of ear, nose and throat

Tuberculosis Specialist: Treats ailments due to infection by tubercular disease.

Venereologist: Treats venereal or sexual diseases.

Bacteriologist: Also called Microbiologist. Conducts research and laboratory experiments on occurrence, growth, development, control and utilization of bacteria and other micro-organisms.

Physiologist: Studies normal functioning of different organs and tissues of human body and investigates effects of physical environments such as variations in altitude, speed, temperature etc on its vital functions.

Nutritionist: Gives instructions regarding food values and utilization of foods in human body to keep it healthy and control diseases.

Chiropodist: Also called pedicurist, treats foot diseases and abnormalities. He treats corns, blisters etc using surgical instruments.

Dentist or Dental surgeon: Treats surgically and medically diseases and disorders related to teeth, gums and soft tissues of mouth.

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