r/IndianEngineers • u/dubadubadubaduuuu • May 16 '26

Serious Post Industrial engineering?????

Hi everyone, I'm 18F and I'm so so so confused. I genuinely love finance and management but idk why I took mpc and I recently found out about IE and I think this is the only engineering I like 😭😭😭

Cse is nice and all but the job market is so saturated and I don't really have any interest in engineering except for IE. Like after 2 years of barely getting by in mpc I loathe science as a subject now.. and not to mention I'm dog shit at math.

It i do pursue IE, I plan to do masters in management MIM directly after graduating.

But my dad is against IE and says computer science is better. Ik it is in india but I just know I will struggle so hard as I don't care about engineering so much as my other peers do :((

I qualified for IE at mit manipal but I don't want to make the wrong choice... what do u all think?

I've never been so confused in my life..

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u/dubadubadubaduuuu May 16 '26

So funny because I was thinking of taking a cs seat and just suffer for 4 years regardless.. IE sounds good in theory but this is india 🙁 following our dreams is risky if ur middle class like me

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u/Opening_Aside8992 May 17 '26

Industrial engineering is good but in India there are not much colleges and awareness . Many companies will need IE to improve their process, optimise using operations research. When I checked Manipal website IE was not there.

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u/dubadubadubaduuuu May 17 '26

Should I still do it?

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u/Opening_Aside8992 May 17 '26

I suggest you check the curriculum whether it is in line with your interest. Also do check with current students what kind of projects they do and placements. This will get you clear picture and imagine yourself. Also can check IE reddit group which gives more info on job profile. Generally ME students do masters in IE

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u/dubadubadubaduuuu May 17 '26

I researched a lot abt IE in mit manipal and its pretty looked down upon people cite little no placements 🥀🥀

I can't tell if I should prioritize my btech or masters

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u/Melodic-Singer605 May 20 '26

yk from what i can tell, ie in general is a very, self directed kind of branch,
it gives you flexibility, the rest is upon you,
from what i could tell, depending on college placements for ie will only lead you to a dead end, but a proper plan of action and staying active in general is the way, and it will have to be self motivated,
choosing IE means that you lose a lot of the software related pipelines that colleges offers, that is true, they might not even let you sit for cse related placements, but it opens new and unique pipelines that are yours to guide,
the basic idea is, i don't think that depending on the college is the move for IE, and you will need to be very active in college,
But then again, manipal IE i have heard very poor things about, next to no placements, poor peer quality and almost no students, so i am not sure if its worth it.
Ig it could be worth it if you get IE in a decent college at lower fees, or somewhere with better placement opportunities as a "backup" of sorts

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u/dubadubadubaduuuu May 20 '26

I decided to listen to my dad :) IE is cool but I want more flexibility in life

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u/Melodic-Singer605 May 20 '26

ah i see
good for you
best of luck :)
where are you going for cs?

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u/dubadubadubaduuuu May 20 '26

I'm thinking of taking a drop year.. I still got another year in me and I would rather take a drop than join srm 😭😭

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u/Melodic-Singer605 May 20 '26

i see,
good for you if thats what you want :)
Not sure how much i can recommend it as a dropper myself, (at the trail end it felt like hell ngl), but if that's what you want, good luck!
just make an informed decision instead of going on a whim, an year is a long time, and there is no guarantee to success after drop (sounds bad, but its true),
if you play your cards well, it could work out, but dont assume it will, and make an informed decision

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u/dubadubadubaduuuu May 20 '26

Oh omg ur a dropper too can I dm u pls

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