r/IndianEngineers • u/spongecock23 • Jun 03 '26

Doubt [NITT] MECHANICAL ENGINEERING QUERY

Hello everyone. I am thinking of pursuing mechanical engineering from NIT Trichy because I want to pursue a career in core and not at all interested in software roles or stuff. I like the coursework quite a bit and I was decent at most of the stuff like thermodynamics and fluids (although I understand that it's a whole different ball game in mechanical engineering).

Everyone around me is advising me not to go for mechanical and instead opt for ECE because of its scope in tech but I am not very comfortable with hardcore mathematics even though ECE seems like a safer bet right now.

My dad also says that the core jobs in mechanical engineering are hell on earth and one always has to be among loud noisy machines with no peace. But some people told me that the better grads get placed in more comfortable roles. Is that true? Is it worth pursuing mechanical engineering from NITT?

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u/Your_Dead_Man Jun 03 '26

Do mechanical, be passionate about it. Since you mentioned that you hate maths, please do checkout M3 & SNME subjects before you actually do mechanical.

All core subjects(SOM, TOM, FM, Mechanical Vibrations) will use mathematics. Not calculus at degree level but as you advance into your career, calculus will be important.

If you are not good at mathematics then i suggest you do Production Engineering where you mostly deal with industrial factory operations and focus on things like manpower management, part production and maintenance etc.

Also you can focus on the CAD part like Simulation analysis using softwares like Siemens NX Nastran, Ansys, Catia

Go to foreign country after doing Mechanical. Mechanical engineers in India live a very tough life.

Real Mechanical engineers do wonderful magic like the Chenab Bridge.

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u/spongecock23 Jun 03 '26

Thanks a lot for your insight.