Textile Engineering

Brach OverviewThis branch deals with the production, quality and marketing of Textile Products namely fibres, Yarns and Fabrics. The role of fabrics is from Household to Aerospace and it is not exaggerated if it is mentioned that a human being can manage without food but he cannot stay without cloths. Today all items home or industry or space automobile, furnishing etc., are invariably made up of Textiles.

Eligibility: In AP, admissions are based on EAMCET ranking and few seats are reserved for E-CET candidates. Admission into NITs and IITs is based on JEE entrance test.

Higher Education
With B. Tech Textile Technology there are three options

M.Tech from IIT Delhi or other universities
MBA from any IIM or other B schools
MBA in Textile & Apparel Management from SVPITM, Coimbatore
M.E or M.Tech in Industrial Engineering , CAD/CAM/ Machine Tool
PG course from NIFT in Merchandizing or Apparel Technology
M.Tech in Apparel Technology from OU

Course Analysis
The Course is divided into four years and 1st year is common with other branches. The year wise subjects include
2nd Year: Fundamentals of Textile Technology, Yarn Formation or Spinning, Statistics in Textile Applications, Testing of fibres & Yarn, Textile Physics, Fabric Formation or Weaving preparatory, Manmade fibre Technology, Advanced Yarn formation

3rd Year: Knitting Technology, Automatic and Jacquard Weaving, Engineering Design of Textile Structures and Machineries, Fabric Structure & Design, Modern Weaving Technology, Technical Textiles, Testing of Fabrics, Textile Costing and Financial Analysis
Textile Wet Processing, Textile Mill Planning

4th Year: Apparel Technology, Apparel Designing, Apparel Standards, Specifications and Quality Control, Printing and Finishing of Apparels and Textiles, Integrated Apparel Merchandizing, Principles of Management & Industrial Psychology, Advances in Textile & Apparel Technology, Six Sigma & Lean Production for Apparels & Textiles, Industrial Engineering for Apparels and Textile Units

Specializations:

Garment Processing
Energy Management for Textiles and Apparels
Textiles in Sports
Automotive and Protective Textiles
Denim Technology
Retailing and Branding of Apparels
E R P & M I S For Textile & Apparels
Intelligent Textiles & Clothing
High Performance Fibres
Textiles in the World of Computers
Visual Merchandizing
Advanced Textile & Apparel Wet Processing

Job Prospects in India

As Teacher or Professor in Govt or Private institutes or Universities
As a Textile Consultant for Projects

In Private & Public sector

Industry or Firm or Export House – Entry as Textile Engineer / IE Executive / Quality officer
R& D units: Scientist ( examples of R&D are : ATIRA, BTRA, SITRA, NITRA, MANTRA, SASMIRA , NHDC, IJIRA, NCJD, ISI, SGS)
Govt. organizations : NTC, Textile Committee, Textile Commissioners Office, Ministry of Textiles, Ministry of Handloom and Textiles , Department Of Textiles , Department of Sericulture , All Nationalized Banks as Textile officer for Servicing Textile Units
Private sector: All Textile Production industries like Reliance , Dinesh, Bombay Dyeing, ASFI, Spinning mills , Wet Processing units, Aravind mills , Madhura coats, Trident, Raymond’s, etc.,

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