B.Tech Plastic and Polymer Engineering Course Highlights

Duration - 4 years

Eligibility - 10+2 level from a recognized board with minimum 55% aggregate score

Admission Process - Merit Based/ Entrance Exam Based

Job Roles - Plastic Industrial Engineer, Plastic Production Engineer, Product Designer Trainee, Jr. Technical Plastic Engineer, Mould Maintenance, Injection Molding Plastic Engineer etc

Top Recruiting Areas - Aerospace Parts Manufacturing Company, Architectural Service, Electronic Component Manufacturing Company, Power Generation Companies, Research Lab, Colleges and Universities etc.

BTech Plastic and Polymer Engineering: What is it About?

BTech Plastic and Polymer Engineering undergraduate degree program deals with the manufacturing, processing, analysis and application of plastic and polymer materials.

• The course provides advanced knowledge of chemicals, plant design, production and usages of polymer in the related field.
• BTech Plastic and Polymer Engineering provides theoretical and practical knowledge regarding the handling of plastic and polymer production and its uses.
• BTech Plastic and Polymer Engineering equips the students with the concepts involved in analysis the process of manufacturing of plastic materials
• Some of the topics covered in this course study are Plastics and Elastomers, Extrusion, Blow Molding, Injection and Rotational Molding, Polymer Synthesis and Formulation, Plastic Part Design, Plastics Engineering Technology etc.

Why BTech Plastic and Polymer Engineering?

• On successful completion, students can get lucrative career and job opportunities like Plastic Industrial Engineer, Plastic Production Engineer, Product Designer Trainee, Jr. Technical Plastic Engineer, Mould Maintenance, Injection Molding Plastic Engineer etc.
• Students can get potential job options in major recruiting organizations such as Aerospace Parts Manufacturing Company, Architectural Service, Electronic Component Manufacturing Company, Power Generation Companies etc.
• Besides these, they can also join as a lecturer/ professor in top-notch colleges or universities or can opt for research studies in reputed research laboratories in India.
• BTech Plastic and Polymer Engineering graduates can easily earn a handsome salary package typically ranging between INR 5,00,000 to 7,00,000 per annum, depending on the skills and expertise in the related field.
• Such graduates can also pursue M.Tech or ME as further higher studies options after completing BTech in Plastic and Polymer Engineering.

BTech Plastic and Polymer Engineering: Eligibility Criteria

In order to take admission into BTech Plastic and Polymer Engineering course, the students need to fulfill the below-mentioned eligibility criteria:

• The aspirants need to secure a minimum 55% aggregate at their 10+2 level with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics as core subjects from a recognized educational board or council.
• Students having scored minimum 50% aggregate at 10+2 level with Science stream and pursued 1 year diploma course are also eligible for lateral entry admission to this course.

BTech Plastic and Polymer Engineering: Syllabus

The semester-wise breakup of BTech Plastic and Polymer Engineering course syllabus is tabulated in the following:

Semester I

• The Plastics Industry
• Polymer Processing Survey-Lecture and Lab
• Plastics and Elastomers
• Polymer Testing Lab
• Information, Technology and Society
• Humanities Elective/ Social Science Elective/ Art Elective/ Foreign Language Elective/ Applied Arts Elective/ International Field Experience Elective

Semester II

• Sustainable Materials
• Composites and Nano-composites
• General Chemistry I
• College Algebra and Trigonometry I
• English Composition I

Semester III

• Extrusion
• Blow Molding
• Manufacturing Processes and Tool Making Survey
• Technical and Professional Communication
• College Algebra and Trigonometry II

Semester IV

• Tooling Maintenance
• Injection Molding
• Rotational Molding
• Thermoforming
• Quality Principles
• Applied Calculus/ Calculus I

Semester V

• Advanced Extrusion
• Mechanical Properties and Testing
• Polymer Synthesis and Formulation
• Polymer Synthesis Lab
• Plastics Formulation Lab
• Fundamentals of Speech
• Cultural Diversity Elective

Semester VI

• Advanced Blow Molding
• Plastic Part Design
• CIM and Automation in Plastics Processing
• Project Management and Capstone Planning
• Physics/ Chemistry Elective
• Advanced Injection Molding

Semester VII

• Mold and Die Design
• Designing Molds and Dies
• Plastics Engineering Technology Senior Project
• The Principles of Macroeconomics
• Elective Paper (Art)

Semester VIII

• Advanced Thermoforming and Rotational Molding
• Mold Flow
• Engineering Ethics and Legal Issues
• Humanities Elective
• Open Elective/ Associate

BTech Plastic and Polymer Engineering: Most Recommended Books

• Thermoplastic Foam Extrusion: An Introduction
• Fundamentals of Polymer EngineeringPlastics Materials
• Extrusion Dies for Plastics and Rubber
• Flow Analysis of Injection Molds

Bech Plastic and Polymer Engineering: Job Prospects

• Plastic Industrial Engineer
• Polymer Engineer
• Quality Assurance Engineer
• Plastic and Polymer Research Analyst