During JOSAA counselling, while filling in the choices of various Departments students have to rely on scattered bits of information, hearsay and sometimes even guesswork. It would be much better if they can base their options on some reliable information from trusted sources.

What source could be more trustworthy than the Professors themselves of the various Departments!

In this video, I sit down for a discussion with a faculty member from Aerospace Engineering so that students can find comprehensive information about this Department.

The interview is with Prof. Sunil Manohar Dash from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at IIT Kharagpur.

The following questions are discussed:

What is the difference between Aerospace Engineering and Aeronautical Engineering?

What are the broad divisions of the Department?

What are these divisions about? Which aspects of engineering do they cover?

Can you give us an idea of the important/fundamental courses that are taught?

What kind of students (based on their skills/temperament/academic interests) are best suited for this Department?

Students learn various things in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and invariably they develop special interests in some topics. Which students would be a perfect fit for this Department based on their PCM interests? In other words, a student may be considered to be a perfect fit for this Department should be strong in which topics from PCM?

How heavy is the course load? Does it leave time for extracurricular or cocurriculuar activities (like learning programming)

What kind of core jobs are there? Are these available in India?

In which kinds of industries or parts of industry are engineers from this Department absolutely indispensable?

To what extent do you envisage the future of this engineering discipline being impacted by AI? (Not in terms of research but in terms of requirements of engineers from this Department)

What kind of skills, expertise do you think engineers from this Department would need to develop beyond their core skills?

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