Over the years, the demand of talented fire protection engineers has increased manifold. Many government and private companies are now insisting on hiring fire protection engineers in order to protect their staff and materialistic property from the hazards of fire accidents. As a result, a number of engineering institutes in India have come up with courses in fire protection engineering, to produce skilled fire protection engineers.
Course Details
A number of engineering and technological institutes in India are now offering courses in the field of fire protection engineering. These courses are available as certificate courses, diploma courses, advanced diploma courses, undergraduate degree courses and even postgraduate diploma courses. In order to pursue an undergraduate, diploma or certificate course in fire protection engineering, one should have passed Higher Secondary Certificate Examination (10+2) with science subjects, from a recognized Board. For the PG courses, one should have completed graduation in science and engineering, from any recognized Institute or a University.
Career Prospects
After pursing a course in the field of fire protection engineering, one can work with consulting engineering firms, fire departments, fire equipment/systems design and sales, government organizations (defense forces, railways, Airports Authority of India, electricity boards, municipal corporations, mines, refineries or petrochemical complexes, hospitals and healthcare, manufacturing, research and testing, educational institutes etc. After gaining experience in India, one can also look for jobs abroad.
Top Colleges Offering UG/PG/Other Courses
Many engineering and technological institutes in India are now enrolling students to courses in the field of fire protection engineering. Some of the reputed institutes are National Fire Academy (Vadodara), Institution of Fire Engineers (Delhi), Indian Institute of Fire Engineering (Delhi), International Institute of Fire Engineering (Pune), Safety Engineering and Security Management (Pune), National Institute of Fire Management (Chennai), College of Fire Technology (Gujarat) and Institute of Fire Engineering and Safety Management (Vishakhapatnam, Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Kakinada, Bhubaneswar, Rourkela etc).
Remuneration
A person, who has just started career in fire protection engineering, can earn a salary between Rs 10000 and Rs15000 per month. After two or three year's experience in the field, the salary may be anywhere between Rs 20000 - Rs25000 per month. In many organizations, well experienced fire protection engineers are drawing a salary of whopping Rs 50000 per month.
