Short Summary
A diploma is a short term course offered by an institution, which need not be UGC or AICTE approved. As it shows no equality to a degree, one must be aware of the courses options available after completing diploma.
In order to opt for the best career option, the first and most important thing is to know what are options available? What is salary associated with a particular profession after diploma? What are career choices to choose in order to have a successful career?
Job Roles – Diploma Holder
There are very good career options available even after completing diploma. One can go for any of the job roles as per his/her interest and the related field of study.
The below-mentioned roles are limited as per the researched information. However, many more roles could also be available which clearly depends on the recruiting company.
- Junior Engineers
- Assistant Engineers
- Executives in hotels, BPO sector
- Marketing Line
- Sales field
- Client Servicing
- Engineering(mechanical, electronics, electrical, computer, civil, IT)
- Hotel management
- Travel and tourism
- Business administration
Job Roles for CS/ IT :
- Network or Database administrator/operator
- Mobile app developer/expert
- Software developer/tester/support analyst
- Website developer/designer
- Robotics expert
- Teaching
Recruiting Areas
- Electrical, Mechanical, Electronics, and Civil engineering
- Indian Railways
- Airways
- Roadways
- Government-owned companies like BHEL, BEL, NTPC, Coal India, HPCL, Airport Authority of India (AAI), IITs, ECIL, BPCL
- Government PSU like UCI, NACL, NLC, SAIL, NTPC, IOCL, ONGC, Power Grid, Railtel, NMDC, RITES
Salary for Diploma Holders
The figure for salary clearly depends on the job role, the one is recruited for. Although one couldn’t expect a very high salary in starting. One can achieve and grab high-income packages with more and more experience.
Below are some salary expectations against particular job roles:
| Job | Fresher Salary |
| Mechanical Draughtsman | Rs.80000-10000 |
| Service Engineer | Rs.8500-11000 |
| Quality Assurance/Quality Control | Rs.7500-10000 |
| Mechanical Design Engineer | Rs.10000-13000 |
| Design Engineer | Rs.10000-12500 |
| Maintenance Engineer | Rs.8500-12000 |
| Data Ware House Engineer | Rs.12000-15000 |
| Electrical Engineer | Rs.9000-13000 |
| Electronics Engineer | Rs.10000-12500 |
| Production Technician | Rs.9000-12000 |
| Network Engineer | Rs.10000-14500 |
| Technical Sales | Rs.12000-15000 |
| Lab Assistant | Rs.8000-10000 |
| Service Desk Engineer | Rs.9000-11000 |
| Production Supervisor | Rs.10000-12500 |
| Trainee Diploma Engineer | Rs.7000-9000 |
Courses After Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical engineering is the discipline of dealing with machines and related concepts. Be it any machine, a mechanical engineer is everywhere required.
For entering into the mechanical engineering field, one can either choose the degree option after completing 12th or one can opt for a diploma in mechanical engineering after 10th.
Now the question is can a degree be completed after a diploma? Well yes, one can take direct admission to 2nd year in mechanical engineering after diploma. Also, there are many courses available after diploma.
Job Oriented Courses After Diploma
- CNC Training
- CAD/CAM Training
- AutoCAD
- AutoCAD 2D & 3D
- Pro/E
- Catia
- Unigraphics
- Ansys
- HyperMesh Training
- Diploma in Tool Design
- Diploma in Mechatronics and Robotics
- ADCNC
- PG Safety
- Boiler Operator Training
- RADIOSS Training
- Fire & Safety Course
- Piping Design Training
Courses After Diploma in Computer Engineering
Computer engineering is the study of a machine that is a computer. Well, a computer is diversified into many more fields such as networking, hardware, and software.
It is a very vast field as today the demand for computer professionals and computer engineers is consistently increasing. With the increase in demand, more people are getting attracted to this field due to good career opportunities and handsome packages.
After Diploma Course
- B.Tech/ B.E. – There would a direct entry to the second year of engineering as a lateral entry student.
- BSc in Computer Science And Engineering
- BCA
- For PGDM, MCA and MBA are the best options to apply for.
Courses After Diploma in Information Technology
Information technology is the field of study dealing with the usage of computers in order to store, retrieve, manipulate and transmit the data or bits (information in the form of 0 or 1).
It is a business sector dealing with big companies or MNCs so as to transmit the data and required information. It covers all the aspects of computers such as hardware, software, and telecommunications.
After Diploma Courses
- B.Tech IT/ computer science
- BCA
- BSc IT
- BSc Animation & Multimedia
Other Certification Courses
- DOEACC ‘O’ Level
- MSC IT
- CCNA
- .NET Technologies
- JAVA Technologies
- Linux
- C ++
- Visual Effects
- 3D Animation
- Photoshop
- Corel Draw
- AutoCAD
- IT Security & Ethical Hacking
- Cyber Law
- Red Hat
