What's the scope of Production Engineering at Haldia Institute of Technology?

My cousin is currently in the 2nd year of his production engineering course at Haldia Institute of Technology. Here are some things I got to know from him.

Positive aspects:

• The faculty members of the department of production engineering at Haldia are skilled and have years of experience.
• The curriculum for production engineering is very similar to that of mechanical engineering.
• The students of the production engineering department are eligible to appear for the recruitment drives organized for the mechanical engineering department.
• If you are interested in appearing for the GATE examination through PE or ME papers, It would be a good decision at least in my opinion.
• The candidates are required to study subjects from the domain of management which offers several advantages, unlike the mechanical department.

Negative aspects:

• You should not expect a lot about the placement scenario for core companies as most probably you would get employed by IT companies.
• If you prepare and appear for PE GATE examinations then you only would be eligible for admission at IITs or NITs.
• There are very few PSUs that accept candidates from production engineering.

If you don’t have an interest in Mechanical Engineering subjects and topics then I would advise you to not opt for this branch at Haldia Institute of Technology.