The document discusses the gap between skills learned in academia versus those required by industry. It notes that companies spend 6-24 months training graduates to address deficiencies in methodological competency and problem-solving abilities for real-world issues. The document outlines opportunities for chemical engineers in various sectors like oil and gas, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, automotive, renewable energy, and research. It emphasizes developing communication skills, industry familiarity, and continuously upgrading skills to bridge the gap between education and employment.

1. Transitioning from Academia
to Industry
Bridging the gap
Gautham Sankaraselvam

2. Transition from Graduate to Professional

3. Transitioning from Academia to Industry
• There is growing trend
for COMPLEMENTARY
TRAINING for
engineering students /
graduates before
joining the industry.
• Companies spend 6 –
24 MONTHS in
training a graduate
for industry
• The technical and
social competency
requirements match
mostly, but there is
a GAP regarding the
METHODOLOGICAL
COMPETENCY.

4. Let me give a Crude Example
• Client Requirement
- Overhead Water
Storage System
• Additional info
- Client plans to
construct 2 more
storey in the future
• Client seeks your
engineering advice

5. GAP Analysis
• Common sense is not
put to use.
• Difficulty to
Understand and
Interpret Technical
documents such as
P&IDs, plot plans, etc.,
due to lack of
familiarization
• Inability to apply
engineering
principles to solve
real world problems.

6. GAP Analysis
• Lack of positive work
attitude
• Communication
issues

8. EXTRA OOMPH!
- Positive work
attitude
- Better
Communication
skills
- Industry familiarity
- Ability to solve real
life problems
- Constant upskilling

9. Random Industry Talking Points
• Business and Market
• Digital Vortex
• Stages of Engineering
• Opportunities in Chemical Engineering

10. Business and Market
- On average, market
disruption occurs every
4 – 6 years.
- The same pattern has
be reflected in most
countries’ economies.
- The Job market is a bit
tight for the core
industries due to the
Pandemic but the
market is recovering.

11. Digital Vortex
- Digital Disruptions are
happening in every
industry.
- The energy and
manufacturing
industries are also
undergoing massive
transformations.
- For instances,
- Modi says India set to double
oil refining capacity in 5 years,
earlier than expected (Nov 22,
2020)
- India’s Push towards Electric
Vehicle

12. Stages of Engineering
FEL1
• Concept or
Prefeasibility
FEL2
• Feasibility
or Basic
Engg.
FEL3
• FEED
FID
Execution &
Implementation
• Detail Engineering,
Erection,
Commissioning &
Start-up

13. Opportunities in Chemical Engineering –
Licensors / EPC / OEMs
- TechnipFMC
- UOP Honeywell
- Haldor Topsoe
- Axens
- Lummus
- Air Liquide
- TechnipFMC
- Engineers India limited.
- L & T
- Worley
- Bechtel
- Fluor
- TechnipFMC
- L & T
- Koch Glitsch
- Sulcol
- BGR Energy
- Thermax

14. Opportunities in Chemical Engineering – Control &
Automation / Engineering Software / IT as SMEs
- Emerson
- ABB
- Yokogawa
- Rockwell
- Siemens
- Schneider Electric
- AspenTech
- Sunrise
- Emerson
- DNV
- Imagegrafix
- Accenture
- TCS
- CTS
- L & T Infotech
- Deloitte

15. Opportunities in Chemical Engineering – Drilling /
Crude Processing / Refinery / Crude Transfer &
Other Products Transfer - Sterling Oil Resources Limited
- Essar Oilfilelds Services Limited
- Assam Oil & Natural Gas Limited
- Oil And Natural Gas Corporation
- Oil India Limited
- Cairn India Holdings Limited
- Weatherford
- Cairn Oil & Gas
- Oilex Limited
- Oil and Natural Gas Corporation
- Indian Oil Corporation Limited
- Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited
- Reliance Industries Limited
- Nayara Energy Limited

16. Opportunities in Chemical Engineering –
Petrochemical / FMCG / Specialty or fine Chemicals
- Manali Petrochemicals
Limited
- Madras Fertilizers Ltd.
- Haldia Petrochemicals
Limited
- Hindustan Flurocarbons Ltd.
- Atul Ltd.
- Alkyl Amines Chemicals
- Gujarat Fluorochemicals Ltd.
- Aarti Industries
- Vinati Organics
- Hindustan Unilever Ltd
- ITC Ltd
- Nestle India Ltd
- Britannia Industries Ltd
- Patanjali Ayurved Limited
- Dabur India Ltd

17. Opportunities in Chemical Engineering –
Pharma / Mineral Extraction / Automobile
- Sun Pharma
- Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
- Serum Institute of India
- Aurobindo Pharma
- Biocon Ltd
- National Mineral
Development Corporation
- Vedanta
- Hindustan Zinc
- Hindalco Industries
- NLC India Limited
- Hyundai
- Mahindra & Mahindra
- Maruti Suzuki
- Rolls-Royce
- BMW

18. Opportunities in Chemical Engineering – EV /
Battery / R&D
- Ashok Leyland
- Mahindra Electric
- Ola Electric Mobility
- Ather Energy
- Exide Industries
- JSW Energy
- HBL Power Systems
- High Energy
Batteries
- ISRO
- DRDO
- CSIR
- BARC

19. References
• Lennart Bü th et al. , Bridging the gap between academia and industry in India, Procedia Manufacturing 9 ( 2017 ) 275 – 282
• Digital Vortex 2019, IMD report
• John Kemp, Oil Outlook 2021, Reuters report