Diploma in Petroleum Engineering

Diploma in Petroleum Engineering is a course designed to create professionals with specialized knowledge of techniques and procedures followed in a gas or petroleum industry. The Petroleum industry is a demanding industry and the need for candidates with relevant knowledge and skills related to the petroleum industry is high.

Diploma in Petroleum Engineering is a three- year course, which is divided into six semesters in most of the institutes in India that offers this course. The course covers important topics like introduction to the petroleum industry, flow of gas and liquid, testing, mechanisms and methodologies used in the petroleum industry, reservoirs, optimization of techniques etc.

The syllabus of the course is designed to meet the need of the industry and create skilled professionals who can work in the desired sector. Diploma in Petroleum Engineering course gives candidates opportunities to work in the petroleum industry. Some of the top recruiters include IOCL, GAIL, HPCL, Petroleum and Gas agencies etc.

Diploma in Petroleum Engineering Course Highlights

Following are the major highlights of the Diploma in Petroleum course: -

The eligibility criteria for admission in Diploma in Petroleum Engineering can be checked below -

• The candidate must have passed Class 10th board examination.
• He/ She must have studied Science in the qualifying examination.
• Minimum percentage acceptable for admission is 35 to 45 per cent.

The candidate must be a science student, he or she must have passed his ten years of education from the SSLC examination board of India. He must also have at least 33% marks in each of his subjects. The average tuition fee for this diploma course lies between 40,000 INR and 1.5 Lakh INR.

Diploma in Petroleum Engineering Admission Process

Many of the institutes accept the admission in Diploma in Petroleum Engineering course through state-level engineering diploma entrance exams or institute level entrance exam.

Candidates seeking admission in Diploma in Petroleum Engineering course must appear in the relevant entrance test acceptable at the institute and complete the admission process like counselling process, document verification, admission confirmation and fee payment.

Following are some of the entrance exams for admission in Diploma in Petroleum Engineering in various states of India:

• Delhi Polytechnic Common Entrance Exam (Delhi CET)
• Polytechnic Common Entrance Test Telangana State (TS POLYCET)
• Polytechnic Common Entrance Test Andhra Pradesh (AP POLYCET)
• Karnataka Diploma Common Entrance Test (DCET)
• Joint Entrance Examination Council of Uttar Pradesh (JEECUP)
• Jharkhand Polytechnic Entrance Competitive Exam (Jharkhand PECE)
• Punjab Joint Entrance Test (Punjab PET)
• Haryana Diploma Entrance Test (HSTES DET)
• Madhya Pradesh Pre Polytechnic Test (MP PPT)

Following are the major topics covered in the three years Diploma in Petroleum Engineering courses syllabus in most of the institutes in India: -

• Chemistry of Oil and Gas
• Properties of Reservoirs
• Production from Two Phase Reservoirs
• Introduction to Paraffins and Asphaltenes
• Permeability and Saturation
• Production Engineering
• Gas Reservoir Production
•  Fluidity
• Surface Equipment and Operations
• Flow Control
• Design and Testing of Pipelines
• Measurement of Flow
• Separators & Components
• Emulsions
• Heat Treatment
• Water Injection
• Waste Management
• Surface Tools and Equipment

After the completion of the Diploma in Petroleum Engineering, a candidate can take direct admission in second-year undergraduate engineering courses, if they wish to pursue higher education. The courses include B.Tech in Petroleum Engineering, BE Petroleum Engineering,  B.Tech Mechanical Engineering etc.

Those who wish to get a job can apply for job roles in government sectors, public sector units and private sectors. The most suitable job role for a Diploma in Petroleum Engineering candidate is as follows:

• Process Operator
• Petroleum Service Technician
• Petroleum Geologist
• Testing engineer
• Managers in Petroleum industries 

 IOCL, HPCL, GAIL,  Oil ad Gas Agencies, Automobile industry are some of the recruiters of Diploma in Petroleum Engineering candidates.