B.Voc in Renewable Energy Technology

In brief

The B.Voc Solar Tech­no­lo­gy Spe­cia­list pro­gram is an indus­try-inte­gra­ted, UGC-appro­ved cour­se that pre­pa­res stu­dents for the chan­ging demands of Indus­try 4.0. Based on the Swiss Dual Sys­tem, it com­bi­nes aca­de­mic lear­ning with prac­ti­cal trai­ning, ensu­ring employa­bi­li­ty from day one.

The cur­ri­cu­lum is regu­lar­ly updated to reflect the latest deve­lo­p­ments in solar tech­no­lo­gy and indus­try prac­ti­ces. Given the rapid growth of the solar indus­try, this pro­gram offers long-term job secu­ri­ty, com­pe­ti­ti­ve sala­ries and oppor­tu­ni­ties in a high-tech work envi­ron­ment.

Goals

  • The aim of the cour­se is to train prac­ti­cal spe­cia­lists in the plan­ning, instal­la­ti­on and main­ten­an­ce of rene­wa­ble ener­gy sys­tems.
  • The aim is to impart tech­ni­cal, elec­tri­cal and safe­ty-rela­ted skills for use in solar and ener­gy sto­rage sys­tems.
  • The trai­ning enables gra­dua­tes to ope­ra­te sys­tems effi­ci­ent­ly and to ana­ly­ze and rec­ti­fy faults.
  • The aim is to pro­vi­de qua­li­fied tech­ni­ci­ans for the gro­wing rene­wa­ble ener­gy mar­ket.
  • The trai­ning pro­mo­tes inde­pen­dent work, pro­blem sol­ving and a sen­se of respon­si­bi­li­ty in a tech­ni­cal envi­ron­ment.
  • The aim is to prepa­re stu­dents for acti­vi­ties in ope­ra­ti­on, main­ten­an­ce, qua­li­ty assu­rance and pro­ject sup­port.
  • The trai­ning pro­vi­des the basis for care­er advance­ment to tech­ni­cal and mana­ge­ri­al posi­ti­ons.
  • The aim is to com­bi­ne theo­re­ti­cal know­ledge with prac­ti­cal appli­ca­ti­on in the ener­gy sec­tor.

Duration and admission criteria

  • 3 years
  • 10+2 any branch or
  • 3 years ITI after the 10th gra­de or
  • Hol­ders of a poly­tech­nic diplo­ma are entit­led to late­ral ent­ry admis­si­on

Future prospects

  • Solar PV Tech­ni­ci­an
  • O&M Tech­ni­ci­an (Rene­wa­ble Ener­gy)
  • Elec­tri­cal Main­ten­an­ce Tech­ni­ci­an
  • Site Super­vi­sor (Rene­wa­ble Pro­jects)
  • SCADA Tech­ni­ci­an / Ope­ra­tor
  • Qua­li­ty Con­trol Tech­ni­ci­an (Solar/Wind)
  • EHS Offi­cer (Rene­wa­ble Ener­gy)
  • Pro­ject Coor­di­na­tor (Rene­wa­bles)
  • Solar Plant Ope­ra­tor
  • EV Char­ging Tech­ni­ci­an
  • Bat­tery / Ener­gy Sto­rage Tech­ni­ci­an
  • Hybrid Sys­tems Tech­ni­ci­an
  • Inver­ter Ser­vice Engi­neer
  • Field Ser­vice Engi­neer (Rene­wa­bles)
  • Per­for­mance Moni­to­ring Ana­lyst (Juni­or)
  • Roof­top Solar Engi­neer
  • Com­mis­sio­ning Engi­neer (Juni­or)
  • Tech­ni­cal Sales Engi­neer (Rene­wa­bles)

Career opportunities for electricians

  • Over 25 % of all jobs in India are in the elec­tri­cal engi­nee­ring sec­tor.
  • Elec­tri­ci­ans can be employ­ed in the fields of elec­tro­nics, mea­su­re­ment and con­trol tech­no­lo­gy, robo­tics and mecha­ni­cal engi­nee­ring.
  • On the one hand, the­re are many con­ven­tio­nal elec­tri­cal occu­pa­ti­ons such as power gene­ra­ti­on, dis­tri­bu­ti­on, trans­mis­si­on, manu­fac­tu­ring and sup­p­ly. On the other hand, qua­li­fied elec­tri­ci­ans are well posi­tio­ned to sol­ve many of the cri­ti­cal pro­blems facing socie­ty today.
  • Employ­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties for elec­tri­ci­ans exist in both the pri­va­te and public sec­tors, such as rail­roads, civil avia­ti­on, elec­tric uti­li­ties, elec­tri­cal design and con­sul­ting firms, and all types of manu­fac­tu­ring indus­tries.
  • Some of the major employ­ers who hire elec­tri­ci­ans include: ABB, Bajaj Inter­na­tio­nal Pri­va­te Ltd, Cromp­ton Gre­a­ves Limi­t­ed, Sie­mens Ltd, Reli­ance Power Ltd, Oil and Natu­ral Gas Cor­po­ra­ti­on (ONGC), Bha­rat Hea­vy Elec­tri­cals Limi­t­ed (BHEL), Steel Aut­ho­ri­ty of India Limi­t­ed (SAIL), Coal India Limi­t­ed (CIL), Power Grid Cor­po­ra­ti­on of India Limi­t­ed (PGCIL), Cent­re for Elec­tro­nics Design and Tech­no­lo­gy and Wipro Light­ing.

Infrastructure and equipment for electricians

The pre­mi­ses for prac­ti­cal work are equip­ped with all the neces­sa­ry tools and sta­te-of-the-art machi­nery. The­se are com­pa­ra­ble to the devices the indus­try works with. The­se include sin­gle and three-pha­se trans­for­mers and induc­tion machi­nes, syn­chro­no­us machi­nes, DC machi­nes, digi­tal AC-DC dri­ves and IC trai­ner kits, PLCs and advan­ced elec­tri­cal machi­ne trai­ner kits. As well as hard­ware, the­re are varia­ble and fixed AC vol­ta­ge power sup­pli­es, induc­ti­ve and capa­ci­ti­ve loads, ohmi­te rheo­stats, chan­geo­ver swit­ches, mea­su­ring devices such as digi­tal mul­ti­me­ters, watt­me­ters and tacho­me­ters. Cuta­way models are also available for seve­ral of the models men­tio­ned.

For more infor­ma­ti­on, visit the web­site of the Facul­ty of Electricians:inside→ www.ruj-bsdu.in/electrical-skills