Jindal Steel Works (JSW) Summer Internship Program

The group has internships openings for various positions, including Chemical Engineering. Check out their website for more information.

Jindal Steel Works provides summer internship. Follow this link to register and fill up the form: JSW-Register

For Jindal Steel and Power, apply here: JSP-Register

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ReMaterials

Company: ReMaterials
Sector: Waste Management
Founders: Hasit Ganatra (University of Southern California Alumni)

ReMaterials is an Ahmedabad-based startup that has developed an affordable, durable and environmental friendly roofing solution called ModRoof. The panels are made of a new wood-like material that is made entirely out of waste materials like cardboard and agricultural waste. The raw materials are currently sourced locally in Ahmedabad.

The manufacturing process involves a crushing stage, then a mixing stage, then a compression stage, drying stage and waterproofing stage. ReMaterials has designed the roof system in a way that makes it easy to transport, install and maintain. The roof panels can last over 20 years with minimal maintenance, according to the company. Not only is ModRoof durable, it is waterproof and fireproof and has heat insulating properties. Now they have prototyped solar cells integrated into ModRoof panels. Solar ModRoof panels can power LED lights and charge cell phones, adding to the long-term value of ModRoof ownership.

For more details, check out their website: Home-ReMaterials 

Want to work for them? Here is the link: Careers-ReMaterials 

List of Public Sector Units that recruit throudh GATE- Chemical

One of the advantages of giving GATE is access to PSU jobs. The following is the list of PSU that actively recruit through GATE exam:

GATE score is one of the criterias used for selection, wherein you get a call or else you have got to fill up the forms when available to apply.

• BARC
• DRDO
• SAIL
• RINL
• KIOL
• TISCO
• IOCL
• ONGC
• GAIL
• HPCL
• BPCL
• BRPL
• MRL
• KRL
• NRL
• IPCL
• FCI
• NFL
• RCF
• IFFCO
• KRIBHCO
• HFC
• FACT
• PDIL
• CIL
• NLC
• HCL
• UCIL
• NALCO
• HOC
• EIL
• NTPC
• RIL
• NPC

Carbon Clean Solutions

In this series, I will be posting about all the Start-ups in the field of Chemical Engineering for you all to get inspired and look out for!  Here is the 1st company I found while my start-up hunt:

Company: Carbon Clean Solutions
Sector: Renewables, CO2 Capture
Founder: Aniruddha Sharma (CEO), Prateek Bumb (CTO) ; IIT Kharagpur Almuni

Carbon Clean Solutions (CCS) is an innovation leader in carbon dioxide (CO₂) separation technology for industrial and gas treating applications with an aim to provide customized low cost, energy efficient solutions for carbon dioxide separation.

CCS was founded in 2009 with the aim to develop new solvents for carbon dioxide separation with a focus on flue gases from power and industrial utilities. In 2010, Company raised equity funding from global set of investors to establish dedicated research and bench scale testing facility. In 2012, CCS expanded globally and signed research & development agreement with TNO (Dutch Organization for Applied Scientific Research) based in the Netherlands. As of January 2013, CCS now operates in India, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Patented carbon capture technology developed by Carbon Clean Solutions, involves capturing carbon dioxide using proprietary regenerable solvent. The flue gas discharged from the chimney is extracted from the existing stack and fed to the CCS unit through a flue gas duct. After cleaning the gas, it is passed through a cyclic absorption-desorption process for capturing CO₂.

They recently did a project with Tuticorin alkali and chemical fertilizers to produce soda ash with captured CO2. Way to go! 

Here is a link to their website to know more: CCS

Want to work for them? Go to this link: CCS Careers

Internship at Israel Institute of Technology - Technion Summer Program

NOTE: This internship has scholarships for Indian and Chinese students. 



The Summer School in Engineering & Science is an opportunity for outstanding undergraduate and postgraduate students from all over the world to enhance their academic profiles with a rigorous and challenging academic experience at Israel’s oldest university and premier center for science, technology and applied research.

Students may enroll in one advanced course chosen from a variety of engineering and science fields in addition to one academic course on Israeli culture. These advanced courses are taught by Technion’s top level faculty in English at cutting-edge facilities.

The program is open to senior undergraduate students (approaching Senior year), graduate students (MSc/PhD), and recent graduates. Outstanding sophomore undergraduates students may apply but should be aware that the program is highly competitive and requires a strong background in the chosen course, for this reason senior applicants may be given precedence.

Here is the link for more details: Technion Summer Program 

India Japan Industry, Academia and Government Collaborative Education Program

We all dream of foreign internships, and here is one I have listed for you all to apply!

The IJEP Internship Program, organized by the School of Engineering and the School of Information Science and Technology, provides research internships for students from collaborating Indian institutions in the various fields in engineering and information science and technology. Candidates for the internship are expected to have a strong interest in pursuing graduate level studies at the University of Tokyo.

Here is the link to their website for more details : IJEP Internship

Nanyang Technological University India Connect Research Internship Program

The application period is year around in batches and must be kept a tab on while applying. Check out the details below copied from the NTU website. I have posted the link below of the website:

The NTU-India Connect Research Internship Programme is a university-wide short-term research programme lasting for 2 to 6 months. It is initiated to enable undergraduate and graduate students from Indian Universities and Institutes of higher learning to pursue research at NTU. Participants of this programme will work under the supervision of NTU faculty, develop a strong research interest and expertise in a given research field, experience multicultural living, gain a network of friends and a better understanding of Singapore.
 

 Eligible students may be given an allowance, and are expected to fulfil a minimum of 8 weeks research attachment comprising research project work at NTU. All participants will receive a certificate issued by NTU upon completion of the programme.

Eligibility Criteria

• Open to Pre-final year graduate / undergraduates who have not studied in NTU Singapore previously.
• Applicants must possess good academic track records. 
• Applicants must be a student perusing his / her studies in an Indian University / Institution. 

Application Procedure

Students may select the projects listed here and submit the online application. Please email all the necessary supporting documents listed in the checklist with three names of the faculty whom you would like to work with, to Prof. B.V.R. Chowdari, Senior Executive Director, President's Office at indiaconnect@ntu.edu.sg Those shortlisted candidates will be referred to suggested faculty for their consent and if agreed internship offer will be made. If we do not receive a complete set of application and supporting documents, your application will not be considered.

Those students who intend to have the internship for longer period (> 2months) must have a supervisor at the home institution and the supervisors at both institutions must come to a common understanding about the research project before the application being considered. A recommendation letter from International Relations office is require. 

Allowance

The grant is tenable only for the duration of the programme at NTU. Each grant may cover the following in full or partial:

• One-time travel support to the extent of SGD300.
• A single / double occupancy accommodation inside or outside the University (subject to availability).
• SDG300 per month (paid out on a monthly basis). Should your stay either be less or more than a month the amount will be proportional.
• Reimbursement of miscellaneous fees such as TEP Application, Matriculation Card, IT Facilities Fee, Registration Fee, University Copyright Fee and Group Hospitalisation & Surgical Insurance (GHSI) Scheme with the final financial allowance pay-out.

Accommodation
Accommodation on campus may be provided within the programme dates indicated. Accommodation is subject to the availability for any period outside the programme date indicated. Those students who cannot get accommodation on campus may source the same through the Off-Campus Accommodation System (OCAS). Information on renting accommodation off-campus can be found here. 

Notes for International Students ​
International applicants are advised to look up important information such as, pre-departure checklist,immigration, accommodation, cost of living, emergency hotlines, insurance, etc. or refer to the SAO-Student Support's website. The Pre-departure Guide book for International Students can be found on the website.

Training Employment Pass (TEP)
All international students are required to obtain a valid Training Employment Pass issued by Ministry of ​Manpower (MOM) in order to participate in NTU-India Connect Programme.

Here is the link to the website: NTU-India Connect

Internship at Council of Scientific and Industrial Research - National Chemical Laboratory (CSIR-NCL)

For Chemical Engineering, CSIR-NCL is the best if you desire a research based internship.

Here you've got to email the scientists of your research area of interest. They do respond, but it is much easier to get an internship if any of your professors has a personal contact.

From the NCL website, identify a division, group, or a scientist with whom you would like to work. Send an e-mail to the concerned person, attaching your resume and seeking his willingness to accept you at CSIR- NCL .
 If you can not decide by yourself regarding your placement, please send a mail to Dr. A.A. Arbale (aa.arbale@ncl.res.in), along with your resume. He will assist you in the placement. You will get a response, regarding acceptance or otherwise from the scientist who is wiling to accept you.


Here is the link wherein you get details of all scientists with their research area of interest along with their email IDs : Scientist Profiles

An internship with Teach for India

If you get this internship people, this will be your one of the mega weapons you can use during your MBA applications. Trust me, this name will make a lot of difference.

So you cannot apply to the TFI fellowship or couldn't get through the strict application process of Teach for India? You can always compensate by doing an internship or volunteering which will make your resume shine as well!

But one thing is for sure- any type of association with TFI will change you for the good both professionally and personally. It will be at least one of your most cherishable experiences of your life. The place is challenging and demanding.

Here is the link to apply: Teach for India Careers
The email ID to be used or applying is given on each job page.

Being an ex-intern myself, here are some tips:

1. I had applied through a leading internship portal, so I directly received a call from HR for a phone interview which lasted for 45 minutes (the HR team is good, Beware!)
2. Make sure you go very carefully through the Job Description of the opportunity that you are applying for. They will ask you about how much you know regarding that.
3. Always think of examples which stress on how you have got the skills that are required  for your opportunity. They will ask you how you performed in those situations and cross question too.
4. They will ask you situational questions wherein you've got to answer how you will react/perform. Go through their key values, vision, mission and careers page to find what kind of people they hire. Team work must be highlighted.
5. Also, knowing local language is preferable, and of course, you must have a personality that kids would love!

Internship at The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

For people interested to pursue a career in Environmental/Energy Engineering and Management, this is a great opportunity for you all!

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) is the nodal Ministry of the Government of India for all matters relating to new and renewable energy. The broad aim of the Ministry is to develop and deploy new and renewable energy for supplementing the energy requirements of the country.

They hardly list internship opportunities over their website, but you can always mail them and they do respond on the basis of availability.

Here is a link of all the important people you can email your resume to: Email-List
Here is another source of email ID with phone numbers:
Scientists G,F,E,D/Director/DS
Under Secretary/Scientist C & B  
Joint Secretary
Secretary
Office of Minister of State

Internship at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI)

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) has always been a pioneer in the field of renewable energy technology creation and application. They innovate, research and develop technology of the future. If you're planning a career bending towards renewable energy engineering and management, then this must be in your CV! You can apply as a consultant, apply for already listed internships or ask for an internship in the area of your interest.

Here is the link to all the important people you must mail with your resume. All the best!

Listed Internships (Do note that the HR contact is also given at the bottom of the page) : TERI careers
Other Contacts to email : TERI Contact Us Page
TERI Regional Centres Contact:
Western : TERI WRC
World (point towards the map and you'll find the contact address) : Network Linkages

Become a Climate Counsellor with the International Centre of Culture and Education (ICCE)

For all Environmental/Energy Engineering enthusiasts and MBA aspirants looking for worthwhile Climate change internships with stipend and NGO touch, this is one opportunity you should grab.
It's good because this organization is supported by the United Nations and recognized by The Government of India and we all would love to have such names in our CV. The details about its affiliations can be found out here: ICCE Authenticity

The details can be found out here: Climate Counsellor

You can also join in as a Startup Manager for people inclined towards entrepreneurship.
Here are the details: Startup Manager

Do have a look at their website and grab the opportunity!

Join the internship programme at Shell oil and gas

Always wanted to get hands on oil and gas industry experience? Well, who's better than Shell?

Shell has its annual internship program called Shell Assessed Internship for which it rolls out the applications around October-December for Indians. For other nationalities, keep checking their website from time to time because I have no idea about their roll outs.

Also, do make it a point to register around November itself and finish up the application as soon as possible because they take down the opportunity once their pre-defined number of applicants is reached!

Here is the link to their website which will take you to the program. Do give it a shot!

Shell Assessed Internship 

Chemical Engineering themed merchandises to buy!

In this post I'll be picking out all sorts of cool chemical engineering merchandises available to buy! Have a look and follow me for more!

Mugs to show off every morning:

Cool Chemical Engineering T-shirts!

Here I would be posting all sorts of cool stuff I find over the internet ranging from T-Shirts, stationary or anything that fancies our engineering brains! Check out this Page for more!! :)

In this posts, I'll be covering up all sorts of cool T-shirts that I find to make you all look amazing amongst your fellow chemical engineers!

Have a look!

Books you MUST HAVE if you want to crack GATE!

There are some books which needs to be bought by every GATE (chemical engineering) aspirant. After reviewing lots of books myself and asking people who scored really well on GATE, I have rounded up on the following books that are a must have:

1. Chemical Engineering for GATE by Ram Prasad, Khanna Publishers

An absolutely amazing book, with all the needed concepts summarized well and good questions for practice. Though you might need more in order to work out for GATE, but this books give a good start as well as a good finish to you GATE preparation. The mistakes are very less compared to other books available in the market. They also have GATE previous questions solved from 2000 to the most recent paper. Do check it out and buy it.

Here is the amazon link:

 

2. An Insight into Chemical Engineering by M Subbu

Another amazing book where absolute correct solutions to previous year GATE papers is given divided subject wise from the year 1990 and before to 2000. They have summarized the concepts well too. This makes it the 2ns book that is a must have in order to lead you to good GATE scores. It doesn't include Chemical Engineering mathematics though.

Here is the link to download it:

3. Objective type questions and answers in Chemical Engineering by OP Gupta

If you want to solve a lot of questions on each subject, this is one big fat book to buy! But there are some errors in the answers given so be careful and trust your concepts. Use this when you are done with other books. Buy this only because it is available in discounted price at amazon most of the times and hence becomes worth buying.

Here is the link:

4. Unit Operations of Chemical Engineering by McCabe Smith

 This is considered as the Bible of Chemical Engineers, and for a reason. Be through with this book as most of the Gate concepts and formula used are from this book, especially for Mechanical Operations and Mass Transfer Operations. A MUST BUY!

Here is the link to discounted price at amazon:

Preparations you should make before applying to your dream company for an Internship opportunity!

Here I'll be covering up all sorts of internship opportunities available in India and abroad alike and what you are supposed to do exactly to get into your dream company. This will not only be focused on
chemical engineering streams, but I'll also post management related ones too for people interested in MBA. So follow me for all the updates!

Doing an internship is not only something that helps in making your resume look more good, but is also something that can change or give a direction to your career. It gives you a proper insight as to what actually happens in the industry, what you are good at and where you actually lack professionally and personally. But as you are into grabbing the internship opportunity, here are some preparations you must make before applying. Following these will surely improve your chances of getting selected in a selection based internship.

• Prepare a proper resume. This is extremely important as this is the 1st thing your recruiters will look into. You've got only 30 seconds to impress your employer and hence make sure you go through all sorts of websites on the internet which gives you tips and tricks on developing your resume. Bang on if you draft your resume on LATEX. I'll cover about drafting an amazing resume in my future posts, so keep looking!
• Cover letter: Some companies might ask you for a cover letter. In this you just need to mention why you want to do that particular internship, why you love that company (some corporate ass licking) and in the end what exact skills you have to complete that internship (be straight with this one). Just these 3 simple things, don't extend your letter by writing other crap, because nobody cares. You can make your letter general as people aren't that strict for internships, but always try to draft different letters for applying to different companies.

          Your body of cover letter should contains following things ONLY:
1. Your formal introduction about your college and year of study.
2. 1-2 lines about your actual career goals.
3. 3 lines about why you want to do this internship, as in, how this internship will help you achieve your career goals.
4. 3 lines on how much you like that company. Go through their website and mention some notable things and praise it.
5. 3 lines on how you are the perfect fit for the internship. Try figuring out the skills required to complete that internship and mention those as your strengths.
6. Close by writing how you look forward to work with them.

I'll put up my cover letter soon to give my readers an idea on how to ace your cover letter.

• Email-content: If you are applying for the internships by sending emails to the HR of your dream company, then you really need a good not-too-big and not-too-short content for the email that you'll be sending. 

          Here you only need to mention following in short:
1. Your name, college name, year of engineering and current semester in 1 sentence.
2. Your duration of internship you wish to apply for (1 line).
3. Mention why the company and the internship excites you in 2-3 lines.
4. Mention why you are fit in 1-2 lines.
5. End by saying how you look forward to joining the company.
And you're done. No other crap. Do not forget to end the email with your name, college name, contact details like you do in a letter. I'll post my email content in future posts, so subscribe me!

So in all, these things are some per-requisites needed to start your journey on grabbing that dream internship of yours. Keep following for updates as I'll be posting opportunities soon!

About ME!

I am Harshala Chavan, a Chemical Engineering student. I started this blog out of love for Chemical Engineering field and wish to give back to this field by helping out in whatever way I can to my fellow Chemical Engineers!

For any contact or corrections of my posts, please feel free to email me at:
chemicalists1@gmail.com

If you've got something that you feel can help this initiative of mine grow, then do submit your ideas, information or articles!

Happy Blogging!

Books you must buy for your GATE preparation

During my preparation itself, I had gone through various news and reading materials, not sure always which book to follow for references. So here I have posted the most recommended and used books for each subject that you MUST refer. You can look for other books as and when you are done with these. I have attached links for easy buying of these books as well.

1. Chemical Engineering Mathematics

BS Grewal is the most trusted book for this purpose. Practice questions from this book and you'll be done. GATE mathematics is actually very easy for our branch and the questions asked are simple too, through the syllabus is very vast.
You can buy this book at Flipkart by clicking Here

Get this book at at a discounted price at:

2. Thermodyamics

Look for no other books than these two. If you wish to clear up your thermodynamics concepts, Introduction to Engineering Thermodynamics by Smith, Van Ness and Abott is the book for you. Everything is explained in a very easy way and detailed at the same time.
For GATE preparation, K.V Narayanan will be enough. You can consider this as a book you will refer after going through Van Ness, for a quick revision of concepts. Do look at the MCQ's given behind the book and make sure you solve them.

For more questions, I would recommend Schaum Series for Thermodynamics as well.It is worth the buy too. There are solved problems as well which will guide you.

For Flipkart links Click below links:
Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics by Smith, Van Ness and Abott
Textbook of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics by KV Narayanan

Here's the link to buy them:

3. Fluid Mechanics

Lick the whole book of Unit Operations McCabe Smith Fluid mechanics chapter thoroughly. For clearing of concepts you can try RK Bansal as well, it's a good book to start with.
For problems, again Schaum series is great, with all solved and MCQs to help you prepare well. To study pumps throughly, there is this book which taught me pumps really well. It's a must buy to learn the concepts of pumps as it is one of the most important topic in GATE and a hot topic for interviews.

Here are the link for all the books mentioned:

 

4. Mechanical Operations

Understanding filtration topic is really important as this is GATE paper setters favorite question probably. Read Unit Operations by McCabe Smith thoroughly as most questions are from here. You can also read Kulkarni but it is not easily available. Geankoplis is another book which is good with the concepts.

Here is the link to download the above mentioned books:

5. Mass Transfer Operations

Although Robert Treybal is considered as the Bible of Mass Transfer Operations, I personally prefer BK Dutta due to its simple language and MCQs given behind end of each chapter to solve. Have both of them together and all your concerns for Mass Transfer will be over. Also, McCabe Smith should also be looked upon for carefully after you finish off each chapter from previously mentioned books.

Here is a link to download the above mentioned books:

  

6. Heat Transfer Operations 

The best books to refer would be Heat Transfer by BK Dutta. The standard books like Kern, Richardson and Coulson (volume-6) must be referred. JP Holman is also a great book. Again, Unit Operations by Mc Cabe smith must be throughly followed.

Here is a link to download them:  
 

Why give Graduate Aptitude Test Engineering (GATE) for Chemical Engineering?

GATE is the most underrated exam in engineering stream, overshadowed by the shiny prospects of an MS at USA or other nations. But half of those people who head to US are merely following the herd without comparing or even thinking about benefits of giving GATE. So here I am, done with the thinking and been through the same dilemma of choosing GATE or GRE writing a post here on why I choose GATE and I've not regretted my decision.

• Concept Clearing: If you love chemical engineering and wish to become an engineer, trust me, preparing for GATE will drastically improve your knowledge base. Not only this, you'll fall in love with Chemical Engineering, on how easy and interesting it actually is. I started preparing for it around start of my final year, and couldn't have had scored in Semester 7 and 8 without it. It changed the way I look at a problem and the load GATE puts on you brushes up all your 4 years engineering concepts. It was worth it if nothing else.
• Interview Preparation: Due to GATE preparation, I easily cleared all aptitude tests of companies during my placements. The kind of cross questioning and conceptual questions are asked by consultancies and MNCs alike can be answered once you get a hang on GATE. Some firms will ask chemical engineering based questions on aptitude tests as well and they are mostly GATE questions for TOP companies. I have covered this in future blog posts as well. Do check out!
• Public Sector Unit (PSU) jobs: Almost all PSU's consider GATE score an an entry criteria for interviews and scrapped off their individual tests. These firms easily pay around 5-14 lpa with other benefits. If you're interested in the secure plus high paying PSU jobs, then you HAVE to give GATE.
• Mtech/MS admissions at IIT/NIT/Other colleges: If you're planning for higher education and cannot afford an MS abroad, this is the perfect place for you. If you're interested in Research and wish to enter R&D position you must join these programs. As far as placements are concerned, you need to be the best. Period. So your placements depend on YOU and not the college. 
•  Junior Research Fellowships: If you qualify GATE, you are eligible for Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and Senior Research Fellowship (SRF) at CSIR laboratories. A stipend is also paid which varies between Rs.15,000 to Rs.20,000 for CSIR laboratories.
•  MS abroad: GATE score is eligible for admissions at the National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University at Singapore as well as universities in Germany. For an insight, Click Here.
• Teaching Jobs: If you have an aptitude and liking for spreading knowledge, you become eligible for teaching jobs which easily pay around 5-7 lpa. 
• NITIE admission: If you're interested in a Master in Industrial Engineering, then this is the top university in Asia - National Institute of Technology in Industrial Engineering. To be eligible for admissions, you need to get a good GATE score. Return on investment is huge as average salary is around 15 lpa for a fee of 2 lakh per year. 

How to search content for your review paper for MS applications: PART-2

This is the part-2 of the series on How to write a review paper for your MS applications . I have already covered the 1st step towards your goal : How to choose the right topic for your Review Paper - PART-1 . In this post I will continue our journey by giving steps on how to search for the content of your paper and then listing out the available resources over the internet for the same.

STEP 1: Once you are done narrowing down your topic, let's say Biodiesel then the first thing you need to do is ofcourse to put your tentative topic name and description on the google search bar. Go through whatever content you find over it for the next 20 or more pages thoroughly following each link (No missing of any links here!). Then you go to the News tab of google homepage and read all the possible latest news that are available for your topic.
While doing do, write down and bookmark whatever keywords you find and list them. Take a print of whatever important articles you find.

STEP 2: Now that you've got a start, head onto Google Scholar. This is a very good place to start off to deepen the knowledge of your topic. For starts, type again your tentative topic name and you'll find a tons of research and review articles. Go through all of those papers. It will take time to read but you've got to do it! That is why choosing the topic of your INTEREST is more important. You've got to read things you enjoy, afterall.
Further, type out all the keywords you had listed down one by one. Repeat by reading all the content you find.

TIP: you'll see a filter on the publishing year on the left side of the page. Use it to narrow down your searches if you're interested in older or newer articles.

Now, there will be times when you won't find the research paper available for downloading, but you'll get to see the abstract only. In order to get access to these papers without paying for them you can do the following:

• If you're a student, then ask your librarian or some professor if he/she has access to the journals, articles or books.
• If 1st step doesn't work, then Facebook is here to help! (The only proper reason to use this otherwise time wasting site :P). Join numerous groups which share research articles available on FB. There are some kind people who share research articles and books with people who have no access to paid journals. Join every group possible just post the link of your required article and you're done. Also, don't forget to say thanks to them! :)
• Academia.edu An awesome website to get access to research papers.
• Directory of Open Access Journals is also a good site to get hold of all sorts of open access articles.
• JURN another good website to start your search.
• Free full PDF  This site searches all those articles whose free PDF are already available on the internet.
• Elsevier Open access  Open access articles by the journal Elsevier.

Here are links to some popular journals that publish good quality research papers: List of scientific journals

Keep reading as much as you can and then trust me, you'll automatically start narrowing down your topic further as you progress. A brief structure of your paper will start coming in mind and don't forget to list it down as it happens!

Follow me for further updates! :)

How to choose the right topic for your Review Paper - PART-1

This is the part-1 of the series on How to write a review paper for your MS applications . As mentioned, the 1st step is: choosing the right topic of your interest. This is a very crucial step as you wouldn't want to keep changing your topic again and again and repeating the process. Here are some tips on choosing the right topic:

• In case you've been already given a list on topics as is mostly the case while participating in symposiums or paper presentation competitions then make sure whatever topic you choose suits your career goals. For example, if I'm interested in an MS in renewable energies, I'll narrow down my topic on Energy sciences and engineering. In this 1st step keep the topic very broad and don't directly jump into narrowing it down further as your wouldn't want to miss out on information.
• Now that we are done with our main Topic, we will start dwelling deeper into it again based on our career goals. In case I'm interested in MS, I'll go about reviewing trends either in the most recent developments in Energy sciences or review the conventional technologies associated with it. I'll focus more towards the technical aspect of it. In case if it is an MBA you're planning then focus more on the current trends in market conditions, technology scale up, environmental/life-cycle impact assessments, etc. 
• Now that you've narrowed down, start searching deeper into it either on Google or Google Scholar. If you want the latest news and articles then keep googling. Simultaneously, open up google scholar and type whatever interesting keywords you find while googling and read detailed research papers on the same. (P.S Google scholar is the best site to access research papers for a start on a particular topic. I've covered upon the topic on resources for finding information on further blog posts.)

1. For MS compatible review paper:

Here are some ideas on the basis of which you can start structuring your paper:

• Review on technology scale up aspects of the most recent technology you've found during your search for your topic.
• Review by comparison of latest technologies available for your topic. The comparison could be on the basis of economic costs, energy efficiencies, raw materials or any comparison criteria that you would like to define. You'll start defining it yourself when you read detailed papers.
• Review on comparison on conventional and recent technologies available.
• Review on how a particular technology has developed since past and its current status.
• A review on advantages and disadvantages of a particular process or technology.

2. For MBA or any management side compatible review paper:

• Review on environmental impact assessment or life cycle assessment
• Review on market conditions of a particular product or technology.
• Review on economic aspects of a technology scale-up.
• Comparing economics and costs of conventional and new trends in technology.

I'll keep updating this blog post as and when I get more ideas!So keep following :)