| |9 MAY 2024HIGHERReviewincreasing adoption of electrification for propelling the aircraft, the introduction of Transonic Truss-Braced Wing (TTBW) to reduce drag and by doing so, making aircrafts more fuel efficient, and the increasing use of high rate composites to name a few. And for all these developments, constant research has played an integral role. The Department of Aeronautical Engineering at Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering strives to produce engineering graduates who acknowledges the importance of sustainability, and social responsibility while at the same time focusing on innovation and research skills. Through their training programs, the department aims to nurture the culture of sustainability in their students and to support the research activities of their students, Dayananda Sagar College has 20 research centers. The Department of Aeronautical Engineering alone publishes more than 6 research papers in reputed journals each year and some of the most innovate researches conducted by their students are: Energy Absorption Studies on Crashworthiness of the High Wing Aircraft Configuration, Aero Structural Design and Optimization of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine Rotor Blade, and Numerical Simulation and Shape Optimization of Blended Wing-Body configuration for a Commercial Transport Aircraft. Soft skills and Aeronautical Engineering With business organizations and teams within these organizations starting to be more integrated, communication channels have opened up. Now, communication and empathy have become crucial skills employers look for in candidates. And during interview processes, employers now look for more than the technical skills and academic prowess of the students. By measuring the soft skills of the candidates, employers are checking whether these individuals can blend with the existing team in the organization and can work well within the team. Some of the other key soft skills that employers look for are problem solving, leadership, flexibility, and self management.The IARE Institute of Aeronautical Engineering is a prime example of an aeronautical engineering institution prioritizing on improving not only the technical competencies but also the soft skills of students. ANTHARIKSH Aero Club and Aeronautical Engineering Technical Association (AETA) are two prominent student bodies at the institute and the primary objective of these bodies are to conduct training programs aimed at the career development of students. Some of the other key focus areas of these student bodies are developing the interpersonal and intrapersonal skills of the students and by doing so, increasing their employability. To achieve this, they conduct various activities including guest lectures, quiz programs, career guidance classes, and industrial visits to name a few.In order to ensure better efficiency, and cost-effectiveness, businesses are focusing more on flying technologies and as a result of this, there is an ever-increasing demand for skilled aeronautical engineers in India. The fact that aeronautical engineers get paid more than other engineers from most other engineering streams further accentuates this rise in demand. Being one of the bleeding-edge streams in engineering, professionals working in this space also gets the opportunity to get exposed to state of the art technologies constantly. And with more countries as well as private players taking impressive strides in the aviation domain, the future is looking bright for professionals working in this space.
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