Printing Technology

Printing has been discovered many centuries ago. Printing technology has healthy scope in today’s media-driven world. Print media one of the strongest and powerful mass communication media, is a large scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing.

Printing means presentation. Presentation can be of our ideas, views, thoughts, news & events, expressions and skill in the form of printed text or graphic format. Altogether, Printing is referred as expressing creativity using technical skills. It deals with text and graphics to make a final print by transferring ink on paper or board or other materials. The printed material book, magazine or newspapers are daily necessity of the society. Print media influences every sphere of our life.

Key to Success

To be successful in Printing Technology you should have/ develop:

Innovation
Good Eyesight
Eye for detail
Depth Perception

Scope and Opportunities

Printing and publishing are one of the largest industries with a growth in demand for professionals skilled in advanced methods of printing technology.

Printing technology experts are in demand by printing press for newspapers, journals or magazines.

Printing industry is a platform which offers excellent career opportunities and advancement, to the professionals deserving and hard working. Career opportunities are technical, marketing and managerial positions.

Lifestyle & Social Status

It’s an indoor as well as outdoor activity
You may require working in shifts, i.e. timings may be day job or night jobs.
In case of time bound projects you may require to work for long hours

Job Profile

On completing Diploma or Degree in Printing Technology are employed in various positions as given below. Supervisory,personnel at the middle-management level for shop floor supervision of large presses.

Works Managers, Production Manager and production executives for the modernized commercial presses, newspaper presses, Government presses, publishers and specialist printers.
Engineers for printing machinery manufacturer and printing materials manufacturer, both in the design office and factory shop-floor.
Maintenance engineers for implant maintenance in large printing establishments.
Sales or maintenance engineers for printing machinery manufacturers, and sales or marketing executives for modernized printing presses.
Faculty positions in diploma and Degree level printing institute’s courses in Printing Technology.
Production executives’ or managers, Co-coordinator in advertising agencies.

Skill sets

Creative and Perceptual Aptitude
Mechanical & Electronics Orientation
Manual Dexterity
Updated with the changing technologies

Work Value

Teamwork
Cooperation
Adaptability/Flexibility
Achievement

Current Job Scenario

Working with the production department of newspapers, publishing house, packaging, pre-press work, digital designing etc offers good remuneration.
On completing Diploma in Printing Technology may earn Rs. 15000-16000 per.
On completing Degree in Printing Technology may earn Rs. 20000-22000 per month.

Top Recruiters

Advertising agencies
Newspapers/magazines
Government presses
Machine manufacturers
Packaging industries
Book printers

Course Synopsis

Course Options	Diploma in Printing Technology	B.E/B.Tech in Printing Technology	M.E/M.Tech in Printing Technology
Academic Eligibility	10th Pass with Mathematics and Technology Science	12th Pass with Physics, mathematics as compulsory subject along with Chemistry, Computer Sc./Bio-tech./ biology subject and admission on the basis of merit of AIEEE or State level engineering competitive exam. OR diploma holders can get admission in 2nd year directly through LEET.	55% marks in B.Tech/B.E in Ptg. Tech./Packaging Tech. and with valid GATE score or on the basis of merit of test conducted by the university
Fees	Rs. 30K per annum	Rs. 70K to Rs. 80K per annum	Rs. 1lakh to Rs. 1.5lakhs
Expenditure in Metro and Tier-1	Rs. 2lakhs to Rs. 2.5lakhs	Rs. 2lakhs to Rs. 2.5lakhs	Rs. 2lakhs to Rs. 2.5lakhs
Expenditure in Tier-2	Rs. 1.75lakhs to Rs. 2lakhs	Rs. 1.75lakhs to Rs. 2lakhs	Rs. 1.75lakhs to Rs. 2lakhs
Duration	3 Years	4 Years	2 Years
Mode	Regular	Regular	Regular
Approved	AICTE	AICTE	AICTE
Affiliation	AICTE	Pune Universities	Respective Universities
Specialisations
Entrance Exam		AIEEE, LEET	GATE
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