Hi Saaheb,

Although it is important to follow your passions and dreams, one should always have a practical approach in life, especially regarding something as important as one's career.

I urge you to you think a lot and evaluate not only your interests but also your skills before making what might be the most important decision of your student life.

As YOURS is the ultimate decision and we can only guide you and help you to make a more informed decision, here is all you will need to know:

As far the scope for the automobile industry goes, things seem to be bright. In India, it is one of the fastest-growing industries and doesn't look like it's going down anytime soon. Especially in Chennai, there is a sudden increase in the sector with several companies opening up their manufacturing units there. If not in India, there is also a huge scope for Automobile Engineers in other countries such as UK, Germany, USA etc.

If you do choose to go for Automobile Engineering, here are your job options:

Design Engineer who design the mechanical, electrical and hydraulic system of a vehicle. The average salary for a Design Engineer in India is  Rs. 3,87,163 per annum.

Development Engineer who makes sure the latest manufacturing processes are used in making the vehicles. This is a higher-paying job with an average salary of Rs. 6,96,279 per annum.

Quality Control Executive who works towards improving the quality of vehicles. At an average, they make around Rs. 2,95,699 a year.

These are the best colleges on India for Automobile Engineering:

IIT- Delhi

IIT- Roorke

Sathyabama University, Chennai

MIT, Manipal

HIET, Chennai

These are the colleges to aim for.

As far as Cricket goes, success in that field completely depends upon your skills and hard work. Once again, I would ask you to keep a realistic approach and thinking your decision through a 100 times.

I hope I have been helpful and good luck!