Automotive Technology is a branch of vehicle engineering, incorporating elements of mechanical, electrical, electronic, software and safety engineering as applied to the design, manufacture and operation of motorcycles, automobiles, buses and trucks and their respective engineering subsystems.

It is the application of engineering principles and techniques to the medical field. It combines the design and problem solving skills of engineering with medical and biological sciences to help improve patient health care and the quality of life of individuals.

Much of the work in biomedical engineering covers an array of fields: bioinformatics, medical imaging, image processing, physiological signal processing, biomechanics, biomaterials and bioengineering, systems analysis, 3-D modeling, etc. Examples of concrete applications of biomedical engineering are the development and manufacture of medical devices, diagnostic devices and imaging equipment such as MRIs and EEGs.

This category covers all areas of communications technology such as light wave telecommunications, high-speed data communications, personal communications systems (PCS), ISDN, wireless communication, computer networking and more. Example projects participating in this may include: Wimax Implementation, New Encryption/Encoding Algorithm simulation, … etc.

Computer engineering deals with the areas of microprocessors, computer hardware, firmware development, software development, hardware-(firmware/software) integration, and system-level design and integration.

The core knowledge areas of computer engineering includes: Algorithms, Computer architecture and organization, Circuits and signals, Digital logic, Digital signal processing, Embedded systems, Human-computer interaction, Computer Networking, Distributed Systems and multi-core processing.

The Electronics Category involves the design and testing of electronic circuits that use the properties of electronic components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes and transistors to achieve a particular functionality. It includes also, the analog, digital, and mixed circuit VLSI design and fabrication.

Information Technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is "the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware." IT deals with the use of electronic computers and computer software to convert, store, protect, process, transmit, and securely retrieve information. The information technology umbrella can be quite large, covering many fields. It may include data management, networking, database and software design, as well as the management and administration of entire computer systems.

The discipline of software engineering includes knowledge, tools, and methods for software requirements, software design, software construction, software testing, and software maintenance tasks.

Materials science or materials engineering is an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering. This area investigates the relationship between the structure of materials and their properties. It includes elements of applied physics and chemistry, as well as chemical, mechanical, civil and electrical engineering.

Industrial applications of materials science include materials design, extraction of materials and their conversion into useful forms, cost-benefit tradeoffs in industrial production of materials (example: PVC), processing techniques (including: casting, rolling, welding, ion implantation, crystal growth, thin-film deposition, sintering, glassblowing, etc.), and analytical techniques (example: characterization techniques such as electron microscopy, x-ray diffraction, calorimetry, nuclear microscopy (HEFIB), Rutherford backscattering, neutron diffraction, etc.).

Chemical engineering largely involves the design and maintenance of chemical processes for large-scale manufacture. Indeed, chemical engineers are responsible for the availability of the modern high-quality materials that are essential for running an industrial economy

It is an engineering discipline that involves the application of principles of physics for analysis, design, manufacturing, and maintenance of mechanical systems. Mechanical engineers use key concepts including mechanics, kinematics, thermodynamics and energy and others in the design and analysis of motor vehicles, aircraft, heating & cooling systems, watercraft, manufacturing plants, industrial equipment and machinery and more.

Petroleum engineering refers to the subsurface engineering activities related to the production of hydrocarbons, which can be either crude oil or gas. These activities are deemed to fall within the upstream sector of the oil and gas industry which are the activities of finding and producing hydrocarbons prior to the point of refining or distribution to a market, which is referred to as the downstream sector.

New research in petroleum geology and engineering including: Improvements in computer modeling, materials and the application of statistics, probability analysis, and new technologies like horizontal drilling and enhanced oil recovery.

It is a subfield of engineering that deals with the generation, transmission and distribution of power as well as the devices connected to such systems including generators, motors and transformers. A significant fraction of the field is concerned with technologies used in the control and conversion of power. Topics include dc-to-dc converter design, power supplies, inverters, controlled rectifiers, control techniques, modeling, analysis and simulation techniques, the application of power circuit components as well as the development of specialized power systems such as those used in aircraft or for electric railway networks.

Renewable energy effectively uses natural resources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides and geothermal heat, which may be naturally replenished. Renewable energy technologies range from solar power, wind power, hydroelectricity/micro hydro, biomass and biofuels for transportation.

Projects falling into this category should work on new techniques & concepts of usage of these technologies as well as the implementation of prototypes that provides functionalities in these systems.

This field deals with technology of robots, their design, manufacture, and application prototyping, demonstration and evaluation, and commercialization of robotic and automation technology and systems.

Robotics & Automation Technology covers topics including: kinematics, dynamics, control, and simulation of robots and intelligent machines and systems; design of robotic mechanisms; man-machine interface and integration; motion and manipulation; robotics-related computer hardware, Manufacturing process optimization, and architectures; robotics in manufacturing and automation and sensory systems technology.

Water Desalination refers to any of several processes that remove excess salt and other minerals from water. Desalination may also refer to the removal of salts and minerals more generally. Most of the modern interest in desalination is focused on developing cost-effective ways of providing fresh water for human use in regions where the availability of water is limited.

The scope of projects in this category may include novel techniques in water desalination focusing specifically on maximizing energy efficiency and cost effectiveness. Design & implementation of any of the subsystems used in solar desalination, geothermal desalination and the advanced use of nanotube membranes fall in this category.