Electronics & Communication

TELECOMMUNICATION

This area involves the transmission of information across channels such as a coax cable, optical fibre or free space. You can work on designing equipment such as routers, switches, multiplexers and electronic switching systems, copper telephone facilities and fibre optics. Apart from a few subjects majority of the syllabi is common.

Core subjects
Electromagnetics, Electronics, Electrical circuits and machines, Signals and systems, Digital Signal Processing, Microprocessors and Embedded systems, Communication systems, Optical systems and VLSI.

Further education
After completing a BTech/BE students can opt for MTech/MS in various subjects such as Fibre Optics and Lightwaves, Microelectronics & V L S I Design, RF and Microwaves, Telecommunication Systems, Visual Information and Embedded Systems.

Job profiles
You can work in the consumer electronics, aviation and avionics, manufacturing, electricity generation and distribution, communications, transportation, telecommunications, radio and television, computer applications, hospital diagnostic equipment and offshore industries.

Top recruiters
PSUs such as BEL, DMRC, and MNCs such as Siemens, Texas Instruments, Intel, nVIDIA, Philips Electronics, Motorola, Samsung, Conexant and Flextronics; DRDO, ISRO. IT companies like Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Accenture, HCL Technologies & Tech Mahindra also recruit Electronics engineers.