M.Tech in Digital Communication Engineering

The department of Telecommunication Engineering started M.Tech. Program in "Digital Communication", in the year 2004. The program is approved by AICTE, State Government and affiliated to Visveswaraya Technological University, Karnataka. The present day concept of 'Global Village' has increased the importance of digitization of information and its transmission with minimum delay. High speed, minimum power dissipation are the key words for newer technologies.

This program is aimed to provide the students with a wide variety of opportunities, both in the Industry as well as in the R & D fields. The curriculum is designed to make the students excel in areas of Advanced modulation techniques, Error control, Networking, Satellite Communications, Mobile and Wireless Communications, Microwave and Antenna designs. To build on these strong base students can specialize by choosing electives like Advanced Digital Signal processing, Image processing, Data Compression, Radar Systems, Optical Communications & Networking, Large Area & Flexible Electronics. Students also get an opportunity to do projects in industry based laboratory set up like PACE Ltd.

ELIGIBILITY

Candidates who have acquired Bachelor’s Degree in Electronics & Communication/ Instrumentation Technology/ Electronics & Telecommunication /Telecommunication, by securing not less than 50% marks in aggregate are eligible. However in case of candidates belonging to SC/ST/Group, the aggregate percent of marks in qualifying examination should not be less than 45%. The admissions are through central counseling on the basis of merit in PGCET or GATE. A few seats are also available under sponsored and Management quota and equivalent degree.

Job Prospects

Electronics and Communication Engineering opens up great career prospects for the students. The students after completion of the degree can easily avail job opportunities in manufacturing industries and service organizations such as broadcasting, consulting, data communication, entertainment, research and development; and system support. The candidates can also work in modern multimedia service firms that are involved in real-time transfer of information through video conferencing and internet broadcasting.

The opportunities are galore for electronics and communication engineers as they are employed in variety of sectors such as Indian Telephone Industries, Civil Aviation, Development Centers in various States, Defense, NPL, A.I.R, Posts and Telegraph Department, Railways, Bharat Electronics Limited, D.R.D.O, Telecommunication, Software Engineering/IT, Power sector, Hardware Manufacturing, Home Appliance and VLSI design, Television Industry and Research & Development.

Some job titles

• Service Engineer

• Software Analyst

• Technical Director

• Field Test Engineer

• Senior Sales Manager

• Network Planning Engineer

• Customer Support Engineer

• Electronics and Communications Consultant

• Research & Development Software Engineer

Remuneration

The remuneration offered to a candidate after electronics and communication engineering varies from sector to sector such as government organizations such as VHEL, BSNL, ONGC and PSU that employs candidates as a junior telecom officer/technical engineer/survey and maintenance engineer offer salary between Rs. 10000 – Rs. 32000 every month.

In the private sector, the package offered for electronics and communication engineers is Rs. 3, 50,000 – Rs. 4, 00,000 lakhs per annum. The high caliber graduates with specialization in mobile computing and VLSI Design are offered higher packages more than 4, 00,000 lakhs per annum. So, electronics and communication engineering is a very lucrative career.