Electronics and Communication Engineering Course Update
- What is Electronics & Communication Engineering?
- Required Skillset for Electronics & Communication Engineering
- Electronics & Communication Engineering: Eligibility Criteria
- Course Curriculum for Electronics & Communication Engineering
- Popular Electronics & Communication Engineering Colleges in India
- Difference between Electronics Engineering and Electronics & Communication Engineering
What is Electronics & Communication Engineering?
This stream of engineering deals with analog transmission, basic electronics, microprocessors, solid-state devices, digital and analog communication, analog integrated circuits, microwave engineering, satellite communication, antennae, and wave progression. It also deals with the manufacturing of electronic devices, circuits, and communications equipment.
In India, EC Engineering is offered by various colleges at the UG as well as PG level leading to BTech (4 years) and MTech (2 years) degrees respectively.
Required Skillset for Electronics & Communication Engineering
Teamwork | A methodical mind |
Attention to detail | Aptitude for Mathematics |
Innovation | Time management |
Communication | Project management |
Strong IT skills | Inter-personal skills |
Electronics & Communication Engineering: Eligibility Criteria
- Undergraduate (UG): Candidates must have qualified 10+2 examination from a recognized board with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as their main subjects. Besides this, students must also have secured minimum aggregate marks of 60% in the above subjects combined.
- Postgraduate (PG): Candidates must have completed a BTech degree in the same specialization with a passing percentage in aggregate of the subjects studied at the degree level.
Course Curriculum for Electronics & Communication Engineering
Semester I | Semester II |
Engineering Mathematics – I | Elements of Mechanical Engineering |
Engineering Mathematics – II | Basic Electronics & Communication Engineering |
Engineering Physics | Basic Electronics |
Engineering Chemistry | Constitution of India and Professional Ethics |
Programming in C and Data structures | Environmental Studies |
Computer Programming Laboratory | Engineering Physics Lab |
Elements of Civil Engineering & Engineering Mechanics | Engineering Chemistry Lab |
Computer-Aided Engineering Drawing | Workshop Practice |
Semester III | Semester IV |
Engg. Mathematics – III | Engg. Mathematics – IV |
Analog Electronic Cats | Microcontrollers |
Logic Design | Control Systems |
Network Analysis | Signals & Systems |
Electronic Instrumentation | Fundamentals of HDL |
Field Theory | Linear ICs & Applications |
Analog Electronics Lab | Microcontrollers Lab |
Logic Design Lab | HDL Lab |
Semester V | Semester VI |
Management and Entrepreneurship | Digital Communication |
Digital Signal Processing | Microprocessors |
Analog Communication | Microelectronics Circuits |
Information Theory & Coding | Antennas and Propagation |
Fundamentals of CMOS | Operating Systems |
VLSI | Advanced Communication Lab |
DSP Lab EC | Microprocessor Lab |
Analog Communication | – |
Lab + LIC Lab | – |
Semester VII | Semester VIII |
Computer Communication Networks | Wireless Communication |
Optical Fiber Communication | Digital Switching Systems |
Power Electronics | Project Work EC |
Embedded System Design | Seminar EC |
VLSI Lab | – |
Power Electronics Lab | – |
Popular EC Engineering Colleges in India
- IIT Delhi – Indian Institute of Technology (IITD)
- Tech. in Optoelectronics and Optical Communication
- IIT Kharagpur – Indian Institute of Technology (IITKGP)
- Tech. in Embedded Control and Software
- IIT Roorkee – Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
- Tech. in EC Engineering
- IIT Guwahati – Indian Institute of Technology (IITG)
- Tech
- NIT Trichy – National Institute of Technology, Tiruchy
- Tech. in EC Engineering
Difference between Electronics Engineering and EC Engineering
Electronics Engineering |
Electronics and Communication Engineering |
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Primary focus |
Electronic circuit behavior, design, analysis in the context of various application areas like power electronics, VLSI, digital electronics, consumer electronics |
Signal processing and mathematical aspect, electronics engineering aspect |
Range |
Broad field |
Broad field with focus on one aspect of electronics engineering |
Course duration |
Four-year course |
Four-year course |
Degree obtained |
B.Tech. in Electronics Engineering |
B.Tech. in EC Engineering |
The two courses share several common subjects (both being electronics-based), but the ECE course is more communication-oriented and focused, so much so that it was divided into a separate field.
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CSN Team.