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Imagine a world free of electronics, phones, televisions, Ipods, laptops and digital cameras. Sounds difficult, doesn't it? Luckily we are living in a techno-savvy world where machines are built to help us with our daily chores and simplify our work. We have largely become dependent on technology and enjoy its benefits. The branch of engineering that has made technology possible is electronic engineering. It deals with devices and systems that use small amounts of electrical energy to analyse, transmit and store information.
Electrical, electronic and communication engineering tend to overlap each other and are often the latter two are offered as a single specialisation. This is explained by Andrew Thangaraj, associate professor, electrical engineering, IIT Madras, "This area is vast and has a lot of scope. You need to select a subarea-electronics, VLSI, signal processing, communications, power, energy systems, machines, controls and instrumentation-even during your bachelors and specialise as much as possible. Internship in good companies and institutions will also help you decide on a specialisation."
Over the last few years, this department has offered placements in both the public and private sector making it a popular choice amongst many. "It is one of the very popular choices of the students. The curriculum is up to date keeping with the needs and latest trends in the industry. Thus making the job prospects for the students graduating in this area are very good. Companies in core areas like electronics design automation, telecommunication, power industries; instrumentation and control as well as information technology industries, offer job opportunities to these graduates," explains Gurunarayanan, professor, electronics engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani.
Job opportunities are not limited to the IT sector and B.Tech graduates can extends their career options to entertainment, transport and space technology. Starting salary ranges from Rs 7 lakh to Rs 10 lakh and as Thangaraj says, "Salary depends on the job,company and location. But the salaries have been better than other branches except computer science."
