The concepts of electrical and electronics both deal with electricity. Electrical devices produce voltage and current and electronic devices control the voltage and current. Hence, Electrical Engineers are primarily concerned with the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical power. Whereas electronic engineers design, develop and test components, devices, systems or equipment that use electricity as part of their source of power.
Personal Competencies
You enjoy figuring out how things work
You like Science
You like to analyze things (problems/situations)
You like solving problems.
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10+2 in Science stream ( Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
2. Pursue your bachelor’s degree (B.Tech./B.E.) in Electrical/Communication Engineering
OR
Pursue a diploma in Electrical or Communication Engineering
OR
Pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Communication Engineering followed by a Master’s degree in the same field.
For admissions, you must qualify JEE Main. JEE Advanced is needed for admissions to IITs. Other entrance exams can be taken such as GATE/BITSAT and so on.
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
Where will you study?
The course is offered by the Department of Electrical and Electronics. This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes 1. IIT Madras 2. IIT Delhi 3. IIT Bombay 4. IIT Kharagpur 5. IIT Kanpur 6. IIT Roorkee 7. Government Polytechnic, Mumbai (Diploma) 8. Government Polytechnic, Pune (Diploma)
Private Institutes (Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC and AICTE before applying) 1. Christ University, Bangalore 2. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani 3. Sharda University, Greater Noida 4. Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore 5. Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra 6. Manipal University, Jaipur 7. Presidency University, Bangalore
* NPTEL- National Programme in Technology Enhanced Learning. It is by the Government of India and offers a variety of courses in an audio-video form
Fees
Fees range between INR 2,800 to 18,62,600 approx. for one year*
*(The above mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from Institute to Institute)
Scholarships & Loans
Scholarships
• Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana Scholarship - This scholarship is provided to students enrolled in the first year of their engineering undergraduate course. Eligibility includes an aptitude test. It is awarded by the Government of India for economically backward students who have a strong aptitude for scientific research.*
• Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship - About 20,000 such engineering scholarships are awarded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs every year. The full course fees of awardees is directly paid to their institutions under this scheme.*
• Indian Oil Educational Scholarship - The IOC Ltd offers 300 scholarships every year to eligible students. Students need to be enrolled in an undergraduate course. The scholarship particularly focuses on students with physical disabilities, women and students from North East and J&K.*
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in the National Scholarship Portal. Under this portal there are central government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Scholarships are made available by institutes themselves based on merit.*
*(Availability of these scholarships vary from time to time)
Loans
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA). Students can view, apply and track the education loan applications on the website.
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans.
Where will you work?
Places of Work: Power manufacturing companies, Power transmission companies, Electronics goods manufacturing sector, telecommunication, computing, construction, energy, transport and utilities companies and armed forces.
Work Environment: The job might entail travel and you may have to lead a team. You are expected to work minimum 8 hours per day or more when needed.
Opportunities for differently abled exist in this field
Expected Growth Path
Helper → Technician → Operator → Engineer – Power Distribution → Supervisor → Project Manager
Expected Income
The approx. salary of an Electrical and Electronics Engineer in India ranges between INR 14,500-83,333* per month
Gagandeep Singh Matharoo is an Electrical and Electronics engineer. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from VIT University and Master’s in Communications Engineering from the Technical University of Munich. Gagandeep is a Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher (ESR2) in the InnovEOX project at the Electrical Engineering department of the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.*
Electrical and Electronics Engineer
NCS Code: 2151.0302 | E0111. Complete 10+2 in Science stream ( Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
2. Pursue your bachelor’s degree (B.Tech./B.E.) in Electrical/Communication Engineering
OR
Pursue a diploma in Electrical or Communication Engineering
OR
Pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Communication Engineering followed by a Master’s degree in the same field.
For admissions, you must qualify JEE Main. JEE Advanced is needed for admissions to IITs. Other entrance exams can be taken such as GATE/BITSAT and so on.
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
The course is offered by the Department of Electrical and Electronics.
This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes
1. IIT Madras
2. IIT Delhi
3. IIT Bombay
4. IIT Kharagpur
5. IIT Kanpur
6. IIT Roorkee
7. Government Polytechnic, Mumbai (Diploma)
8. Government Polytechnic, Pune (Diploma)
Private Institutes
(Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC and AICTE before applying)
1. Christ University, Bangalore
2. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
3. Sharda University, Greater Noida
4. Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore
5. Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra
6. Manipal University, Jaipur
7. Presidency University, Bangalore
Information on the institute rankings can be found at - http://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.html
Online courses
• NPTEL*Swayam - https://nptel.ac.in/courses/108108076
* NPTEL- National Programme in Technology Enhanced Learning. It is by the Government of India and offers a variety of courses in an audio-video form
Fees range between INR 2,800 to 18,62,600 approx. for one year*
*(The above mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from Institute to Institute)
Scholarships
• Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana Scholarship - This scholarship is provided to students enrolled in the first year of their engineering undergraduate course. Eligibility includes an aptitude test. It is awarded by the Government of India for economically backward students who have a strong aptitude for scientific research.*
• Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship - About 20,000 such engineering scholarships are awarded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs every year. The full course fees of awardees is directly paid to their institutions under this scheme.*
• Indian Oil Educational Scholarship - The IOC Ltd offers 300 scholarships every year to eligible students. Students need to be enrolled in an undergraduate course. The scholarship particularly focuses on students with physical disabilities, women and students from North East and J&K.*
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in the National Scholarship Portal. Under this portal there are central government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Visit http://www.buddy4study.com a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI.*
• Scholarships are made available by institutes themselves based on merit.*
*(Availability of these scholarships vary from time to time)
Loans
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA). Students can view, apply and track the education loan applications on the website.
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans.
Places of Work: Power manufacturing companies, Power transmission companies, Electronics goods manufacturing sector, telecommunication, computing, construction, energy, transport and utilities companies and armed forces.
Work Environment: The job might entail travel and you may have to lead a team. You are expected to work minimum 8 hours per day or more when needed.
Opportunities for differently abled exist in this field
Helper → Technician → Operator → Engineer – Power Distribution → Supervisor → Project Manager
The approx. salary of an Electrical and Electronics Engineer in India ranges between INR 14,500-83,333* per month
Source: https://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Electronics_Engineer/Salary
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Gagandeep Singh Matharoo is an Electrical and Electronics engineer. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from VIT University and Master’s in Communications Engineering from the Technical University of Munich. Gagandeep is a Marie Curie Early Stage Researcher (ESR2) in the InnovEOX project at the Electrical Engineering department of the University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.*
Source: https://innoveox.eu/esr2-gagandeep-singh-matharoo/
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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