A Broadcast Engineer is essentially in charge of setting up, supervising, maintaining and repairing all the technical, sound, video and audio equipment in television, radio and studio broadcasts. Broadcast media technology includes different techniques of communication that involve sending data over large distances using electronic and electromagnetic methods.
Personal Competencies
You like to work in teams
You can talk with all kinds of people
You pay attention to details
You like putting things together or assembling
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10 +2 in the Science stream (Physics, Chemistry, Maths)
2. Complete a Bachelor's (B.Sc/B.Tech) in Electrical Engineering/Telecommunication Engineering/Information Technology etc.
OR
Complete a Bachelor’s degree followed by a Master’s degree in the same or related field.
For admissions, you must qualify entrance examination conducted at national level ( JEE Main, JEE Advanced etc.) or state level (WBJEE, AP EAMCET etc.) or institute level (VET, IP etc.)
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
Where will you study?
This course is offered by Department of Engineering. This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes 1. IIT Madras 2. Periyar University (govt of Tamil Nadu) 3. IIT Jodhpur 4. IIIT Bhubaneswar 5. IIT Roorkee 6. IIt Mumbai 7. AKU Patna - Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna 8. ASTU Guwahati - Assam Science and Technology
Private Institutes (Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying) 1.NorthCap University, Gurgaon 2. Chandigarh University 3. Presidency University, Bangalore 4. Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh 5. Lingaya's Vidyyapeeth, Faridabad 6. BITS Pilani 7. Zee Institute of Media Arts, Mumbai 8. Birla Institute of Technology, Jharkhand
The approx. course fee ranges between INR 2,00,000 - 4,50,000*
*(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).
• 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: Broadcast or recording studios and entertainment venues among others
Work Environment: You are likely to work both indoor and outdoor. Local travel is part of the job profile.You are likely to have flexible work hours. However, you may need to work longer hours during peak seasons such as during festivals.
Opportunities for differently abled exist in this field
Expected Growth Path
Systems Engineer → Engineer → Project Engineer → Engineering Manager OR Systems Engineer → Consultant → Production Manager → Production Director
Expected Income
The approx. salary of a Broadcast Engineer ranges between INR 15,333 - 82,750* per month.
Mehvish Buch is the first female outdoor broadcasting engineer in India. She currently works with BTVi. She did her B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication from Maharshi Dayanand University, Haryana and followed it up with a PG Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.*
Broadcast Technology
NCS Code: NA | E0531. Complete 10 +2 in the Science stream (Physics, Chemistry, Maths)
2. Complete a Bachelor's (B.Sc/B.Tech) in Electrical Engineering/Telecommunication Engineering/Information Technology etc.
OR
Complete a Bachelor’s degree followed by a Master’s degree in the same or related field.
For admissions, you must qualify entrance examination conducted at national level ( JEE Main, JEE Advanced etc.) or state level (WBJEE, AP EAMCET etc.) or institute level (VET, IP etc.)
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
This course is offered by Department of Engineering.
This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes
1. IIT Madras
2. Periyar University (govt of Tamil Nadu)
3. IIT Jodhpur
4. IIIT Bhubaneswar
5. IIT Roorkee
6. IIt Mumbai
7. AKU Patna - Aryabhatta Knowledge University, Patna
8. ASTU Guwahati - Assam Science and Technology
Private Institutes
(Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC before applying)
1.NorthCap University, Gurgaon
2. Chandigarh University
3. Presidency University, Bangalore
4. Chitkara University, Himachal Pradesh
5. Lingaya's Vidyyapeeth, Faridabad
6. BITS Pilani
7. Zee Institute of Media Arts, Mumbai
8. Birla Institute of Technology, Jharkhand
Information on the institute rankings can be found at - https://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.html
Online Course
• Udemy - https://www.udemy.com/topic/open-broadcaster
The approx. course fee ranges between INR 2,00,000 - 4,50,000*
*(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).
• 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: Broadcast or recording studios and entertainment venues among others
Work Environment: You are likely to work both indoor and outdoor. Local travel is part of the job profile.You are likely to have flexible work hours. However, you may need to work longer hours during peak seasons such as during festivals.
Opportunities for differently abled exist in this field
Systems Engineer → Engineer → Project Engineer → Engineering Manager OR Systems Engineer → Consultant → Production Manager → Production Director
The approx. salary of a Broadcast Engineer ranges between INR 15,333 - 82,750* per month.
Source: payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Broadcast_Engineer/Salary
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Mehvish Buch is the first female outdoor broadcasting engineer in India. She currently works with BTVi. She did her B.Tech. in Electronics and Communication from Maharshi Dayanand University, Haryana and followed it up with a PG Diploma in Broadcast Journalism from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.*
Source - https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai-guide/mumbai-food/article/outdoor-broadcasting-engineer-mehvish-buch--18464199
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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