subject: Electronic Engineering : The Ever-glorious Field [print this page] Electronics Engineering has evolved today as one of the fastest growing and most in-demand industries. It encompasses a wide array of applications we use daily. These applications are television, radio, computers, telecommunication, etc. that play a vital role in making our life more easier and enjoyable than before. Using them we can see, hear and communicate even over vast distances. They really help us to move with the current scenario. Electronics also play an important role in enhancing productivity in various industries, including oil, energy, agriculture and so many other important sectors of economy.
There are a range of electronic devices that direct, control and test production processes in a variety of industries, such as steel, petroleum and chemical. It also offers a huge collection of electronic instruments for the health care industry to perform chemic tests and to check body functions. It also enables people to perform various tasks while working in homes, factories and mines and even in transport sectors. As a result, its uses are endless.
An electronics engineer is able to find an array of advanced solutions for the practical problems that affect our daily lives. An electronics engineer will have to perform their tasks summing up with other specialists to supervise, test, produce, fabricate and design the manufacture of complex products and systems i.e electronic equipments and components for a number of industries, including hospitals, computer industry, electronic data processing systems for communication and in defense etc. The production and manufacturing processes are done under their supervision. They also oversee installation and maintenance. They are also responsible for working their tasks with devices that use extremely small amounts of power. Electronics engineers work with microprocessors, fibre optics, and in telecommunication, television, radio etc.
Without any doubt, electronics engineering has become today as a constantly changing and widening branch of the engineering profession. Being a labour intensive industry, electronics industry offers a range of job opportunities for the skilled job seekers. The increased production and demand of the government and non-government companies for the communication equipments, computers and military electronics along with consumer demand and increased research and development on robots have compelled the engineering colleges and universities to offer industry-oriented courses for those aspiring for a career in the field of engineering. Aspirants having a creative and innovative mind and also are good at physics and mathematics will probably find electronics engineering a challenging and lucrative career.
Eligibility & Course Area :
Educational : To become a professional engineer you need to earn a degree in electronics engineering (BE / B.Tech) or must have earned the AMIE (Associate Membership Examination of the Institute of Engineers) in electronics or Graduate membership Examination of the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers or at least a diploma in Electronics Engineering. If you are looking for research or teaching posts and management positions then you should have a post graduate degree in engineering. Aspirants looking for administrative or management positions, must have an additional degree in business administration.
Candidates, who want to enter into a BE / B.Tech, must clear their 10+2 or equivalent examination, with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. It is not easy task to get admission into these courses. For this purpose, candidates must have an excellent academic record in the final exams of 10+2. Aspirants who have secured good marks in the entrance test of engineering. Aspirants can enter into the IITs through the entrance test of 'JEE' (Joint Entrance Exam) while for other major institutions AIEEE (All India Engineering/Pharmacy/Architecture Entrance Examination) is conducted.
Duration :
Any engineering college or university take four years to give degree for BE / B.Tech courses. The diploma courses in polytechnics are of 3 years duration.
Personal Attributes :
Aspirants, having an interest in physics and mathematics, who have a creative and inventive mind can go to make their career in the field of engineering. They must have excellent analytical skills, an eye for detail, sustained attention and the ability to work as part of a team. Good communication skills are also required for achieving the respected jobs in this field.
Job Prospects & Career Option:
An electronics engineer can find a job in Central Government, State Governments and their sponsored corporations in public enterprises and the private organizations such as Bharat Electronics Limited, National Physical Laboratory, Co-ordination Department, Post and Telegraph Department, Civil Aviation Department, AIR, National Physical Laboratories, MTNL, Indian Telephone Industries andAll India Radio, etc. dealing in manufacture, sales and services of electronics consumer goods and appliances. These professionals also get jobs in the entertainment transmission industry, research establishments, and defense. They can also absorb into the teaching and research in one of the many engineering colleges in India or abroad.
Career Options
As an Electronic Engineer candidate can place for junior posts in the Government departments by direct recruitment. Candidates get to know about it through advertisements printed in newspapers. The Union and State Public Service Commission can conduct competitive examinations for the post of gazetted officers. The UPSC organises an Engineering Service Examination (Telecommunication and Electronics Engineering group) annually for job vacancies in Central Engineering Services and various State Public Service commissions organise their own competitive Exams for job vacancies in State engineering services.
Remuneration :
Earnings of an electronic engineer vary with market demand and among organisations.
Institutes :
Indian institute of Technology (IIT's) in New Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Mumbai, Kharagpur etc are the most prestigious Engineering institutions in India. Other main Engineering colleges include Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh and Birla Institute of Technology (BITS) - (Pilani and Ranchi) etc and the various Regional engineering colleges in different states.
