Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering was established in 1964 to offer Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electronics & Communication and Master of Engineering degrees in (a) Advanced Electronics and (b) Applied Electronics & Servomechanisms. In 1968, the postgraduate programme was restructured with specializations in the areas of Communication Systems, Control and guidance, Microwaves and Radar, and Solid State Electronics. Two new undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in Computer Science and Technology were started in the year 1982. Keeping in view the activities of the Department, the name was changed to Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering. In January 2013, a separate Department of Computer Science and Engineering was carved out and the department was again renamed as Electronics and Communication Engineering. At present, department is having 40 full time faculty members and offers one B. Tech. program in Electronics & Communication Engineering and five full time M. Tech. programs viz. M. Tech. in Microelectronics & VLSI (MEV), Communication Systems, RF & Microwaves (RFM) Engineering, THz Communication & Sensing (TCS) and Semiconductor Technology. Department is also offering a separate M Tech program specially designed for professionals working in the area of VLSI.
Department is having state of art characterization facilities starting from DC to 1.1 THz. M. Tech. in THz Communication & Sensing is first program offered by any Indian academic institution directly addressing the need of telecommunication technology for beyond 2030 era. Faculty members and research scholars of the department are actively engaged in cutting edge research in all aspects of electronics and communication engineering. Department has up to date infrastructure and human resources to handle traditional as well as future research challenges driving revolution in the technological area of semiconductor as well telecommunication technology. The threads essential for combining semiconductor and telecommunication technology together i.e. the research in Cyber Physical Systems (CPS) is also part of core research activities of the department.
The Department has strong research groups in the broad areas of:
Indigenous Technology Development: Faculty members and students of ECE department are actively engaged towards developing indigenous technology and commercialization through either start-ups or directly transferring it as product to other industries.
Training of Manpower: Department of ECE is committed to train technical manpower through academic and research programs to cater the manpower requirement of industries. We are contributing significantly in preparing employable graduates and post graduates in the area of semiconductor, telecommunication, defence and space industries. Department is also focussing to address the issues of low cost electronic test and measurement equipments in social, agricultural and medical sectors.
