Bachelor in Technology (B.Tech) is one of the most popular courses that most students opt after doing intermediate from non-medical backgrounds. B. Tech comprises of a lot of branches from which one can choose their field of interest and grow. Among all the different branches, Electronics and Communication Engineering are one of the core branches present in B.Tech.

As the name suggests, Electronics and Communication Engineering provide knowledge of both the electronics part as well as the communication system. Students studying this course get the knowledge of electronic devices, analog as well as digital transmission, satellite communication, etc. It is one of the old and best branches of engineering as it deals with all the core subjects. After the Electronics and Communication Engineering course, the chances of getting government job increases as many important government exams are based on core subjects of electronics and communication engineering.

Electronics and Communication Engineering is an evergreen branch which means it will never get outdated. After graduation, an EC engineer is able to find jobs in core companies as well as jobs related to the communication system. Nowadays, EC graduates are also getting placed in software companies as telecom software support and for them, the automobiles sector has also opened the gates.

Placement drives in various universities and colleges are conducted for students of penultimate or final year. During these drives, they have to go through two stages. First is an aptitude test where a logical approach and quant is tested. Second is a technical test where the technical knowledge about subjects is checked.

After clearing the first stage of the aptitude test, then only a student is eligible to give the technical test. Various Industries which offers jobs to Electronics and Communication Engineer are:

•        Analog Electronics

•        Digital Electronics

•        Wireless Communication

•        Optical Communication

•        Power Electronics

•        Consumer Electronics

•        Embedded Systems

•        Electronics Circuit Design

•        Signal Processing

•        Nanotechnology

•        Mobile Industries

•        Control Systems

•        Robotics

Different industries require a different skill set so, here are some basics skill sets that are must in an EC engineer to get placed in a reputed company to earn high packages with great expertise.

•        Transistor process Technology

•        Microprocessor

•        Verilog and VHDL

•        Electronics and Circuit Design and Communication Basics

•        Voice over Internet Protocols

•        Network Switching

Various private companies which offer jobs to Electronics and Communication Engineer are:

•        Wipro

•        HCL

•        Nokia

•        AMD

•        CISCO

•        HP

•        L&T INFOTECH

•        IBM

•        Reliance Communications

•        Sony

•        Nvidia

•        Texas Instruments

•        Intel

•        Samsung Electronics

•        Toshiba

•        Philips Semiconductors

•        GODREJ

By working in big MNCs like above one can earn a high package that is up to Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 1,00,000 per month.

An ECE graduate can work as

•        Networks Engineer

•        Communication Engineer

•        System Engineer

•        Electronics Engineer

For these career options, one can seek opportunities in government as well in the private sector. The advantage of choosing a core branch is that government entities also recruit EC engineers after taking an exam.

Some of the exams that give an opportunity to ECE graduate getting placed in the public sector:

•        To get into defense services, CDS (Common Defense Services) exam is conducted

•        To get into telecom companies like BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) or MTNL (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited) etc. company itself conducts recruitment drive

•        For getting a job in the railway sector as a junior engineer or section engineer, exams like IRS (Indian Revenue Services) or RRB (Railway Recruitment Board) have to clear.

•        To get jobs in Nationalized Banks, IBPS (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection) is conducted.

•        On the basis of the GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) examination) score, jobs in PSUs like SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited), BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited), or NTPC (National Thermal Power Corporation Limited) can be taken.

•        For other PSUs (Public Sector Undertakings) like BEL (Bharat Electronics Limited), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, and Oil India Limited one has to clear the written exam conducted by the respective organizations.

•        To work into the forestry department, give IFS (Indian Forest Services) exam.

•        Also, by clearing IES (Indian Engineering Services) exam EC engineers can get a top-class job.

The constant development of the country and the ever-changing electronics world has helped to generate many opportunities for an EC engineer. So, if you are an Electronics and Communication Engineer then with dedication and hard work you can achieve success and can get a bright future in this field.