Counseling for IIT/ NIT Aspirants

1. Counseling for IIT/ NIT Aspirants Presented by YES Centre and The Hindu Group 16 June 2013, Hyderabad

2. Overview Electronics courses: Electronics and Communication (ECE) Electrical & Electronics Engineering (EEE) Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering (EIE) Electronics & Computer Engineering (ECM) Electronics & Telematics (ETM) Biomedical Engg. (BME)?

3. Overview Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) covers range of sub topics including: Electronic Circuits and Devices Digital Logic & Synthesis Linear Circuits Electro-magnetic and Microwave theory Network Theory Control and Instrumentation Power Electronics Mathematics (several semesters) Microprocessors/Microcontrollers/Computer Architecture/Programming Languages Digital Signal Processing

4. Skills and Aptitudes required In addition to course work you need • Computer Literacy • Organizational Skills • Strong numerical Skills • Technical Language and concepts relating to Electronics • Innovation • Problem Solving • Team Oriented • Strong Written Communications

5. Specializations Available at PG Level VLSI Design Digital Systems & Computer Electronics Power Electronics Computer Science and Engineering Systems and Signal Processing Microwave & Radar Engineering Digital Systems Engineering Embedded System & VLSI Design

6. Roles Ahead Company/Industry (Public sector and Private sector) Start as Design Engineer, Staff Engineer, Productization Engineer, Applications Engineer, Customer Support Engineer, Maintenance Engineer, Test Engineer, QC Engineer Senior Engineer with similar titles as above Move up to Design Manager, Group Manager, General Manager, Vice President, President/ CEO Entrepreneur (Start your own company) Educational Institutes Asst. Prof, Assoc. Prof, Prof., HoD, Prinicipal Research Labs Scientist grade-B thru G, Director, Scientific Advisor to Govt., President of India!

7. Personal story B.E (ECE) from CBIT (OU) - Hyderabad in 1988 IIT-D for Masters in Communication & Radar Engg.; in addition to course-work, was exposed to real-world problems (through CARE), designed and implemented a Digital Signal Processing (DSP) development platform. Joined Signion Systems in 1990, enjoyed various roles as Signal Processing Engr., Manager Hardware, Technical Director, Executive Director and presently Managing Director. Designed and developed various products including – data acquisition systems, electronic energy meters, speech, audio and video codecs, vibration analysis platforms, optical process monitors, CO2 sensor, Satellite communication modems, PV-UPS control system etc.

8. Wide range of electronic products that enhance productivity and improve quality of life Health Care: Artificial Pacemaker, Wearable networked sensors, Thermometers, Blood Pressure and Blood Glucose monitors, Patient monitoring systems in ICUs, Medical Imaging and Radiation equipment. Home automation: Automatic door locks, energy saving systems, networked appliances Entertainment: 3D LED TV, High Definition Video Recording/Play back, Dolby Surround Sound Data Storage: High Density Flash Devices, Blu-Ray disks Safety & Security: Surveillance cameras, smoke detectors Computing: Tablets to Super computers Communications: Mutli-function mobile phones, Satellite phones Transportation: Electric Vehicles, Electronic Control Units (ECU) in high end cars/buses, Anti-collision devices

9. Recent trends Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) Multi-level integrated circuits Analog/mixed-signal SoC integration High Speed FPGAs (GFLOPS) and signal converters (GHz) Smart wearable sensors Ultra-low power electronics 4G mobile communications In general, components (and as a result devices) continue to shrink in size and are becoming faster, cheaper, and more versatile

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