The main objective of the BTech (ECE) program is to equip students with necessary core competency to succeed long-term in engineering/ entrepreneurship careers after completing their B.Tech. and are preparing to undertake PG studies and research as career options.

As a discipline, ECE focuses on the design of underlying hardware systems. Our curriculum is directed to applications in major areas such as telecommunications, energy and electronics sectors, while encouraging development of necessary skills for integration of hardware and software components. We believe that many creative opportunities exist at the boundaries of traditional CSE and ECE, and have accordingly planned for cross-training of students across disciplinary boundaries. The curriculum for ECE therefore has many courses in common with the CSE program initially. Thereafter, the program in year 3 & 4 is structured to allow customization by individual students based on their own personal preferences.

The official regulations for the program are available here - given below is a description of the program, the courses, and some requirements.

Program Structure

• Core courses in the first four semesters are mentioned below. Courses mentioned in [ ] are electives and the name mentioned is only an example.
• The semester mentioned for the core courses is indicative and suggested, and they can be done later/earlier also. However, the pre-requisite requirements must be kept in mind by a student, if he/she wishes to do a core course in some other semester.
• In year 3 & 4, students are required to select Elective Courses according to their choices.

Common 1st Year for both ECE and CSE Students

Core Courses for ECE in 2nd Year

In 3rd and 4th semesters, the course load will be same as in CSE – 5 courses, including one SSH/Communication skills. These core courses are given below: These courses will become pre-requisites for advanced courses in some of the streams.

The course is intended to be a broad introduction to Communication Systems. The course will develop understanding of the principles underlying communication systems, describe basic methods for communication and develop requisite mathematical background required for noise analysis of communication systems. The lectures will be supplemented by PyLab simulation exercises.

Integrated Electronics (IE)

Analog electronic circuits and systems are present in diverse applications ranging from telecommunication to automobiles. It is therefore essential to understand the underlying theory and the techniques employed in the design of analog circuits and the associated components. This course starts with an overview of semiconductor technology. Subsequently it covers Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), Small Signal BJT models, BJT based amplifiers, Metal Oxide Field Effect Transistors (MOSFET), Small Signal MOS models, MOSFET based amplifiers, High Frequency BJT and MOS models, Cascode Amplifier, Common Mode and Differential Amplifiers, Bode Plot, Gain and Phase Margins, and Active Filters. The course also includes a lab component in which the students will be introduced to a circuit simulation and design tool and to the standard laboratory equipments.

Fields and Waves (F&W)

This course is intended to be a broad introduction to Engineering Electromagnetics and its applications. The course will develop understanding of the principles underlying time-varying fields and Maxwell’s equations, describe plane electromagnetic waves and develop its mathematical model for different media for its interaction with interfering planes. The second half of the course builds on the foundations covered in the first half and introduces the transmission line concepts.

Maths IV (Numerical Methods)

The course is intended to cover the essential topics in differential equations and numerical methods required for concurrent or subsequent courses in the ECE curriculum.