Sandip Institute of Technology & Research Centre,NashikDepartment Of Electronics and Telecommunication

Report on “Career Option” Date:-11/09/2015Main objective :- What After BE?.Resource Person:-Prof.M.D.Nikose,Prof.R.N.Deshmukh,Prof.L.R.PatilOrganized by:- T& P Cell (E&Tc Department)

Electronics and Communication engineering is one of the old and the best course in the field of engineering. This article provides Career Guidance, Choices, Career development strategies, Job Opportunities, Salary and Skills Required in the field of Electronics and Communication for ECE, MSc Electronics students to make a successful career.Electronics and Communication cover vast areas in the field ofengineering. It is not possible for a person to become an expert in allthe fields. So, one should choose one or two areas of interest from thelist of sub fields given below, which is close to your heart. Also, to keepyou updated about latest technologies and inventions in this domain, gothrough IEEE articles and Journals. Nowadays, a lot of Engineers after

completing Electronics and Communication engineering course, opt for IT Jobs. Electronics engineers who optfor IT jobs, can go through the article on Career Guidance for Computer Science Engineers.

Recent recession had a big impact on the type of careers we choose. It is wise to go for a career that canwithstand market conditions like recession, rather than going for a career change at a later stage of your career.That doesn't mean that, we need to choose a career which we are not passionate about. So when you make acareer choice, the choice should be interesting and reliable. In the following sections, we will look into variousCareer Opportunities, Choices and skills sets needed for Electronics and Communication engineers.Acrossgenerations and geographies throughout the nation, it is believed without doubt that career in Engineering is oneof the most sought after options for bright students across the country. Mushrooming of several hundredengineering colleges in the recent years, along with presence of Ivy League colleges across the length and widthof the country is a testimony to engineering being considered as the hottest career option among conventionaland non conventional careers available.

Opportunities for Engineers

There has also been no dearth of opportunities for aspirants after graduation in engineering. The career options(for engineers) can range from esteemed Indian Engineering Services (IES) or, jobs in Public Sector Units (PSU)offering diversified, challenging and stable career options, to research and development, teaching and prestigiousprivate sector lucrative jobs after Masters in respective discipline in engineering after qualifying Graduateaptitude test in engineering (GATE).

Post engineering degree there are other options for engineers like Civil Services, State Engineering Services,MBA, Banking Sector, Defence Services, higher study abroad through GRE and GMAT. Other career optionscan be job in information technology sector.

Prestigious Indian Engineering

Among them, the best, prestigious and most coveted career remains the esteemed Indian Engineering Services(IES). Through IES a candidate will be able to start his career in some of the most reputed governmentdepartments like Indian Railways, Military Engineering Services, Central Engineering Services,Telecommunication Department, and Central Water Services among others. Out of approximately close to onelakh aspirants applying very year, only a few hundred are recruited every year. In IES, an engineer gets anopportunity to handle technically challenging roles and tasks which have a direct bearing on the building ofinfrastructure and services in our nation. It offers a highly satisfying career with an opportunity to make atechnological impact on larger social strata, high social status and not to mention good compensation andbenefits for family and dependents.

Made Easy's role

In the light of above, the Made Easy has been standing tall as an undisputed best coaching/training centre forEngineering Services Examination. Made Easy was established (as IES Made Easy) way back in 2001 under theable guidance of its Managing Director Mr. B. Singh (Ex. IES). Mr. Singh is an alumnus of prestigious IT –BHU with the distinction of qualifying Engineering Services Examinations thrice. His visionary leadership hastransformed Made Easy from a humble education start-up in to a renowned education power house, known forchurning toppers consistently year after year. The institute has a pan India presence with coaching centres atDelhi, Noida, Hyderabad, Bhopal and Jaipur. Made Easy also offers career guidance through Classroom andPostal Coaching Programmes in all the branches of core engineering like Civil Engineering, MechanicalEngineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Science/IT and InstrumentationEngineering. Apart from that, the institution conducts Classroom Test Series, Postal Test Series, Online TestSeries and courses for Interview Guidance. Made Easy also has a publishing unit called Made Easy Publicationswhich publishes several competitive books for IES, GATE and PSUs which are available at leading book stallsacross India.

Recruitment

Recruitment for the most coveted positions of Indian Engineering Services (IES) is done through Union PublicService Commission (UPSC) through a combined competitive examination known as Engineering ServicesExamination (ESE). The recruitment is done as per vacancies requirement which UPSC receives from variousdepartments before the notification of the exam. Recruitment is done in the branches of Civil Engineering,Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering and Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. Theminimum age for writing the ESE is 21 while the maximum is 20 years.

How to get hired during Campus or off Campus Recruitment ?

Placement takes place during penultimate year or final year of the course. If you didn't get placed during campusrecruitment, try to get jobs via consultancies or during off Campus recruitment. Placements are done in twostages. In the first stage, there will be Aptitude Test and Technical Test. So you should be well trained in aptitudetest. Please refer, Aptitude test tips and tricks to solve aptitude test questions quickly.

Technical Test will be mainly based on Electronics, Circuit Design, Communication, Microprocessor and digitalelectronics. You should try out executing Microprocessor programs rather than learning from books. This willhelps you to get a hands on experience and helps you answer questions about troubleshooting, executionmethodology and program solving skills.

Based on the performance in the first stage, you will be selected to the second stage. In the second stage, therewill be Group Discussion(GD) followed by Face to Face Technical Interview and HR Interview. In the groupdiscussion, make sure that you are active and crisp in conveying your ideas. Please don't enforce your ideas onothers during the GD. Technical interview will be based on what you have learned in your course. Interviewerlook's for your knowledge on a topic as well as your level of confidence. HR Interview will be based on yourpersonality.

If your are not getting placed, try for internships. Internship helps you gain experience and get paid.

Electronics and Communication Products and Solutions are used in various industries across the world.

Major Industries which offer Jobs for ECE engineers are

• Electronics Circuit Design• Signal processing• Wireless Communication• Optical Communication• Robotics• Embedded Systems• Analog electronics• Digital electronics• Telecommunications• Power Electronics• Consumer Electronics• Solid State Physics• Control systems• VLSI• Defense• Nanotechnology• Mobile Companies

TOP Companies which offer JOBS for ECE engineers are

• Texas Instruments• Intel• AMD• CISCO• IBM• Samsung Electronics• Sony• Toshiba• Philips Semiconductors• Nokia• Nvdia• HP• LG Electronics• Bharat Heavy Electrical's Limited (BHEL)• Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL)• National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC)• Wipro• HCL• ISRO• SYNTEL• WIPRO

In order to get Jobs in the above companies, one should have following skill sets

JOB Category Required Skill Set

VLSI Verilog and VHDL

Circuit Design Electronics Circuit Design Basics

Chip Design Transistor Process technology , Microprocessors

Mobile Network Switching, Communication Basics, Voice over Internet protocols and

Communications interactive voice recognition

Networking

CCNA or CCNP Certification.Electronics and Communication Engineering SalaryFirst thing that comes to the mind of electronics student are, How much i can earn fromthe job. Salaries differ based on the companies you get placed. Big MNC's like TexasInstruments offer salaries in the range of INR60,000 – 120,000 per month. Indiancompanies offer salaries in the range of of INR 30,000 – 60,000 per month. If you getplaced in US or Europe, salaries are in the range of 2,500$ – 4000$ per month. Basedon your talent and experience, salaries can vary.

Higher Education Opportunities for Electronics and CommunicationStudents

There is a lot of scope for students doing M.S or M.Tech in the field of electronics andcommunication. Having masters will certainly improve your career prospects and helpyou get hired by top MNC's. Governments across the globe are spending millions ofdollars in this field for research and development. So, scope for doing Phd in thesefields is a risk worth taking. You will get scholarships and financial aid to do PhD fromvarious government and non government organizations. If you planning to do MS orPhD programs in US, you had to go through GRE and TOEFL exams. For M.Tech, youshould score high in GATE exams.

Major Universities which offer MS are

Top Universities for MS, Phd

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GA University of Michigan -

Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh -

NY Princeton University -