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Electronics and Communication Engineering

Overview

The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at BIT Mesra boasts a rich history, having been established in 1960. Since its inception, the department has undergone remarkable growth in various aspects, including student and faculty numbers, infrastructure development, and learning resources. As one of the largest departments within the institute, it proudly holds the distinction of having the highest student and faculty enrolment.

Committed to delivering excellence in education and research, the department maintains a focus on continually enhancing its offerings. With nineteen state-of-the-art UG and PG laboratories equipped with cutting-edge experimental setups and resources, students have access to hands-on learning experiences that complement their theoretical knowledge.

At the core of the department's mission is the provision of high-quality education and the pursuit of groundbreaking research. Research endeavours span diverse areas such as Communication Engineering, Instrumentation, Wireless Communication, Microwave Engineering, Signal Processing, and VLSI Design. Faculty members actively engage in research projects, often securing funding from prestigious organizations like ISRO, DST, among others.

The department's curriculum reflects its commitment to excellence, aligning with industry demands and fostering a conducive environment for innovation. Whether students are pursuing B.Tech., M.Tech., or Ph.D. degrees, they benefit from a curriculum designed to equip them with the skills and knowledge necessary to excel in their chosen fields.

Recognizing its contributions and potential, the Department of ECE has earned sponsorship from FIST-DST and support from SAP (Special Assistance Programme) through UGC.

Vision

To become a centre of excellence in teaching and research for creating technical manpower to meet the technological, societal and environmental needs of the country in the field of Electronics and Communication Engineering.

Mission

1. To offer state of the art education of global standards through innovative methods of teaching and learning with practical orientation aiming to prepare the students for successful career and to provide required technological services.
2. To prepare the students to think independently, take initiative, lead a team in an organization, take responsibility and solve the problems related to industry, society, environmental, health, safety, legal and cultural issues maintaining the professional ethics.
3. To pursue high quality contemporary research through continued interaction with research organizations and industries.

Bachelor of Technology

The Department exposes the undergraduate students to all fundamental and advanced technology in the field of Electronics and Communication. Some of the advanced papers offered in the curriculum are Fibre Optic Communication, Data and Computer Communication, Satellite Communication Systems, Mobile and Cellular Communications, Telecommunication Switching Circuits, Antenna and Wave Propagation, Optical Fibre Network, Intelligent Instrumentation, Bio-electronic Instrumentation, Advanced Microprocessor, Microelectronic Engineering, VLSI Design, Digital Signal Processing Architecture, Digital Image Processing, Random and Stochastic Processes, Information and Coding Theory etc. Besides these the students also learn various computer related papers. The syllabi are frequently updated to incorporate recent developments considering advancements achieved in the national and international scenario.

The Department has several well-equipped laboratories such as Fibre Optics Communication Lab, Microprocessor Lab, Advanced Communication Lab, Microwave Lab, VLSI Design Lab, Intelligent Instrumentation Lab, Antenna Lab, Circuit Simulation Lab, Wireless Networking Lab & DSP Lab, where students are given rigorous practical sessions. The students are also exposed to virtual laboratory simulation packages like MultiSim, CommSim, Ultiboard, MATLAB, LABView, Mdspice, Fidelity, NS-2, Cadence Design Tools, Active HDL and Synplify as well as to hardware assembly and testing practices. This serves to help the students in gaining practical exposure to these developing technologies. Undergraduate students have to successfully complete a departmental project spanning 3 semesters. Seminars are presented by the students, which give them an opportunity to develop their communication skills. The culmination of these efforts has been the achievement of nearly 100% campus placement in various leading industries and organizations for the last many years.

Master of Technology

The Department is currently running postgraduate programme with specializations in (a) Instrumentation & Control Engineering (b) Microwave (c) Wireless Communications (d) VLSI Design and Embedded System

The students are exposed to some of the specialized software tools such as Cadence design tools, IE3D, Microwave Office, Sonnet, Fidelity, Beampro, SystemView and NS-2 etc apart from various other software tools like LABView and MATLAB.

The department has devoted and qualified expert team of faculty members, who are continuously, involved in various research activities. The department is recipient of UGC assistance of 52.5 Lacs in the form of “Departmental Research Support” under the “Special Assistance Programme (SAP II)” of UGC. Several R & D projects are also being taken up by the faculty members of the department from various agencies like UGC, DST, AICTE, ISRO etc.

Around fifty full time/part-time scholars are registered in the department for Ph. D. programme.

Contact
Dr. Sanjay Kumar
HOD, Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering
BIT Mesra, Ranchi 
Jharkhand-835 215
Phone: 0651-2275750
Email: hod.ece@bitmesra.ac.in