Electrical Engineering is a demanding field of engineering in the present modern lifestyle, where people are highly dependent on electrical equipments and electrical energy. Diploma in Electrical Engineering is a demanding course among students and many colleges offer this course in India.

The names of government colleges offering Diploma in Electrical Engineering course in India are given below:

• Government Polytechnic College, Alwar, Rajasthan

• Government Polytechnic College, Banswara

• Government Polytechnic College, Barmer

• Government Polytechnic College, Bharatpur

• Government Polytechnic College, Binkaner

• Government Polytechnic College, Chittogarh

• Government Polytechnic College, Jodhpur

• Government Polytechnic College, Kota

• Government Polytechnic College, Pali

• Government Polytechnic College, Swai Madhopur

• Sri Gokul Bhai Bhatt Government Polytechnic College, Sirohi

• Government Polytechnic, Mumbai

• Government Polytechnic College, Pune

Eligibility requirement:

For seeking admission to the Diploma in Electrical Engineering course, in any of government colleges mentioned above, candidates must have class X course completion certificate with good percentage of marks in science subject.

Subjects covered under Diploma in Electrical Engineering course:

Some of the subjects covered under this three-year diploma course are:

• Utilization of electrical energy

• Electrical power (general switch gear & protection)

• Power electronics

• Transmission & Distribution of electrical power

• Electronic devices & circuits

• Industrial management

• Fabrication & general engineering techniques

• Electrical measurements & measuring instruments

• Basic electronics

• Electrical machines

• Electrical engineering drawing

• Electrical science

• Electrical engineering materials

• Applied mathematics

• Applied physics

• Applied chemistry

The course mainly offers education to the students in dealing with the production, maintenance and repair of electrical systems and equipment. This course offers the students with competencies to maintain, commission, select and develop advanced electrical systems and they can easily diagnose the reason for malfunctioning of any electrical equipment on successful completion of the diploma in electrical engineering course.

Higher studies after Diploma in Electrical Engineering:

After completion of Diploma in Electrical Engineering Course, students can opt for Grade IETE or AMIE and can get direct admission to the second year of the Bachelor of Technology/engineering course in branches like

• Electrical Engineering

• Electronics & Communication Engineering

• Electrical & Electronics Engineering

• Computer Science Engineering

Future job prospects:

Diploma in Electrical Engineering holders can find job opportunities in the following fields:

• Companies engaged in the distribution, transmission and generation of electric power

• Supervisor or executive position in distribution and transmission networks and sub-stations and power stations as well

• Private organizations dealing with the field of sale and manufacture of varied electrical equipments

• Organizations engaged in the repairing, maintenance and installation of electrical equipment

In addition to these candidates can find job opportunities in various fields like transportation, biomedical electronics, robotics, telecommunication systems, signal processing, energy operation and distribution, industrial process control, communications, etc…

Thus, electrical engineering diploma is a course that offers a wide range of employment opportunities and candidates can also become their own masters by starting their own business by repairing and selling of electrical appliances.