Master of Technology in Power System Engineering is a two-year PG course in engineering and this course offers education in high voltage DC transmissions, power system dynamics and control, power system transients and protection, power system analysis and operation and power system transmission systems.

The curriculum of the course is designed in such a way that it includes both practical and theoretical knowledge of the subject. Among the different colleges offering Master of Technology in Power System Engineering course in India, the names of government colleges alone offering this course are given below:

• Government College of Technology, Coimbatore

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

• National Institute of Technology, Calicut

• National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur

• National Institute of Technology, Trichy

• National Institute of Technology, Warangal

• College of Engineering, Anna University

• Government Engineering College, Thrissur

• College of Engineering, Pune

• College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram

As most of us know, these are most popular and the best colleges in the nation and most of these institutions are internationally recognized as the best engineering institutions.

Eligibility requirement:

For getting into the Master of Technology in Power System Engineering course, candidates must have completed their Bachelor of Engineering/Technology in Electrical Engineering. Not only electrical engineering graduates, but also graduates from other related branches of engineering can apply to the Master of Technology in Power System Engineering course. Other related branches include applied electronics & instrumentation engineering, instrumentation & Control engineering or control engineering and electrical & electronics engineering. Candidates must have secured not less than 60% of aggregate marks or equivalent CGPA at their UG level engineering course for applying to the Master of Technology course in Power System Engineering course in the above-mentioned colleges.

How to apply to these institutions for M. Tech Power System Engineering course?

These institutions normally issues notification calling for applications from eligible candidates for Master of technology courses in different branches of candidates in addition are based on merit secured in the qualifying examination in the appropriate branches of engineering. Even students awaiting for their final year results can apply to this course.

Subject taught in the M. Tech Power System Engineering course:

The name of some of the subjects offered in the Master of Technology in Power System Engineering course are given below:

• Advanced Control Theory

• Power System Operation & Control

• Power System Analysis

• Applied Mathematics for Electrical Engineers

• Power System Dynamics

• Power systems transients

• High voltage DC Transmission

• Power system simulation lab

• Power system protection

Even the course includes project work in the second year (i.e.) final year end semester of the course.

Scope of M. Tech Power System Engineering:

Master of Technology in Power System Engineering graduates can enjoy a lucrative career and they can find job opportunities in different industries like telecommunication, marketing, power transmission, power generation, electrical, electronics and after gaining some years of experience they can see their pay scale also increasing. Further, they can find job opportunities not only in private sector, but in government sector as well thereby enjoying a secured job placement.