Bachelor of Engineering/Technology in Applied Electronics & Instrumentation is a four-year degree course in engineering that focuses on the implementation and development of electrical and electronic instruments for monitoring, measuring and recording of physical phenomena. Many students wish to take up this branch of engineering these days and the list of government colleges offering this course in India is given below:

Government Engineering Colleges:

• Government Engineering College, Kozhikode

• Government Engineering College, Gandhinagar

Eligibility requirement for seeking admission to this course:

For seeking admission to the Bachelor of Engineering/Technology in Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, candidates must have completed their 10+2 in science stream with mathematics, physics and chemistry subjects and they should have secured good percentage of marks.

Admission Procedure:

Admission of students to the above-mentioned government colleges for UG applied electronics & instrumentation engineering is done based on the performance of the students in the state level engineering entrance examination and counseling.

Higher studies after B.E/B. Tech Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering:

On successful completion of this course, candidates can go for M. Tech/M. E in the same field or they can also opt for ECE, EEE and instrumentation engineering. They can also take up Post Graduate Diploma course in Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering.

What are the subjects covered under B.E/B. Tech Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering?

Some of the subjects covered under this course are:

• Semiconductor devices

• Electrical engineering

• Engineering economics

• Electrical machines

• Digital electronic circuits

• Mathematics

Students learn to implement and design programmable logic controllers, actuators, communication networks composed of sensors and to program microcontrollers. Since this course is closely related to control engineering, some universities include control theory, systems and signals in the course curriculum.

Future Scope of B.E/B. Tech Applied Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering Graduates:

The demand for applied electronics and instrumentation is always on the rice and the job opportunities for these professionals are multi-faceted. They can find employment opportunities as manufacturing engineers in some of the top multinational companies like Philips, Samsung, LG, Sony, etc… and they can also find employment opportunities as research & development consultants and  quality controllers. The other options available for these professionals is to take up teaching as the profession in such a way that they can find employment opportunities in universities and colleges in the same department after completion of their higher education in the field. Otherwise, these professionals can become their own entrepreneurs by starting a company of their own.