Electronics engineering is a field of engineering that constantly changes, widens and faces new challenges. Electronics & Communication is perhaps a branch that grows continuously as compared to any other branch of engineering. Diploma in Electronics & Communication Engineering is a three-year course designed not only to stimulate interest to the students in this exciting field, but also to enable them to learn the latest techniques.

Diploma in Electronics & Communication Engineering course is being offered by a number of colleges in India and the names of Government Colleges offering this course in India are given below:

• Ch.Devi Lal Govt. Polytechnic (C.D.L. Govt. polytechnic), Sirsa (Haryana)

• Government Polytechnic, Dahod (Gujarat)

• Government Polytechnic for Girls, Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

• Government Womens Polytechnic, Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)

• S.R.S. Government Polytechnic College for Girls, Ludhiana (Punjab)

• Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Govt. Polytechnic, Port Blair

Eligibility Criteria for seeking admission to the Diploma in Electronics & Communication Engineering course:

For seeking admission to the Diploma in Electronics & Communication Engineering course, candidates must have completed their SSLC/class 10 examination from an approved state board of education or central board, matriculation examination, or Anglo-Indian high school examination with good percentage of marks in science subjects. As mentioned earlier, Diploma in Electronics & Communication Engineering is three-year course and some colleges offer direct admission to the second year of this course. For this, candidates must have completed their higher secondary class 12 examination with chemistry, physics and mathematics subjects or they must have completed their class 12 in vocational stream with any of the subjects like chemistry, physics or mathematics. Lateral entry to second year of Diploma in Electronics & Communication course is offered to students who have completed their SSLC with ITI (NTC) two-year trade.

Course curriculum:

Diploma in Electronics & Communication engineering course offers a very good opportunity for higher studies and employment, wherein understanding and knowledge of manufacturing, construction, designing and planning are offered to the students. The course offers a good understanding to the students with respect to the manufacturing and maintenance industry and it enables the students to develop themselves as a member of competitive and flexible workforce.

Higher Studies after Diploma in Electronics & Communication Engineering:

After successful completion of the three-year diploma course in electronics & communication engineering, candidates can go for Bachelor of Engineering/Technology in the same stream and they can get direct admission to the second year of the B.E/B. Tech course. The merit secured by them in the diploma course is used as criteria for their selection to the B.E/B. Tech course in electronics & communication Engineering. They can also take up degree course in other branches like EEE, Information Technology, etc…

Career Prospects after Diploma in Electronics & Communication Engineering:

Electronics is a basic branch in Engineering that includes software and hardware and electronics & communication engineering is a branch that can correlate itself with other branches and offers a wide range of employment opportunities in different fields like:

• Mechatronics

• Information Science Engineering

• Computer Science Engineering

• Electrical & Electronics Engineering

• Telecommunication Engineering