Candidates who have completed post graduation in Very Large Scale Integrated Design (VLSI) can find job opportunities in private as well as public sector organizations. Fresh candidates with good academic record can start their career as Management Trainee in public sector firms such as Centre for Development of Advanced Computing and Defence Research and Development Organisation etc. Apart from this, they can go for JRF/ SRF positions in government institutes such as IITs. Intel, Tata Consultancy Services are the well known firms that provide job opportunities to these candidates.

Job Opportunities in Public Sector Firms

Candidates who have completed post graduation in Very Large Scale Integrated Design can seek employment in reputed organizations such as Centre for Development of Imaging Technology (C-DIT), Centre for Development of Advanced Computing(C-DAC) and so on. Apart from this, candidates can go for Research and Fellowship in Indian Institute of Technology.

Candidates who seek job opportunities in public sector companies are required to secure a minimum of 55 % marks in aggregate in the qualifying exam, so as to be eligible. Upper age limit is 30 years. In addition to this, candidates can work in research and development department of firms such as Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), Electronics Corporation of India Limited and National Intelligence Council. Fresh candidates who have secured good marks can start their career as Management Trainee in these organizations. They can seek employment as Junior Research Fellow or Senior Research Fellow in IITs or IISc.

Job Opportunities in Private Sector Firms

Private firms offer plenty of job opportunities for candidates who have completed post graduation in VLSI than that in government sector firms. Aspirants can start their career as Application Consultants, Field Application Engineer and Design Engineer in various firms. Some of the well known companies that recruit engineers in this sector are listed below.

• Bharat Electronics Limited
• Beceem Communications Pvt. Ltd.
• ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt.Ltd.
• Applied Materials (I) Pvt. Ltd
• Altera Semiconductor India
• Alliance Semiconductor (India)
• Agere Systems India Pvt. Ltd.
• Texas Instruments
• Tessolve Services Pvt. Ltd.
• Tensilica Technologies India Pvt. Ltd.
• Tektronix India Pvt. Ltd.
• Tata Consultancy Services
• Synopsys (India) Pvt. Ltd.
• Bluespec Incorporated
• Transwitch India Pvt. Ltd.

Most of these firms recruit candidates through campus placement procedures. Software companies mainly look for IQ and programming skills of the candidates. Semiconductor companies are the major employers in this segment. Experienced professionals can seek employment in multinational companies as well as in firms abroad.