Electroceramics is a category of ceramic resources which is principally used for their electrical properties. The distinctive electrical, magnetic and optical properties of the Electroceramics materials have gained much importance in various key technologies including energy conversion & storage, communications, electronics & automation. Over the last decades, Electroceramics have been established as one of the most significant research areas in materials science and metallurgy. The technology of Electroceramic has developed with mounting usage of solid electrolytes, dielectric capacitors, semiconductors, data storage devices and so on.

General Outlook of Electroceramics course

Electroceramics courses are extremely specialized field of study which focuses on the use of ceramics for various electrical purposes. Various aspects of electronic ceramics are covered in this course such as crystallography, bonding in solids, nano materials, rules for structure formation in oxides/ionic solids, structures of important oxides, advanced structural ceramics, defects in ceramics and defect chemistry, defects equilibrium, defects diffusion, ionic and defect conductivity, dielectric ceramics, magnetic ceramics, multiferroics, high temperature ceramic processing, preparation methods and so on. There are plentiful numbers of different electroceramics products and the courses allow the student to get an in-depth knowledge regarding each kind. The industrial application of electroceramics is enormous. There are number of esteemed institutions such as Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute, Government College of Engineering & Ceramic Technology, Indian Institute of Ceramics, etc that offer courses in this discipline.

Career Opportunities after Electroceramics course

Employments in this class of ceramics are offered by industries such as power generation houses, automation industries, and electrical manufacturers and so on. India has no dearth of such industries and hence the selection of this field will be a fruitful option for the individuals. The scopes of electroceramics in countries outside India are also huge and near future will be a witness to the great deals of development in this specialized field. The candidates can also work in various other employment areas such as Mining, Aerospace Agencies, Medicine Industry, Refinery, Food Industry, Chemical Industry, Electronics Industry, Nuclear Power Generation Houses, Telecommunication Industry, Educational Institutions, Industrial and Transmission Electricity Plants, Guided Light wave Transmission Houses, etc. In these industries, the aspirants can work as Administrators / Project Supervisors / Sales Engineers / Technical Consultants / Assistants / Researcher / Teachers / Manufacturing Process Engineer / R&D Engineer / Technical Associate / Senior Instrumentation Engineer. Among the numerous industrial automation companies, Larsen & Toubro (L & T), India Robotics & Automation Private Limited, ABB (Asea Brown Boveri), Alsthom, Itochu Inc., and General Electric are the leading ones hiring electroceramic professionals. Power generation companies such as BEST, CESC, and NTPC also have great demand for the professionals in electroceramic field.