Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering was established in 1967 & is the pride of Karnataka. With an initial intake of 30 students the department has grown steadily and the present intake is 180 students for the UG programme. The graduates from this Department are playing a vital role in the IT revolution and are instrumental in placing Karnataka on the Global IT Landscape. These professionals have found placement in major industries and multinational corporations Many of them are successful entrepreneurs.
The department also offers Post Graduate programs in ‘Communication Systems’ with an intake of 18. Active engagement of faculty in research has led to recognition of department as a Research center by the VTU.
The faculty strength of the department is 30, including 3 Professors, 4 Associate Professors, 23 Assistant Professors. The faculty always strives for imparting better knowledge to the students and works as a team in all departmental activities.
Students graduated from the department are well placed in India and abroad. Quite a few of them have pursued higher studies both in India and abroad. Some of them have qualified for Indian Engineering and Defense Services. Students of the department have bagged university ranks including the First rank on several occasions. The department has state-of-the-art laboratories in the areas of Communication, DSP, Microwave, Microcontroller, Embedded system, VLSI design etc.
To be a premier department in Electronics and Communication Engineering field by providing quality education through teaching, learning, research and innovations to serve the industry and society.