There are a lot of career options available after getting a degree in electronics and telecommunications. After joining join as engineering trainees in areas of electronics and communication engineering, candidates may get into job profiles like software engineers, Radio communication engineers, maintenance engineers etc. After completion of M.Tech. in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, one can pursue higher studies if they want to dig more in the subject or are interested in research i.e. going for the doctoral programmes in the same or related field. For becoming a professor in the Government Universities, they have to pass NET by UGC or any other state exam.
Students can get into different types of core industries and Top notch IT firms also prefer EC graduates for software engineering jobs. Some of the industries for ETE graduates are-
- Telecommunication
- Manufacturing Industry
- Broadcasting
- Data Communication
- Service Organisations
- Research and Development
- Entertainment Industry
They can build a long term career in respective industries and reach up to profiles like senior engineers, principal engineers, architects, research professionals, engineering managers and finally adorning top profiles like Head of engineering departments
Job Profiles
Job profiles vary according to the industries. Job profile of these engineers generally involves setting up networks and equipments, process and maintenance of electronics gears and systems etc. The various Job Profiles provided after the course are-
Job Profiles |
Description |
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Technical Director |
A Technical Director is the most skilled person in the organisation in a technical field, he has to plan and implement the ideas to manage the technical aspects of a firm and fixing problems related to it and also training the staff accordingly |
Analysts |
A Software Analyst has to consistently manage the applications required to make and develop new applications and test them, after that the train the workers in that software workings. |
Field Test Engineer |
A Field test engineer has to check the functionality of the pre launched products and its quality and fix the errors if any testify all the new and developed applications. |
Service Engineer |
Service engineers have to design and develop new equipments and products for the firm and also to employ the machine and install them and fix the faults. |
Professor |
After completing M.Tech., students are also eligible for teaching in engineering institutes. |
Many electronics and telecommunication companies hire engineers after this degree. Hardware firms like IBM as well as communication network firms like Nokia Siemens also take in EC graduates in plenty. Manufacturing companies also hire these graduates. Following are some top recruiters for Electronics and Telecommunication engineers-
- Reliance Industries
- Nokia Siemens
- LG
- WIPRO
- TCS
- Infosys
- TATA
Government Sector Jobs
There are many good opportunities available in public sector after completing this degree. One can start a career by entering into central or state Government department jobs. To get a job in the government sector, one has to qualify in the written test conducted by State Public Service Commission. One can get a job in Central Government departments by qualifying in the tests conducted by Union of Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC).
There are opportunities in the Central government departments like Defence, Railways, All India Radio, Airport Authority of India, Post and Telegraph, Indian Engineering Services, etc. Following are some top recruiters for engineers in public sector-
· Bharat Electronics Limited
· Bharat Electricals Limited
· Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
· Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
· Indian Space Research Organization
M.Tech. Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering: Salary Trends
Salary offered to Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers depends on industry. Core industries of electrical and electronics offer very good salary package to engineers. Apart from that this trend varies with job profiles. For example a radio communication engineer tends to earn more than maintenance engineers.
Following graph shows salary trend according to job profiles-
Also salary trend varies according to college degree. Students having degree from a reputed institute get placed at a very handsome salary package. Salary offered to these engineers also depends on employment sector. Generally public sector jobs are well paying for engineers however in some cases private companies offer a very good package to engineers.