What makes BTech ECE from CGC Landran worthwhile?

Electronics and Communication Engineering is a propitious domain for candidates who wish to shape a successful career. If you have just completed your intermediate in Non-medical, you are only a step away from getting yourself enrolled in one of the Best Engineering Colleges in India, and starting your pursuit of BTech Electronics and Communication Engineering! 

Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC), Landran is one such academic institute in Punjab, that caters to the needs of students and tries to extend the best quality services. It is one place that offers a great learning experience. BTech ECE at CGC is affiliated with IKGPTU, Jalandhar, and approved by AICTE. ECE is a professional degree with practical learning being an intrinsic part. The more one gets his/her hands-on practice, the greater one gets their chances of getting recruited in the best companies out there. 

Another high point associated with this field is that ECE graduates also stand a chance to get jobs in companies that primarily hire CSE students implying that the scope of this degree is across industries and work sectors. Intending to help students to work for the best companies out there, the college has put forth efficient methods. But before getting to that, let’s know more about the degree and its career opportunities. 

Overview of the degree

BTech Electronics & Communication Engineering is a four-year degree that focuses on research, design, development, and evaluation of various electronics equipment, devices, circuits, etc. BTech in Electronics and Communication Engineering offers a series of theoretical and practical sessions where students imbibe the postulates of the field and learn how to implement them in the real world.  

Eligibility Criteria 

Candidates who have completed their Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics as compulsory subjects are eligible for BTech ECE. 

Career Opportunities after Electronics and Communication Engineering 

The successful completion of this degree ensures the opening up of a diverse range of career options across workplaces.  These include:

• Service Engineer
• Network Planning Engineer
• Desktop Support Engineer
• Technical Directors
• Design Engineer
• Field Test Engineers
• Control and Instrumentation Engineer
• System Analyst 
• Electronics Technician
• Professors/Dean
• Research Associate

Now, to help candidates work in these careers paying a decent salary, the college has incorporated various methods and programs. 

Facilities for BTech ECE students at CGC Landran

There is a wide range of features and programs supporting ECE students at CGC and they have been mentioned below:

• Ultramodern Laboratories: The first and the foremost thing which the college focuses a lot on is, practical learning. This is the reason behind the college incorporating numerous practice labs for ECE graduates.  Today, there are different technology laboratories including: 
• Drone Lab
• Digital Communication System Lab (DCS)
• Digital System Design (DSD) lab
• Project Lab
• Microprocessor and Microcontroller Lab
• Analog Circuits Lab
• Microwave and Antenna (MWA) Lab
• Optical Fiber Communication (OFC) Lab
• PCB Lab
• Machine Vision Lab
• Linear Integrated Circuit Lab
• Embedded System Lab
• Mentoring & Professional Development Lab
• Service center
• 360-Degree Training:  Another resourceful thing at the college is its robust and dynamic training programs. For ECE students, different training programs prepare them for campus placements. In this 360-Degree training, the college has included training sessions on Technical Skills, Logical Ability, Quantitative Skills, Personality Development. 

There is another part of this training program that focuses on technical and advanced topics. These include Robotics & Embedded Systems, Cloud Computing, Solid Works, Blockchain Technology, etc. 

• Research & Innovation: CGC Landran gives its students the liberty to explore their options. For any candidate pursuing ECE, it is important to try something new & innovative. Under Research and Innovation, the candidates are encouraged to file patents, publish research papers and even carry out funded projects. For this purpose, the college has even established a department named Research, Innovations, Sponsored Projects & Entrepreneurship (RISE) that only works to motivate research work. 
•  International Collaboration: For an Engineering student, finding opportunities overseas is a normal thing and therefore, international exposure is a must. There are various student exchange programs, summer schools, International internships, with which the candidates can comprehend the global dynamics.  

• Top Recruiters: Placement is the first important thing which the candidates look forward to while getting admission to any college. The college has a placement cell that invites top companies from all around the world. The number of companies that come to recruit the students is 757 and they include companies such as Amazon, Google, Dell, Samsung, Infosys, Wipro, Hewlett Packard, Hitachi, IBM, Capgemini, etc.    

• Placements: In the journey of 20 years, the college has come a long way. Time and again, it has broken its placement record. To date, the college has managed to receive a total of 7412 placement offers with 36 LPA being the highest. 

To conclude, the college has braced myriads of programmes that tap into different aspects of learning. BTech ECE is more than theory and this is how all the best colleges intent to keep it by offering a diverse range of workshops, seminars, training, etc. 

Note: The views expressed in this article are that of Chandigarh Group of Colleges (CGC), Landran and do not reflect/represent those of Shiksha