Communications Engineering

Yes, almost all the colleges give some sort of relaxation in terms of marks to students belonging to any of the reserved categories. In general, the relaxation is of 5% marks. So, if you belong to any of the reserved categories and the minimum Communications Engineering eligibility criteria is 60% marks for general category students, you need to get 55% marks. The same rule applied to the entrance exam cutoff marks as well.

The average course fee for Communication Engineering courses depend on various factors like the course level, colleges offering the course, its location, All-India ranking, whether it is privately owned or under the jurisdiction of the government, placement records, etc.

Approximately, the average fee for Communication Engineering courses would fall between INR 1 lakh and INR 6 lakh. But, you must check the exact figures on the official websites of the colleges you're targeting to avoid any confusion later during the time of admission.

There are overall 511 Communications Engineering colleges in India, out of which 367 are private, 110 are owned by government, and 2 are public-private. Some of well-known colleges for Communications Engineering courses are IITs, NITs, Jadavpur University, BITS Pilani, SOA University, SASTRA University, etc. These colleges are all known for their learning space and exceptional placement records. You can expect handsome salary packages after completion of your course
Rest, you must carefully go through their course curriculum, faculty, course fee, and other facilities to come to a final decision.

This depends on your interest and learning potential and everybody will have different viewpoints regarding the same. The syllabus that is tough for you can be easy to grasp for your friend, who has a lot of interest and passion for communication technology, computers and networking applications in general. For example, you may find the subjects Signal Processing Theory and Fibre Optics very tough because of the technical aptitude and analytical perspective that it deals with. But, for some other person, it might be easy to study, as it gives you an opportunity to brainstorm and learn something new and exciting.

When it comes to choosing Communications Engineering in India, several entrance tests can be undertaken by students for getting admission to some of best colleges in country offering courses in this field at various levels like diploma, UG, PG, and PhD.

Students can check number of colleges that accept certain exam scores and then decide exam they would like to appear for afterwards:

Note: Some colleges accept multiple entrance exam scores.

If you are an IIT graduate with a BTech degree in Communications Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Electronics and Communication Engineering and have an overall CGPA of 8 and above or more than 75% marks, you can get direct admission for M.Tech Communications Engineering.

Not all IITs offer this exemption so you need to check at their official website to confirm the same. IIT Delhi does offer this option to IIT graduates. Having said that, rest of the candidates must have a valid GATE score for admission to M.Tech Communications Engineering at the top IITs in India.

It varies from one academic institution to another. Every university follows their own set of guidelines for giving admission to Communication Engineering courses at various levels. The admission process time duration is usually a few weeks to a few months. There are a lot of steps involved in the admission process before you are allotted the final seat and your admission is confirmed. So, you must stay calm during the entire process and keep yourself updated about all the admission-related events of the colleges you are targeting.