The
Department of Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering was started in the
academic year 1997-1998.
Electronics
& Instrumentation Engineering is a multi-disciplinary stream that covers
subjects from various branches such as chemical, mechanical, electrical,
electronics, biomedical and computers. The course is framed with specialisation
towards robotics and industrial automation. Automation is one of the few fields
where the demand for skilled talent is rapidly growing. There is a growing
demand for individuals in the field of Industrial Automation with an emphasis
on Robotics, Distributed Control System and Programmable Logic Controllers.
This program will prepare individuals to competitively challenge for a variety
of positions in the automation and control systems field. Typical fields of
employment include R&D units, oil refineries, power plants, steel plants,
fertiliser plants, automobile, biomedical, aerospace, pharmaceuticals, food
industries and petrochemical industries.
Graduates
will develop practical skills and understanding of the processes and methods
that are applied to develop and implement an industrial automation. Graduates
fill job positions such as: Instrument Engineer, Automation Engineer, Control
Engineer, Instrumentation Technologist, Control Systems Technologist,
Automation Specialist, Robotics Engineer etc.
The
salient features of the department are,