Who We Are?
The ECE department offers undergraduate, post graduate & Doctoral program. The department has nine laboratories including a Computer center, Antenna test facility etc. These laboratories are very well equipped and cater to the needs of UG as well as PG students. It has a total of four research centers called “Centre for Applied Research in Electronics (CARE), Liquid Crystal Research Centre (LCRC), Opto Electronics & Photo Acoustics (OE&PA) & Aero Space Communication Research Centre(ASCOR)”, where student projects, mini projects & outsourced R & D projects from outside agencies, AICTE, UGC & DST are being pursued.
The department is offering UG, PG programs and along with number of scholars are pursuing Doctoral work. The department’s academic calendar is highlighted by regular seminars, student paper contests, Staff development programmes, Industry alliance, student personality development programmes for all round development of students. Games & Cultural events from essential part of student life here and many have participated in National & International events.
The Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) has been NBA Accredited and ISO 9001:2000 Certified. ECE has a very good number of qualified, experienced and dedicated faculty. ECE has 6 Professors, 10 Associate Professors, 22 Assistant Professors. Six ECE Faculty Members have Ph.D.s. Most of ECE Faculty possess M.Tech degree. Six of this faculty are pursuing Ph.D. Specializations of ECE Faculty cover all major fields of ECE like Antennas, Communication and Digital Signal Processing, and VLSI. As per Norms of Statutory Bodies, the stipulated Faculty-to-Student Ratio is maintained at all times in ECE.
ECE Faculty Members are encouraged to improve their Academic Qualifications. They are deputed to various Faculty Development Programs like Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Teacher Training Programmes, Orientation Lectures etc. to get acquainted with latest cutting-edge technologies. ECE has hosted an AICTE-Sponsored National-Level Seminar on “Vision 2020 for Communication” and AICTE-Sponsored Staff Development Seminar and Work Shop on “Modern Communications”.
In addition to the UG Program, ECE is also offering a PG Program in two specializations Communication and Radar Systems and VLSI. A major syllabus revision has been taken up for UG Program during A Y 2006-07 under Autonomous Status emphasizing new courses per the needs of Industry. Earlier, the syllabus was revised by affiliating University Acharya Nagarjuna University (ANU) in A Y 2004-05.
ECE Faculty participate in various Academic Activities like Curriculum Development, Laboratory Development, Resource Materials, Students Assessment and Evaluation, Co-and Extra-curricular activities as a part of Departmental Association, Guidance to Students, Counseling, Continuing Education, Industry-institute Interaction, Consultancy Services etc. apart from Teaching and Research.
In accordance with the Lesson Plans, syllabus of all subjects is covered by Faculty in time. Electives are offered to Students per their interest and choice. In every Subject, Extra Topics are also covered over and above the Curriculum as per Industrial Needs and latest Technical Developments. Students of ECE attain very high Pass Percentage every year.
Emphasis is also given to the Co and Extra-curricular Activities of Students. Periods are allocated in the weekly time-table for Communication Skills, Soft Skills and Personality Development Lectures. Experienced Faculty from Communication & Soft Skills (CSS) Department of the KLU holds these Classes. Seminars, Group Discussions, Quiz and Paper Presentations are conducted through Department Association Activities. Language Lab is available at KLU with all the required software for effective training of students in Communication and Soft Skills.
ECE Department has 8 well established Laboratories. They are very spacious and are 100% equipped as per prescribed syllabus. Every Lab also has Special and Additional Equipment on which Students are trained in Latest Developments. ECE has its own Computer Center with 32 systems and internet Access. Special Software packages like PSPICE, MATLAB, VHDL., MULTISIM, MODELSIM, RATIONAL, ROSE, KIEL are made available to Students .
Digital Library and DELNET facilities are available to Faculty and Staff. They have on-line access to IEEE, ACM Journals and Magazines in Central Library, which is completely automated. ECE Departmental Library has excellent collection of books, journals and magazines with about 912 books, 8 National and 14 International Journals, university Question Papers, Model Question Papers, Student Project Reports, Educational CDs and Hand Books for the benefit of ECE Faculty and Students.
100% Placements was achieved during last five years 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 for Students that registered for placement. A good number of remaining Students got admission for their Higher Students.
All Students have Laptops right from first year and use them on a Wi-Fi Network for on-line assignments and home work. ECE follows Modern Teaching Methods in addition to Conventional Lecture Methods. Faculty uses LCD and OHP Projectors for their teaching. Audio-Visual Facilities also are available to show Instructional Videos.
ECE has established excellent interaction with various industries through the Industry Relations and Placement Department (IRP) covering activities like Industrial Visits for Students, Industrial Training for Students, Faculty and Staff, Guest Lectures, Live Projects etc. ECE Department has signed MOU’s notably with Zensar Technologies, Efftronics and a few others to promote these activities.
All Faculty and Students are members of Professional Societies and several programs are arranged under professional society banner. ECE is also encouraging students who are interested in becoming Entrepreneurs by conducting special programs through IRP (Industrial Relation and Placement) and E-cell (Entrepreneur Cell) especially to cultivate leadership qualities in Students. Students Attendance, Internal Marks etc are made available on KLU Web Page.
Department of ECE organized two International Conferences in the name of RSPS-2008 and RSPS-2010. The theme of the conference is RF & Signal Processing Systems. Experts/Participants from all the over the county and abroad presented technical papers during the conference.
ECE has conducted many National Level Student Paper contests and Faculty Workshops during the last 5 years. ECE was also selected as one of the Best Departments by KLU and was given the Best Department Award for A Y 2006-07.
KLU has been recognized as a SIRO by DSIR of Government of India for its contributions and potential in Scientific and Industrial Research. An exclusive Student Research Center “Center for Applied Research in Electronics” was started during A Y 2006-07 to encourage research culture among ECE Students. 45 Students are registered in that Center and are participating actively in research . Presently research is being carried out on Electronic War Fare.
ECE is undertaking External Sponsored Projects from DLRL, DEAL and many other prestigious Organizations. Active research is going on in the Department in the fields of Radar, Antennas, Communication and Digital Signal Processing. ECE has received a grant of Rs.5.8 lakhs under Research Promotion Scheme from A.I.C.T.E. for the Research Project “Radome Design” and also a grant of 5 lakhs under MODROBS. Some Faculty Members are involved in the In-House R & D Projects like ESM Processor, Radar Display Simulator, which are funded by KLU. Several Papers by Faculty have been published in Conferences and Journals in the last 5 years. A few more papers are accepted and currently are being published. ECE has identified five major Thrust Areas for Research like Antennas, Communication, Digital Signal Processing, Embedded Systems and VLSL.
Thank you for visiting the Department of Electronics at K L University. We hope you will find what you are looking for on this website, but please don't hesitate to contact us if you have queries.
- Dr. Habibullah Khan, Head of Department, October 2011
