Electronics Engineering : Job Prospects & Career Options
Job Prospectus
An electronics engineer can get a job in Central Government, State Governments
and their sponsored corporations in public enterprises and the private
organizations like All India Radio, Indian Telephone Industries, MTNL,
National Physical Laboratories, AIR, Civil Aviation Department; Post and
Telegraph Department; Co-ordination Department, National Physical Laboratory,
Bharat Electronics Limited, Development Centers in various States etc.
dealing in manufacture, sales and services of electronics consumer goods
and appliances. Electronics engineers are also absorbed into the entertainment
transmission industry, research establishments, and defense. They can
also take up teaching and research in one of the many engineering colleges
in India or abroad.
Career Options
As an Electronic Engineer, entry for junior posts in the Government departments
is by direct recruitment through advertisements in newspapers. Selection
to Gazetted posts is through the competitive examinations conducted by
Union and State Public Service Commission. UPSC conducts an Engineering
Service Examination (Telecommunication and Electronics Engineering group)
annually for vacancies in Central Engineering Services and various State
Public Service commissions conduct their own competitive Exams for vacancies
in State engineering services.
In the Defence Services, young engineers start as Second Lieutenants.
For selection into the Defence Services- Indian Army, Indian Air Force,
Indian Navy, applications are invited through National dailies and Employment
News.
Similarly vacancies in the private and public sector are advertised through
leading daily newspapers of the country and the Employment News. Mostly
the candidates are interviewed after thorough scrutiny of their basic
inputs and the selections are made on merit. Central Electronics
Ltd., Indian Railways, Atomic Energy Commission, Hindustan Aeronautics
Limited, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Directorate General Posts and Telegraphs
Departments etc are some of the prospective employers in the field.
Electronic Engineers can start their own business by manufacture
electronic parts, goods and components. He can also start a repair or
assembly shop for television receivers, amplifiers, recording equipment
etc. Since electronics is a labour intensive and talent -oriented field,
it gives high returns for a given initial investment. Loan facilities
are offered by banks and Small Scale Industries Development Corporations
for starting a business.
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