Telecommunication Engineering : Eligibility & Course Areas
Students who have a strong foundation in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics
can opt for a career in Telecommunication engineering. To become
a telecommunication engineer one should have a graduate degree (B.E
/ B. Tech) or postgraduate degree (M.E) or at least a diploma in Telecommunication
engineering.
Educational: The basic eligibility criteria for B.E
/ B.Tech is higher secondary or 10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and
Mathematics with fairly high percentage of marks in aggregate. In some
universities diploma holders in telecommunication engineering or those
with B.Sc. degree are eligible for admission to the B.E. course. After
the bachelor's degree, one can go in for a post graduate degree; i.e.
M.E/ M.Tech in telecommunication engineering. Some institutes offer MBA
course besides certificate, diploma and post graduate diploma courses
in telecommunication, while some institutes offer various certificate
and diploma and post graduate diploma courses. The basic eligibility for
MBA and diploma courses is graduation and for post graduate diploma courses
it is B.Tech / B.E
Selection: Admission to the B.E/ B.Tech courses is
made on the basis of the marks obtained in +2 and the merit in the entrance
examinations. Entrance to the IIT's is through the JEE' (Joint Entrance
Exam) and for other major institutions through AIEEE (All India Engineering/Pharmacy/Architecture
Entrance Examination) or their own separate entrance exams and other state
level and national level exams.
A student with B.Tech degree in telecommunication from an A.I.C.T.E (All
India Council of Technical Education) approved University can get admission
to M.E/ M.Tech courses.
Symbiosis Institute of telecom management admit students to MBA
course on the basis of the marks obtained in Symbiosis National Aptitude
Test (SNAP), Group Discussion and Personal Interview. In Amity Institute
of Telecom Technology and Management, Noida the admission is based
on CAT, MAT and GMAT score.
The Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) is
the National Apex Professional body of electronics and telecommunication,
computer and IT professionals. The institute conducts both the graduate
ship examination (AMIETE – Associate Membership of Institute of Electronics
and Telecommunication Engineers) and diploma examination (DIPIETE – Diploma
of Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers) in Electronics
and Telecommunication and Computer Science and Engineering streams. A
pass in AMIETE examination is recognised by Government of India for the
purposes of recruitment to superior posts and services under the Central
Government while a pass in DIPIETE examination is recognised by the Ministry
of HRD, Govt. of India for the purpose of employment to posts and services
under the Central Government in the appropriate field. The institute also
conducts postgraduate level course ALCCS (Advanced Level Course in Computer
Science) which 9s equivalent to M. Tech in Computer Science and is recognised
by the Ministry of HRD for the appointment to superior posts and services
under the Central Government.
Duration and Course Content : BE / B.Tech courses are
of 4 years duration and the post graduate diploma, ME/ M.Tech and MBA
courses are of 2 years. The duration of the diploma courses are 1 year
and that of certificate course is 3 months.
A course on telecommunication teach students on various telecommunication
devices such as mobile phones, cable TV, satellites, computer networking,
radar, navigation etc. Particular emphasis is placed on wireless communication,
mobile telephony, GSM architecture, internet protocol media system, CDMA,
GPRS network, symbian operating system, voice over internet protocol,
designing optical networks and understanding and designing data network
etc.
Personal skill:
The personal attributes needed for a telecommunication engineer is good
communication skills, organisational ability, skills in evaluating situations,
making quick decisions and solving problems. Excellent analytical and
teamwork skills is a necessity, as is a sound knowledge of both computer
hardware and software. They should possess a creative and inventive mind,
an eye for detail, sustained attention and be very adept in public speech,
technical writing and project management. Besides these, good knowledge
of science, mathematics and strong background in computer hardware and
C-language programming is very essential for the telecommunication engineer.
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