If you’ve ever pictured yourself unscrewing an electronic equipment, or wondered about the workings of an electricity generator on a scorching summer afternoon, then Electrical Engineering might be your cup of tea!
Electrical aka Electronic engineering is pretty much what it sounds like. An electrical engineer works with anything that is electronic in nature. This profession may involve solving problems using a computer-software or sketching by hand. To put it simply, an electric engineer may be responsible for the working of the motherboard of a computer or any other circuit system, for that matter. On a larger scale, he/she may be involved in satellite communications or an offshore electric power station. A steady grasp of concepts such as electronics and electromagnetism is of utmost importance to an electrical engineer.
Initially an Electrical engineer may be involved in actual designing and working of circuits, producing a prototype, testing it, fixing the bugs, verification, approval and installation. As you climb up the ladder, it is also possible to graduate to new job profiles such as Research and Development, Supervision, Project Management and Finance.
WHAT YOU NEED
In India, having completed 10+2 from any board with at least 40% will suffice. For the IITs, you will have to give the Joint Entrance Exams (JEE Mains and Advance). Regardless of these entrance exams, it is important to keep in mind that a certain percentage of the board marks is also considered while taking into account the total score of the student.
BEST UNIVERSITIES FOR ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
* Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Massachusetts
Programs offered: Electric Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
Contact: www.web.mit.edu
* Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
Programs Offered: B.Tech in Electrical Engineering
Contact: www.iitk.ac.in/ee/
* ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich
Programs Offered: B.E in Electrical Engineering & Information Technology
Contact: www.ethz.ch/en.html
* Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, India (IIT-B)
Programs Offered: B.Tech in Electrical Engineering
Contact: www.iitb.ac.in
* Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU)
Programs offered: Bachelor of Engineering (EEE)
Contact: www.ntu.edu.sg/Pages/home.aspx
* University of Cambridge, England
Programs offered: Undergraduate course in Electrical and Electronic Engineering/Electrical and Information Sciences
Contact: www.cam.ac.uk
* Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore (VIT)
Programs offered: B.Tech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering/ Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Contact: www.vit.ac.in
* Tsinghua University, China
Programs offered: Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and Automation
Contact: is.tsinghua.edu.cn
* University of Toronto, Canada
Programs offered: An undergraduate degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
Contact: http://www.engineering.utoronto.ca
* Birla Institute of Technology and Sciences, Pilani (BITS Pilani)
Programs offered: B.E. (Hons) Electrical and Electronics Engineering/Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering
Contact: www.bits-pilani.ac.in
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