Telecommunications Engineer

Telecom Engineering is offered at graduate level as well as post graduate level. Civil engineers and computer engineers also enter this profession after suitable post graduation. The courses of telecommunication train students in how to design, troubleshoot, install and network. It puts special prominence on both software and hardware as well as on wireless communication, mobile telephony, GSM architecture, internet protocol media system, CDMA, GPRS network, internet protocol, designing of optical networks, understanding and designing data network, etc. These programs typically include technical, management, and business studies because designing telecommunications systems requires understanding all aspects of the design process. Telecom Engineers are often involved in designing projects from conception to completion.

Bachelor of Engineering (BE)/ Bachelor of Technology (BTech): The eligibility is class 12th in with physics, chemistry and maths as the main subjects and Entrance Exam.

Masters in Engineering( ME) or Masters in Technology M.Tech: Eligibility is BE, B Tech and entrance Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) exam. The marks scored in this exam are valid in most colleges.

For those who wish to study further, a Ph.D. in engineering can be pursued.

Entrance Exam:

• JEE MAIN 2013 Exam - Joint Engineering Entrance Exam (2013): for NITs, IIITs, DTU, Delhi and other centrally funded institutions (CFTIs).
• Kerala Engineering Entrance Exam - KEAM 2013
• Karnataka Engineering Entrance exam - Karnataka CET
• Maharashtra Engineering Entrance Exam - MHT-CET
• West Bengal Engineering Entrance Exam - WBJEE
• Uttar Pradesh Engineering Entrance Exam - UPTU SEE

JEE MAIN 2013 Exam: The JEE (Main) (Paper I of earlier AIEEE) for B.E./B.Tech will be held in two modes, viz. offline and online (CBT).

The examination (Paper II of earlier AIEEE) for admissions to B.Arch/B.Planning courses at NITs, IIITs, DTU, Delhi and other CFTIs will be held in offline mode only.

The merit list for admission to NITs, IIITs, DTU, Delhi and other CFTIs will be prepared by giving 40% weightage (suitably normalized) to class XII (or equivalent examination) or other qualifying examination marks and 60% to the performance in JEE (Main) examination.

The JEE (Main)-2013 (Paper I of earlier AIEEE) will have one objective type question paper.

The paper will consist of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. The duration of the paper will be 3 (Three) Hours.

The Paper II for admissions to B.Arch/B.Planning courses at NITs, IIITs, DTU, Delhi and other CFTIs will have one Question Paper consisting of Mathematics, Aptitude Test and Drawing Test as per past practice of AIEEE. The duration of the paper will be 3 (Three) Hours.

Only 1,50,000 of the top rankers in JEE (Main), which includes students from all categories (GE, OBC (NCL), SC and ST) will be eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced)-2013 (hitherto known as IIT-JEE) for admission to IITs, IIT BHU and ISM Dhanbad.

Source : CBSE

The fee for four years course in any branches of Engineering from the IITs is around Rs.2 lakhs. Since telecom engineering course is available in most colleges as a undergraduate program, an aspirant will have to spend around Rs. 2 lakhs more for the specialization. The government funded colleges offer scholarships, fee waiver and loans in case the student makes to the merit list, but is unable to fund his education. These colleges also have the concept of a ‘research associate’ where in the students can collaborate with a professor on an ongoing research and earn a monthly stipend.

In India there are many Universities and colleges that offer B Tech / B E and M Tech courses. Some of the top colleges are:

• Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi
• Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
• Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur
• Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
• Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati
• Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee
• Institute of Technology, Benaras Hindu University, Benaras.
• Institute of Technology, Ropar
• Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhi Nagar
• Indian Institute of Technology, Bhubaneshwar
• Indian Institute of Technology, Hyderabad
• Indian Institute of Technology, Patna
• Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi
• Institute of Technology,Indore
• Institute of Technology, Rajsthan, Mentored by IIT Kanpur Temporarily at IIT Kanpur

Then there are 30 NIT's located in various parts of the country that offer B Tech . M Tech and MCA programs.

1. NIT Warangal

2. NIT Tiruchirappalli

3. MANIT Bhopal

4. MNIT Jaipur

5. MNNIT Allahabad

6. NIT Jamshedpur

7. SVNIT Surat

8. VNIT Nagpur

9. NIT Kurukshetra

10. NIT Calicut

11. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar

12. NIT Rourkela

13. NIT Surathkal

14. NIT Patna

15. NIT Raipur

16. NIT Srinagar

17. NIT Hamirpur

18. NIT Delhi

19. NIT Arunachal Pradesh

20. NIT Agartala

21. NIT Durgapur

22. NIT Goa

23. NIT Puducherry

24. NIT Manipur

25. NIT Meghalaya

26. NIT Mizoram

27. NIT Nagaland

28. NIT Sikkim

29. NIT Silchar

30. NIT Uttarakhand

Some other reputed colleges are

• University Institute of Engineering and Technology, South campus, Panjab University Chandigarh
• Delhi Technological University, New Delhi (Formerly Delhi College of Engineering)
• Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology, Delhi
• Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for women, New Delhi .