B. Tech in Electronics and Communication Engineering

Overview

The Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) program is offered as part of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Mahindra University. This is a four-year program that starts with strengthening their concepts in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics and introducing them to the basics of Electrical and Electronics engineering concepts in the first two semesters of study. Progressively, the students delve into the more complex subjects and learn with an emphasis on Electronics and Communication engineering. In addition to the core subjects, there will be electives that will be offered which allow students to get more in-depth insight into certain areas of the subject and develop further expertise. Many of the core subjects also have laboratories associated with them that will expose the students to practice what they learn in the classroom.

Students who successfully complete this four-year program can go for further studies or research in many different areas, or can join many different companies that operate in this field. Some companies that can be potential employers are Juniper Networks, Thales, Qualcomm, Untangle, Advansis Consulting, Schlumberger, Accolite Digital, Telstra, L&T, M&M, and many others.

Academic

Progression
Requirements

  • A minimum CGPA of 4.00 is required to advance to the next year and a minimum CGPA of 4.50 is required to graduate from the program.
  • A student completing an academic year (N) may be promoted to the next academic year (N+1) when he/she has acquired at least:

    • 60% of the credits in the current academic year (N)
    • 90% of the credits in all previous academic years (< N)
  • Students who receive failing grades in courses are permitted to avail supplementary examinations for those courses.

Semester by Semester Course Structure

Below is a semester by semester breakdown of the various subjects that the students will be taking during the four-year program (L = Lecture hours in classroom; T = Tutorials (problem solving, and answering student questions; P = Practical (hands on work in laboratory); C = Total credit hours for the subject C = L + T + 0.5P)

Curriculum

Proposed Course Curriculum Outline – Semester Wise

Semester 01

Course Code Course Title L T P C
1 MA 1101 Calculus &ODE 4 1 0 5
2 CH 1101 Chemistry – I 2 1 0 3
3 ME 1101 Mechanics 2 1 0 3
4 CE 1101 Earth and Environmental Sciences 2 0 0 2
5 EC 1102 Introduction to Electrical Engineering 2 1 2 4
6 HS 1101 English 0 3 0 3
7 HS 1102 Media Project 1 0 2 1.5
8 HS 1103 French – I 0 2 0 0.5
9 ME 1104 Engineering Drawing 0 0 3 1.5
10 HS 1104 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 1 0 0 1
                     Total credits for Semester 1 24.5

Semester 02

Course Code Course Title L T P C
1 MA 1202 Linear Algebra & complex analyses 3 1 0 4
2 PH 1201 Physics – I 2 1 2 4
3 CH 1202 Chemistry – II 2 0 2 3
4 CS 1201 Introduction to Computer Science 2 1 2 4
5 CS 1202 Discrete Mathematical Structures 2 0 0 2
6 EC 1202 Electronics 2 1 2 4
7 HS 1201 Entrepreneurship Practice (Fractal) 1 0 0 1
8 HS 1202 Professional Ethics (Fractal) 0 1 0 1
9 HS 1203 French – II 0 2 0 0.5
Total credits for Semester 2 23.5

Semester 03

Course Code Course Title L T P C
1 MA 2103 Probability and Statistics 3 1 0 4
2 PH 2102 Physics – II 3 1 2 5
3 EC 2102 Signals and Systems 3 1 0 4
4 CS 2104 Data Structures 2 2 2 5
5 EC 2101 Analog and Digital Circuits 3 0 2 4
6 HS 2101 Lean Start-up (Fractal) 1 0 0 1
7 HS 2102 Principles of Economics (Fractal) 3 0 0 1.5
8 HS 2103 French – III 0 2 0 0.5
Total credits for Semester 3 25

Semester 04

Course Code Course Title L T P C
1 EC 2201 Network Analysis and Synthesis 3 1 0 4
2 EC 2202 Electromagnetic Waves 3 1 0 4
3 EC 2203 Digital System Design 3 0 2 4
4 EC 2204 Random Processes for Electrical Engineering 3 0 0 3
5 EC 2206 Digital Signal Processing 2 1 2 4
6 HS 2203 French – IV 0 2 0 0.5
7 HS 2201 Design Thinking 1 0 2 2
8 HS 2202 Financial Accounting (Fractal) 3 0 0 1.5
Total credits for Semester 4 23

Semester 05

Course Code Course Title L T P C
1 EC 3101 VLSI Design 3 0 2 4
2 EC 3102 Communication Theory and Systems 3 0 2 4
3 EC 3103 Programmable Devices 3 0 2 4
4 EC 3104 Analog Integrated Circuits 3 1 2 5
5 EC 3105 Computer and Communication Networks 3 0 0 3
6 HSS/Management Elective I 2 0 0 2
7 HS 3101 French – V (optional) 0 2 0 0
Total credits for Semester 5 22

Semester 06

Course Code Course Title L T P C
1 EC 3201 Principles of Wireless Communication 3 0 0 3
2 EC 3202 Computing systems Architecture 3 0 0 3
3 EC 3203 Control Systems 2 1 2 4
4 Core Elective I 3 0 0 3
5 Core Elective II 3 0 0 3
6 PR 3201 Third Year Team Project 0 1 4 3
7 PR 3202 Project Management (Fractal) 0 1 0 0.5
8 HSS/Management Elective II 2 0 0 2
9 HS 3201 Introduction to professional development (Fractal) 2 0 0 2
10 HS 3202 French – VI (optional) 0 2 0 0
Total credits for Semester 6 23.5

Semester 07

Course Code Course Title L T P C
1 EC 4101 Computer & Communication Networks 3 0 0 3
2 HSS/Management Elective – III 2 0 0 2
3 Elective II 3 0 0 3
4 Elective III 3 0 0 3
5 PR 4102 Final Year Project Phase I 0 1 4 3
6 HS 4101 French – VII (optional) 0 2 0 0
Total credits for Semester 7 14

Semester 08

Course Code Course Title L T P C
1 EC 42XX Elective IV 3 0 0 3
2 Open Elective V 3 0 0 3
3 PR 4203 Final year Project Phase II 0 4 10 9
4 HS 4201 French – VIII (optional) 0 2 0 0
Total credits for Semester 8 15

Grand Total for 8 semesters: 174

Curriculum

Proposed Course Curriculum Outline – Semester Wise

Semester 01

Course Code Course Title L T P Credit
MA 1101 Mathematics – I 4 1 0 5
CH 1101 Chemistry – I 2 1 0 3
ME 1101 Mechanics 2 1 0 3
ME 1104 Engineering Drawing 0 0 3 1.5
CE 1101 Earth and Environmental Sciences 2 0 0 2
EE 1101 Introduction to Electrical Engineering 2 1 2 4
HS 1101 English 0 3 0 3
HS 1102 Media Project 1 0 2 1.5
HS 1103 French – I 0 2 0 1.5
HS 1104 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 1 0 0 1
Total Credits for Semester – 1 24.5

Semester 02

Course Code Course Title L T P Credit
MA 1202 Mathematics – II 3 1 0 4
PH 1201 Physics – I 2 1 2 4
CH 1202 Chemistry – II 2 0 2 3
CS 1201 Introduction to Computer Science 2 1 2 4
CS 1202 Discrete Mathematical Structures 2 0 0 2
EE 1202 Electronics 2 1 2 4
ME 1202 Workshop Practice 0 0 2 1
HS 1201 Entrepreneurship Practice (Fractal) 1 0 0 1
HS 1202 Professional Ethics (Fractal) 0 1 0 1
HS 1203 French – II 0 2 0 1.5
Total Credits for Semester – 2 24.5

Semester 03

Course Code Course Title L T P Credit
MA 2103 Mathematics – III 3 1 0 4
PH 2102 Physics – II 3 1 2 5
EE 2101 Signals and Systems 3 1 0 4
CS 2104 Data Structures 2 2 2 5
EC 2101 Analog and Digital Circuits 3 0 2 4
HS 2101 Lean Start-up (Fractal) 1 0 0 1
HS 2102 Principles of Economics (Fractal) 3 0 0 1.5
ME 2103 French III 0 2 0 0.5
Total Credits for Semester – 3 25

Semester 04

Course Code Course Title L T P Credit
EC XXXX Network Analysis and Synthesis 3 1 0 4
EC XXXX Electromagnetic Waves 3 1 0 4
EC XXXX Random Processes for Electrical Engineering 3 0 0 3
EC 2203 Digital System Design 3 0 2 4
EC XXXX Digital Signal Processing 2 1 2 4
HS 2203 French – IV 0 2 0 0.5
HS 2201 Design Thinking 1 0 2 2
HS 2202 Financial Accounting (Fractal) 3 0 0 1.5
Total Credits for Semester – 4 23

Semester 05

Course Code Course Title L T P Credit
EC 3103 Programmable Devices 3 0 2 4
EC XXXX Communication Theory and Systems 3 0 2 4
EC 3111 VLSI Design 3 0 2 4
EC XXXX Analog Integrated Circuits 3 1 2 5
EC XXXX Computer and Communication Networks 3 0 0 3
HS XXXX HSS/Management Elective I 2 0 0 2
HS 3101 French – V (optional) 0 2 0 0
Total Credits for Semester – 5 22

Semester 06

Course Code Course Title L T P Credit
EC XXXX Principles of Wireless Communication 3 0 0 3
EC 3202 Computing systems Architecture 3 0 0 3
EC 3111 Control Systems 2 1 2 4
EC XXXX Communication Electronics 3 0 2 4
EC XXXX Track Course I 3 0 0 3
PR 3201 Third Year Team Project 0 1 4 3
HS XXXX HSS/Management Elective II 2 0 0 2
HS 3201 Introduction to professional development (Fractal) 2 0 0 2
HS 3202 French – VI (optional) 0 2 0 0
Total Credits for Semester – 6 24

Semester 07

Course Code Course Title L T P Credit
EC XXXX Optical Communication 3 0 0 3
EC XXXX Embedded System Design and Programming 2 0 2 3
EC XXXX Track Course II 3 0 0 3
XX XXXX Elective I 3 0 0 3
PR 4102 Final Year Project Phase I 0 1 4 3
HS XXXX HSS/Management Elective III 2 0 0 2
HS 4101 French – VII (optional) 0 2 0 0
Total Credits for Semester – 7 17

Semester 08

Course Code Course Title L T P Credit
EC XXXX Track Course III 3 0 0 3
EC XXXX Elective II 3 0 0 3
PR 4203 Final year Project Phase II 0 4 10 9
HS 4201 French – VIII (optional) 0 2 0 0
Total Credits for Semester – 8 15

Grand Total for 8 semesters: 174

Core Electives
Solids
  • Non-Linear FEM
  • Material Modelling
Fluids
  • Turbulent Flows
  • Compressible Flows

Electives (Tentative)

  • Non-Linear Finite Element Methods (Only in Spring)
  • Material Modelling (Only in Spring)
  • Fracture and Fatigue
  • Explicit FEM
  • Turbulent Flows (Only in Spring)
  • Compressible Flows (Only in Spring)
  • Reacting flows
  • Design Optimization
  • ML and AI in mechanics
  • Modeling dynamics of physical systems. (Only in Fall)