Telecommunications as a career option is very lucrative in India. Explore information about opportunities, courses and education in the field of telecommunications in India.


Careers in Telecommunications

Telecommunications can be defined as the transmission of signals, images, sounds and information at a distance through electronic devices such as telegraph, cable, telephone, mobile, radio or television. Telecommunications is a branch of electrical engineering. In the world of globalization, telecommunications has become an important medium of communication between various countries. There are various concepts of telecommunications, including the use of basic elements (transmitter, transmission medium and receiver), analogue or digital signal, network, channel and modulation.

A telecommunications engineer should have the knowledge of public speech, technical writing and project management as well as knowledge regarding both computer hardware and software systems. Many telecommunications companies recruit talented professionals as telecommunications engineers. To serve the purpose, many engineering and technological institutes in India are now offering course in the field of telecommunications engineering, at different degree levels.

Course Details
Many engineering colleges in India are now conducting courses in the field of telecommunications. The courses are offered at the undergraduate and postgraduate degree levels. During these degree programs, the young aspirants are imparted the knowledge about designing, building, installing, testing, troubleshoot, repairing and modify telecommunications and network systems. Talking about eligibility, one must have passed in 10+2 level examination with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, from any recognized state/national Board, in order to pursue the undergraduate course. For the PG courses, the candidates should have done BE/B.Tech in relevant stream from any institute/university, recognized by AICTE.

Career Prospects
Telecommunication as emerged as one of the chosen career options in India. After completing course in the relevant field, one can work in the field of Embedded Software Development, Analog Digital Engineering Technology, Telecom Marketing, Network Security Specialists, Network Management Specialists & Software Engineers etc.

Top Colleges Offering UG/PG/Other Courses
Some of the prominent institutes offering course in the field of telecommunications engineering in India are Army Institute of Technology, Assam Engineering College, Bangalore Institute of Aeronautical Engineering and Information Technology, Bharati Vidyapeeth's College Of Engineering, Bengal Engineering College, BMS College of Engineering, Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University, Faculty of Engineering & Technology and Jadavpur University.

Remuneration
The salary of telecommunications engineer varies from one organization to the other. Remuneration would also depend upon the work performed by the person or the prominence of the company in the market. Well experienced telecommunication engineers are being paid high salary packages.

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