Electronics: How it connects to us

Think of any mode of infotainment (information + entertainment) today, and more likely than not, you are bound to find electronics in it. Take, for example, television, computers, mobiles, video games, radio, music instruments, and even toys. In fact, most utility items around our home use electronics too, be it for cooking, cleaning or washing. And this is not where the scope ends. Sci-fi movies heavily rely on electronic gadgets and gizmos to make their lead stars interesting, invincible and nerve-jangling!

What is Electronics Engineering?

Electronics is one of the largest and fastest growing industries today. It covers a wide range of applications we use daily and which make our life easier and enjoyable such as Television, Radio, computers, telecommunication etc. Electronics has a major role in improving productivity in industries like oil, energy, agriculture and so many other important sectors of economy. In steel, petroleum and chemical industries it is the electronic devices that direct, control and test production processes. Health care industry depends on electronic instruments to perform chemical tests and to check body functions. The safety in transportation, factories and mines and in homes also relies heavily on electronics.[1]  

What would I have to study?

Some of the most important subjects in this stream include Transistors, Integrated Circuits, Digital Electronics, Antennas and Wavelengths, Circuit Design, GSM/ CDMA and Television.[2] Also included are some Computers and IT subjects like Microprocessors, C/ C++ and Computer Networks. The course is completed by practicals in soldering, integrated circuit designing and fabrication.

Candidates having a creative and inventive mind and also are good at physics and mathematics will find electronics engineering a challenging and lucrative career option. 

I’ve completed my Electronics Engineering. Now what?

Electronics engineering is a constantly changing and widening branch of the engineering profession. Electronics industry being a labour intensive industry provides many job opportunities for the skilled job seekers. Increased production and demand by government and businesses for communication equipment, computers and military electronics along with consumer demand and increased research and development on robots and other types of automation contributes to the growth of employment opportunities in the field.

An Electronics engineer must find new solutions to the practical problems affecting our daily lives. An electronics engineer will work in team with other specialists to design, fabricate, produce, test and supervise the manufacture of complex products and systems i.e. electronic equipments and components for a number of industries including hospitals, computer industry, electronic data processing systems for communication and in defence etc. 

An electronics engineer can get a job in Central Government, State Governments and their sponsored corporations in public enterprises and the private organizations like All India Radio, Indian Telephone Industries, MTNL, and National Physical Laboratories etc.

End note

The field of electronics is wide and ever-growing. It provides diverse and interesting job opportunities, which are limited only by choice of which direction we wish our career to go.