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Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur carries out original research of significance and technology development at the cutting edge. It imparts training for students to make them competent, motivated engineers and scientists. The Institute not only celebrates freedom of thought, cultivates vision and encourages growth, but also inculcates human values and concern for the environment and the society.
The Electrical Engineering Department is currently the largest multidisciplinary department at IIT Kanpur. It covers practically all sub-disciplines under Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Communications. The Department offers B.Tech., M.Tech. and Ph.D. Programs in Electrical Engineering. It also conducts a two semesters specialized PG Diploma Program (DIIT) in Video Communication Systems for Doordarshan Engineers. The Department is well supported in infrastructure and research resources through the Institute as well as through various sponsoring agencies and some industry. The current active areas of academic programs and research include:
- Communication Systems; Information Theory, Coding and Cryptography, Mathematical Communication Theory.
- Digital Signal Processing, Image Processing; Biomedical Image Processing; DSP architectures, algorithms and applications.
- Electronic Circuits, Systems and Instrumentation; Biomedical Instrumentation.
- Electromagnetics and Microwaves.
- Expert systems and Neural Networks applications.
- Photonics, Fibre Optic Networks and Communications, All Optical Switching.
- Microelectronics; Semiconductor Devices Design and Analysis. VLSI Systems and Electronic Design Automation.
- Microprocessor and Microcontroller Systems; Digital Systems.
- Power Electronics & Electric Drives.
- Power Systems; HVDC Systems; High Voltage Engineering.
- Signals and Systems; Control Systems; Mathematical Theory of Signals, Systems and Control.
- Telecom Networks, Internet and Broadband Networks, Teletraffic Theory and Engineering.
- Video Signal Processing; Audio and Video Coding; Digital TV; DVB; Data Broadcasting; Broadcast Engineering.
- Aerospace Electronic Systems; Navigation; GPS related applications
(with Aerospace and Civil Engineering Departments).
Faculty are encouraged to take independent initiatives with collective responsibility in all the relevant academic and R&D dimensions - teaching, curriculum development, graduate research supervision, R&D, continuing education or organisation of conferences, symposia, etc. They have ample freedom to associate as members of team with other faculty, research engineers or with faculty in interdisciplinary areas. The PG students strength is being steadily enhanced to enable more opportunities for research. The Department has an open atmosphere with ample scope for faculty to work with other departments and centres within the Institute. The Department conducts sponsored PG programmes for Defence, DRDO, Doordarshan and a select few others. It is getting increasing number of sponsorships from industry for attractive PG scholarships. In some areas, R&D cells from industry (for example one from Secure Meters Ltd. for development of Distribution Automation products) provide direct opportunities for advisory or consultancy for faculty. Faculty are encouraged to participate or bring in University Relations Programs (URP) from leading industry or organisations. Currently URP are available with Motorola, Texas Instruments, Silicon Automation Systems, Comdev Phase Group and Analog Devices. Students have ample freedom to choose their major sub-disciplines and broaden their base through their choice of elective courses. Several sponsored projects in several of the subject areas with large interdisciplinary content are handled through the Advanced Centre for Electronic Systems (ACES). All Projects Staff - Research Engineers, Associates and Scientific Officers come under the cooperative umbrella of ACES. ACES encourages better awareness and cooperation across the different Projects and the Department.
The Department is constantly modernizing the infrastructure and lab facilities and is well supported in infrastructure and resources through the Institute as well as through Industry.
The Department has a faculty strength of 35, who encompass all the sub-disciplines of Electrical Engineering and are active in research in all the areas. They also collaborate with the faculty from other disciplines within and outside the institute. The research activity involves active participation from the students, faculty and the research engineers.
Admission:
For PhD Program, admission is made throughout the year. Admission is also encouraged in PhD program for external registration to the personnel of R&D establishments which are equipped with necessary laboratory, library and computational facilities.
Admission to M. Tech program is made once a year in July. Candidates with B.E./B.Tech. in Aerospace/Aeronautical, Mechanical, Civil, Chemical, Naval Arichitecture, Electrical, Electronics/Electronics and communication, Automobile, Metallurgy/Metallurgy & Material Science with valid GATE score can apply for M.Tech. program.
Admission for Sponsored Candidates from industries as well as research organisations is also available in both programs.
Post graduate Program in Aerospace Engineering
The M.Tech. program is designed to acquaint the student with the various aspects of Aerospace engineering through several courses, both introductory and in the specialized area followed by research, leading to a thesis on a topic in the area. A student in the M.Tech. program is required to complete at a satisfactory level, a minimum of 8 courses and 32 units (two semester load) of research leading to a thesis.
In the first and second semester, a student in the M.Tech. program will be registered for 8 courses (4 courses in each semester). Towards the end of the second semester he will be assigned to a field of specialization on the basis of his aptitude, background, and availability of the faculty. A thesis supervisor will also be assigned about the same time. In the third and fourth semester he will continue research work towards completion of his thesis.
The Ph.D. program is aimed at helping the student acquire proficiency in the chosen area through course work, followed by doctoral research. A Ph.D. student is required to complete a minimum of 4 courses and 32 units (two semester load) of research subject to a minimum total academic load of 4 semesters. He is also required to pass the Ph.D. comprehensive examination held on completion of his course work.
A student in the Ph.D. program will register for four elective courses, as advised by DPGC member belonging to his area of specialization, if thesis supervisor has not been decided at the time of registration. In other cases, he may register for thesis on the advice of supervisor. In the subsequent semester he registers for research and courses as advised by his supervisor. At the end of the course work the student will appear for the Ph.D. comprehensive examination, and continue his research towards completion of his Doctoral Thesis.
For admission related information, please visit http://www.iitk.ac.in/doaa/admissions.html
For information related to GATE exam, please visit http://www.iitk.ac.in/gate/
Contact Us:
Professor & Head
Department of Aerospace Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
Kanpur-208 016, UP (India)
Ph:+91-512-2597561, 2597689, 2597626(O)
Fax: +91-512-2597561
E-mail: kamle[AT]iitk.ac.in
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