The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering was established in the year 2008 with a vision to develop competent professionals to meet the global challenges in modern engineering society. At present it offers a 4-year B.E. Electronics and Communication Engineering programme with a sanctioned intake of 120 students, M.E Applied Electronics programme with a sanctioned intake of 9 students and Ph.D programme.
The Laboratories are equipped with latest technology in the fields of Electronic Devices and Circuits, Digital Electronics, Linear Integrated Circuits, Microprocessors and Microcontrollers, Digital Signal Processing, Communication System, VLSI, Embedded Systems, Optical & Microwave that offer opportunities on a wide range of hardware and advanced software packages.
The Department has a team of committed faculty members with sound knowledge in the areas of Applied Electronics, Communication systems, VLSI, Embedded Systems, Signal processing and Networking. The Department encompasses professional technical associations such as IEEE, IETE and ISTE chapters which provide students the platform to learn professional and soft skills.
Dr.C.Venkatesh was graduated his Bachelor's Degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from University of Madras in 2001 and his Masters in Process Control and Instrumentation Engineering in 2004 from Annamalai University. His doctorate is in the field of Wireless Communication from Anna University, Chennai in May 2014. He has completed his Master of Business Administration in Systems from Periyar University in the year 2012.
He has 20 Years of experience in teaching, research and administration. He is a recognized Research Supervisor with Anna University, Chennai. Dr.C.Venkatesh has published 40 research papers at various National, International Journals and Conferences. Currently he is guiding 7 Ph.D scholars in Anna University, Chennai and two scholars have completed Ph.D under his supervision. He has organized many Conferences, Technical Symposiums, Seminars and Workshops. He is an active member of societies like IEEE, IAENG and ISTE. His areas of research interest include Wireless Communications & Networks, Antennas and Signal Processing.