Which branch is better, ECE or EEE

Hi Anant,

EEE involves electronics and electrical study while ECE involves study of electronics and some part of communications. In core companies, demand of EEE is more in comparison to ECE. Whereas ECE students can apply for IT companies as well. EEEstudents don't have much scope in IES whileECE students have.

Below are some differences that clear the confusion between ECE & EEE branches in terms of Scope, placement, availability etc.

ECE(Electronics & Communication Engineering)

• In ECE, Candidates deals with Electronics with some part of communication.
• ECE mainly deals with analog transmission, basic electronics, microprocessors, digital and analog communication, wave progression etc. It also deals with the manufacturing of electronic devices, circuits, and communications equipment.
• ECE as branch in most of the colleges.
• In the 2nd & 3rd year of the course, ECE mainly deals with digital electronics, embedded systems, control systems, VLSI design, and wireless and radio communication systems.
• In 4th Year, there will be elective subjects which deals with core knowledge of branch along with microprocessors & microcontrollers.
• ECE, the scope to land into government jobs is great.
• Electronics engineer can get a job in Central Government, State Governments and their sponsored corporations, private industries dealing in manufacture, sales and services of electronics consumer goods and appliances.

EEE(Electrical & Electronics Engineering)

• In EEE, Candidates deals with Electrical as well as electronics.
• EEE deals with Electrical technology and machines, circuit analysis, electronics, electromagnetism, electrical engineering materials, instrumentation, control systems, power engineering and transmission and distribution.
• EEE is a rare branch in terms of availability.
• In 2nd & 3rd year of the course, EEE mainly deals with EM principle, electrical machine, pulse, motors and generators, utilization of electrical energy, gear switching and protection, and power system
• In 4th Year, there will be elective subjects which deals with core knowledge of branch along with microprocessors & microcontrollers.
• In EEE the competition is not very tough and the availability of jobs too is good.
• Electrical graduates can get a job in Electricity Boards/Utility companies responsible for installation, maintenance, operation of power handling equipment and systems.

Top Recruiters for Electronics & Communication Engineering is as follows:

• In Public Sector Units (PSUs), the recruiters for ECE are BEL, DRMC.
• In Multi-National (MNCs), the recruiters are Siemens, Texas Instrument, Intel, Philips Electronics, Motorola, Samsung & Flextronics.
• DRDO, ISRO & IT Companies like Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Accenture, HCL Technologies & Tech Mahindra.

Top Recruiters for Electrical & Electronics Engineering is as follows:

• In Public Sector Units (PSUs), the recruiters are BHEL, NTPC, DMRC, NHPC, and Power Grid.
• State Electricity boards like APTRANSCO, APGENCO.
• Private companies such as Crompton greaves, Siemens, Hitachi, Jindal steel and power, reliance, I&T, TATA and Samsung engineering.

Both the engineering branches are equally good but it all depends upon the field of interest of an individual. Personally, I feel that the stream might be unique but the only thing a student should focus on is the future goal. Once, he is sure with that, he can then choose the stream of his choice.

Hope it helps.

THANK YOU.

Hello Anant

Both the engineering branches are equally good but it all depends upon the field of interest of an individual. Personally, I feel that the stream might be unique but the only thing a student should focus on is the future goal. Once, he is sure with that, he can then choose the stream of his choice.

ECE(Electronics and Communication Engineering) and EEE(Electrical and Electronics Engineering) are branches that sound quite similar. A lot of students, with an interest in Electronics, get confused while choosing between these two branches. Factually, among several Electronics derived branches EEE, ECE and EIE are top choices.

As the name clearly suggests, in EEE one has to study electrical engineering as well as electronics while in ECE one deals with electronics and some part of communication engineering.

EEE students don't have much scope in IES while ECE students have.

Hello Anant,

Many students face the dilemma of picking one from ECE and EEE. This baasicaba stems from lack of the pros and cons of the branch. I'll be providing you with a comparative analysis of both the branches and based on it and your interest you can pick what suits you best.

EEE (Electronics & Electrical Engineering) and ECE (Electronics & Communication Engineering) are the two very similar branches in Engineering and the choice is clearly hard to make.ECE deals with electronics and some part of communication engineering. However, EEE deals with electrical engineering as well as electronics.

Some points of comparison are:

• In ECE, Candidates deals with Electronics with some part of communication. In EEE, Candidates deals with Electrical as well as electronics.
• availability of ECE is higher in most of the colleges, EEE is a rare branch and hard to find in many colleges.
• EEE deals with Electrical technology and machines, circuit analysis, electronics, electromagnetism, electrical engineering materials, instrumentation, control systems, power engineering and transmission and distribution.ECE mainly deals with analog transmission, basic electronics, microprocessors, digital and analog communication, wave progression etc. It also deals with the manufacturing of electronic devices, circuits, and communications equipment.
• ECE uses the scientific knowledge of the behavior and effects of electrons to develop devices, Systems or equipment’s. Also contains basics on electrical machines and more on integrated circuits & communication systems. EEE is the study & application of electrical systems for use in different environments and contains basic electronics courses & more power system.
• In the 2nd & 3rd year of the course, ECE mainly deals with digital electronics, embedded systems, control systems, VLSI design, and wireless and radio communication systems. In 2nd & 3rd year of the course, EEE mainly deals with EM principle, electrical machine, pulse, motors and generators, utilization of electrical energy, gear switching and protection, and power system.
• Landing a good government job is posaposs with the ECE and with the EEE too it is possible to land up good job. So the job proappros for both the branches are relatively good .
• Electronics engineer can get a job in Central Government, State Governments and their sponsored corporations, private industries dealing in manufacture, sales and services of electronics consumer goods and appliances. Electrical graduates can get a job in Electricity Boards/Utility companies responsible for installation, maintenance, operation of power handling equipment and systems.

The job prospects of ECE are higher in IT sector while EEE is more in trend in the core companies.

Top Recruiters for ECE are:

In Public Sector Units , the recruiters for ECE are BEL, DRMC.In Multi-National, the recruiters are Siemens, Texas Instrument, Intel, Philips Electronics, Motorola, Samsung & Flextronics.DRDO, ISRO & IT Companies like Infosys, TCS, Wipro, Accenture, HCL Technologies & Tech Mahindra.

Top Recruiters for EEE are:

In Public Sector Units the recruiters are BHEL, NTPC, DMRC, NHPC, and Power Grid. State Electricity boards like APTRANSCO, APGENCO.Private companies such as Crompton greaves, Siemens, Hitachi, Jindal steel and power, reliance, I&T, TATA and Samsung engineering.

Keep in mind your passion, individual goals and the prospects when you pick any of the two branches. Both are good with their own sets of pros and cons, what matters is your long term goal.

Hope this was helpful.

All the best .have a bright future.