Electrical & Electronics Engineering

  • UG INTAKE

    120

  • DURATION

    4 Years

B Tech electrical and electronics engineering students at nitte university

The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, established in 1987 offers the undergraduate programme BTech in Electrical and Electronics Engineering with an intake of 120 and MTech in Electric Vehicle Technology with an intake of 10. Researchers in this domain have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies like converter design GaN, SiC devices and the upcoming mobility systems like EV. Emphasizing practical learning, the department encourages the development of working prototypes that will be used in the campus. The department has well-qualified, dedicated faculty and has a well-connected alumni network. The state-of-the-art Laboratories in Power Electronics, Control Systems, Power Systems and High Voltage & Relay, cater to the requirements of all Electrical and Electronics Engineering students. Through collaborations with industries, seminars, conferences, workshops, STTPs, Summer Internships, and Faculty Development Programs are regularly organized to stay updated with current trends. The department also provides consultancy services to a few start-up companies in Power Electronics and motor drives.

Vision

Pursuing excellence in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, creating a research environment to promote innovation and address global challenges


Mission

The Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering is committed to

  • Equip students to face global challenges by excelling in a professional career and higher education
  • Offer high-quality graduate and post graduate programs in electrical & electronics engineering
  • Promote excellence in research, collaborative activities and contribute to social development with ethical values

To satisfy the mission of the Electrical & Electronics engineering program, the graduates will

  • Excel in professional career and / or higher education by acquiring knowledge in mathematical, electrical, electronics and computer engineering principles
  • Analyze real life problems, design electrical and electronics & multidisciplinary engineering systems and solutions that are socially acceptable
  • Inculcate and exhibit ethical values, communication skills and provide supportive and leadership roles in their profession to emerge as excellent professionals and adapt to current trends by engaging in lifelong learning to promote research
  • At the end of BTech in EEE program, the student will be able to

    PO1: Engineering knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics,science,engineering fundamentals,and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
  • PO2: Problem analysis: Identify,formulate,review research literature,and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics,natural sciences,and engineering sciences.
  • PO3: Design/development of solutions:Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety,and the cultural,societal,and environmental considerations.
  • P04: Conduct investigations of complex problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments,analysis and interpretation of data,and synthes is of the information to provide validc on clusions.
  • PO5: Modern tool usage: Create,select,and apply appropriate techniques,resources,and modern engineering and ITtools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
  • PO6: The engineer and society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assesssocietal,health,safety,legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
  • PO7: Environment and sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts,and demonstrate the knowledge of,and need for sustainable development.
  • PO8: Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
  • P09: Individual and team work: Function effectively a sanindividual,and as a member or leader indiverse teams,and in multidisciplinary settings.
  • PO10:Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society atlarge,such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation,make effective presentations,and give and receive clear instructions.
  • PO11: Project management and finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
  • PO12: Life-long learning: Life-long learning: Recognize the need for,and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent andl if e-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

    At the end of BTech in EEE program, the student will be able to

  • PSO1: Demonstrate the electrical and electronics engineering concepts by developing working models.
  • PSO2: To model, simulate and develop application specific systems to meet industrial /societal needs.

Facilities

Electrical Machines Laboratory

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Analog Signal Processing/Power Electronics/VEC Laboratory

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Microcontroller/ Control Systems Laboratory

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Network Lab/Instrumentation and Measurement Lab

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Basic Electrical Laboratory

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Electric Vehicle Laboratory

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Analog / Power Electronics Laboratory

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Logic Design / Microcontroller Laboratory

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Circuits / Measurements / Controls system

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High Voltage / Relay / Project

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Computer Laboratory

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Research / PG Laboratory

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For any information regarding the admissions,mail us at: info@nitte.edu.in

Faculty

Name Designation
Mr. JAYAPRAKASH KOTIAN FOREMAN
Mr.K ASHWATH KUMAR SENIOR LAB ASSISTANT
Ms. SANDHYA SENIOR LAB ASSISTANT
Mr. RAJANEESH SHETTY LAB ASSISTANT
Mr. NANDAN SHETTY LAB ASSISTANT
Mr. MANISH LAB ASSISTANT
Ms. AKSHITHA LAB ASSISTANT
Mr. AKSHAYA VK LAB ASSISTANT
Ms. SUJATHA SHETTY OFFICE ASSISTANT G - I
Mr. PRATHISH KUMAR ATTENDER
Ms. HEMAVATHI ATTENDER

Research

Research & Innovation Center

NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte provided Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering a premises in Research and Innovation Center to carry out research activities under Center for Design of Power Electronic Systems. The prime focus of the Center is to cultivate research habits amongst engineering students and also creates platform for students to have hassle free entry to the industries. The Center also provides consultancy to major players in the field of power electronics, EV and Automotive like Microchip Technology Inc., Hexmoto Controls Pvt. Ltd., Autoven Pvt. Ltd, CogVision and L&T Technology. The work involves design and implementation of motor control algorithm for permanent magnet synchronous motors, design and development of hardware for Battery Management Systems used in Electric Vehicle application, passive cell balance and battery parameter estimation. Following facilities are available in the Research centre.

Center for Design of Power Electronics Systems

Department is provided with 100 sq. mt area for research and development activities. Following facilities are available in the Research centre.

Product Development

JYESHTA-0-65, 5A, 325W Regulated Power Supply

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SOLAR STREET LIGHT SYSTEM

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Design and development of control card for Power Electronics application -MC56F84789 Control Card

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Micro-LABlet

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SAMYAK

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General Purpose Half Bridge Kit

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Power Absorber Unit

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Software

Name of the Software Image Users/Number
LABVIEW (Campus license) nitte 10
Campus Wide License nitte 10
PSIM: Pro-Power Electronics & Motor Drive Software (Network & Standalone) nitte 5
ORCAD PCB Design University Edition nitte 15
PSCAD nitte 25

Program

  • Duration - 4 years
  • Semester - 08
  • Intake - 120 Students

The Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering is an established Research Centre under VTU Belagavi since the year 2007 offering Ph.D programmes both Part-Time and Full-Time. So far, eight candidates have completed Ph.D and eight candidates have registered for Ph.D under the centre. The department has three of the faculty members recognized as VTU approved Research Supervisors. From the year 2022-23 Ph.D. degree is awarded by Nitte University and Six Faculty Members recognized as research supervisors under Nitte Deemed to be university with diverse research background and exposure, who are dedicated in fulfilling the varied research aspirations of the prospective researchers. There are Four students registered under for Ph.D. under the centre Nitte University.

Registered guides in Nitte University:
Sl.No. Guide Name Area
1 Dr. Nagesh Prabhu Power Systems, power Electronics, AI and ML applications to power systems
2 Dr. M Satyendra Kumar Shet Power electronics and drive systems, reliability of power electronics, energy management
3 Dr. Suryanarayana K Power electronics and control systems
4 Dr. Anitha Marina Colaco Design of power supply for LED, design of LED drivers, thermal management for LED luminaire, power electronics, electric vehicle
5 Dr. K Latha Shenoy Renewable energy, power electronics
6 Dr. Nayana Shetty Renewable energy sources, microgrid and smart grid, power electronics and applications, power system, electric vehicle and BMS

Students Placed

100% placement record for eligible students since 2021

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering takes the following measures towards campus placements:

  • Placement training is conducted for second year and third year students on General Aptitude Test , C programming and Technical Test.
  • Elixir – Hobby project exhibition: Students work on projects to demonstrate fundamental concepts and real-time applications to improve the technical skills.
  • Prior to the placement drive, mock interviews and resume screening are undertaken with final-year students.
  • Regular Alumni Interactions are organized to link department with new companies.
  • Industry equivalent internships are conducted in the Centre for Design of Power ElectronicSystems Laboratory of the department for interested students to get acquainted with industry culture.
International Placements
Sl.no Year Number of Unique Offers
1 2022-23 3
2 2023-24 9
3 2024-25 16

National Placements

Description 2024-25 (Ongoing) 2023-24 2022-23
Total Students in the final year 124 122 111
Students registered for placement 94 100 91
Number of offers 74 92 103
Number of Unique offers 71 87 58
Entrepreneurship 0 1 1
Number of students admitted for Higher studies 4 12 9
Total placement 76% 100 100%
Maximum Salary(Lakhs/Anum) 19.6 19.2 21
Median Salary(Lakhs/Anum) 4 4 4
Mean Salary (Lakhs/Anum) 4 4.72 5.86

Our Recruiters:

Core Companies Texas Instruments,Samsung Semiconductors, AMD, Lam research, Juniper Networks, Mercedes Benz, Daimler Truck, Tismo Technology Solution, Tata Elxsi, Hitachi Energy, JSW Group, L&T Technology Service,Hexmoto Controls Pvt ltd,Triphase Technologies Pvt Ltd,Bosch Global Software Technologies Pvt Ltd (BGSW),Summit Techodyne,HCL Technologies(Sankalp),Mirafra Technology Private Limited, Hexmoto Controls PvT Ltd, Allegion India, Evolute system, Ingersoll Rand India Ltd, Borosil, Intech additive solutions, PLMindishtech,Atria Power, Cadmaxx Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Tata Consulting Engineers,Lotus Power Gear, Redwing Labs, Vayavya Labs, Unimag Power Transformer Private Limited,Accord Global Technology Solutions, Dover India, Petrocon, Brevera Technlogies
IT companies Accolite Digital, Oracle India, Infosys, Accenture, LTIMindtree, MindTeck, Capgemini, Cognizant, Wipro, DXC Technology, Kyndryl, Tayana Software Solutions Pvt. Ltd, ROBOSOFT Technologies,HCL Technologies,SLK Software,PWC,Radarr Technologies, Khelgully Gaming Private Limited,Niveous Solutions, Semnox Solutions.
International Placement Taiyo Machinery Japan, NIDEC Read, NIDEC Instruments Japan,Kaijo Corporation Japan, Shibuya corporation Japan, TESEC Japan, TK engineerig Japan,Precision Electricals Co.(LLC) UAE, SHINTECH UAE, Taurani Holdings Dubai

Departmental Achievements

Patents

  • Mr. Anup Shetty, Dr. Suryanarayana K, Mrs. Swathi Hatwar H, Mr. Ravikiran Rao M, Mrs. Raksha Adappa, "DC BUS CAPACITOR PRE-CHARGE AND DISCHARGE CIRCUIT ",202341064522 03 November 2023
  • Dr. Suryanarayana K, Mr. Anup Shetty, Mrs. Swathi Hatwar H, "THREE PHASE THREE LEVEL INVERTER SYSTEM WITH INTERLEAVED SINGLE PHASE OUTPUT ", 202241069786, 15 December 2023
  • Anand Bhat B, "APP BASED VISION THERAPY TO CURE AMBLYOPIA USING ANAGLYPH GLASSES ", 202341083653,05 January 2024
  • Swathi K,Nagapriya Kamath, "AUTOMATED VEGETABLE SLICER SYSTEM ", 202441080583 A, 11 January 2024
  • Anand Bhat B, "HYDROGEN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE BASED SERIES HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE CONCEPT ", 202341086982, 12 January 2024
  • Mr. Anup Shetty, Dr. Suryanarayana K, "AN AUTOMATED WATER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND A METHOD THEREOF ", 202441003785, 9 February 2024
  • Mrs. Swathi Hatwar H, Mr. Anup Shetty, Dr. Suryanarayana K, "ADAPTIVE INTENSITY CONTROL OF SOLAR STREETLIGHT SYSTEM ", 202441003786, 9 February 2024
  • DR. M. Satyendra Kumar Shet, "ZERO EMISSION TWO-WHEELER TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM ", 202441016696 A, 22 March 2024
  • Dr.Dhananjaya B, "AN AI-ENHANCED CORRECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYSLEXIC HANDWRITTEN TRANSCRIPTS ", 202441073046, 10 April 2024
  • Anand Bhat B, "IOT BASED PARALYSIS TREATMENT DEVICE ",414650-001 [Design], 24 April 2024
  • Anand Bhat B, Pradeep Kumar, "FIRE SUPRESSION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY PACK USING NOVEC 1230 ", 202441036332, 17 May 2024
  • Anand Bhat B, "SOLAR DRYER FOR AGRICULTURAL HARVEST USING HYBRID PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMAL COLLECTOR ", 202441038608, 24 May 2024
  • Anand Bhat B, "INTELLIGENT BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS WITH IOT INTEGRATION ", 202441043722, 14 June 2024
  • Dr. Girisha Joshi, "SMART ELEVATOR SYSTEM ", 202441049330, 05 July 2024
  • Anand Bhat B, "HYBRID HYDRO-SOLAR POWER PLANT WITH FLOATING SOLAR COLLECTOR ", 202441050734, 05 July 2024
  • K. Latha Shenoy, "INTEGRATED HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES ", 20244105209, 12 July 2024
  • Dr. Dinesh Shetty, "POWER FACTOR CORRECTION SYSTEM ", 202441052953 A, 19 July 2024
  • Dr. Suryanarayana K, Mr. Anup Shetty, Mrs. Swathi Hatwar H, Mr. Ravikiran Rao M, Mrs. Raksha Adappa, "A COMPACT BATTERY EMULATOR FOR BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (BMS) VALIDATION", 202241074405, 13 January 2023
  • Dr. Dhananjaya B, "STATE OF ART PMBLDC CONTROL OF ELECTRIC SCOOTER PROPULSION ", 202341065196, 10 June 2023

Research and Development

Sl.No Title of the Project Funding Agency Year Amount Completed/Ongoing
1 Laboratory scale test bed for single machine infinite bus system K-FIST-1, VGST 2025 20,00,000 Ongoing
2 Ag/Mn3O4 doped graphite felts as advanced electrode materials for vanadium redox flow battery in electric vehicle application K-FIST-1, VGST 2020 15,00,000 Ongoing
3 Design and development of Borewell pump Automation System NMAMIT, Nitte 2021 50148 Completed
4 Design and Development of Solar Street Light Systems NMAMIT, Nitte 2021 1,38,000 Completed
5 Active power absorber for renewable energy sources validation NMAMIT, Nitte 2022 1,50,000 Completed
6 A compact high precision AC/ DC DIGITAL AMMETER NMAMIT, Nitte 2019 10000 Completed
7 Wind turbine emulator for microgrid NMAMIT, Nitte 2020 1,10,000 Ongoing
8 Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator NMAMIT, Nitte 2022 10000 Completed
9 Digital watt meter NMAMIT, Nitte 2022 10000 Not Completed
10 Digital Soldering Station NMAMIT, Nitte 2022 10000 Not Completed
11 Research project on Electric Vehicle NMAMIT, Nitte 2024 2,00,000 Ongoing
12 Automatic Digital AC & DC Voltmeter NMAMIT, Nitte 2022 10000 Not Completed

Recognition

  • Faculty with Doctoral Degrees from IISc and NITs.
  • VTU Recognized Research Center since 2006
  • Researchers Registered under VTU - Ph.D-07
  • Researchers Registered under Nitte Deemed to university- Ph.D-05
  • Scopus Indexed Publications – 29(2021-2025)
  • Total Publications in Peer Reviewed Journals / Conferences - 28(2021-2025)
  • No. of books/book chapters published - 2(2022-2025)
  • Faculty Development Program (FDP)
  • AREEV international confernece
  • Center for Design of Power Electronics Systems
  • MOU /Agreements – Hexmoto Controls Pvt. Ltd,Autoven, Brevera Technologies, LTTS and Gassol
  • Industry Consultancy – Hexmoto , Autoven and LTTS
  • Mentorship to NIDEC Japan

Faculty Achievements

  • Faculty members supervising Ph.D - 6
  • Faculty as Associate Editor in IEEE Access - 1
  • Reviewer in International Journals (IEEE/ Elsevier) -7(9 Journals)
  • Faculty as Members of BoS of other Institutions – 3
  • Research Publication – 21(2021-2024)
  • Chapter in Book – 2 (Springer Publications)
  • Faculty associated with Industrial Consultancy – 8
  • Resource Persons for Expert lecture delivered: 8
  • Dr.NageshPrabhu- Delivered VTU Edusat Lecture- 1
  • Faculty visited Foreign University (Research front ) : 2
    • Ritsumeikan University : 1
    • Penstate University : 1

Students Achievements

  • GATE Exam cleared from 2021-2025: 09 Students
  • Project select for for exhibition in 46th series of Student Project Programme (SPP): 2022-23 by KARNATAKA STATE COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, Indian Institute of Science Campus, Bengaluru
  • KSCST Projects fundings – 05 from 2022 to 2025
  • VTU Finance Assistance of - 04 from 2021 to 2023
  • Students Publications in International Conferencesfrom 2021 to 2025: 18
  • Total of 5 students Visited RitsumeikanUniversity Japan for Student Exchange Program from 2018 to 2025.
  • Ms. Saanya D Shetty (Naval Subunit) from 6th Sem EE has completed Pre-All India Yachting Regatta Camp in 2022

Sports Activities

  • Represented VTU in National Level sports events : 02
  • University Level Players: 04 (08 events)
  • 40 prizes won during 2014-2023
  • Ms. Saanya D Shetty(Naval Subunit) from 6th Sem EE has completed Pre-All India Yachting Regatta Camp in 2022

Technical Activities

  • 92 prizes won during 2021-2025

Clubs & Chapters

ELITES the student body of Electrical & Electronics Engineering Department provides opportunity for the students to build leadership qualities, team work, and personality development and exhibit professional and technical skills. It conducts invited talks, seminars, workshops and technical events which helps seeking suitable career. The Major events under ELITES are:

  • GEOMITRA - A competition to enhance the mathematical and logical problem-solving skills of the students is conducted every year.
  • Seminar Week and Invited Lectures are conducted from Faculty / Researchers from Reputed Institutions, Practicing Engineers from Industry and Alumni working in Industries are held every year to keep pace with the present technological changes
  • Skill development programs - Workshops conducted for students to train them in learning software tools
  • Technical/Sports Events –Inter/Intra department competitions
  • Our Alumni Our Pride - A series of technical talks by Alumni

ELIXIR - A student project exhibition organized every year involving hobby projects and projects related to subjects build by the students of E&E. The expenditure for conducting ELXIR is sponsored by alumni of the Department and the event has become a major attraction in the college. Snapshots of 11th edition Elixir held on 27 and 28 November 2023. More than 100 projects built by all the students of the department were displayed and demonstrated.

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Geomitra - A competition to enhance the mathematical and logical problem-solving skills of the students is conducted every year. Glimpses of Geomitra 2024, organized on 3 February 2024 at Sir. MV Block. The event saw enthusiastic participation of more than 250 students of the college.

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E-Ruchi - A cooking without fire competition organized for the students to showcase their culinary skills

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Fight of Racquets - Annual Badminton tournament conducted at the Sadananda Open-air auditorium

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Ayudha Pooja - The festival is celebrated in the department with great fervor and joy on the auspicious day of Mahanavami.

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Swacchata Abhiyan - Pictures from the annual cleanliness drive organized by the department on 13th September 2023.

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Open Mic 2024 - Be it dancing, singing, stand-up comedy, shayari or something else, Open mic provides a stage for the students to display their talent

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Seminar Week - A week-long series of seminars by reputed speakers and alumni, providing valuable insight to the students on recent trends, emerging technologies, life skills and more.

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Open Mic- Glimpses of Open Mic 2022 , conducted at Shambavi Seminar Hall.

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Induction Program - Informative and fun-filled day for newly joined students of the department.

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Teachers Day - Glimpse of teacher’s day celebration held on 5 September 2023.

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Kaushalya - Introductory session held at the beginning of each semester giving the students an overview about the theory and lab courses

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Cache It 2024 - Organized on 10th January 2024, A Gaming event where participants’ memory power and knowledge is tested to its limits

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Product Launch:Test Jig - A tool developed by faculty for verifying the proper working of moving coil voltmeter, ammeter and wattmeter.

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Consultancy Capabilities

  • Power Electronics Applications to Power Systems
  • Power Electronics Application to industrial drives control
  • Renewable Power and its integration
  • Embedded System Applications to Power Electronic Control
Sl.No Indusry Area of Interaction Faculty
1 NIDEC R&D, Placements Dr. Suryanarayana K
2 Hexmoto Control R&D, Consultancy projects , UG / PG Projects, Placements Mr. Anup Shetty, Dr. Suryanarayana K
3 AUTOVEN R&D, Consultancy projects Mr. Ravikiran Rao M
4 Udupi Muncipality Corperation Electrical Installation Inspection Dr. Dinesh Shetty, Mr. Ravikiran Rao M
5 NIDEC Mentorship Dr. Girisha Joshi
6 LTTS R&D Dr. Suryanarayana K, Ms. Swathi Hatwar, Dr.Girisha Joshi
7 GASSOL Consultancy projects Dr. Suryanarayana K, Ms. Swathi Hatwar, Mr. Ravikiran Rao
8 Brevera Technology Mentorship Dr. Suryanarayana K, Mr. Mahabaleshwara Sharma, Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Mr.Anand Bhat

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