M.Tech in Digital Communication Engineering Syllabus

M.Tech in Digital Communication

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M.Tech in Digital Communication Engineering Syllabus

M.Tech Digital Communication Course Details

M.Tech in Digital Communication is a two-year postgraduate program designed to delve deep into the realm of contemporary electronics and communication methods. This specialized curriculum aims to equip students with advanced knowledge and skills in designing, analyzing, and utilizing digital communication circuits and systems. Throughout the program, students will explore topics such as digital electronics, modern DSP, antenna theory and design, error control and coding, advanced embedded systems, and computer architecture, empowering them to tackle real-world challenges in the telecommunications industry.

The curriculum also provides an overview of fundamental modulation techniques, orthogonal frequency division multiplexing, and channel coding methods, with a particular emphasis on convolutional coding. Practical exercises and research opportunities enhance students' abilities to innovate and adapt to evolving technologies in the field.

Eligibility for this program requires candidates to hold a BE/B.Tech degree or its equivalent from a recognized university, with a minimum aggregate of 50%. Some prestigious institutes may conduct entrance exams for admission.

Suitable candidates for the M.Tech Digital Communication program possess skills in various digital platforms such as WordPress CMS, Google Analytics, and social media networks like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. They exhibit a strong aptitude for multitasking, teamwork, and problem-solving, along with the flexibility and integrity necessary to thrive in dynamic environments.

Upon completion of the program, graduates are poised for versatile opportunities in both industry and research and development. They can pursue careers in wireless communication, satellite communication, fiber optic communication, real-time and embedded system design, microwave and antenna design, and advanced digital signal processing. Moreover, they are equipped to address practical challenges in digital communication and related fields, employing standard techniques and innovative approaches gleaned from literature and practical experience.

Enroll in our M.Tech Communication program to gain up-to-date knowledge and expertise in the field of communication. Our comprehensive curriculum, guided by experienced instructors and enriched with practical training, will empower you to navigate the complexities of the digital sphere with confidence. Unleash your potential and embark on a rewarding journey in communication technology.

Admission Process
The Objective of the Course
Course Outcomes at Indus University
Laboratories for Practical
Opportunities in Future
Placement Cell at Indus

Admission Process

25% of the sanctioned strength of Management & NRI quota will be filled up on the basis of merit as per the eligibility criteria decided by AICTE & Gujarat State Government and procedure laid down by ACPC.

Eligibility Criteria 

The following requirements are part of the M.Tech Digital Communications eligibility requirements:

The following requirements are part of the M.Tech Digital Communications eligibility requirements:

-They need to achieve the minimum overall score needed for admission to their undergraduate programme.

-The entrance exam for the M.Tech in Digital Communications is administered both nationally and at the college level.

Course Duration

2 Years (4 Semesters)

Intake

18 Seats

The Objective of the Course

  • To equip students with the knowledge and technical skills they need to work with cutting-edge VLSI, Embedded Systems, and Digital Communication technologies.
  • To encourage students' entrepreneurial learning and to pursue further education and research.
  • To show that they have the critical thinking and communication skills required to carry out their duties in an ethical manner and contribute to the long-term sustainability of society.
  • To be able to pick up and use new technologies in an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work environment to find creative answers to issues in the real world.
  • To be knowledgeable about current developments in advanced communication security and capable of employing digital communication principles to solve real-world problems.
  • To adjust to new multidisciplinary design and prototyping needs in order to enhance the technological realm of IC technologies.

Course Outcomes at Indus University

Engineering knowledge: Use your understanding of physics, math, engineering fundamentals, and your chosen engineering speciality to solve challenging engineering challenges.

Problem analysis: The foundational principles of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering sciences are used to identify, formulate, study research material, and analyse difficult engineering problems. The goal is to come to justified findings.

Solution Development and Design: Designing complicated engineering problems' solutions as well as system elements or processes that satisfy the required requirements while taking into account public health and safety and cultural, socioeconomic, and environmental factors is essential.

Conduct Complicated Issue Investigations: To come to reliable findings, use research-based knowledge and research techniques, such as experiment design, data analysis and interpretation, and information synthesis.

Use of modern tools: Develop, pick, and apply appropriate methods, resources, and modern engineerings and IT tools, such as modelling and prediction, to complicated engineering tasks while being aware of their limitations.

Laboratories for Practical

Instrumentation & Control Laboratory

This laboratory has the objective to familiarize the student with the operation of basic laboratory instrumentation such as energy meter, multimeter, frequency counter, voltmeter, ammeter and also with personal computers and circuit simulators such as Pspice. Another goal is to re-enforce theoretical knowledge with practice and vice-versa, and also to learn correct laboratory procedures and techniques. This is accomplished by building, testing, and taking measurements on simple circuits. In the lab students have “hands on” experience on how to correctly connect circuits, and how to use the various laboratory equipment for the desired measurements & testing.

Laboratories Conducted:

  • Electronics Measurements and Instrumentation Lab
  • Optical Communication Lab
  • Microprocessor and Interfacing Lab

Major Equipments:

  • Bridges and Transducers, Energy Meter, Multimeter, Digital Storage Oscilloscope, Frequency Counter, Voltmeter, Ammeter

Electronics & Communication Laboratory

This laboratory deals with the analysis and manipulation of signals. Signals can be either analog, in which case the signal varies continuously according to the information, or digital, in which the signal varies according to a series of discrete values representing the information. For analog signals, signal processing may involve the amplification and filtering of audio signals for audio equipment or the modulation and demodulation of signals for telecommunications. For digital signals, signal processing may involve the compression, error checking and error detection of digital signals. The equipments like DSOs, CROs, function generators, and communication trainer kits are available in this laboratory.

Laboratories Conducted:

  • Analog Communication Lab
  • Digital Communication Lab
  • Basic Electronics Lab
  • Video Engineering Lab

Major Equipments:

  • Color TV Trainer, Analog Communication Trainer, Digital Communication Trainer, Rectifiers, DSO and basic Testing Equipments

Signal Processing & Simulation Laboratory

This laboratory takes care of the understanding and hands on training of various signal processing techniques and algorithms. It provides ample opportunities for a student to understand various projects of many signal processing techniques. Students are encouraged to develop algorithms and implement both in MATLAB and DSP Processors. In addition to the above mentioned functions, this laboratory also facilitates students to carry out minor and major projects in the area of signal processing.

Laboratories Conducted:

  • Image Processing Lab
  • Digital Signal Processing Lab
  • MATLAB Simulation Lab
  • Wireless Communication Lab

Major Equipments & Softwares:

  • Digital Storage Oscilloscope, Function Generator, CDMA Trainer Kit, GSM Trainer Kit
  • MATLAB, P-Spice, Orcad, Multsim, Xilinx

Antenna & Microwave Laboratory

This laboratory gives an exposure about antenna design and circuits operating at RF or higher frequencies. Microwaves today affect everyone. When we make a telephone call across the country or watch television, microwaves help. Communication, health care, national security, alarm systems, clocking the speed of cars by police – all require microwaves and are better understood by students after doing practical experimentation in the laboratory. Students are given hands-on practice on HFSS software to model and optimize the various microwave components & different practical antennas.

Laboratories Conducted:

  • Antenna & Waveguide Propagation Lab
  • Microwave Engineering Lab
  • Satellite Communication Lab
  • Radar Engineering Lab

Major Equipments & Softwares:

  • Digital Storage Oscilloscope, Function Generator, Power Supply, Microwave Test Bench
  • HFSS Software, CST Software

Digital & Network Laboratory

This laboratory enables the students to understand practical and physical concepts of digital and electronics equipment. Thus it helps to make them a good supervisor for location and replacement of the faulty components. The importance of microprocessor based systems is well established. With the advent of microprocessors only the world of Digital Computers has found its place in every sphere of life. There are numerous applications of this technology in industries for control and efficient running of machineries. It is therefore essential that the students who read about this technology should also perform experiments to acquaint themselves with the actual working.

Laboratories Conducted:

  • Digital Electronics Lab
  • Digital System Design Lab
  • Computer Networks Lab

Major Equipments & Softwares:

  • Digital Electronics Trainer Kit, Digital Storage Oscilloscope, Power Supply, Function Generator
  • MATLAB Software, Packet Tracer, Wireshark, Xilinx

Analog Electronics Laboratory

This laboratory involves the design and testing of electronic circuits that use the electronic properties of components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes and transistors to achieve a particular functionality. This laboratory provides the basic hands-on-training at the undergraduate level.

Laboratories Conducted:

  • Basic Electronics Lab
  • Analog Electronics Lab
  • Electronics Workshop Lab
  • Linear Integrated Circuits Lab

Major Equipments:

  • Consumables Materials like Resistors, Transistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Linear ICs.
  • Multimeter, Digital Storage Oscilloscope, Frequency Counter, Voltmeter, Ammeter

Internet of Things (IoT) Laboratory

The Internet of Things is ushering in a new era of technology and is set to change consumer habits and the way business is conducted. The aim of this laboratory is to  make devices and objects smarter by linking them to the internet. The basic building blocks of IoT Network includes development boards like Arduino and Raspberry Pi and are the most advanced credit card sized computers with all the features that a computer is supposed to have. Students can browse, play games and develop mobile or desktop applications with a system configured with such development boards. This Laboratory has Arduino and Raspberry Pi boards with different communication protocols and interfacing sensors.

The objective of this laboratory is to understand the definition and significance of the Internet of Things and its Architecture and to develop the skills of Arduino Programming  and Raspberry Pi for implementing Embedded System Applications

Laboratories Conducted:

  • Arduino & Raspberry-Pi Lab
  • IoT and Applications Lab

Major Equipments:

Arduino, raspberry pi, ESP32, ESP8266 Wifi Module, various sensors viz, temperature, pressure, LDR, Light, IR sensor, etc along with GSM/GPRS, Xbee and Bluetooth module for implementation of IoT applications.

Opportunities in Future

Digital Manager: This person is in charge of organising and carrying out all web, SEO/SEM, marketing databases, email, social media, and display ad campaigns. They are also in charge of creating and maintaining a social media presence, spotting trends and sights, and optimising performance based on insights.

Communication Officer: Charged with communicating with a variety of target audiences, including customers, journalists, investigators, suppliers, and the community; advising other staff members and managers on communication tasks; and developing a wide range of products and corporate communication materials using written and verbal skills.

Digital marketing Associates: They are in charge of managing a company's digital marketing initiatives and ensuring that its online marketing campaigns are running well.

Requirement Analyst: In order to determine the operational and application needs for a system's typical functions as well as faults, the requirement analyst must communicate with a number of people in various organisational roles.

Digital E-Commerce Manager: In charge of managing a group of web designers and software developers that establish the website's look and feel and the online transaction system and of communicating a consistent brand image that draws clients by promoting sales online.

Placement Cell at Indus

Indus University has an autonomous vertical - Training & Placement Department (T & P Dept.) - that connects two vital ends: education and the industry. It exemplifies a link between schools and university constituent associations (entry-level input) and the sector (output-end at the finishing level).

The Training and Placement Department was established in 2006. It was previously affiliated with the Indus Institute of Technology & Engineering until becoming a part of the Indus University in 2012.

The Training and Placement Department is the hub for career assistance for students from all programmes and streams at the university. It provides students with overall career solutions by encouraging them to choose and pursue their ideal vocations.


25% of the sanctioned strength of Management & NRI quota will be filled up on the basis of merit as per the eligibility criteria decided by AICTE & Gujarat State Government and procedure laid down by ACPC.

Eligibility Criteria 

The following requirements are part of the M.Tech Digital Communications eligibility requirements:

The following requirements are part of the M.Tech Digital Communications eligibility requirements:

-They need to achieve the minimum overall score needed for admission to their undergraduate programme.

-The entrance exam for the M.Tech in Digital Communications is administered both nationally and at the college level.

Course Duration

2 Years (4 Semesters)

Intake

18 Seats

  • To equip students with the knowledge and technical skills they need to work with cutting-edge VLSI, Embedded Systems, and Digital Communication technologies.
  • To encourage students' entrepreneurial learning and to pursue further education and research.
  • To show that they have the critical thinking and communication skills required to carry out their duties in an ethical manner and contribute to the long-term sustainability of society.
  • To be able to pick up and use new technologies in an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary work environment to find creative answers to issues in the real world.
  • To be knowledgeable about current developments in advanced communication security and capable of employing digital communication principles to solve real-world problems.
  • To adjust to new multidisciplinary design and prototyping needs in order to enhance the technological realm of IC technologies.

Engineering knowledge: Use your understanding of physics, math, engineering fundamentals, and your chosen engineering speciality to solve challenging engineering challenges.

Problem analysis: The foundational principles of mathematics, the natural sciences, and engineering sciences are used to identify, formulate, study research material, and analyse difficult engineering problems. The goal is to come to justified findings.

Solution Development and Design: Designing complicated engineering problems' solutions as well as system elements or processes that satisfy the required requirements while taking into account public health and safety and cultural, socioeconomic, and environmental factors is essential.

Conduct Complicated Issue Investigations: To come to reliable findings, use research-based knowledge and research techniques, such as experiment design, data analysis and interpretation, and information synthesis.

Use of modern tools: Develop, pick, and apply appropriate methods, resources, and modern engineerings and IT tools, such as modelling and prediction, to complicated engineering tasks while being aware of their limitations.

Instrumentation & Control Laboratory

This laboratory has the objective to familiarize the student with the operation of basic laboratory instrumentation such as energy meter, multimeter, frequency counter, voltmeter, ammeter and also with personal computers and circuit simulators such as Pspice. Another goal is to re-enforce theoretical knowledge with practice and vice-versa, and also to learn correct laboratory procedures and techniques. This is accomplished by building, testing, and taking measurements on simple circuits. In the lab students have “hands on” experience on how to correctly connect circuits, and how to use the various laboratory equipment for the desired measurements & testing.

Laboratories Conducted:

  • Electronics Measurements and Instrumentation Lab
  • Optical Communication Lab
  • Microprocessor and Interfacing Lab

Major Equipments:

  • Bridges and Transducers, Energy Meter, Multimeter, Digital Storage Oscilloscope, Frequency Counter, Voltmeter, Ammeter

Electronics & Communication Laboratory

This laboratory deals with the analysis and manipulation of signals. Signals can be either analog, in which case the signal varies continuously according to the information, or digital, in which the signal varies according to a series of discrete values representing the information. For analog signals, signal processing may involve the amplification and filtering of audio signals for audio equipment or the modulation and demodulation of signals for telecommunications. For digital signals, signal processing may involve the compression, error checking and error detection of digital signals. The equipments like DSOs, CROs, function generators, and communication trainer kits are available in this laboratory.

Laboratories Conducted:

  • Analog Communication Lab
  • Digital Communication Lab
  • Basic Electronics Lab
  • Video Engineering Lab

Major Equipments:

  • Color TV Trainer, Analog Communication Trainer, Digital Communication Trainer, Rectifiers, DSO and basic Testing Equipments

Signal Processing & Simulation Laboratory

This laboratory takes care of the understanding and hands on training of various signal processing techniques and algorithms. It provides ample opportunities for a student to understand various projects of many signal processing techniques. Students are encouraged to develop algorithms and implement both in MATLAB and DSP Processors. In addition to the above mentioned functions, this laboratory also facilitates students to carry out minor and major projects in the area of signal processing.

Laboratories Conducted:

  • Image Processing Lab
  • Digital Signal Processing Lab
  • MATLAB Simulation Lab
  • Wireless Communication Lab

Major Equipments & Softwares:

  • Digital Storage Oscilloscope, Function Generator, CDMA Trainer Kit, GSM Trainer Kit
  • MATLAB, P-Spice, Orcad, Multsim, Xilinx

Antenna & Microwave Laboratory

This laboratory gives an exposure about antenna design and circuits operating at RF or higher frequencies. Microwaves today affect everyone. When we make a telephone call across the country or watch television, microwaves help. Communication, health care, national security, alarm systems, clocking the speed of cars by police – all require microwaves and are better understood by students after doing practical experimentation in the laboratory. Students are given hands-on practice on HFSS software to model and optimize the various microwave components & different practical antennas.

Laboratories Conducted:

  • Antenna & Waveguide Propagation Lab
  • Microwave Engineering Lab
  • Satellite Communication Lab
  • Radar Engineering Lab

Major Equipments & Softwares:

  • Digital Storage Oscilloscope, Function Generator, Power Supply, Microwave Test Bench
  • HFSS Software, CST Software

Digital & Network Laboratory

This laboratory enables the students to understand practical and physical concepts of digital and electronics equipment. Thus it helps to make them a good supervisor for location and replacement of the faulty components. The importance of microprocessor based systems is well established. With the advent of microprocessors only the world of Digital Computers has found its place in every sphere of life. There are numerous applications of this technology in industries for control and efficient running of machineries. It is therefore essential that the students who read about this technology should also perform experiments to acquaint themselves with the actual working.

Laboratories Conducted:

  • Digital Electronics Lab
  • Digital System Design Lab
  • Computer Networks Lab

Major Equipments & Softwares:

  • Digital Electronics Trainer Kit, Digital Storage Oscilloscope, Power Supply, Function Generator
  • MATLAB Software, Packet Tracer, Wireshark, Xilinx

Analog Electronics Laboratory

This laboratory involves the design and testing of electronic circuits that use the electronic properties of components such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes and transistors to achieve a particular functionality. This laboratory provides the basic hands-on-training at the undergraduate level.

Laboratories Conducted:

  • Basic Electronics Lab
  • Analog Electronics Lab
  • Electronics Workshop Lab
  • Linear Integrated Circuits Lab

Major Equipments:

  • Consumables Materials like Resistors, Transistors, Capacitors, Inductors, Linear ICs.
  • Multimeter, Digital Storage Oscilloscope, Frequency Counter, Voltmeter, Ammeter

Internet of Things (IoT) Laboratory

The Internet of Things is ushering in a new era of technology and is set to change consumer habits and the way business is conducted. The aim of this laboratory is to  make devices and objects smarter by linking them to the internet. The basic building blocks of IoT Network includes development boards like Arduino and Raspberry Pi and are the most advanced credit card sized computers with all the features that a computer is supposed to have. Students can browse, play games and develop mobile or desktop applications with a system configured with such development boards. This Laboratory has Arduino and Raspberry Pi boards with different communication protocols and interfacing sensors.

The objective of this laboratory is to understand the definition and significance of the Internet of Things and its Architecture and to develop the skills of Arduino Programming  and Raspberry Pi for implementing Embedded System Applications

Laboratories Conducted:

  • Arduino & Raspberry-Pi Lab
  • IoT and Applications Lab

Major Equipments:

Arduino, raspberry pi, ESP32, ESP8266 Wifi Module, various sensors viz, temperature, pressure, LDR, Light, IR sensor, etc along with GSM/GPRS, Xbee and Bluetooth module for implementation of IoT applications.

Digital Manager: This person is in charge of organising and carrying out all web, SEO/SEM, marketing databases, email, social media, and display ad campaigns. They are also in charge of creating and maintaining a social media presence, spotting trends and sights, and optimising performance based on insights.

Communication Officer: Charged with communicating with a variety of target audiences, including customers, journalists, investigators, suppliers, and the community; advising other staff members and managers on communication tasks; and developing a wide range of products and corporate communication materials using written and verbal skills.

Digital marketing Associates: They are in charge of managing a company's digital marketing initiatives and ensuring that its online marketing campaigns are running well.

Requirement Analyst: In order to determine the operational and application needs for a system's typical functions as well as faults, the requirement analyst must communicate with a number of people in various organisational roles.

Digital E-Commerce Manager: In charge of managing a group of web designers and software developers that establish the website's look and feel and the online transaction system and of communicating a consistent brand image that draws clients by promoting sales online.

Indus University has an autonomous vertical - Training & Placement Department (T & P Dept.) - that connects two vital ends: education and the industry. It exemplifies a link between schools and university constituent associations (entry-level input) and the sector (output-end at the finishing level).

The Training and Placement Department was established in 2006. It was previously affiliated with the Indus Institute of Technology & Engineering until becoming a part of the Indus University in 2012.

The Training and Placement Department is the hub for career assistance for students from all programmes and streams at the university. It provides students with overall career solutions by encouraging them to choose and pursue their ideal vocations.

FAQs

Does the M.Tech in Digital Communication Engineering require the GATE?

Many institutions offer merit-based admission (aggregate marks in the qualifying exam). GATE is, therefore, not required for those pursuing an M.Tech in Digital Communication.

What is the pay for an M.Tech in Digital Communication?

Depending on the sector and degree of experience, a post-graduate in digital communication and networking can anticipate a beginning salary ranging from INR 4,00,000 to INR 12,00,000.

What is the M.Tech in Digital Communication program scope?

After earning an M.Tech in Digital Communication, there are numerous job opportunities in the service industry, telecom industry, broadcasting, civil aviation, railways, software companies, research and development, and so on.

After a B.Tech in ECE, which is preferable: an MBA or M.Tech?

Depends on your goals for the future. It will make more sense if you intend to work in a corporate setting if you have an MBA. However, an M.Tech is advised because it would open up more career opportunities because communications and networking is a key engineering fields.

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