Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Head of Department: Dr. S Dawnee, Professor
About the Department
Overview
The department was started in the year 1962 along with the establishment of the Institute. In 2003, the Department has been recognized as a Research Centre by Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi and offers Ph.D and MS (by Research) programs. UG programme has been accredited by NBA since 2001. The department is recognized as QIP center by AICTE. The department has 12 well-qualified faculty members. The entire faculty holds PhD degree specialized in diversified areas of Electrical and Electronics Engineering like Power Systems, Power Electronics, Control Systems, Nanoscience etc. The faculty members are doctorates from various esteemed institutions like IISc, Bangalore, NITK, Surathkal, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry and Jain University, Bengaluru. In addition, the department is actively involved in research, testing and consultancy. The focus of the department is to impart quality technical education to students in UG, PG and Ph.D levels based on OBE. Many technical activities are in place to enhance both technical and communication skills for students and staff.
The Department has several laboratories including High Voltage , Electrical Machines , Building Automation, Power Electronics, Digital electronics, Microprocessors and Digital Signal processing Lab. The department also has industry supported labs like Schneider Centre for Building Automation and NI Labview Academy. The faculty has several publications and patents to their credit. The faculty has received external grants from various funding agencies like DST, AICTE, TiH IIT Bombay etc. Consultancy work has been carried out for several organizations including Aeronatical Development Agency, Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. The department has stalwarts from various academic institutes and industry including IISc, Bangalore, NITK, Surathkal, GE Healthcare, Accenture, Dover India Ltd, AMD, Intel, PR&DC etc contributing towards curriculum development and design.
Vision
To excel in engineering education and research, inculcating professional ethics in students and emerge as leaders globally in the field of electrical & electronics engineering.
Mission
The mission of the department is to produce graduates who will:
- Be able to apply their knowledge to identify and solve problems arising in any domain.
- Be able to contribute to research and developmental activities in frontier areas.
- Master innovative skills to be entrepreneurs.
Programmes Offered
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Department Faculty
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Labs & Infrastructure
Electrical Machines Lab
Electrical Machines Lab
Power Electronics Lab
Power Electronics Lab
Control Systems Lab
Control Systems Lab
Power Systems Simulation Lab — MATLAB/PSCAD
Power Systems Simulation Lab — MATLAB/PSCAD
High Voltage Engineering Lab
High Voltage Engineering Lab
Renewable Energy Lab
Renewable Energy Lab
Microcontroller & Embedded Lab
Microcontroller & Embedded Lab
Electrical Measurements Lab
Electrical Measurements Lab
Top Recruiters & Industry Collaboration
Top Recruiters
Industry Partners / Collaborations
ABB
Schneider Electric
Siemens
Delta Electronics
Placements
Research Areas
Publications
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Optimal capacity configuration and scheduling of Wind-PV-battery-based EV charging stations using advanced Optimized Deep Learning Considering Time-of-Use Pricing and Demand Response with Performance Benchmarking
Mr Arjun, N Mohan, C Nagaraj, KR Sathish, DP Somashekar · Journal of Energy Storage · 2026
Achievements
- 2024 — Accreditation & Ranking
- 2023 — Research Excellence
- 2022 — Industry Collaboration
Board of Studies
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