The Electronics Department came into existence in 1999 with the introduction of the B.Sc. (General) course in Electronics or Electronics (General). Subsequently, in 2001, a B.Sc. (Honours) course in Electronic Science, also known as Electronics (Honours), was introduced. From the session 2023-24, Major, Minor, IDC (Interdisciplinary Course) and CVAC (Common Value Added Course) courses in Electronics have been introduced, following the recommendation of the new education policy (NEP). All the courses have been running successfully till date.

The department has two dedicated laboratories for conducting practical experiments as also to conduct university practical examinations as an external centre. The department also shares classrooms and a dedicated computer laboratory room with the computer science department. The department also shares computer facilities in the form of computers and printers with the Computer Science department. It has a dedicated high speed wi-fi connection for use by the teachers and students alike. The department has a departmental library of its own with a good collection of books which are borrowed by the students on a regular basis.

In addition to physical classes inside the departmental premises, online classes through Google meet are also held. Learning Management Systems (LMS) like Google classroom and Moodle are made use of to supplement classroom teaching. In addition to theoretical topics, students pursuing Electronics learn to perform a host of practical experiments with an array of electronic instruments. They learn circuit simulation using electronic simulators and numerical computing using MATLAB or Scilab. They also have the opportunity to develop and hone their programming skills using languages like Python, C, Fortran and Java, as part of a revamped curriculum.

Students of Surendranath Evening College pursuing courses in Electronics acquire the skillset required to take up jobs in the industry or to pursue post graduate degrees like M.Sc. in Electronics, M.Sc. in Information Science, M.Sc. in Data Science etc. Over the years, many students of the department have performed well in the university exams, have gone on to pursue higher studies and found good jobs in academia, industry or in other fields, both in India and abroad.

Courses and syllabi

Courses presently being taught under the aegis of CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) framework introduced by the UGC (University Grant’s Commission) in 2018 are:
(i) 3 Year (6 semester) B.Sc. (Honours) course in Electronics (previously named Electronic Science)
(ii) 3 Year (6 semester) B.Sc. (General) course in Electronics

CBCS syllabus for courses (i) and (ii) above

Courses presently being taught under the aegis of the Curriculum and Credit Framework (CCF) of the New Education Policy (NEP), introduced from the session 2023-24 are:

(i) 4-year (8 semester) Major course in Electronics with/without Research and with exit option
(ii) 3-Year (6 semester) MDC multi disciplinary course with Electronics and with exit option
(iii) One semester IDC interdisciplinary course named Fundamentals of Electronics
(iv) One semester CVAC common value added course named Domestic Applications of Electronics

NEP CCF syllabus (for first two semesters) for courses (i), (ii) and (iii) above

NEP CCF CVAC DAE syllabus (for semester II) for course (iv) above

Students pursuing Electronics Honours or Major can also choose to have any one subject from Physics, Computer Science and Mathematics, as a secondary minor or general subject.

Add-on/certificate course:
Add-on/certificate course on “How to build an app for an Android mobile phone”

Faculty

Class routine

Apart from the classes scheduled as per routine, special online classes are held over Google Meet on request from the students, as and when required. Students are also encouraged to interact with their teachers over Google Classroom to find answers to any of their academic queries.

Resource links for CVAC Environmental Education (ENVS 02) paper for 2nd semester CCF students:
CVAC ENVS 02 syllabus topic-wise resource links ☜ ☜

Resource links for CVAC Domestic Applications of Electronics (DAE) paper for 2nd semester CCF students:
CVAC DAE syllabus topic-wise resources ☜ ☜

Question Bank for 1st semester CCF students (with relevant links):

A video resource to help introduce students to Python programming through an example:

Study materials accessible through our college LMS:

More study materials available on external website maintained by departmental faculty member(s) ☜ ☜

Since its inception, students pursuing Electronics or Electronic Science (as it was earlier called) course in our college have been quite successful in building careers for themselves in diverse fields. Many have pursued higher studies in the form of post graduate B.Tech. (lateral entry) courses in Radio Physics and Electronics, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Information Technology etc. as also masters’ courses (M.Sc.) in Electronics, Electronic Science, (M.C.A.) in Computer applications etc. from reputable institutes. A few have even gone on to complete Ph.D. degrees from prestigious institutes like IITs. Past students are employed as software professionals in reputable companies like IBM, Wipro, Cognizant, LTIMindtree etc. Some are on the faculty of engineering and other colleges while some have chosen to be teachers in schools. Some have landed up with government jobs as well, while a few have pursued their own interests independently.
In short, our department has had quite a good placement record.

Higher studies and placement data for few of our past students:

Name of student	Higher studies and/or present placement
Sayan Naskar	Cleared CUET (P.G.) exam in 2023; Selected in M.Sc. course in Institute of Informatics and Communication, University of Delhi; Presently pursuing: M.Sc./B.Tech. (lateral entry) in Information Technology at Rajabazar Science College, Calcutta University.
Ankit Jha	Presently pursuing: M.C.A. at GLA University (NAAC A+), Mathura, Uttar Pradesh.
Supriyo Ghosh	Presently pursuing: 3-Yr B.Tech. (Lateral Entry) in Electronics and Communication Eng. at Netaji Subhas Engineering College, Techno India group, Garia, West Bengal.
Md Zawed	Presently pursuing: M.Sc. in Electronics, under Calcutta University, at Dinabandhu Andrews College, Garia, West Bengal.
Souvik Biswas	Secured permanent job in Indian Postal Service, Central Government of India.
Suman Bera	M.C.A. from Techno Main (Techno India Group), Salt Lake, Kolkata. Presently Junior Engineer at LTIMindtree (Larsen & Toubro), Mumbai.
Ayan Ghosh	M. Sc. Electronic Sc., from Rajabazar Science college, University of Calcutta, M.Tech. VLSI Design & Embedded System, KiiT University, Orissa, Presently VP Technology, Visionary for Osure and Healthsmart, Grey Medical Labs Inc.
Aniket Ghosh	M.Sc., Electronic Sc., Vidyasagar University, West Bengal. Presently: Ariba Consultant at Deloitte, Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
Srijan Chatterjee	M.Sc. Electronics from DAVV, Indore, M.Tech. VLSI Design and Embedded System from KIIT University. Presently: Production Assistant in Concept Flexible Packaging LLC, Dubai.
Subhadip Kanjee	Inspector, Labour Department, Govt. of West Bengal Labour Welfare Facilitation Center, Panskura 1 Dev. Block, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal.
Anisha Gupta	M.Sc. Electronic Science, University of Calcutta Presently: Teacher, Physics Sree Jain Vidyalaya for Girls, Howrah.
Arindam Halder	M.Tech in Radio Physics & Electronics from Rajabajar Science College, University of Calcutta. Presently: SSA(G), Aviation Electronics Inspection Specification & Documentation Authority, Directorate General of Aeronautical Quality Assurance, Ministry of Defence, Govt. of India.
Souvik Saha	M.Tech. from West Bengal University of Technology, PhD. From National Institute of Technology, Patna. Presently: Associate Professor at University of Engineering and Management, Jaipur.
Shantanu Saha	M.Tech. from Institute of RadioPhysics and Electronics, Rajabazar Science College, Kolkata Ph.D. form IIT Bombay, Post Doc from Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA Presently: Associate Professor (MURTI Faculty Fellow) in Dept. of Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering at GITAM School of Technology, GITAM University, Hyderabad, India.
Subhajit Majumder	WASE fellow Wipro Technologies, MS: Software Engineering, BITS Pilani, Technology Specialist, Cognizant.
Raju Ghosh	B.Tech. (Lateral entry) in Applied Physics (Opto-electronics) from Rajabazar Science College, University of Calcutta. Presently: Data Architect at Tech Mahindra

Latest publications:

Abhijit Poddar:

* ‘A Smartphone based Remote-Lab cum Topic-Specific Learning
Management System’ IEEE Xplore, 2022 IEEE Region 10 Symposium (TENSYMP), Mumbai, India, 2022, pp.
1-6, doi: 10.1109/TENSYMP54529.2022.9864424.
* ‘A Smartphone Controlled Experiment to determine the Energy Band
Gap of a Semiconductor using Novel Graphical Techniques’, IEEE Xplore, pp. 256-261, 2020, doi:
10.1109/IBSSC51096.2020.9332211.
* ‘Covid-19 Data Visualization and Data Analytics with a Smart
Standalone Mobile Application’, IEEE Xplore, pp. 1-6, 2020, doi:
10.1109/INDICON49873.2020.9342143.
* ‘A microcontroller interfaced smartphone application to perform and
analyze a laboratory experiment in real time’, IEEE Xplore, pp. 1-6, 2020, doi:
10.1109/UPCON50219.2020.9376531.
* ‘Reducing Carbon Footprint with a Knowledge-Based Smart Graphing
Application’, IEEE Xplore, pp. 163-168, 2020, doi: 10.1109/INDISCON50162.2020.00043.
* ‘Taking E-learning to the lab: Simulating a lab experiment in Physics’,
IEEE Xplore, pp. 741-744, 2016, doi: 10.1109/IC3I.2016.7918059.

Debasis Singha:

* ‘Sensitivity study of staggered heterojunctions based SRG TFET
sensor’, 2017 Devices for Integrated Circuit (DevIC), 2017, pp. 681-684, doi:
10.1109/DEVIC.2017.8074036.

Add-on courses:
1. How to build an app for an android mobile phone

Resources

The YouTube resource below has been created to help learn how to make an app without writing a line of code using Glide:

Another YouTube resource below has been created to help learn how to make a simple app using Google Appsheet without writing any code as before:

Online Quiz Event on 25th January 2024: