Programme Overview
Electrical Engineering covers the generation, transmission, distribution and use of electrical power — the least glamorous and most indispensable branch of engineering. In a region of sugar mills, paper units and cold storage, plus a state pushing hard on solar, our graduates rarely struggle to find core work.
The department's distinguishing asset is the campus itself. MIT runs a 1.2 MW rooftop solar installation, and final-year Electrical students help operate and maintain it as part of their coursework. That appears on their CVs as commissioning and maintenance experience rather than a lab exercise, and recruiters notice.
One 2020 graduate put it plainly in our alumni survey: "Working on the campus solar plant as a student is why I got hired by a renewable energy firm."
What You Will Learn
- Circuit theory and network analysis
- Electrical machines — DC, induction, synchronous
- Power systems analysis and protection
- Power electronics and drives
- Control systems and instrumentation
- Switchgear, substations and distribution
- Solar PV design and grid integration
- Industrial automation, PLC and SCADA
- Energy audit and efficiency management
- Electrical estimation and safety codes
Curriculum — Year by Year
Common engineering first year, preceded by the compulsory three-week bridge course.
- Engineering Mathematics I & II
- Engineering Physics & Chemistry
- Basic Electrical Engineering
- Engineering Mechanics
- Programming for Problem Solving (C)
- Engineering Graphics & Design
- Professional Communication
- Electrical & Workshop Labs
The machines core, taught with a fully equipped machines laboratory. Placement preparation begins in semester four.
- Network Analysis & Synthesis
- Electrical Machines I & II
- Electromagnetic Field Theory
- Electronic Devices & Circuits
- Electrical Measurement & Instrumentation
- Signals & Systems
- Machines & Measurement Labs
- Mini-project I + summer internship
Students choose a specialisation track. Substation and mill visits run each semester.
- Power System Analysis I & II
- Power Electronics
- Control Systems
- Switchgear & Protection
- Electrical Drives
- Microprocessors & Applications
- Department Elective I & II
- Mini-project II + second internship
Includes rostered operation and maintenance duty on the campus 1.2 MW solar plant. Semester eight is a six-month industry internship.
- Renewable Energy & Grid Integration
- Industrial Automation, PLC & SCADA
- High Voltage Engineering
- Energy Audit & Management
- Capstone Project (two semesters)
- Six-month industry internship
- Department Elective III & IV
- Open Elective (any department)
Specialisation Tracks
Renewable Energy
Solar PV sizing, inverters, storage and grid integration, taught on the campus's own 1.2 MW installation.
Power Systems & Protection
Load flow, fault analysis, relay coordination and substation design for distribution utilities.
Industrial Automation
PLC programming, SCADA, motor control and drive selection — the skill set regional mills ask for most.
Power Electronics & EV
Converters, chargers and motor drives, run jointly with the Mechanical department's EV test bench.
Laboratories You Will Use
- Electrical machines lab
- Power systems & protection lab
- Power electronics & drives lab
- Campus 1.2 MW solar plant (live)
- PLC & automation lab
- Measurement & instrumentation lab
Careers & Placement
In the 2025 cycle, 93% of eligible Electrical students received at least one offer, with a median package of ₹5.0 LPA and a highest of ₹12 LPA. Electrical has the second-highest public-sector conversion after Civil.
- Electrical Design Engineer
- Plant / Maintenance Engineer
- Solar Project Engineer
- Automation & Control Engineer
- Energy Auditor
- Testing & Commissioning Engineer
- Public sector — UPPCL, NTPC, railways, SSC-JE
- Higher study — M.Tech, MBA
Recruiters for this branch: Havells, Adani Green, Tata Power Solar, Siemens channel partners, Schneider Electric, Triveni Engineering, Bajaj Hindusthan, UPPCL contractors and 55 more.
Head of Department
Prof. Devendra Panwar
M.Tech in Power Systems from NIT Hamirpur with twenty-two years of teaching experience. He supervised the commissioning of the campus solar plant and runs the student maintenance roster on it.