Prospective Students

Department of Electrical Communication Engineering
Thank you for your interest to explore admission to the Department.

  • Eligibility and Information about admission to various ECE Programs
  • To apply for MTech and PhD programs through the regular admissions portal of IISc

Please see the above pages for the Admission brochure and for submitting your application.

Kindly note that our MTech (CN) program was changed to MTech (ECE) in 2021.  Kindly visit the page for an FAQ on this program.  Please visit pages on PhD., MTech (Research) or MTech (ECE) for frequently asked questions about these programs. Please write to office.ece @ iisc.ac.in if you have any other questions.  IISc launched an online MTech program on ECE in 2021.

Browse through the Academics and Research sections of this website to know about the degree programmes offered and the research carried out in the department.  The admission process (for all our programs) typically starts in February each year. Mid-year admissions for PhD program starts in October/November. Please see the IISc’s admissions website. You may need to qualify in appropriate examinations (for example GATE) to be eligible for admissions; make sure you follow the timeline for these examinations.
The following information is for candidates who have applied for Admissions in August 2023 .

RECENT UPDATES

M.Tech. ADMISSION

Please visit the program-specific websites for updated information on various programs: ECE, SP, MV, AI:

[14.04.2023] Admission to AI program is based on a written test on April 17th.  Candidates applied for other programs must appear for interviews to be included in the selection list.  These interviews will be held at the ECE department for ECE, EE for SP and ESE for MV programs this year.  We welcome shortlisted applicants of the ECE program for interviews during 18-21 April 2023.  Department will NOT be publishing a rank list.  Candidates must wait for announcement through the COAP portal as per schedule.

RESEARCH ADMISSION (MTech (Research) and PhD) 

[09.06.2023]  The following candidates have been provisionally recommended admission 

MTech (Research)

230102748*, 230102981, 230105239*

PhD

230100018, 230101490, 230101553, 230102044, 230102106, 230102374, 230102585, 230102741, 230102749, 230103323, 230103339, 230104722, 230105068, 230105881, 230107309, 230107628, 230108561, 230108741, 230108916

Congratulations to all selected candidates.  Please contact a faculty member if you have any questions/concerns.  The Department looks forward to welcoming you here in July/August.  Offer letters must have reached these candidates.  Please check your spam/junk folders if you do not see the offer letter in the inbox.

* These offers will be under the mode of entry: CFTI for M.Tech. (Res) in project 

[08.05.2023] Please scroll below for recordings of sessions

[05.05.2023]  Presentation made during the interaction with applicants of research program, August 2023.   Please use the meeting link shared earlier to join for the following sesions:

Day Time Topic Instructors
Monday May 8th 5:30 – 6:30 pm Linear Algebra Nagabhushan/Prasobh
Tuesday May 9th 4:00 – 5:30 pm Probability Janaky/Tejashree
Thursday May 11th 5:30 – 6:30 pm Transform Theory Nithin/Sravanthi
Friday, May 12th 5:30 – 6:30 pm Semiconductor physics, Analog circuits Easha/Arpita
Tuesday, May 16th 5:30 – 6:30 pm Calculus and Differential Equations Saurav/Mayank/Liza

If you missed some of these sessions please see below links to recordings.  

[14.04.2023] Please see Research Areas with open positions for August 2023 admissions.  Candidates shortlisted for interviews during May 22-27 will be intimated by the IISc Admissions Unit soon.  Department will be happy to engage with shortlisted applicants as they plan their travel for these interviews.   Please await an email from the department.   Please check your spam/junk folders.

[04.04.2023] The admissions unit will send out invitations to shortlisted candidates for in-person interviews scheduled during 22-27 May 2023.  We will update here research positions available with different faculty members of the department.  The department may hold an information session soon.  Please await further information. You may watch the recording of a similar event held recently.

For important dates for 2023 admissions, please visit the Deadlines page.

General Information about Research Admission Interviews for PhD/MTech (Research)

The Department will send an email to these candidates inviting them to participate in an online information session.

Please visit pages on Ph.D. or M.Tech. (Research) for frequently asked questions about these programs. Please write to office.ece @ iisc.ac.in if you have any other questions.

Before the interview you will be asked to fill a form to identify your preferred research area(s).  Kindly note that some research groups may not be admitting any student this year due to various constraints.  All candidates, across all research areas, will be examined on their analytical ability in two of the following areas of basic mathematics:

  • Calculus and Differential Equations
  • Matrix Analysis and Linear Algebra
  • Fourier, Laplace, and z-Transforms
  • Probability Theory and Random Processes
  • Discrete Mathematics (combinatorics, graphs).

In addition you will be asked fundamentals related to your selected research topic. Rather than reproducing answers from your memory you are expected to justify your answers with appropriate reason/logic.

Please visit the admissions pages of the Institute to apply for PhD positions in the Institute. The admission will be based on interview of candidates shortlisted as per Institute policies, from the list of eligible applicants.

Regarding your Travel to IISc: ECE dept, is on the road straight (around 1km) from our main gate located above CNR Rao/ BHEL circle.  Visitors may have to enter details at the gate, but your vehicle will be allowed to go inside the campus.  Here is our google map location.    Unfortunately, we will not be able to help you with accommodation.  Kindly make your own arrangements if you must stay overnight in Bangalore.

After the interview, candidates have the option to change the priority order of the departments that they had indicated in their application form.  Instructions for this is available in your call letter from teh Admissions Unit.

All the best!!!

Recordings of the interview familiarization sessions held during 8th to 12th May 2023

Linear Algebra: Prasobh Sankar & Nagabhushan

Topics covered

Probability: Janaky Murthy & Tejashree S 

Topics covered

Transforms: Sravanthi, Prasobh and Nithin

Topics covered

Devices, Circuits and Microwave

Calculus and Differential Equations

General Information about MTech ECE Admission Interviews

The Department will send an email to candidates shortlisted for the interview inviting them to participate in an online information session.

Please visit the M.Tech. (ECE) page for frequently asked questions about this program. Please write to office.ece @ iisc.ac.in if you have any other questions.

Kindly note that an applicant is eligible for admission to the MTech (ECE) program only if he/she attends the in-person interview at ECE, IISc. There is no written test for this program.

The technical in-person interview will be about 10-15 minutes long.  The aim of this interview is to assess your aptitude and suitability for the MTech (ECE) program.  You may be asked a few basic GATE-level technical questions to assess your technical knowledge and clarity of thought, as well as some non-technical questions to gauge your interests and suitability for the programme.

The IISc Admissions Unit will intimate you about the admission offers as per COAP schedules.

All the best!!!