IET Lucknow ECE Department | VLSI, DSP, Communication Labs & Placement Guide

Department Overview

The Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering (ECE) at IET Lucknow carries the prestige of one of Uttar Pradesh's premier government engineering institutions. The department delivers rigorous training in electronics design, signal processing, communication systems, and VLSI engineering — areas at the cutting edge of global technology.

As a government college ECE department, IET Lucknow benefits from stable, highly experienced faculty — most PhD holders from IITs — a tradition of academic excellence, and a placement reputation that opens doors at semiconductor companies, defence research organizations, and telecom firms nationwide.

Three landmark laboratories define the ECE experience here: the VLSI Design Lab with Cadence and Xilinx FPGA tools, the DSP Lab with MATLAB and TI DSP kits, and the Communication Systems Lab equipped with modulation/demodulation hardware and spectrum analyzers.

6.5 LPA

ECE Average Package

30 LPA

Highest Package

82%

Placement Rate ECE

15+

GATE Qualifiers/Year

HOD's Message

"Electronics and Communication Engineering is at the heart of every modern technology — 5G, VLSI chips, satellite systems, embedded IoT. Our department at IET Lucknow equips students with both the deep theoretical foundation and the hands-on laboratory skills to thrive in this rapidly evolving field."

— Prof. (Dr.) A.K. Pandey, Head of Department, ECE, IET Lucknow

Faculty Profiles

#	Name	Designation	Specialization	PhD
1	Prof. (Dr.) A.K. Pandey	Professor & HOD	VLSI Design, Microelectronics	✅ IIT BHU
2	Dr. Sushma Tiwari	Professor	Digital Signal Processing	✅ IIT Kanpur
3	Dr. Alok Tripathi	Associate Professor	Communication Systems, OFDM	✅ NIT Allahabad
4	Ms. Kavita Yadav	Assistant Professor	Embedded Systems, RTOS	Pursuing (AKTU)
5	Dr. Pradeep Kumar	Associate Professor	Antenna Design, Microwave	✅ IIT Roorkee
6	Mr. Amar Nath	Assistant Professor	Analog Electronics, Op-Amps	Pursuing
7	Ms. Ritu Verma	Assistant Professor	Satellite Communications, GPS	Pursuing
8	Dr. Sanjay Mishra	Associate Professor	Power Electronics, Drives	✅ HBTU Kanpur
9	Mr. Hemant Gupta	Assistant Professor	IoT, Wireless Sensor Networks	Pursuing
10	Ms. Poonam Chandra	Assistant Professor	FPGA Design, Verilog/VHDL	Pursuing

Semester-wise ECE Subjects (AKTU)

Semester	Core Subjects
Sem 1	Mathematics-I, Physics, Basic Electrical Engineering, Engineering Drawing, Communication Skills
Sem 2	Mathematics-II, Chemistry, Basic Electronics, C Programming, Environmental Science
Sem 3	Mathematics-III, Electronic Devices & Circuits, Digital Electronics, Signals & Systems, Network Analysis
Sem 4	EM Theory, Analog Communication, Control Systems, Microprocessors & Microcontrollers, Linear ICs
Sem 5	Digital Communication, VLSI Design (CMOS), Antenna & Wave Propagation, DSP, Open Elective-I
Sem 6	Wireless & Mobile Communication, Embedded Systems (ARM), Optical Fibre, Microwave Engineering, Open Elective-II
Sem 7	Advanced VLSI, 5G Networks, IoT Systems, Dept Elective-I, Major Project Phase-1
Sem 8	Satellite Communication, Radar Systems, Dept Elective-II, Major Project Phase-2, Industrial Training

Lab Facilities

🔲 VLSI Design Lab

Cadence Virtuoso, Xilinx Vivado, FPGA development boards; RTL-to-GDSII flow, synthesis and verification practicals.

📊 DSP Lab

MATLAB & Simulink, TI TMS320 DSP kits; digital filter design, FFT, convolution, audio processing experiments.

📡 Communication Systems Lab

AM/FM/PM modulators, digital modulation trainers, spectrum analyzers; analog & digital communication experiments.

🤖 Embedded Systems Lab

ARM Cortex-M4, STM32, Arduino, Raspberry Pi; RTOS programming and IoT prototyping projects.

⚡ Analog Electronics Lab

Op-Amp ICs, transistor characteristics, CRO, function generators; Sem 3–4 electronics circuit practicals.

🌊 Microwave & RF Lab

Microwave test bench, waveguide components, VNA network analyzer; Sem 6 microwave engineering experiments.

Placement Statistics