Discipline	Engineering
Program Level	Under Graduate (UG)
Qualification	Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)
Total Seats	60
Program Duration(in Months)	48
Classroom Hours	107
Examination/Course Pattern	semester
Program Description	Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering was established in the year 1993, with an intake of 60 students. The department has produced several university ranks including University first rank in the year 2004. The students intake of UG was increased to 120 in the year 2005. To promote higher education, a Post graduate Programme M.E (Applied Electronics) was started in the same year. In 2013 the Dept. has stared another PG degree Programme M.E., in the discipline of Communication Systems. The department also offers Research Programme. Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) is a swiftly advancing field, with new ideas emerging every other second. From mobile phones to fiber optics and remote sensing, there are exciting avenues to explore and create. The ECE department at St.Peter's Institute of Higher Education and Research prepares students for careers in this constantly evolving discipline, pursue leadership, technical, and management positions in a variety of industries Students have obtained placements at leading companies. Some are pursuing their higher studies in prestigious institutions in India and abroad. The ECE Department holds national and international conferences that function like informal think tanks. Faculty and students benefit from guest lectures on the latest innovations in both established and emerging fields. Campus interviews are conducted every year by leading software and hardware companies. The department has got well equipped Laboratories and Computer facilities along with high speed Internetwork.
Admission & entry requirements	Candidates who passed the Higher Secondary Examination with Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry conducted by the Government of Tamil Nadu or its equivalent in the relevant subjects as recognized by the Institute or any other equivalent Examination thereto and who appeared for the entrance test conducted by the University or approved institutions wherever prescribed are eligible for admission to Four Year B.E. Programme.  Candidates who passed Three Year Diploma in Technical Education in the concerned subject conducted by the Government of Tamil Nadu are eligible for admission to the Second Year of Four Year B.E. Programme in the relevant discipline.