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BTech ECE salary packages in IITs and NITs range from 10 lakh to 50 lakh. The salary packages vary based on the college, recruiter, performance of candidates, and other factors. Careers360 collected details on BTech Electronics and Communication Engineering salary packages from official sources. According to the information collected by Careers360, ECE candidates from NIT Warangal and NIT Tiruchirappalli received the highest salary package of approximately 52 lakh in 2023-24. Refer to the provided table for details on ECE packages. Along with Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) is another popular branch among students. It too posts very high placement rates as well as salaries, only in terms of minimum salary it remains the lowest as compared to other engineering branches.
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Based on data obtained through an Right To Information(RTI) application, Careers360 analysed the placement trends for this branch of engineering in 2023-24 across top engineering colleges. All the colleges mentioned in the table are the topmost in the country, as ranked by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF 2024).
Institute Name | Maximum Annual Salary | Minimum annual salary | Average annual salary | Placement offers accepted by students | Students placed (in percentage) |
2,600,000 | 400,000 | 1,080,000 | 66 | 75% | |
1,400,000 | 600,000 | 1,190,827 | 25 | _ | |
600,000 | 500,000 | 540,000 | 7 | 36.67% | |
1,000,000 | 600,000 | 775,000 | _ | 40% | |
2,800,000 | 600,000 | 1,204,000 | 11 | 27.50% | |
2,800,000 | 760,000 | 1,310,000 | 15 | 41.67% | |
2,500,000 | _ | 1,131,000 | _ | 78.57% | |
IIIT Nagpur | 1,600,000 | 400,000 | 980,000 | 24 | 45% |
2,100,000 | 460,000 | 1,184,000 | 11 | 25.58% | |
2,000,000 | 550,000 | 1,110,000 | 26 | 74.30% | |
6,000,000 | 510,000 | 1,380,000 | 35 | _ | |
6,400,000 | 1,000,000 | 2,030,000 | 39 | 78% | |
5,103,000 | 720,000 | 2,097,000 | 83 | 61.48% | |
4,492,000 | 400,000 | 1,142,000 | 82 | 53.24% | |
3,750,000 | 500,000 | 1,637,000 | _ | 51.79% | |
6,000,000 | 600,000 | 1,312,000 | 25 | 55.10% | |
5,100,000 | 600,000 | 1,619,000 | 60 | 61.85% | |
2,000,000 | 300,000 | 956,000 | 15 | 37.50% | |
2,660,000 | 450,000 | 837,000 | 61 | 58.25% | |
4,400,000 | 500,000 | 1,257,000 | 88 | 83.81% | |
5,100,000 | 600,000 | 1,458,000 | 54 | 35.29% | |
1,200,000 | 300,000 | 705,000 | 12 | 43.75% | |
1,167,000 | _ | 661,000 | 15 | 79% | |
4,492,000 | 400,000 | 1,142,000 | 82 | 53.24% | |
1,500,000 | 500,000 | 914,000 | 24 | 48% | |
4,200,000 | 384,000 | 1,229,000 | 56 | 57.73% | |
4,400,000 | _ | 1,257,000 | 13 | _ | |
1,257,000 | 530,000 | 1,528,000 | 79 | 46.75% | |
5,289,000 | 650,000 | 2,300,000 | _ | 97.60% | |
5,289,000 | 700,000 | 2,360,000 | 135 | 90% |
Here is the B.Tech ECE placement data for top engineering colleges. The table shows the salary packages offered to BTech Electronics & Communication Engineering students during the placement drive 2021- 2022.
Institute Name | Maximum Annual Salary in lakhs | Minimum Annual Salary in lakhs | Average Annual Salary in lakhs | Placement Offer Accepted by Students |
NIT Rourkela | 66.25 | 3.6 | 17.68 | 44 |
NIT Raipur | 55 | 5.1 | 11.87 | _ |
IIT Dhanbad | 51.03 | 5.40 | 24.65 | 100 |
IIT BHU | 48.36 | 18.00 | 29.61 | 95 |
NIT Hamirpur | 42.00 | 6.50 | 13.81 | 75 |
VNIT Nagpur | 32.85 | 3.37 | 12.2 | 117 |
NIT Sikkim | 24.8 | _ | 8.79 | 28 |
NIT Puducherry | 18.26 | 5 | 10.63 | 41 |
NIT Meghalaya | 15 | 7.5 | 9.9 | 22 |
As per previous year's placement data, the ECE branch's placement rate is quite impressive compared to the other branches of engineering. Among the eight colleges that shared placement data 2020-21, for the analysis, the placement percentage for ECE ranged from around 70 to 100 per cent. The highest placement took place at the IITs. But for the below graph, IIT Kharagpur and NIT Surathkal did not share how many students enrolled for the placement process and have been removed from the list.
ECE Overall Placement Information
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IIT Roorkee, one of the oldest engineering colleges, had a low placement rate compared to other newly-established colleges for ECE branch. But as per data shared with the NIRF, many IIT Roorkee students go for higher studies, which could be one explanation for the low placement percentage.
IIT-ISM Dhanbad, where the programme is relatively new, showed the lowest placement percentage for ECE. IIT Kharagpur remains at the top of the placement rate table just like its NIRF rank.
BTech Placement: ECE Engineering 2020-21 (In %)
Institution | Overall Average Placement Rate (%) | ECE- Placement % |
IIT Kharagpur* | 85.79 | 100 |
IIT ISM Dhanbad | 68 | 69.44 |
IIT Roorkee | 74 | 87.65 |
IIT Guwahati | 77.91 | 92 |
NIT Rourkela | 89 | 94.44 |
NIT Surathkal | 91.98 | 91.67 |
NIT Calicut | 87.3 | 98.26 |
Jadavpur University** | 75 | 80.88 |
Average | 81.12 | 88.11 |
*IIT Kharagpur - Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering
**Jadavpur university- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
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IIT Roorkee and IIT ISM Dhanbad had more students registered for placement than the number of students enrolled. It may be because of some lateral entry of students after the enrollment process.
BTech In ECE Placement In Numbers
Institution | Enrolled | Registered | Placed | % Placed Registered | % Placed Enrolled |
IIT Kharagpur* | - | 47 | 47 | 100 | - |
IIT ISM Dhanbad | 105 | 108 | 75 | 69.44 | 71.43 |
IIT Roorkee | 78 | 81 | 71 | 87.65 | 91.03 |
IIT Guwahati | 79 | 75 | 69 | 92 | 87.34 |
NIT Rourkela | 44 | 36 | 34 | 94.44 | 77.27 |
NIT Surathkal | - | 84 | 77 | 91.67 | - |
NIT Calicut | 149 | 115 | 113 | 98.26 | 75.84 |
Jadavpur University** | 76 | 68 | 55 | 80.88 | 72.37 |
Total | 531 | 614 | 541 | 88.11 | 101.88 |
*IIT Kharagpur - Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering
**Jadavpur university- Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering
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After Computer Science and Engineering, ECE is the branch most in demand. However the two are clearly not entirely on par because there is a difference of almost Rs 6,00,000 in the average salary offered to the two groups.
ECE branch had better average salary than the overall average salary package of all the below-mentioned engineering institutes.
ECE Engineering Salaries (In Lakh Per Annum)
Branch wise Average Salary | Overall Average Salary | ECE Average Salary | Variance (In %) |
IIT ISM Dhanbad | 12 | 17.13 | 29.95 |
IIT Guwahati | 19.35 | 24.2 | 20.04 |
NIT Rourkela | 7.7 | 10.19 | 24.44 |
NIT Surathkal | 11.67 | 14.06 | 17 |
NIT Calicut | 8.51 | 12.19 | 30.19 |
Average | 12.81 | 16.91 | 24.53 |
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In 2020-21, the highest maximum salary among any of the branches of these colleges was received by the students of the ECE department of IIT Guwahati.
ECE : Maximum and Minimum Annual Salary (In Rs Lakh)
Institute | Maximum Salary (In Rs Lakh) | Minimum Salary (In Rs Lakh) |
IIT ISM Dhanbad | 45.03 | 5.58 |
IIT Guwahati | 69.36 | 7 |
NIT Rourkela | 45 | 3 |
NIT Surathkal | 12 | 3.5 |
NIT Calicut | 35 | 3.5 |
Average | 41.28 | 5.10 |
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IIT Kharagpur, IIT Roorkee and Jadavpur University did not disclose their salary information.
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