DEPARTMENT PROFILE
HISTORY AND MILE STONES
The dept. of electrical Engineering was established in the year 1959, since the inception of the
Institute. The dept. developed state of the art Infrastructure, thanks to the liberal assistance
received in the formative years under UNESCO aid through UNDP and later from MHRD, GOI
through several schemes like institutional network scheme (INS), MODROBS, R& D, thrust area
programme and TEQIP phase-1 and 2.The dept. had the fortune of well trained and dedicated
faculty due to whose sustained efforts the dept. enjoys a position of eminence in the field of
technical education. The post graduate programmes of the dept. were started in the year 1964
coinciding with the 1st outgoing batch of the under graduate course. The establishment of the
PG courses has contributed significantly to the research and consultancy activities of the dept.
Going by the mission and vision of the institute, the dept. always endeavored to contribute
significantly to the growth of technical education in this area in tune with this objective the
dept. organized a number of fresher courses tailor made for industries and utilities like BHEL,
APSEB, TATA power companies, VSP etc. The dept. also organized several continuing education
programmes [