Deccan Education Society's
Fergusson College (Autonomous), Pune
Affiliated to Savitribai Phule Pune University, UGC - College with Potential for Excellence (CPE) UGC- College of Excellence (CE)
UGC Special Heritage Status, DBT - STAR Status College, DST - FIST Supported Science Departments
NAAC accredited “A” Grade (3.62 CGPA on 4 point scale)
NIRF Ranking : 42nd (2020) 35th (2017) 19th (2018) 27th (2019)
AISHE Code : C - 41431
Electronics Science
About the department
Established in year 1985, department of Electronic Science has become one of the most fascinating and active department on the college campus. Electronic Science subject is developed with a focus on bridging the gap between Science and Engineering and Technology. The Undergraduate course in Electronic Science was introduced in 1985 and Postgraduate course in 1992. The department is also a recognized research center under University of Pune from 1998. Vocational Electronic Equipment Maintenance (EEM) subject was introduced in 2000 at UG level to enhance the Entrepreneur skills. The department boasts of highly qualified faculty involved in teaching as well as research and consultancy projects. The department has well-equipped laboratories and a departmental library with good collection of books and journals. The UG, PG and research students are exposed to core as well as specialized courses in Electronic Science such as Microcontrollers, Embedded systems, Power Electronics, Mechatronics, Industrial process control, Digital signal/image processing and communication and networking.
Programs offered
| Sr. No. | Courses | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | B.Sc. (Electronic Science) | 3 years degree course |
| 2. | B.Sc. (Electronic Science) | 3 years degree course- With Vocational Electronic Equipment Maintenance (EEM) |
| 3. | M.Sc. (Electronic Science) | 2 years degree course |
| 4. | M. Phil. (Electronic Science) | 2 years degree course |
| 5. | Ph.D. (Electronic Science) | 4 years degree course |
Facilities
Electronic Science Department has Eight well equipped laboratories: General Electronics Lab-I & II, Special Electronics Lab, Microcontroller and Computer Lab, PG Electronics Lab, Embedded system Lab, Electronics Research and Development Lab, PICC Electronics Lab. The departmental library contains four sections: UG, Vocational EEM, PG and research.Student activities
Electronic Science Department subject association carries out various activities for the benefit of the students. These include:- Essay competition,
- Problem solving sessions,
- Poster competition,
- Electronic study circle,
- Electronic project competition,
- Open book examination,
- e-Expert Competition,
- National science day activity,
- Guest lectures,
- Educational Excursion.
- SPEED activities
- Elektra-Annual Electronic Exhibition
Alumni Activities
- Get together
- Prizes to Meritorious students
- Special lectures
- Industry-Academia meet
Membership
- Society of Promotion of Excellence in Electronics Discipline (SPEED)
- Instrumentation Society of India
- IAPT and IPA
The research center of the department is established in year 1998. Till date center has received research grants worth Rs. 85 Lakhs from various funding agencies like- DAE, DST, UGC, ISRO, BCUD-UoP etc. More than 8 students have completed M.Phil./Ph.D. from the research center. Currently, 7 students are working for their Ph. D. program.
Focus Research Areas
- Smart Instrumentation
- Embedded systems
- Wireless Sensor Network
- Power line communication
- Digital signal / image processing
List of Recognized research guides
| Sr. No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1. | Dr. N. M. Kulkarni |
| 2. | Dr. M. S. Zambare |
| 3. | Dr. S. P. Khedkar |
Research facilities / instruments
| No. |
Name Instrument / Equipment |
|---|---|
| 1. | Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) |
| 2. | Low temperature Four-probe resistivity setup |
| 3. | Reconfigurable Data collecting networked platform |
| 4. | Crossbow WSN base stations |
| 5. | Crossbow WSN nodes |
| 6. | Spectrum analyzer (1-3 GHz) |
| 7. | Digital storage oscilloscope |
| 8. | NI-based DAS |
| 9. | NI-based real time RIO platform for HIL |
| 10. | Computers |
| 11. | Printers |
| 12. | Microcontroller platforms – 8051, PIC, AVR, ARM & Rabit core |
| 13. | Microwave generation / measurement setup |
| 14. | Robotic systems |
| 15. | PLCs |
| 16. | Softwares- MATLAB/Labview/VLSI design tools and Microcontroller / Embedded System design tools |
Please Note
Internal Examination Paper-pattern
Total Marks Per Paper - 20
Total Marks Per Paper - 20
- Multiple Choice Questions- 5 Marks
- True Or False - 5 Marks
- Answer any 5 out of 7- 10 Marks (2 Marks Each)
All The Best
Dr. Nitin Madhukar Kulkarni
(M.Sc. Ph.D.)
Vice Principal and Head Of the Department, Associate Professor in Electronic Science
Teaching Faculty
Dr.Vijay Popat Labade
(M.Sc. M.Phil. Ph.D)
Controller of Examinations, Assistant Professor, Dept of Electronic Science
Teaching Faculty
Note: Biodata of any of the above mentioned faculty member can be downloaded by clicking on their name.
Dr. Nitin Madhukar Kulkarni, Vice Principal and Head Of the Department, Associate Professor in Electronic Science , M.Sc. Ph.D.
Mrs. Amruta Prasad Kathe,Associate Professor , M.Sc., SET Qualified
Experience of more than 22 years teaching at Under-graduate and 5 years at post-graduate level
4 research papers at National level.
Worked on:
UGC sponsored Minor Research Scheme-“4 Channel ECG Monitoring System”
GPIB interface design and programming for instrument control
Serial communication systems’ design
Biomedical signal handling and instrumentation
Analog and digital circuit design
Completed 1 Minor Research Project sponsored by UGC
Member of SPEED (Society for promotion of Excellence in Electronics Discipline),
Delievered guest lectures on medical instrumentation for R & D Engineers
Worked as visiting faculty for IBB integrated M.Sc. course in University of Pune
Contributed to e-learning activity of Fergusson College
Elected as top ranked teacher(2009) in students’ feedback
Published poetry collection book “Pratibimba”
Published article in SPEED e-magazine on problems in biomedical instrumentation
Working for webpage management at department level.
Dr. Madhukar Sarvottam Zambare,Assistant Professor , M.Sc. Ph.D.
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Dr.
Chandrashekher Aiyer Award (Best Project Guide), IPA (Pune Chapter), 2011
Dr.Vijay Popat Labade,Controller of Examinations, Assistant Professor, Dept of Electronic Science , M.Sc. M.Phil. Ph.D
· Awarded as Teacher Fellowship (Faculty Improvement Program) under UGC XI plan from 5th Jan 2011 to 4th Jan 2014.
· Awarded as a Black Belt in Judo Karate by the Indian Marshal Art (IMA), India affiliated by country Vietnam, 1996
Ms. Kalpana Anand Kulkarni,Assistant Professor , M.Sc., NET Qualified
Yogita Sandip Khandge,Assistant Professor , M.Sc., NET Qualified
Mrs. Tilekar Ranjana Tulshiram,Assistant Professor , M.Sc.
Experience: 4 Year
Research Title: Research Projects
Researchers :
Details:
Sr. No. | Name of Teacher | Title of Project | Funding Agency | Duration of Project | Amount (Rs.) | Outcome |
1. | Dr. M.S. Zambare
| “Development of reconfigurable wireless sensor nodes for water quality monitoring” (Proposal No. 15SC001567) | BCUD, SPPU | 2016-2018 | 2,60,000 | IoT based water quality system prototype is developed |
2 | Dr.Vijay P. Labade | “Development of an embedded automated sequence musical note generator for musical note quotient testing.” | BCUD, SPPU, Pune | 2006-2008 | 1, 00,000 | Developed embedded automated sequence musical note generator |
3 | Dr.Vijay P. Labade | “Development of HV battery discharge system for industrial application.” and Proposal id : 15SCI000367.
| BCUD, SPPU, Pune | 2016-2018 | 1, 70,000 | Developed HV battery discharge system for industrial application. |
4 | Mrs. S. S. Katti | Solar Powered on chip Laboratory | Phoenix Contact, Germany | 2011-2012 | 2,10000 | Remote Laboratory |
5 | Mrs. S.S. Katti | Educational Tool for Identification and Sorting of Electronic components | Phoenix Contact, Germany | 2014-2015 | 2,10000 | Reuse of Electronic Components to Reduce E waste |
6 | Mrs. S. S. Katti | Vision Based Medical Assistant for Elderly and Visually impaired People | Phoenix Contact, Germany | 2017-2018 | 2,1000 | Medical Assistant |