Ever since its inception in the year 2002, the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering of BNMIT has got a respectable name, both in the state and the region. The Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering offers an undergraduate program in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and M.Sc. (Engg.)/Ph.D.
The faculties of Electrical and Electronics Engineering are highly acclaimed individuals with the skill set, covering wide areas of industrial and applied research. They ensure that the courses foster deep learning and increase engagement amongst the students. Such commitment from our fraternity, not only gives our graduates an edge in deciding the right career path but also guarantees that by the time they graduate with a degree, they will have vast hands-on, real-world experience in Electrical and Electronics Engineering.
The students are highly motivated by the project funding, provided by the New Gen IEDC from the Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. Industrial Experts are frequently invited by the Department to train the students with the latest skillset.
The Department of EEE has been accredited by the National Board of Accreditation (NBA) which is an additional feather on its crown. It’s also credited with NAAC Accreditation with A grade, AIIRA ranking for Innovation and research by the Ministry of Education, New Delhi.
Courses Offered
1. B.E. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering (60 Intake)
2. Ph.D and M.Sc (Engg)
Staff Details
- Number of teaching staff: 13 (Prof: 03; Associate Prof: 04; Assistant Prof: 06)
- Number of staff with Ph.D. : 06
- Number of staff pursuing Ph.D.: 05
- Average experience of staff: 18
- Staff with industry experience: 02
- Technical and supporting staff: 13
Department Associations / Student Chapters
The Department of Electrical Electronics Engineering conducts various technical events and industrial visits for the students throughout the semester, under various Professional Bodies.
The department associations / student chapters are:-
| Sl. No. | Professional Societies/Chapters |
| 1 | Institution of Engineers (India) Students’ Chapter. |
| 2 | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) – BNMIT Student Chapter |
| 3 | The Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE) |
| 4 | Association of BNMIT Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ABEEE) |
| 5 | Board for IT Education Standards (BITES) |
Details of Events organized in the Academic Year 2022 – 2023
| Sl. No. | Type of the event (workshop/ seminar/lecture etc.) | Date | Organized under professional societies/ chapters | Resource person/s (with details) | Title of event / talk | No. of participants |
| 1 | All India Workshop | 25/11/2022 and 26/11/2022 | IEI | Dr. Venkatesha K, Professor, EEE, BNMIT
Dr. Madhu S, Assoc. Prof. EEE, BNMIT
Sri.Varun Rajamane & Mr Rajagopal Founder and Head of Technology Gremot Mobility Pvt. Ltd | Design & Safety in Electric Vehicle Technology | 40 |
| 2 | Technical Talk | 17/08/2022 | ISTE | Mr. Raghuveer S Bhat, VC Analyst, StartupXseed Ventures, Bengaluru | 5 factors for a successful Start-Up | 67 |
Details of Events organized in the Academic Year 2021 – 2022
| Sl. No. | Type of the event (workshop/ seminar/lecture etc.) | Date | Organized under professional societies/ chapters | Resource person/s (with details) | Title of event / talk | No. of participants |
| 1 | Technical Talk | 11/05/2022 | Dept of EEE, in association with Institution’s Innovation Council | Mr KS Ramanujan Director, Technology Encompass Electronics Pvt Ltd. CEO & MD, LeeP eDrive Pvt Ltd Shyamsundar Kulkarni Head of Innovation Motovolt Mobility Pvt Ltd | Electric Vehicle Technology | 50 |
| 2 | Motivational Talk | 15/12/2021 | Dept of EEE, in association with Institution’s Innovation Counci | Mr Hosakere L. Narendra Batta Registered Patent Attorney & Consultant, Intellocopia IP Services, Bangalore | Be Unique Be Remembered | 67 |
| 3 | National Symposium | 14/12/2021 | IEI, Karnataka State Centre in association with BNMIT | 63 | ||
| 4 | Workshop | 04/10/2021 & 05/10/2021 | ISTE | Mr. Suraj S.D, Founder & CEO, Decibels Lab Pvt Ltd, Bengaluru. | Embedded Systems in EV | 38 |
| 5 | Webinar | 16/07/2021 | Alumni Series | Mr Deepak Srivatsa, Senior Application Engineer, Dialog Semiconductor, Munich Germany | DC Systems and Introduction to DC-DC Power Conversion | 53 |
| 6 | Webinar | 03/07/2021 | ISTE | Dr. A K Saxena, Executive Director, Yelantra Renewable Solutions and Service, Bangalore. | Solar Power Plant Survey and Design | 80 |
Details of Events organized in the Academic Year 2020 – 2021
| Sl. No. | Type of the event (workshop/ seminar/lecture etc.) | Date | Organized under professional societies/ chapters | Resource person/s (with details) | Title of event / talk | No. of participants |
| 1 | Workshop | 04/10/2021 & 05/10/2021 | ISTE Students’ Chapter, BNMIT | Suraj S D, Founder & CEO Decibels Lab Pvt Ltd | Simulation of Power Electronic Converters Using MATLAB/Simulink Tool | 5th and 7thSem students |
| 2 | Webinar | 16/07/2021 | Alumni Series | Mr. Deepak Srivatsa Senior Application Engineer Dialog Semiconductor, Munich, Germany
| DC Systems and Introduction to DC-DC Power Conversion | 55 |
| 3 | Webinar | 03/07/2021 | ISTE Student Chapter – BNMIT | Dr. A K Saxena, Executive Director, Yelantra Renewable solutions and Service, Bangalore | Solar Power Plant Survey and Design | 95 |
Details of Events organized in the Academic Year 2020 – 2021
| Sl. No. | Type of the event (workshop/ seminar/lecture etc.) | Date | Organized under professional societies/ chapters | Resource person/s (with details) | Title of event / talk | No. of participants |
| 1 | Webinar | 21/05/2021 | —- | Mr. K P Murthy, member, National Governing Council, Bamboo Society of India | Sustainability Engineering | 123 |
| 2 | Webinar | 12/11/2020 & 13/11/2020 | Institution of Engineers India Students’ Chapter | Dr.Saikrishna Gaud, Professor, MIT, Manipal Dr.Sanjeev K Naik, Project Manager, L&T, Bangalore division | Research & Advancement in Electric Vehicle Technology | 66 |
| 3 | Workshop | 10/11/2020 | BNMIT-CSI Student Chapter | Dr.SudarshanIyengar, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar | Modern Methods in Machine Intelligence | 03 |
| 4 | E-Quiz | 11/11/2020 | ISTE Student Chapter – BNMIT | — | Know the Unknown | 59 |
| 5 | IEEE Week | 17/10/2020 to 22/10/2020 | IEEE-BSB | Prof.VaishnaveeEishwarMaanay, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Management Studies, BNMIT
| “Getting ahead of the curve”- Interactive session | — |
| Mock Paper Presentation | 01 | |||||
| Hackathon 4.0 | — | |||||
| Ingenuity 1.0 | 03 | |||||
| Codigo | — |
Details of Events organized in the Academic Year 2019 – 2020
| Sl. No. | Type of the event (workshop/ seminar/lecture etc.) | Date | Organized under professional societies/chapters | Resource person/s (with details) | Title of event / talk | No. of participants |
| 1 | Webinar | 27/06/2020 | Institution of Engineers India Students’ Chapter | Mr Shivanand D, Chief Executive Officer, Universal Power Controls, Tumkur. | Electrical Switchgear and its applications | 44 |
| 2 | Webinar | 26/06/2020 | Institution of Engineers India Students’ Chapter | Mr Manish Kumar Gupta Manager in Business Development, Low Voltage Switchgear, Siemens Ltd., Bengaluru | Intelligent Motor Control Center | 56 |
| 3 | Technical Talk | 02/11/2019 | ISTE Student Chapter – BNMIT | Mrs Manjula Y S, Senior Design Manager-Electrical, AIRTRON Consulting Engineers Pvt. Ltd | Basics of Electrical Engineering Design | 95 |
| 4 | Technical Talk (Alumni Series) | 26/10/2019 | BNMIT | Mr. Raghavendra G, Senior Technical Consultant, ABB India Ltd | Power Systems Harmonics | 40 |
| 5 | Workshop | 11/10/2019 & 12/10/2019 | Institution of Engineers India Students’ Chapter | Mr. Sagar H. B., Telos Technologies, Bengaluru. Mr. Mahesh B. S., RS Components, Bengaluru. | Internet of Things using Raspberry Pi | 52 |
| 6 | Technical Talk | 15/10/2019 | ISTE Student Chapter – BNMIT | Ms. AkshathaKulagod, Embedded Software Designer, Dubas Engineering Pvt Ltd. | DC-DC Converters | 65 |
| Ms. Niveditha Mani, Embedded Software Designer, Dubas Engineering Pvt Ltd. | Basic of UPS |
Photo Gallery
Webinar on “Electrical Switchgear and its applications” by Mr Shivanand D, Chief Executive Officer, Universal Power Controls, Tumkur on 27/06/2020
Alumni Series Technical Talk -“Power system harmonics” by Mr Raghavendra G, Senior Technical Consultant, ABB India Ltd. on 26/10/2019
Students: Harshitha T A, Meghana A M, Faculty members: Mrs. Shubha Rao, Associate Professor, Dr. Venkatesha K, Professor & IE coordinator, Dr. R V Parimala, Professor & Head, Mr. Sagar H. B.,Telos Technologies, Bengaluru, Mr. Mahesh B. S., RS Components, Bengaluru, Mr. Sujith, Assistant Professor, BNMIT, Students: Shadabkhan Ark and Mohammed Moin
Mr. Sagar H. B., Telos Technologies, Bengaluru, Mr. Mahesh B. S., RS Components, Bengaluru, with R V Parimala, Professor & Head, Prof. C R Panduranga Gupta, Vice-Principal, BNMIT, Dr. Venkatesha K, Professor & IE coordinator, Mr. Sujith, Assistant Professor and Participants of 5th Sem EEE
IEDC Projects
IEDC Project: Academic year: 2022-2023
| Sl. No. | Type of the event (workshop/ seminar/lecture etc.) | Date | Organized under professional societies/ chapters | Resource person/s (with details) | Title of event / talk | No. of participants |
| 1 | Technical Talk | 17/08/2022 | ISTE | Mr. Raghuveer S Bhat, VC Analyst, StartupXseed Ventures, Bengaluru | 5 factors for a successful Start-Up | 67 |
The department has received a funding of Rs. 2.5 lakh by DST, Govt of India under NewGen IEDC for each of the six innovative projects carried out by the final year students. Various projects have been successfully completed and some of them are in process of building the model.
IEDC Project: Academic year: 2021-2022
| Sl.No. | Project Title | USN | Student Name | Mentors |
| 1 | Electric Wheel Chair | 1BG19EE013 | Guranna Gouda | Dr. Venkatesha K, Dr.R.V.Parimala, Dr.S.Sudalai Shanmugam |
| 1BG19EE020 | Mahesh S | |||
| 1BG19EE026 | Nikhil Bhargava S | |||
| 1BG18EE028, 1BG18EE039 | Pavan Bhat, S Vivek Subramanya | |||
| 2 | Smart Electrical Bi-Cycle | 1BG21EE409 | Jadesha K | Dr.Venkatesha K |
| 1BG21EE411 | Karthik S | |||
| 1BG21EE412 | M U Somashekar | |||
| 1BG21EE420 | Puneeth K | |||
| 3 | Automated driver-assistance systems (ADAS) for Truck | 1BG18EE008 | Asheesh Malviya | Mr. A. Kumar |
| 1BG18EE040 | Sahil Sinha | |||
| 1BG18EE043 | Shreya Singh | |||
| 1BG19EE406 | Sheetal R. Swamy | |||
| 4 | Solar-Powered Vaccine Refrigerator | 1BG18EE007, 1BG18EE036 | Anushree N S,Ramya K G | Smt. Ashwini A |
| 1BG18EE019, 1BG18EE050 | Kaushik Srinivas,Varshini Nataraj | |||
| 5 | Solar Smart Bench | 1BG18EE006, 1BG18EE013 | Aishwarya M, Gomathi S N | Smt.Champa. P N |
| 1BG18EE016, 1BG18EE024 | Hrishikesh Bhat , Madhukeshwar Maalige |
IEDC Project: Academic year: 2020-2021
| Sl.No. | Project Title | USN | Student Name | Mentors |
| 1 | Low-cost Ventilator | 1BG17EE005 | B Sanjeev | Dr. Venkatesha K |
| 1BG17EE014 | Harsha G math | |||
| 1BG17EE033 | Punith Dinesh, | |||
| 1BG17EE041 | Sanjana G Adiga | |||
| 2 | I-Chakra (Intelligent Electric Car) | 1BG18EE005 | Aishwarya G P | Dr. Venkatesha K Dr. R V Parimala Dr. D. Shivalingappa |
| 1BG18EE031 | Pavithra S | |||
| 1BG18EE034, 1BG18EE037 | Prithvi G Koundinya, Ruchitha S U | |||
| 1BG18ME017, 1BG18ME034 | Harsha R, Rahul S Bharadwaj | |||
| 3 | EV bike Charging station | 1BG18EE009 | Ashwin Kashayap | Dr. Venkatesha K Prof. Kruthi Jayaram |
| 1BG18EE048 | Srinivas Shashank D | |||
| 1BG18EE050 | Varsha Gowda. | |||
| 1BG18EE026 | Manjesh K | |||
| 4 | Smart Battery Management System for Electric Vehicle | 1BG18EE004, 1BG18EE012 | Aditya M, Fakiha Tabassum | Dr. Madhu S Smt. Ashwini A |
| 1BG18EE015, 1BG18EE022 | Harshitha J, Likitha M. | |||
| 5 | Electro-Lite | 1BG18EE002, 1BG18EE003 | Adithya Ramesh Srinivasa, Aditya Gautam | Dr. Shubha Rao K Smt. Karanam Vasudha |
| 1BG18EE014, 1BG18EE040 | Harshal T.L, Sahil Sinha |
IEDC Project: Academic year: 2019-2020
| Sl.No. | Project Title | Fund Sanctioned | Fund Received | Student Name | Mentors |
| 1 | PLECO | Rs.2,50,000/- | Rs.1,58,268/- | Swathi M, Syed Abrar | Dr. Priyashree S Sri. Sujith T |
IEDC Project: Academic year: 2018-2019
| Sl.No. | Project Title | USN | Student Name | Mentors |
| 1 | Buoyant Airborne Turbine (BAT) | 1BG15EE027 | Monisha S | Smt. Champa P N & Ms. Kruthi Jayaram |
| 1BG15EE046 | Srinivasa Mahabaleshwar | |||
| 1BG15EE059 | Yashas G R | |||
| 1BG16EE404 | Ashwin Gowda C N | |||
| 2 | Electric Trike | 1BG15EE008 | Avadhanula Aslesh Kumar | Dr. R V Parimala & Dr. K Venkatesha |
| 1BG15EE035 | Raghuveer S Bhat | |||
| 1BG15EE048 | Shwetha S | |||
| 1BG16EE402 | Alagar Krishna B | |||
| 3 | Trashboat | 1BG15EE025 | Mohamed Safeeulla | Smt. Madhu S & Smt.Savita Sangappanavar |
| 1BG15EE043 | Shashank T | |||
| 1BG15EE054 | Suparna Bose | |||
| 1BG15EE056 | Sushmitha M | |||
| 4 | PLECO | 1BG16EE046 | Swathi M | Dr. Priyashree S & Sri. Sujith T |
| 1BG16EE047 | Syed Abrar |
Personality development programs: T5, TW5 and WP5 Student support activities
T5 [Talk for 5 minutes], TW5 [Talk and Write], WP5 [Write and presentation] are the various personality development programs that are conducted by the department faculty members to benefit the students. The programs are part of the regular classes. The programs are activity-based to give a lifelong learning experience to the students.
T5– This program is intended to boost the self-confidence of the student. It intends to imbibe in the students the sense of gratitude and transform the student into more confident students.
TW5– This program is an extension of the T5 program. The intention is to make the student face Group discussion, social media etiquette, participate in extempore, and touch upon the writing skills.
WP5– This program is an extension of TW5. The focus of this program is language refinement, better writing skills, and presentation skills. Powerpoint presentation skills are taught in this module.
Table shows the personality development activities conducted for various batches:
| Sl. No. | Batch | Semester | Program conducted | No. of students benefited | Mentors |
| 1 | 2016-20 | III | T5 | 68 | Dr. KV, AK, KJ, PNC, ST |
| V | TW5 | ||||
| 2 | 2017-21 | IV | T5 | 67 | Dr. KV, Dr. PS, KJ, PNC, ST |
| V | TW5 | ||||
| 3 | 2018-22 | III | TW5 | 65 | Dr. SSS, SRK, MS, VK |
| IV | WP5 |
Photo Gallery
Department Newsletter
The Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering publishes a biannual newsletter “Minchu”. The newsletter provides a platform for the students to showcase their technical and communication skills. The newsletter is designed by students and includes articles written by them. It also publishes student and faculty achievements, sports events, cultural events, paper presentations, workshops, and conference details.
The Department Newsletter Issues for 2019-20:-
Industrial Visits
Industrial Visits help students to understand practical aspects of the subject learnt and the department arranges Industrial visits regularly every semester for the students to improve their practical knowledge.
| Sl. No. | Academic year | Industry visited | Date of visit | Batch | Semester | No. of Students |
| 1 | 2022-23 | Sharavathi Hydro power plant | 16th Dec 2022 | 2019 | VII | 43 |
| Bellary Thermal Power plant and Tungabadra Dam and Munirabad Mini-Hydro-electric power plant | 1st to 3rd Dec 2022 | 2020 | V | 40 | ||
| 2 | 2021-22 | Hot Line Training Centre, Bengaluru | 23rd August 2022 | 2020 | IV | 38 |
| 3 | Orb Energy, Bengaluru | 28th May 2022 | 2020 | IV | 32 | |
| 4 | EXCON 2022 | 20th May 2022 | 2019 | VI | 42 | |
| 5 | 2019-20 | TD Power Systems Pvt. Ltd. | 15th Oct 2019 | 2017 | V | 37 |
| 6 | Solar power plant, Shimsha & Madhavamantri Hydel Power Plant | 19th Sept 2019 | 2018 | III | 47 |
| Sl. No. | Academic Year | Place to Visit | Date of Visit | Batch | Semester | No. of students visited | Staff Accompained |
| 1. | 2017-2018 Even Sem | Udupi Power Corporation Ltd & Varahi Power Plant | 4th to 8th March 2018 | 2014 | VIII | 59 | Ms. Kruthi Jayaram, Sri. Sujith T |
| 2. | 2018-2019 Odd Sem | Varahi, Kadra and SUPA power plants | 28th September to 1th October 2018 | 2016 | V | 55 | Dr. S Sudalai Shunmugam, Smt. Madhus |
| Pavagada Solar Park | 12th Dec 2018 | 2015 | VIII | 49 | Ms. Kruthi Jayaram, Dr. PB Savitha | ||
| 3. | 2018-2019 Even Sem | Mangalore Refinery and Varahi power plant | 17th to 20th Feb 2019 | 2017 | IV | 65 | Ms. Kruthi Jayaram, Sri. Sujith T |
| 4. | 2019-2020 Odd Sem | Solar power plant, & Shimsha Madhavamantri Hydel Power Plant | 19th September 2019 | 2018 | III | 47 | Ms, Kruthi Jayaram, Dr. S Sudalai Shunmugam |
| TD Power Systems Pvt. Ltd. | 15th October 2019 | 2017 | V | 37 | Smt. Madhu S, Sri. Sujith T |
An Industrial visit was organized on 24th September 2019 for the III semester EEE students to Shimsha Solar PV power plant and Madhavamantri Mini Hydel power plant. The Industry visited was helpful to the students in understanding the basic operation of solar and hydel power plant. They also got an opportunity to interact with the officials to know more about the future perspective.
The department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering had organised an Industrial visit to TD Power Systems, Dabbaspete on 15th October 2019. The visit gave insight into various process involved in the manufacturing of AC Machines.
An Industrial visit was organized from 17thFeb 2019 to 20thFeb 2019 for the IV semester EEE students to Mangalore refinery & petrochemicals limited and Varahi Underground powerhouse. The Visit was very successful as the students got an opportunity to learn the working of hydro power generation and the elements of the power plant like penstock, tailrace, and turbine, etc.
An Industrial visit to Solar Power Park at Pavagada was organised on 13th November 2018 for 7th SEM students. The capacity of solar power park is 20MW with an area encroaching to around 40acres. The visit helped the students to gain valuable insight on the working and operation of solar power plant.
An industrial visit to the students of 5thsem, EEE was organized to Varahi powerhouse, Kadra Dam, Supa power house from 28th September to 2nd October, 2018.
A file photo of 8sem students at Udupi Power Corporation Ltd
During their industrial visit.
Skill Development programs organized by Electrical & Electronics department
The Skill Development Program (SDP) is an initiative by the management of BNMIT and organized by the department for 3rd Year Students every year. The program is conducted by renowned industry experts to train the students in industry-relevant skills that will help them in securing a better livelihood. The following are the SDP conducted for the last 3 years.
| Sl. No. | Sem & Year | Title of SDP | Vendor Name & Address | Resources Person | No. of Participants |
| 1 | Odd Sem 2022-23 V Sem | Python with Raspberry Pi | Cranes Varisity, Bangalore
| Ms. Bhavani Sankari and Mr. Suhel Bala | 42 |
| 2 | Even Sem 2021-2022 6th Sem | Electric Vehicle Battery Management System: Hardware and Software Design | Decibels Lab Pvt. Ltd. ATAL Incubation Centre- Jyothi Institute of Technology, Kanakapura Main Road, Tataguni, Bangaluru-560082 | Ms. Prachi Patil
| 33 |
| 3 | Even Sem 2021-2022 6th Sem | Industry and Process Automation | Venjay Automation Pvt. Ltd. #A11, A-Block, Brigade-MM Industrial Estate, K.R.Road,7th block, Jayanagar Bengaluru– 560 070 | Mr. R Venugopal, Mrs. Jayashree Venugopal and Mr. Chiranth Venugopal | 30 |
| 4 | Odd Sem 2020-2021 5th Sem | “Design & prototype of power electronic converters and controllers using Multisim software” | Dept of EEE, BNMIT, Bangalore | Smt. Shubha Rao K Smt. Ashwini A Smt. Karanam Vasudha | 23 |
| 5
| Even Sem 2019-20 6th Sem | “Mathematical Modeling of Electrical Systems using MATLAB and SIMULINK” | AGIMUS Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore | Dr. Pramod Kumar Naik | 40 |
| 6 | Odd Sem 2019-20 5th Sem | “Industrial and Process Automation in PLC, SCADA, HMI” | M/s. VENJAY INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION, Bangalore | Mr. Venugopal | 46 |
| Sl. No. | Sem & Year | Title of SDP | Vendor Name & Address | Resources Person | No. of Participants |
| 1 | Even Sem 2021-2022 6th Sem
| Electric Vehicle Battery Management System: Hardware and Software Design | Decibels Lab Pvt. Ltd. ATAL Incubation Centre- Jyothi Institute of Technology, Kanakapura Main Road, Tataguni, Bangaluru-560082 | Ms. Prachi Patil | 33 |
| 2 | Even Sem 2021-2022 6th Sem | Industry and Process Automation | Venjay Automation Pvt. Ltd. #A11, A-Block, Brigade-MM Industrial Estate, K.R.Road,7th block, Jayanagar Bengaluru– 560 070 | Mr. R Venugopal, Mrs. Jayashree Venugopal and Mr. Chiranth Venugopal | 30 |
| 3 | Odd Sem 2020-2021 5th Sem | “Design & prototype of power electronic converters and controllers using Multisim software” | Dept of EEE, BNMIT, Bangalore | Smt. Shubha Rao K Smt. Ashwini A Smt. Karanam Vasudha | 23 |
| 4 | Even Sem 2019-20 6th Sem | “Mathematical Modeling of Electrical Systems using MATLAB and SIMULINK” | AGIMUS Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore | Dr. Pramod Kumar Naik | 40 |
| 5 | Odd Sem 2019-20 5th Sem | “Industrial and Process Automation in PLC, SCADA, HMI” | M/s. VENJAY INSTITUTE OF AUTOMATION, Bangalore | Mr. Venugopal | 46 |
