India: RF and Microwave Engineering

Abstract

There is an upsurge of activity in research, education and technology development. This has created a severe shortage of well-trained engineers with a good background in RF and wireless techniques. Fortunately, India now has a vast network of engineering colleges that generate thousands of well-trained electronic engineers. With additional coaching, some of these will become excellent RF engineers for the industry. In addition to this, many engineers with experience of working on advanced projects and looking for career enhancement and more challenging work are also available. The situation is thus quite favorable for undertaking major research and industrial activity. Under these circumstances, India is possibly one of the very few countries where major projects for wireless and microwave development requiring hundreds of high-quality engineers and scientists can be undertaken. New policies and an upgraded environment and facilities will help in harnessing this vast potential.