Qualifier Applications open for May 2026 term , Qualifier Exam Date : July 19, 2026

Qualifier Applications open for May 2026 term , Qualifier Exam Date : July 19, 2026

Diploma Level

Electronics System Project

Electronic Systems Project – Overview The Electronic Systems Project is a hands-on, application-oriented project designed to give students real-world experience in solving engineering problems under the guidance of expert faculty from IIT Madras. This two-month-long project is a crucial part of the degree-level curriculum and blends both online and in-person modes of engagement. Students will work in small teams or individually on projects guided by professors, focusing on areas such as embedded systems, signal processing, control systems, IoT, and more. The project begins with online mentoring and development, followed by an intensive two-week on-campus component at IIT Madras, where students can prototype, test, and present their solutions using lab infrastructure. This initiative not only builds technical depth but also hones critical skills like teamwork, communication, and project management.

by Prof. Sankaran Aniruddhan , Prof. Boby George , Prof. Janakiraman Viraraghavan , Prof. Lakshmi Narasimhan Theagarajan

Course ID: EE3999

Course Credits: 2

Course Type:

Pre-requisites: None

Co-requisites: EE2901 -  Analog Electronics Laboratory EE3901 -  Sensors Laboratory

What you’ll learn

During the Electronic Systems Project, you will:
Apply your knowledge of electronics, embedded systems, and signal processing to real-world problems.
Work closely under the guidance of IIT Madras faculty.
Learn project planning, execution, and documentation.
Gain experience in using industry-relevant tools and lab infrastructure.
Enhance your skills in hardware-software co-design, debugging, and testing.
Collaborate with peers in a team-based environment.
Present your work effectively through demos and reports.

About the Instructors

Prof. Sankaran Aniruddhan
Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras

Dr Sankaran Aniruddhan is Associate Professor in the VLSI group of the department of Electrical Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Madras. He obtained his B. Tech. degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras in 2000, and Ph.D. degree from the University of Washington, Seattle in 2006. Between 2006 and 2011, he worked in the RF-Analog group at Qualcomm Inc., San Diego where he designed integrated circuits for Cellular RF applications. His research primarily focuses on CMOS RF Integrated Circuits for Wireless Communications.

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Other courses by the same instructor: EE1101 - Electronic Systems Thinking and Circuits

Prof. Boby George
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras

Dr. Boby George received the M. Tech. and Ph. D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from IIT Madras. He is a Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at IIT Madras. His research areas include Sensor Interface Electronics, Electric and Magnetic field Based Sensors and their Applications, Sensor Systems for Water Quality and Quantity Monitoring, and Biomedical Instrumentation. He also serves as Associate Editor for IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, and IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics.

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Other courses by the same instructor: EE1101 - Electronic Systems Thinking and Circuits , EE3103 - Sensors and Applications and EE3104 - Electromagnetic Fields and Transmission Lines

Prof. Janakiraman Viraraghavan
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras

Prof. Janakiraman Viraraghavan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras and is part of the Integrated Circuits and Systems (iCS) group. His research interests include porting machine-learning algorithms on to hardware and statistical analysis in VLSI. He also has a keen interest in Microprocessors and Programming in general.

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Other courses by the same instructor: EE1101 - Electronic Systems Thinking and Circuits and EE2103 - Digital System Design

Prof. Lakshmi Narasimhan Theagarajan
Professor, Department Of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras

Lakshmi Narasimhan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras. He obtained his PhD from the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore in 2016. He was a postdoctoral fellow at Syracuse University, New York, and a Fulbright research scholar at MIT, Boston. He has also worked in Cisco Systems R&D and National Instruments R&D. His research areas include statistical learning, inference, and physical layer design for high-dimensional wireless communications.

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Other courses by the same instructor: EE2101 - Signals and Systems

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