The department of Electronics and Communication Engineering is running successfully the under-graduate, post-graduate and research programmes with an emphasis on quality and employability to budding engineers. The Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree programme was started as early as 1972. The Master of Technology (M.Tech. in VLSI design and Embedded system) degree programme was started in the year 2006-07. The research programmes such as Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master of Science by research (M.Sc. – by research ) were later added in the year 2004.

In the beginning, till mid eighties, the B.E. (Electronics and communication Engg.) degree programme was managed by the department of Electrical engineering. Later, in the year 1985, the department of Electronics and Communication Engineering came into existence as a full fledged department with a new head, but remained housed in the building block of department of Electrical Engineering. But, in the year 1998, a new building was constructed separately for the department. The department is now functioning in a two–storied building with sufficient space for laboratories, class rooms, library and other infrastructure facilities.

The department comprises of highly qualified and experienced teachers, supporting staff, good laboratory facilities, staff rooms with internet, seminar room, library, computer centre and other infrastructural facilities. The location and atmosphere is conducive for learning. The urban and rural students are pursuing their studies .The department is recently granted autonomy by Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) in 2008–09. The autonomous scheme is being implemented for the first and second year B.E. Programme.

Based on the outstanding performance of the department and the best infrastructure and facilities maintained, the National Board of Accreditation – New Delhi has awarded Accreditation status of five years for B.E (E&C) programme. The B.E. (E&C) course is now the permanently affiliated course to the VTU, Belgaum, for a period of five years from the academic year 2007-08 to 2011-12. Autonomy is granted by UGC for five years till 2014.