Research work being carried out at the department has direct bearing on the needs of national industry. This research is partially funded by the Directorate of Advanced Studies, Research and Technological Development of the University and Higher Education Commission. Projects, to meet the requirements of the neighboring industries are also conducted in the department. The faculty members and postgraduate students have published a number of research papers. The faculty members of department have published 45 research papers in national and international journals/conferences in 2007. The department also arranges conferences, seminars and workshops in various areas of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. The faculty members, postgraduate students and prominent researchers from home and abroad participate in these seminars.

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering Program

The Department has well-established Ph.D program in Electrical Engineering. The program was started in 2001 and 31 students have been registered. The PhD Degree is awarded after compliance of all requirements of Higher Education Commission. So far 6 students have successfully completed their Doctorate Degrees.

The department has 8 PhD supervisors doing research in Control, Electronics and Power Engineering. Three PhD faculty members of the department are included in the list of PhD supervisors approved by Higher Education Commission. Three well established labs: Multimedia & Vision Lab, ASIC Design & DSP Lab, and Industrial IT, Control & Automation Lab are available for PhD students. Opto-Electronics lab for postgraduate research will be established in near future by the funds provided by Higher Education Commission.

M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering Program

The department started its postgraduate program in 1984 and has been offering courses for the degree of M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering. The Master of Science program is offered in the following specializations:

• Control
• Electronics
• Power

The master degree courses are aimed at bringing the students abreast with the most recent developments in their fields of specialization. These courses are offered both for the part time as well as the full-time students. At present more than 90% students are enrolled in the part -time program. Most of these students are working with major engineering organizations of the country.