Electrical engineering is a course that was started in the late 19th century and deals with the technology of electricity. It is a branch of engineering that has gained recognition in the past few years. Today, there are more than thousand candidates applying for electrical engineering every year. There are approx 1800 registered electrical engineering colleges in India. Candidates planning for a B.Tech, Diploma, M.Tech or Ph.D. in electrical engineering must ensure to stand on the eligibility norms prescribed by the institutions. For a four-year B.Tech course, candidates need to have marksheet of 10+2 exam along with the scorecard of the entrance exam conducted specifically for the aspirants of engineering. Aspirants of M.Tech in electrical engineering will need to produce a valid marksheet of graduation level exam with at least 55% marks. Candidates must have a engineering background if they are planning for M.Tech course from electrical engineering colleges in India. Requirement for the Ph.D course includes valid scorecard of graduation and masters degree along with other asked documents. Electrical engineering colleges in India consists of few top ranked institutions. These comprise of Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore), Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay), International Institute of Information Technology (Hyderabad), Birla Institute of Technology and Science (Pilani), Indian Institute of Technology (Roorkee) and Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (Bhubaneswar).