Department of Electronic Systems Engineering. (ESTD. 1974) Formerly CEDT. Our vision is to achieve excellence in research and education in electronics systems engineering, with positive societal impact. Our mission is to make outstanding research and design contributions recognized by peers and used by the scientific community and society at large and to make students experience all the stages and processes involved in conceptualizing, investigating, designing and implementing electronic systems. In 1974,Centre for Electronics Design and Technology (CEDT) was started with support from the DoE, UGC and the Swiss Development Cooperation. The mandates were: (i) To develop design methodologies and tools for the fabrication of electronic equipment, (ii) To train engineers for and foster collaboration with the nascent electronics industry in the country. CEDT started its postgraduate Diploma programme in Electronics Design and Technology in 1975. Initially this programme was made available exclusively to engineers sponsored by industries and R&D Institutions. In 1984, the programme was opened to non-sponsored students. The postgraduate Diploma Programme was replaced by an M. Tech. in Electronic Design and Technology in 1987. Research programmes leading to MSc (Engg) and Ph.D. were introduced in 1992. External registration for research programmes was introduced in 1995. ME in Microelectronics was introduced in 1997 as a joint programme between CEDT and Electrical Communication Engineering department. CEDT was renamed as Department of Electronic Systems Engineering. This new name that includes the key word “system” resonates very well with the approach that has been followed in the department down the years, viz., the approach of building prototypes that take into account a multitude of practical issues, including industrial design and product engineering, ergonomics, system-level packaging and thermal design.