Private company

Electronics Corporation of India Limited

Logo: Benoy Sarkar for the Electronics Corporation of India Ltd. Vectorized by Snaevar ., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons⁴

Electric company in India

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1967Founded¹

HeadquartersHyderabad¹
Websitewww.ecil.co.in
Legal formGovernment Company³
Kind of organizationPublic body¹
LEI3358001JJ95N5G6IVH96³
StatusActive³
LEI statusIssued and current³
Registered addressINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AREA CHERLAPELLI, ECIL P. O., 500062 Hyderabad, India³
Registered withMinistry of Corporate Affairs, U32100TG1967GOI001149³

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Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL; Hindi: ईलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स कॉर्पोरेशन ऑफ ईन्डिया लिमिटेड (ईसीआईएल)) is a Miniratna Category-I public sector enterprise under the Department of Atomic Energy, established on 11 April 1967 by A. S. Rao at Hyderabad, under the Prime Ministership of Smt Indira Gandhi, to create a strong indigenous base in electronics. ECIL is a multi-product, multi-disciplinary organisation with focus on indigenous nuclear energy, space and defence sectors. ECIL also has a strong presence in indigenous electronic security, communications, networking and e-governance domains. ECIL has committed partnerships with nuclear energy establishments of India, particularly Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR). ECIL also actively supports other strategic sectors such as indigenous defence (PSUs, Defence Research and Development Organisation; DRDO), space (Department of Space), civil aviation, information and broadcasting, telecommunications, insurance, banking, police and para-military forces, oil and gas, power, space education, health, agriculture, steel and coal.²

The story

Founded by A. S. Rao in 1967.¹

Leadership

Who has led Electronics Corporation of India Limited, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderA. S. Rao¹

Products and brands

The present product range of ECIL includes:

Aviation sector: Troposcatter antennas, Line of Sight (LoS) antennas, Ground/Earth Station Antenna, Provides scanning machines, security systems for airports.

Nuclear sector: Control and instrumentation products for nuclear power plants; integrated security systems for nuclear installations; nuclear instrumentation modules like HV and spectroscopy amplifier, module bins and power supplies; radiation detectors like boron lined counters, BF3 counters, high temperature fission counters and ionization chamber; smart radiation monitors; secured network of all Department of Atomic Energy (India) units via satellite.

Space sector: ECIL manufacturers radio telescopes such as MACE.

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Defence sector: Various types of fuses; V/UHF radio communication equipment; electronic warfare systems and derivatives; thermal batteries and special components for missile projects; precision servo components like gyros; missile support control and command systems; training simulators; stabilised antenna and tracking for light combat aircraft; detection and pre-detonation of explosive devices; jammers with direction finding abilities.

Medical sector: Medical equipment such as ultrasound scanning machine, autoclave with dressing drum and fetal doppler.

Commercial sector: Carrier Ethernet Switch Router (CESR);Electronic voting machines; voter-verified paper audit trail; totaliser; wireless local loop (WLL) systems; antenna products; electronic energy meters or electricity meter; X-ray baggage inspection system for airports; computer hardware, software and services; computer education services.

From Wikipedia’s article on Electronics Corporation of India Limited, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.⁵

Timeline

1967Founded Founded¹

Sources

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