He then completed a master's degree in Power Engineering at Indian Institute of Science as Government of Madras scholar.
Baliga was the founding Head of Department of Electrical Engineering and Vice Principal in 1960 of Manipal Institute of Technology.
He said that in practical terms any engineer must apply his know-how with an eye to the social, economic, geographic, education and natural resources of his/her country.
As Chief Engineer of Bharat Electronics, he was responsible for developing the integrated residential colony of the company which consisted of the more than 1400 houses including places of worship of different religions.
According to the Indian Express,[3] in the early 1970s Baliga envisioned making Bangalore the "Silicon Valley of India" and it was met with skepticism.