Structural, magnetic, ferroelectric and magneto-electric studies of BaTiO 3 (BTO)-x Ni 0.5 Zn 0.5 Fe 2 O 4 (NZFO) ceramic composites are reported. The fraction of NZFO, i.e., ferrite phase is varied from 0% to 15%. The prepared ceramics are studied using X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, magnetization and ferroelectric measurements. Using X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy measurements, the bi-phase formation of the composites is confirmed. From the high temperature magnetization

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... urements, anomaly in the magnetization is observed at ferroelectric transition temperature of BTO phase indicating the presence of magneto-electric coupling. Positive Up Negative Down (PUND) measurements are employed to capture the true ferroelectric polarization, i.e., true switched charge density (Q S ). The strength of ME coupling is studied by measuring the Q S before and after magnetic poling and it is observed that for x = 10% composition the ME coupling is maximum for the studied compositions.