Composite magnetoelectric films using ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) and ferromagnetic nickel zinc ferrite (NZF) were prepared using the combination of sol–gel and hydrothermal process on Pt/Ti/SiO 2 /Si substrates. The thickness was estimated ∼2μm using cross-sectional SEM. Structure, morphology and electro-magnetic characterization were assessed using XRD, XPS, SEM, dielectric, leakage current, ferroelectric, and magnetic property analyze. The composite films exhibit coexistence of ferroelectric and ferromagnetic ordering at room temperature with a remnant polarization (P r ), and coercive field (E c ) of 1.2μC/cm 2 and 7.8kV/cm, respectively, and saturation magnetization (M s ) ∼20emu/cm 3 . Polarization improved ∼5.2% upon poling the composite film using a magnetic field of 1T.