MSc(IT) Program Overview Saurabh Tiwari Program Coordinator, MSc(IT)

MSc(IT) - Program Overview About MSc IT Master of Science (Information Technology) is an intensive two year post-graduate program (4 semesters) The courses are carefully designed to guide students through basic concepts to current practices in industry. Hands-on Laboratory experience is emphasized at every stage of the Program. 5/22/2018 MSc(IT) - Program Overview

MSc(IT) - Program Overview Program Objective At the end of the program, it is expected that students attain a sound theoretical foundation; an ability to analyze, conceptualize and design systems; and necessary competence in modern software design and development tools. The objective of the program is to groom students to excel in dynamic and highly demanding software industry - as software engineer, analyst, system designer, or a team leader. 5/22/2018 MSc(IT) - Program Overview

Expected outcome from this program Graduates of this program have proficiency in following areas: Object-Oriented Programming and Data Structures Systems and Web Programming Algorithm - Design and Complexity Design of Software Systems - Software Modeling and Designing (Inter-)networking – Infrastructure and Programming Database Systems – Design and Implementation Software Engineering – SDLC, Design, Coding and Testing Enterprise Computing – Enterprise Application building frameworks and APIs like J2EE, struts, XML, Ajax, etc. 5/22/2018 MSc(IT) - Program Overview

MSc(IT) - Program Overview Eligibility Criteria A Bachelor’s degree holder from a recognized University in any stream with a first class OR an aggregate of 60% marks, or its equivalent as per the norms set by the degree granting institute/university, in the qualifying degree examination is eligible to apply. Current Strength: 120 students 5/22/2018 MSc(IT) - Program Overview

Program Structure [Semester-I & II] C Programming 3-0-2-4 Discrete Mathematics Algorithms and Data Structure Database Management Systems Communication Skills Semester I Total: 20 Credits Object Oriented Programming 3-0-2-4 Systems Programming Web Programming Software Engineering Computer Networks Semester II Total: 20 Credits 5/22/2018 MSc(IT) - Program Overview 6

Program Structure [Summer-I] Summer Internship (PC649) – Pass/Fail (4 Credits). Minimum for 8 weeks, and ideally have to be done in industry. General Objective of internships are following - Motivate students to apply concepts learned through class rooms and text books. Inculcate self learning of new technologies and appreciate its uses in the industry. For those who are interested, can experience basic research and problem solving approaches. 5/22/2018 MSc(IT) - Program Overview

Program Structure Semester-III Design of Software Systems 3-0-2-4 Enterprise Computing Technical Elective-I Technical Elective-II Open Elective 3-0-0-3 Semester III Total: 19 Credits Elective Courses Offered: Technical Electives: Information Systems Security Cloud Computing Software Project Management Data Warehousing and Mining Numerical and Statistical Methods Human Computer Interaction & Many more…. Elective Courses Offered: Open Electives: Principles of Management Management Information System 5/22/2018 MSc(IT) - Program Overview 8

Program Structure Semester-IV Project Internship (PC641) Pass/Fail Course (16 Credits) Desirable to do at reputed industry. There are companies visiting for internships Students interested in research can work with a faculty within the institute. 5/22/2018 MSc(IT) - Program Overview

Evaluation & Graduation Requirements Student earn letter grades AA, AB, BB, BC, DD, DE, F in each credit course taken in a semester. Internships are Pass/Fail and do not contribute to Performance Indices. Total Credits: 79 Course Credits: 59 (12 Core courses, 2 Technical electives, and 1 open elective) Two Internships: 20 (Summer Internship (4 credits) and Project Internship (16 credits)) Maximum course load that can be taken in a semester is 6 courses. Minimum CPI to graduate: 6.0 5/22/2018 MSc(IT) - Program Overview

MSc(IT) - Program Overview Placement Statistics 2014-15 Percentage: 71% Number of Students: 90 Highest Package: 11 Lacs 2015-16 Percentage: 61% Highest Package: 14 Lacs 2016-17: Percentage: 54% Number of Students: 90 Highest Package: 14 Lacs 2017-18 (Ongoing): Percentage: 2% Number of Students: 120 Highest Package: 14.6 Lacs 5/22/2018 MSc(IT) - Program Overview

Challenges & Opportunities Dropping quality of the students Fixed catchment area of applicants to the program Lack of awareness about the metrics of the program Maintaining the standards set by the previous batches of students of the program Opportunities: Inviting industry experts for delivering lectures in recent topics Arranging for industry visits/internships in companies of repute Collaboration of faculty members with companies to do applied research projects 5/22/2018 MSc(IT) - Program Overview

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