Indian Institute of Technology Patna
M.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering
The programs are of two years duration. The details of the programs offered by Departments and specializations are as follows:
- Departments: Department of Computer Science & Engineering
- Specializations: Computer Science & Engineering
- Seats Available*: Regular & Full time – 25, Sponsored & Full time – 03, Project Staff – 01, Part-Time – 01
M.Tech in Mathematics and Computing
The programs are of two years duration. The details of the programs offered by Departments and specializations are as follows:
- Departments: Department of Mathematics jointly with Department of Computer Science & Engineering
- Specializations: Mathematics and Computing
- Seats Available*: Regular & Full time – 19, Sponsored & Full time – 03, Project Staff – 01, Part-Time – 01
*Reservation of Seats: As per Govt. of India rules.
Categories of M.Tech.
Students The Institute admits M.Tech. students under the following categories.
- REGULAR (FULL –TIME) These are students who work full-time for their M.Tech. degrees and receive assistantships from the Institute or fellowship from any other organization/ funding agency.
- SPONSORED (FULL-TIME) A candidate in this category is sponsored by R&D organization, academic institution, governmental organization or industry for doing M.Tech. in the Institute on a full-time basis. The applicant must be a regular employee of his/her organization with at least two years of experience at the time of admission and be engaged in professional work in the discipline in which admission is sought. He/She will not receive any financial support from the Institute.
- PROJECT STAFF This category refers to a student who is working on a sponsored project in the Institute and is admitted then to M.Tech Program to work on a full-time or part-time basis. The remaining duration of the project at the time of admission should be at least one year. If the project gets completed before the student completes his/her M.Tech Program, his/her category will be converted to self-financed Category.
- PART-TIME A student in this category is a professionally employed person (including the staff of IIT Patna), who pursues the M.Tech Program, while continuing the duties of his/her service. The Institute does not provide any assistantship to such a student.
Eligibility Criteria for Admission to M.Tech. Programme
REGULAR & FULL TIME The programme is open to candidates of all categories with Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering / Technology / M Sc or equivalent professional degrees (AMIE, etc.) and having a valid GATE score. All regular category candidates (except those having B.Tech. degrees from an IIT with a minimum CPI of 8.0) must be GATE qualified with valid GATE score. Candidates seeking admission to M.Tech. Programme of the Institute shall have to possess a minimum of 60% marks (or a CGPA of 6.5 in 10 point scale) for General/OBC/EWS categories and 55% marks (or a CGPA of 6.0 in 10 point scale) for SC/ST categories in the final qualifying examination. Candidates should note that if both CPI/CGPA and percentage are indicated in transcript/marksheet of the qualifying degree then only CPI/CGPA shall be taken into account for determining eligibility.
- M.Tech. in Computer Science & Engineering: B.Tech./B.E. degree in Computer Science/Information Technology and a valid GATE score in CS.
- M.Tech. in Mathematics and Computing: M.Sc. in Mathematics/Statistics/Mathematics & Computing or Equivalent or B.Tech./B.E. degree in Computer Science/IT/ECE/Aerospace Engineering/Maths & Computing or Equivalent and a valid GATE score in MA, CS, EC.
Financial Support
A. Regular & Full Time
- Assistantships are provided to regular students (Indian nationals) at the rate of Rs.12,400/- per month, with valid and qualifying GATE score above the prescribed cut off level for M.Tech. programme . GATE score requirement is exempted for students with Bachelor’s degree from an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) with minimum CPI of 8.0.
- Assistantships from external funding organizations will be available as per terms and conditions of the concerned funding organizations.
- Students receiving assistantships from the Institute or from any other funding agencies are required to perform academic duties as per prevailing norms.
- The continuation of the assistantship is subject to satisfactory performance of the assigned duties and satisfactory progress of the student in the M.Tech. programme.
- Financial assistantship will be for a maximum period of 2(two) years (till the completion of end semester examination of second year).
Selection
The Institute reserves the right to call a limited number of candidates, based on performance in GATE, grades/marks in the qualifying examination, etc and merely fulfilling minimum eligibility criteria does not guarantee selection.
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MTech in Artificial Intelligence
Introduction:
IIT Patna, with generous grant from the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has set up a multidisciplinary centre named Vishlesan I-Hub Foundation under the Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) that targets to leverage Research and Engineering capabilities of Sustainable Development Goals and achieves the mandate of National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems, especially in the areas of Video, Speech and Text Analytics. TiH-IIT Patna announces to start a new M.Tech program, which will provide a platform to create the skilled manpower in the broad areas of Text, Speech and Video Analytics. The TIH under the Centre of Excellence in Artificial Intelligence proposes to start admission 2022-23 for MTech in “Artificial Intelligence”.
Objectives:
This M.Tech in Artificial Intelligence program will offer students with deep knowledge of core and applied Artificial Intelligence, especially Speech, Video and Text Analytics. This programme is aiming at imparting the necessary breadth and depth to the students for pursuing careers in academics as well as in industry. This programme is aiming at extending undergraduate computing skills with up-to-date and in-depth expertise in specialized areas of AI such as Speech, Text and Video Analytics. Expected Graduate Attributes: Students, at the end of this programme, will be able to develop an ability to:
1. Understand the fundamental concepts of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Big Data, Robotics, Cloud Computing, Speech Processing, Computer Vision, and Natural Language Processing
2. Conceive, Design and Develop state-of-the-art systems, to meet the broad objectives of cyber physical systems
3. Acquire the skills to solve important and practical problems related to speech processing, video analytics and text analytics
Duration: 2 years
Course Fees: Rs. 75,000/Semester
Total intake: 50 (TA-10; RA-10; Self-sponsored: 15; Sponsored-10, Part-time: 5)
Categories: Self-Sponsored, Sponsored, Project-funded (Research Assistantship Rs12400/- from R&D Projects), Regular and Full-time (Teaching Assistantship with fellowship Rs 12400/-from the Centre), Part-time
Eligibility:
- B.Tech./B.E. degree in Computer Science/IT/ECE/Aerospace Engineering/Maths & Computing/ME/Civil Engineering or Equivalent (a valid GATE score in CS/IT, EC, ME, CE for TA/RA/Part-time )
- MSc in Mathematics/Statistics/Mathematics & Computing ( valid Gate score in MA or CS/IT, EC, ME, CE for TA/RA/Part-time).
- For Sponsored: 1-2 years of experience ( Gate not required)
For more details, please visit: https://www.iitp.ac.in/index.php?layout=edit&id=1231
M.Tech by Research Program
Department of Computer Science & Engineering (For Project staff only)
PROJECT STAFF This category refers to a student who is working on a sponsored project in the Institute and is admitted then to M.Tech by Research Program to work on a full-time or part-time basis. The remaining duration of the project at the time of admission should be at least one year. If the project gets completed before the student completes his/her M.Tech by Research Program, his/her category will be converted to self-financed Category. The applicant must enclose Form II: No Objection Certificate from Dean/ Associate Dean (R&D), IIT Patna, for Project Staff category (available with the application form).
Eligibility Criteria for Admission to M.Tech by ResearchProgramme:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Minimum CPI of 6.5 or 60% of marks or First Class in the qualifying degree, fulfilling specific requirements for different disciplines, as indicated below:
- M.Tech by Research in Computer Science & Engineering: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering / Technology / MSc /MCA or equivalent professional degrees (AMIE, etc) with valid GATE score in CS only.
Candidates seeking admission to M.Tech by Research Program of the Institute shall have to possess a minimum of 60% marks (or a CGPA of 6.5 in 10 point scale) for General/OBC/EWS categories and 55% marks (or a CGPA of 6.0 in 10 point scale) for SC/ST categories in the final qualifying examination. Candidates should note that if both CPI/CGPA and percentage are indicated in transcript/marksheet of the qualifying degree then only CPI/CGPA shall be taken into account for determining eligibility.
Selection Procedure: Selection is based on performance in GATE and Personal Interview of short-listed candidates. Marks obtained in GATE and in personal interview will have 70% and 30% weightage respectively. Personal interview will be held to test the skills in basic science, engineering and relevant areas. For Sponsored/ Part-time applicants, GATE score is not mandatory. Selection of Sponsored/ Part-time applicants candidates is based on performance in Written Test and/or Personal Interview of short-listed candidates.
For more details, please visit: https://www.iitp.ac.in/images/pdf/mtechresearch-dmissions-july-22.pdf
Interview Experiences
https://gateoverflow.in/blog/12738/iit-patna-m-tech-interview-experience-list
Placements Data
- Average Salary: 12.22 Lakh (batch – 2021)
- Average Salary: 14.99 Lakh (batch – 2022)
For detailed information, please visit: https://www.iitp.ac.in/placement/placementsumm.php
