1.UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD ( Central University)
College for Integrated Studies
Details
Introduction
In the process of the fulfillment of the set objectives of the University and for imparting specialized education to the student s after their +2 level of education, a College for Integrated Studies (CIS) was established in the year 2006-07 to offer 5-year Integrated programs in several disciplines leading to Master’s Degree.
Courses offered by the College
The College offers Master’s Degree (5-year Integrated) courses in Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences subjects.
a) The medium of instruction is English for all the courses except the language programs which will be taught in the language concerned. The students admitted to language programs are required to do some common courses, which are taught in English medium. Therefore, proficiency in English is essential.
b) All courses are full time regular courses. Exit option is likely to be introduced for students admitted from academic year 2015-16. The distinguishing features of the exit option are:
I. It will be available at the end of three years in the case of IMA (Humanities / Social Sciences) / IMSc (Sciences) students. And in the case of Integrated Optometry and Vision Sciences Programme the ‘Exit Option’ would be given at the end of fourth year.
II. Students who exercise ‘Exit option’ at the end of three-years of IMA/IMSc will be given BA/B.Sc. Certificates. Students in Optometry and Vision Sciences will get a B.Sc Certificate in Optometry and Vision Sciences at the end of four-years.
III. Students who do not exercise ‘Exit option’ will be given two degree Certificates – B.A/B.Sc and M.A./M.Sc at the end of five-years.
c) All eligible applicants will be called for the written test to be held at 26 centres. Proof of eligibility will be verified at the time of admission.
d) Written test for each of these programs is of two hours duration. It will consist of multiple choice questions to be answered in the OMR sheet with black/blue ball point/sketch pen. The level of questions shall be consistent with +2 level of education. There is negative marking; each wrong answer shall be given -0.33 marks. Specific instructions will be given in question papers.
e) The minimum eligibility requirements and the schedule of written test for admission to the above courses are given in a tabular form at Chapter 2 of this Prospectus-cum-Application form.
M.Sc. (5-year Integrated) Programs from the Science Schools.
The four Science Schools of the University offer Master of Science (5-year Integrated) programs, in Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physics, and Systems Biology, through the College for Integrated Studies (CIS). The programs are open to all students who have completed/expect to complete +2 stage with at least three of the four subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology) as their optionals with a minimum of 60% at +2 level. The curriculum is common to all the disciplines for the first four semesters. Students with biology background in the +2 stage and who had left mathematics after the 10th class are expected to put in the necessary effort to learn mathematics. Similarly students who left biology in the +2 stage are expected to learn biology. The University offers bridge courses in the first semester to facilitate this process. The students spend first two years of their programs at the CIS. The students are transferred to their parent Schools at the end of the fourth semester.
M.Sc. (5-year Integrated) Earth Sciences
The University Center for Earth and Space Sciences (UCESS) offers and M.Sc. (5-year Integrated) course in the Earth Sciences. Candidates who have studied Science subjects at +2 level with a minimum of 60% marks are eligible to apply. First four semesters are common to Earth Science students on par with other M.Sc. (5-Year Integrated) Science students.
The admission to M.Sc (5-Year Integrated) in Sciences (Mathematical Sciences, Physics, Chemical Sciences, Systems Biology and Earth Sciences) will be through a common entrance examination. The entrance examination consists of a written test for 100 marks. The written test paper contains 25 objective questions each in Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology at +2 level.
Candidates who hold KVPY fellowship, Science Olympiads (those who have at least attended the training programs conducted by the Homi Bhaba Centre, Mumbai), I.I.T, - JEE main list qualified candidates and first rank holders of different State/Central boards at +2 level may seek exemption from the written test. In such cases, they would be awarded the equivalent of the average of the first 64 students from the University written test. They have the option of writing the exam to improve their position.
The students are allocated the discipline (subject) of their choice at the time of admission based on their performance in the entrance examination and their preferences. The candidates must give all their four choices in the application form since there is no counseling at a later date.
M.Sc. (5-Year Integrated) Program in Health Psychology)
The Centre for Health Psychology offers an M.Sc. (Year Integrated) program in Health Psychology through the CIS. Students who have completed or expect to complete the +2 stage with either Science or Arts subjects with a minimum of with 60% marks are eligible to apply for the program. The students spend two years at the CIS and are transferred to the parent centre at the end of fourth semester.
The admission to the Health Psychology program is through a written test (100 marks). It includes aptitude test for Psychology at +2 level and test for proficiency in English.
M.A (5-Year Integrated) Programs from the School of Humanities)
The School of Humanities offers Master of Arts (5-Year Integrated) programs in four disciplines: Hindi, Telugu, Urdu, and Language Science. All students with a minimum of 60% marks at +2 stage are eligible to apply. The students spend the first three years at the CIS where they are exposed to the basics of several disciplines to provide them a broad foundation. They are transferred to their parent departments/centre at the end of the sixth semester.
There will be a common entrance test for admission to M.A (5-Year Integrated) in Humanities. The written test carries 100 marks. The question paper will be objective type consisting of three Parts: A, B, and C. In Part A, there will be 40 questions of one mark each to test the competence in the concerned subject to which a candidate seeks admission. Part B will have 35 questions of one mark each to test competence in English. Part C will have 25 questions of one mark each to test the competence in the current affairs and general knowledge. Candidates should choose concerned subjects (Telugu, Hindi, Urdu, and Language Science) in Part A according to their options. Questions in Parts B and C will be in English. The questions in Part A will be in English for Language Science candidates and in Telugu/Hindi/Urdu for those who opt for Telugu, Hindi and Urdu respectively.
Candidates will be eligible for admission, only to the subject that they choose for Part A of the written test.
The students are allocated the discipline (subject) of their choice at the time of admission based on their performance in the entrance examination and their preferences.
M.A (5-Year Integrated) Programs from the School of Social Sciences and School of Economics
The School of Social Sciences offers Masters of Arts (5-Year Integrated) Programs in four disciplines: Anthropology, History, Political Science, and Sociology. The School of Economics offers M.A (5-Year Integrated) in Economics. All students with a minimum of 60% at +2 level are eligible to apply. The students spend the first three years of their program at the CIS. They are transferred to their parent schools and departments at the end of sixth semester.
There will be a common entrance test for admission to the M.A (5-Year Integrated) program in Social Sciences. Written test carries 100 marks divided into four parts (of 25 marks each) consisting of the following: Part A: Social Studies and General Awareness; Part B: Language and Comprehension; Part C: Reasoning Ability; and Part D: Quantitative Aptitude.
The students are allocated the discipline (subject) of their choice at the time of admission based on their performance in the entrance examination and their preferences. The candidates must give all their five choices in the application form, since there is no counseling at later date.
Courses of study: M.A (5-Year Integrated) Humanities and Social Sciences programs.
Courses of study for students of M.A. (5-Year Integrated) in Humanities and Social Sciences at the College for Integrated Studies (CIS) are common in the first year. These will be introductory and foundational in nature and will all be taught courses, viz., English, I.T., Indian Languages, Indian Literature, Comparative Literature, Logical Reasoning, Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science and Sociology. In the second year, a student opting for Humanities has to make a choice of three courses from the School of Humanities including courses of their own discipline and one from the School of Social Sciences. Students opting for Social Sciences will follow a similar procedure, i.e. a choice of three courses from Social Sciences including one from their own discipline and one from School of Humanities. During the third year, a student has to select any one cluster of two courses in their discipline of their school and one course from any school other than their parent school.
Selection Procedure
The following procedure shall be followed for selecting the candidates for different Master’s Degree (5-Year Integrated) courses:
a) All eligible applicants will be called for the written test to be held at 26 centers.
b) The written test will be in the form of objective type questions of +2 standard; it will be for two hours duration to be answered in the OMR sheet with black/blue ball point/sketch pen. There is negative marking for wrong answers. Specific instructions will be given in the question paper/answer book.
Other weightages
a) Weightage for distinction in Sports/Cultural activities will be given.
b) Weightage for candidates from backward districts:
Additional weightage is also given to the candidates who belong to backward districts and who have pursued their education upto +2 level in those districts as per the classification/notification of backward districts by the Government of India, for which duly certified proof of residence and education in those districts would be required. 4 marks will be given to the candidates belonging to backward districts under 1st quartile and 2 marks to the candidates belonging to the backward districts under 2nd quartile.
c) Weightage for linguistic deprivation: 2 marks of additional weightage are also given to those who have pursued their +2 level educations in non-English medium which is evident from their educational certificate. In its absence, the applicants should enclose a copy of the medium of instruction certificate issued by the Head of the college or institution where they have studied their +2 level education.
The following criteria shall be followed, one after the other, to resolve the ties, when more than one candidates secure the same total marks in the entrance examination:
(a) First criterion: Marks obtained in the entrance examination (written test).
(b) Second criterion: Marks obtained by the candidates in the qualifying examination at (+2 level). If the final result is not available, then the marks upto the 1st year will be taken into consideration.
Third criterion: Marks obtained in the next lower public examination (SSC/Matriculation or equivalent). Candidates whose result of the qualifying examination (+2 stage) is not declared may also apply for admission.
2.International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad.
College for Integrated Studies
Details
Introduction
In the process of the fulfillment of the set objectives of the University and for imparting specialized education to the student s after their +2 level of education, a College for Integrated Studies (CIS) was established in the year 2006-07 to offer 5-year Integrated programs in several disciplines leading to Master’s Degree.
Courses offered by the College
The College offers Master’s Degree (5-year Integrated) courses in Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences subjects.
a) The medium of instruction is English for all the courses except the language programs which will be taught in the language concerned. The students admitted to language programs are required to do some common courses, which are taught in English medium. Therefore, proficiency in English is essential.
b) All courses are full time regular courses. Exit option is likely to be introduced for students admitted from academic year 2015-16. The distinguishing features of the exit option are:
I. It will be available at the end of three years in the case of IMA (Humanities / Social Sciences) / IMSc (Sciences) students. And in the case of Integrated Optometry and Vision Sciences Programme the ‘Exit Option’ would be given at the end of fourth year.
II. Students who exercise ‘Exit option’ at the end of three-years of IMA/IMSc will be given BA/B.Sc. Certificates. Students in Optometry and Vision Sciences will get a B.Sc Certificate in Optometry and Vision Sciences at the end of four-years.
III. Students who do not exercise ‘Exit option’ will be given two degree Certificates – B.A/B.Sc and M.A./M.Sc at the end of five-years.
c) All eligible applicants will be called for the written test to be held at 26 centres. Proof of eligibility will be verified at the time of admission.
d) Written test for each of these programs is of two hours duration. It will consist of multiple choice questions to be answered in the OMR sheet with black/blue ball point/sketch pen. The level of questions shall be consistent with +2 level of education. There is negative marking; each wrong answer shall be given -0.33 marks. Specific instructions will be given in question papers.
e) The minimum eligibility requirements and the schedule of written test for admission to the above courses are given in a tabular form at Chapter 2 of this Prospectus-cum-Application form.
M.Sc. (5-year Integrated) Programs from the Science Schools.
The four Science Schools of the University offer Master of Science (5-year Integrated) programs, in Chemical Sciences, Earth Sciences, Mathematical Sciences, Physics, and Systems Biology, through the College for Integrated Studies (CIS). The programs are open to all students who have completed/expect to complete +2 stage with at least three of the four subjects (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology) as their optionals with a minimum of 60% at +2 level. The curriculum is common to all the disciplines for the first four semesters. Students with biology background in the +2 stage and who had left mathematics after the 10th class are expected to put in the necessary effort to learn mathematics. Similarly students who left biology in the +2 stage are expected to learn biology. The University offers bridge courses in the first semester to facilitate this process. The students spend first two years of their programs at the CIS. The students are transferred to their parent Schools at the end of the fourth semester.
M.Sc. (5-year Integrated) Earth Sciences
The University Center for Earth and Space Sciences (UCESS) offers and M.Sc. (5-year Integrated) course in the Earth Sciences. Candidates who have studied Science subjects at +2 level with a minimum of 60% marks are eligible to apply. First four semesters are common to Earth Science students on par with other M.Sc. (5-Year Integrated) Science students.
The admission to M.Sc (5-Year Integrated) in Sciences (Mathematical Sciences, Physics, Chemical Sciences, Systems Biology and Earth Sciences) will be through a common entrance examination. The entrance examination consists of a written test for 100 marks. The written test paper contains 25 objective questions each in Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Biology at +2 level.
Candidates who hold KVPY fellowship, Science Olympiads (those who have at least attended the training programs conducted by the Homi Bhaba Centre, Mumbai), I.I.T, - JEE main list qualified candidates and first rank holders of different State/Central boards at +2 level may seek exemption from the written test. In such cases, they would be awarded the equivalent of the average of the first 64 students from the University written test. They have the option of writing the exam to improve their position.
The students are allocated the discipline (subject) of their choice at the time of admission based on their performance in the entrance examination and their preferences. The candidates must give all their four choices in the application form since there is no counseling at a later date.
M.Sc. (5-Year Integrated) Program in Health Psychology)
The Centre for Health Psychology offers an M.Sc. (Year Integrated) program in Health Psychology through the CIS. Students who have completed or expect to complete the +2 stage with either Science or Arts subjects with a minimum of with 60% marks are eligible to apply for the program. The students spend two years at the CIS and are transferred to the parent centre at the end of fourth semester.
The admission to the Health Psychology program is through a written test (100 marks). It includes aptitude test for Psychology at +2 level and test for proficiency in English.
M.A (5-Year Integrated) Programs from the School of Humanities)
The School of Humanities offers Master of Arts (5-Year Integrated) programs in four disciplines: Hindi, Telugu, Urdu, and Language Science. All students with a minimum of 60% marks at +2 stage are eligible to apply. The students spend the first three years at the CIS where they are exposed to the basics of several disciplines to provide them a broad foundation. They are transferred to their parent departments/centre at the end of the sixth semester.
There will be a common entrance test for admission to M.A (5-Year Integrated) in Humanities. The written test carries 100 marks. The question paper will be objective type consisting of three Parts: A, B, and C. In Part A, there will be 40 questions of one mark each to test the competence in the concerned subject to which a candidate seeks admission. Part B will have 35 questions of one mark each to test competence in English. Part C will have 25 questions of one mark each to test the competence in the current affairs and general knowledge. Candidates should choose concerned subjects (Telugu, Hindi, Urdu, and Language Science) in Part A according to their options. Questions in Parts B and C will be in English. The questions in Part A will be in English for Language Science candidates and in Telugu/Hindi/Urdu for those who opt for Telugu, Hindi and Urdu respectively.
Candidates will be eligible for admission, only to the subject that they choose for Part A of the written test.
The students are allocated the discipline (subject) of their choice at the time of admission based on their performance in the entrance examination and their preferences.
M.A (5-Year Integrated) Programs from the School of Social Sciences and School of Economics
The School of Social Sciences offers Masters of Arts (5-Year Integrated) Programs in four disciplines: Anthropology, History, Political Science, and Sociology. The School of Economics offers M.A (5-Year Integrated) in Economics. All students with a minimum of 60% at +2 level are eligible to apply. The students spend the first three years of their program at the CIS. They are transferred to their parent schools and departments at the end of sixth semester.
There will be a common entrance test for admission to the M.A (5-Year Integrated) program in Social Sciences. Written test carries 100 marks divided into four parts (of 25 marks each) consisting of the following: Part A: Social Studies and General Awareness; Part B: Language and Comprehension; Part C: Reasoning Ability; and Part D: Quantitative Aptitude.
The students are allocated the discipline (subject) of their choice at the time of admission based on their performance in the entrance examination and their preferences. The candidates must give all their five choices in the application form, since there is no counseling at later date.
Courses of study: M.A (5-Year Integrated) Humanities and Social Sciences programs.
Courses of study for students of M.A. (5-Year Integrated) in Humanities and Social Sciences at the College for Integrated Studies (CIS) are common in the first year. These will be introductory and foundational in nature and will all be taught courses, viz., English, I.T., Indian Languages, Indian Literature, Comparative Literature, Logical Reasoning, Anthropology, Economics, History, Political Science and Sociology. In the second year, a student opting for Humanities has to make a choice of three courses from the School of Humanities including courses of their own discipline and one from the School of Social Sciences. Students opting for Social Sciences will follow a similar procedure, i.e. a choice of three courses from Social Sciences including one from their own discipline and one from School of Humanities. During the third year, a student has to select any one cluster of two courses in their discipline of their school and one course from any school other than their parent school.
Selection Procedure
The following procedure shall be followed for selecting the candidates for different Master’s Degree (5-Year Integrated) courses:
a) All eligible applicants will be called for the written test to be held at 26 centers.
b) The written test will be in the form of objective type questions of +2 standard; it will be for two hours duration to be answered in the OMR sheet with black/blue ball point/sketch pen. There is negative marking for wrong answers. Specific instructions will be given in the question paper/answer book.
Other weightages
a) Weightage for distinction in Sports/Cultural activities will be given.
b) Weightage for candidates from backward districts:
Additional weightage is also given to the candidates who belong to backward districts and who have pursued their education upto +2 level in those districts as per the classification/notification of backward districts by the Government of India, for which duly certified proof of residence and education in those districts would be required. 4 marks will be given to the candidates belonging to backward districts under 1st quartile and 2 marks to the candidates belonging to the backward districts under 2nd quartile.
c) Weightage for linguistic deprivation: 2 marks of additional weightage are also given to those who have pursued their +2 level educations in non-English medium which is evident from their educational certificate. In its absence, the applicants should enclose a copy of the medium of instruction certificate issued by the Head of the college or institution where they have studied their +2 level education.
The following criteria shall be followed, one after the other, to resolve the ties, when more than one candidates secure the same total marks in the entrance examination:
(a) First criterion: Marks obtained in the entrance examination (written test).
(b) Second criterion: Marks obtained by the candidates in the qualifying examination at (+2 level). If the final result is not available, then the marks upto the 1st year will be taken into consideration.
Third criterion: Marks obtained in the next lower public examination (SSC/Matriculation or equivalent). Candidates whose result of the qualifying examination (+2 stage) is not declared may also apply for admission.
2.International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad.
Dual Degree Programmes (B
Tech + MS by Research)
B Tech and MS by Research in Computer Science and
Engineering
This is a five year integrated course offered to meritorious
undergraduate students, at the end of the third year. Students enroll for extra
courses at the end of their third year and complete the first year equivalent
of the MS by Research programme, while in the final year of the undergraduate
programme. Dual Degree option enables students to acquire two degrees – B Tech
(Hons) and MS by Research by successfully defending MS thesis. The normal
duration for dual degree programme is five years.
B Tech and MS by Research in Electronics and Communication
Engineering
This is a five year integrated course offered to meritorious
undergraduate students, at the end of the third year. Students enroll for extra
courses at the end of their third year and complete the first year equivalent
of the MS by Research programme, while in the final year of the undergraduate
programme. Dual Degree option enables students to acquire two degrees – B Tech
(Hons) and MS by Research by successfully defending MS thesis. The normal duration
for dual degree programme is five years
B.Tech in Civil Engineering and MS by Research in Building
Science and Engineering.
Building Science & Engineering program aims at educating
engineers and doing research to build an environmentally sustainable habitat by
integrating building architecture, structural, geotechnical, environment,
building materials, building services, construction management and habitat
design using spatial informatics.
B.Tech in Computer Science and MS by Research in
Computational Natural Science (5 year Dual Degree)
1.About the Program:
This program is about science -
but it is not limited to the way science is traditionally practiced. This is
also about computer science and IT - but it is not about creating IT
professionals. It is about the science that is emerging in the interface of the
information revolution and the challenges posed by some of the grave issues and
problems in today's world. From newer ways of acquisition and management of
multivariate data on complex natural systems to newer ways of deriving
knowledge from the data using novel methods of data visualization and
computational simulation, the world today needs a different breed of enabled
scientists who are ready to navigate this interface. This program is for those
who have the inner desire to take on these grand scientific challenges.
2.Brief Objectives of the Program :
Training young minds for
high-quality education both in computer science and in emerging areas in
computational natural sciences and eventually to 'Computational Thinking'
empowered research in natural sciences;
Providing state of the art skills pertaining to application
of computers and computational sciences;
Enabling young students to carry out research activities in
several new and emerging multidisciplinary areas in sciences across the
boundaries of the traditional scientific disciplines, e.g., interface of
biology and nano materials, fluid dynamics, material science, networks
(biological, social, epidemiology, etc.,), statistical mechanics, quantum
mechanics/chemistry, structure function relationships of biological molecules,
drug design, etc.; Special courses are designed to offer a multidisciplinary
view in this broad research area. Students receive a basic training in all
disciplines, and choose a specialization within one of these disciplines;
Ontological Engineering: Philosophy/Indic Analytic
Traditions/History of Ideas
Providing an environment with coming together of computer
and computational scientists with domain specialists, both theoretical as well
as experimental
3.Special Eligibility Criteria:
Students with KVPY, NTS or equivalent (e.g., JBSTS),
olympiad awards are admitted without JEE requirement.
All other students coming via JEE must have an orientation
towards scientific research. A high degree of interest in science is mandatory
and preference will be given to winners of state or national level science
project competitions, and those selected for Discovery science programs
4.Details of the program:
# courses in CS : Nearly 18
courses with 72 credits;
# courses in CNS : Nearly 18 courses with 73 credits;
A few of the courses involve laboratory training;
Additionally, there are a few courses in engineering and
humanities;
Mandatory projects begin usually from the sixth or seventh
semester; students are encouraged to take up research projects at even earlier
stages.
A few novel features of the curriculum are as follows:
Strong research focus: students spend a significant period
of the program on their own project in a research environment of
internationally renowned quality; course modules are strongly related to
ongoing research and are taught by research professionals;
Complementary curricula from computer science and natural
science domains;
Integrated program: The program has been designed to ensure
that core subjects are offered to all students irrespective of their final
specialization area. Specialized depth courses are designed to enable students
to get into the research mode in areas depending on their interests and
strengths.
Links to research pages/research project pages
http:/iiit.ac.in/research
for CNS: ccnsb.iiit.ac.in
for areas in CS, ECE and humanities: Look for individual
centers listed under 'research' in IIIT home page
5. Future Prospects:
India is undergoing a rapid expansion in both academic and
industrial sectors in computational natural sciences. While training in CNS
launches a student into a global scientific manpower market, our intention is
to reinforce scientific capabilities within the country. Most of the graduating
students are expected to be absorbed in the several National universities,
research labs or industrial R & D divisions. For the rest,
cross-disciplinary capabilities are assured to be high, as witnessed from large
scale mobility of science graduates towards corporate sector and other arena in
several advanced countries.
B.Tech in Computer Science and MS by Research in
Computational Linguistics (5 year Dual Degree)
Computational Linguistics (CL) deals with understanding and
developing computational theories of human language. Such theories allow us to
understand the structure of language and build computer software that can
process language. For example, if a query in English, Hindi or Telugu can be
processed (that is, analyzed and understood) by the machine, then it can try to
find an answer from a given database or from a set of documents. A search
engine of the future is likely to use such a technology.
There is a great emphasis today on machine learning where
the machine learns from real life language data. Consequently, the field is
close to both Linguistics as well as Artificial Intelligence.
If you have a fascination for scientific study of natural
language and combining it with computer science., this area is for you. The
dual-degree programme will give you a strong grounding in both Computer Science
and Linguistics, and will prepare you for academic research as well as industry
research jobs in Computational Linguistics.
B.Tech in Computer Science and MS by Research in Exact
Humanities (5 year Dual Degree Program)
1. About the Program:
This dual-degree program is designed
to cultivate frontiers of knowledge that are common to computer science and
humanities. Humanities, a body of knowledge encompassing both arts and social
sciences, are undergoing deep changes due to rapid growth of digital
technology. Computer science, with its expanding applicability, is also seeking
humanities for its own development. This program is one of the recent global
initiatives underway specifically to nurture trans-disciplinary confluence
between the two. This confluence is opening challenging research and technology
development opportunities.
Confluence of CS and Humanities is founded on the general
background of (1) celebrative bohemia of arts and sciences, (2) common
frontiers at the foundational level of knowledge, and (3) deep impact of
digital technology on human environment. Theoretical underpinnings of the
confluence rest on the rich legacy of the history of ideas, multifarious
inquiries regarding nature of intelligence and emerging explorations into
discrete worldviews.
The program does not see Humanities as merely an application
domain of computer science. Humanities is taken as an equal knowledge partner
in the confluence with computer science. The confluence is nurtured at the
theoretical as well as applications levels. Courses are designed such that
there is (a) wholesome exposure to incredible cultural/social wealth of India,
(b) deep understanding of the theories of society and aesthetics, both
traditional and modern, and (c) state-of-the-art expertise in computer science
and information technology.
Width of Humanities has been divided into three broad
streams:
(1) Cultural Informatics:
Arts/Culture/Aesthetics/History
(2) Ontological Engineering:
Philosophy/Indic Analytic Traditions/History of Ideas,
(3) Development Engineering:
Economics/Law/Polity/Values/Education.
Eight core courses introduce theories in these three
humanities streams. Sequenced series of three humanities elective courses lead
to specialization in one of the three streams. Thus humanities is introduced in
its own terms, in width and in depth, interspersed with plausible confluence
content. Besides, students will do core courses of computer science as well as
four electives from CS research streams of the institute. The course load of
humanities and CS will be equal in the first four years. Students will be
encouraged to develop specific points of the confluence between CS and
Humanities in five project-oriented courses in the third and fourth years.
Points of confluence are treated as research explorations through these
courses. Students will devote the fifth year to specific research problems
dealing with the confluence.
2. Brief Objectives of the Program: Imparting high-quality
education in both computer science and humanities with a view to cultivate
confluence between the two at research and application levels. Aim is to
prepare young minds for conducting de-novo research in understanding human
elements and society in the information technology era.
3. Selection Procedure:
Program
- CLD - B.Tech in Computer
Science and Master of Science in Computational Linguistics by
Research Admission
Admission
Through entrance exam and interview
Eligibility
Higher Secondary/Class XII or equivalent in Science stream with
Physics and Mathematics.
For CLD program, a keen interest or work in languages and aptitude
for conceptual analysis and Mathematics is essential.
Application Fee
Rs. 2000.
Application Last Date
Last Date is 31 March 2016
Examination Date
17 April 2016
Examination Pattern
Part I Maths (Objective)
Part II Aptitude (Obj/Sub)
Part II Aptitude (Obj/Sub)
Application Process
Admission procedure:
Applicants will be short listed and call for Examination will be
issued.
Syllabus for the Entrance exam:
1. General Aptitude : Logical reasoning, graphic intelligence,
language analysis
2. Mathematics syllabus
UNIT I. RELATIONS AND FUNCTIONS
1. Relations and Functions:
Types of relations: reflexive, symmetric, transitive and equivalence relations. One to one and onto functions, composite functions, inverse of a function. Binary operations.
UNIT-II: ALGEBRA
1. Matrices:
Concept, notation, order, equality, types of matrices, zero matrix,transpose of a matrix, symmetric and skew symmetric matrices. Addition, multiplication and scalar multiplication of matrices, simpleproperties of addition, multiplication and scalar multiplication. Non-commutativity of multiplication of matrices and existence of non-zero matrices whose product is the zero matrix (restrict to square matrices of order 2). Concept of elementary row and column operations. Invertible matrices and proof of the uniqueness of inverse, if it exists; (Here all matrices will have real entries).
2. Determinants:
Determinant of a square matrix (up to 3 x 3 matrices), properties of determinants, minors, cofactors and applications of determinants in finding the area of a triangle. Adjoint and inverse of a square matrix. Consistency, inconsistency and number of solutions of system of linear equations by examples, solving system of linear equations in two or three variables (having unique solution) using inverse of a matrix.
1. Relations and Functions:
Types of relations: reflexive, symmetric, transitive and equivalence relations. One to one and onto functions, composite functions, inverse of a function. Binary operations.
UNIT-II: ALGEBRA
1. Matrices:
Concept, notation, order, equality, types of matrices, zero matrix,transpose of a matrix, symmetric and skew symmetric matrices. Addition, multiplication and scalar multiplication of matrices, simpleproperties of addition, multiplication and scalar multiplication. Non-commutativity of multiplication of matrices and existence of non-zero matrices whose product is the zero matrix (restrict to square matrices of order 2). Concept of elementary row and column operations. Invertible matrices and proof of the uniqueness of inverse, if it exists; (Here all matrices will have real entries).
2. Determinants:
Determinant of a square matrix (up to 3 x 3 matrices), properties of determinants, minors, cofactors and applications of determinants in finding the area of a triangle. Adjoint and inverse of a square matrix. Consistency, inconsistency and number of solutions of system of linear equations by examples, solving system of linear equations in two or three variables (having unique solution) using inverse of a matrix.
UNIT-III: CALCULUS
1. Continuity and Differentiability:
1. Continuity and Differentiability:
Continuity and differentiability, derivative of composite
functions, chain rule, derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions,
derivative of implicit function.Concept of exponential and logarithmic
functions and their derivative. Logarithmic differentiation. Derivative of
functions expressed in parametric forms. Second order derivatives. Rolle's and
Lagrange's Mean Value Theorems (without proof) and their geometric
interpretations.
2. Applications of Derivatives:
Applications of derivatives: rate of change, increasing/decreasing functions, tangents & normals, approximation, maxima and minima (first derivative test motivated geometrically and second derivative test given as a provable tool). Simple problems (that illustrate basic principles and understanding of the subject as well as real-life situations).
3. Integrals:
Integration as inverse process of differentiation. Integration of a variaty of functions by substitution, by partial fractions and by parts, only simple integrals of the type to be evaluated. Definite integrals as a limit of a sum, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (without proof). Basic properties of definite integrals and evaluation of definite integrals.
4. Applications of the Integrals:
Applications in finding the area under simple curves, especially lines, areas of circles/ parabolas/ellipses (in standard form only), area between the two above said curves (the region should be clearly identifiable).
5. Differential Equations:
Definition, order and degree, general and particular solutions of a differential equation. Formation of differential equation whose general solution is given. Solution of differential equations by method of separation of variables, homogeneous differential equations of first order and first degree. Solutions of linear differential equation of the type: dy/dx+ py = q, where p and q are functions of x.
2. Applications of Derivatives:
Applications of derivatives: rate of change, increasing/decreasing functions, tangents & normals, approximation, maxima and minima (first derivative test motivated geometrically and second derivative test given as a provable tool). Simple problems (that illustrate basic principles and understanding of the subject as well as real-life situations).
3. Integrals:
Integration as inverse process of differentiation. Integration of a variaty of functions by substitution, by partial fractions and by parts, only simple integrals of the type to be evaluated. Definite integrals as a limit of a sum, Fundamental Theorem of Calculus (without proof). Basic properties of definite integrals and evaluation of definite integrals.
4. Applications of the Integrals:
Applications in finding the area under simple curves, especially lines, areas of circles/ parabolas/ellipses (in standard form only), area between the two above said curves (the region should be clearly identifiable).
5. Differential Equations:
Definition, order and degree, general and particular solutions of a differential equation. Formation of differential equation whose general solution is given. Solution of differential equations by method of separation of variables, homogeneous differential equations of first order and first degree. Solutions of linear differential equation of the type: dy/dx+ py = q, where p and q are functions of x.
UNIT-IV: VECTORS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY
1. Vectors:
Vectors and scalars, magnitude and direction of a vector. Direction cosines/ratios of vectors. Types of vectors (equal, unit, zero, arallel and collinear vectors), position vector of a point, negativeof a vector, components of a vector, addition of vectors, ultiplication of a vector by a scalar, position vector of a point ividing a line segment in a given ratio. Scalar (dot) product of vectors, projection of a vector on a line. Vector (cross) product of
vectors.
2. Three - dimensional Geometry:
Direction cosines/ratios of a line joining two points. Cartesian and vector equation of a line, coplanar and skew lines, shortest distance between two lines. Cartesian and vector equation of a plane. Angle between (i) two lines, (ii) two planes. (iii) a line and a plane. Distance of a point from a plane.
1. Vectors:
Vectors and scalars, magnitude and direction of a vector. Direction cosines/ratios of vectors. Types of vectors (equal, unit, zero, arallel and collinear vectors), position vector of a point, negativeof a vector, components of a vector, addition of vectors, ultiplication of a vector by a scalar, position vector of a point ividing a line segment in a given ratio. Scalar (dot) product of vectors, projection of a vector on a line. Vector (cross) product of
vectors.
2. Three - dimensional Geometry:
Direction cosines/ratios of a line joining two points. Cartesian and vector equation of a line, coplanar and skew lines, shortest distance between two lines. Cartesian and vector equation of a plane. Angle between (i) two lines, (ii) two planes. (iii) a line and a plane. Distance of a point from a plane.
UNIT-V: LINEAR PROGRAMMING
1. Linear Programming:
Introduction, definition of related terminology such as constraints, objective function, optimization, different types of linear programming (L.P.) problems, mathematical formulation of L.P. problems, graphical method of solution for problems in two variables, feasible and infeasible regions, feasible and infeasible solutions, optimal feasible solutions (up to three non-trivial constraints).
1. Linear Programming:
Introduction, definition of related terminology such as constraints, objective function, optimization, different types of linear programming (L.P.) problems, mathematical formulation of L.P. problems, graphical method of solution for problems in two variables, feasible and infeasible regions, feasible and infeasible solutions, optimal feasible solutions (up to three non-trivial constraints).
UNIT-VI: PROBABILITY
1. Probability:
Multiplication theorem on probability. Conditional probability, independent events, total probability, Baye's theorem, Random variable and its probability distribution, mean and variance of random variable. Repeated independent (Bernoulli)trials and Binomial distribution.
1. Probability:
Multiplication theorem on probability. Conditional probability, independent events, total probability, Baye's theorem, Random variable and its probability distribution, mean and variance of random variable. Repeated independent (Bernoulli)trials and Binomial distribution.
3.MAHATMA GANDHI UNIVERSITY
Institute for Intensive Research in Basic Sciences (IIRBS)
Institute for Intensive Research in Basic Sciences (IIRBS)
http://www.iirbsmgu.com/integrated%20ms.htm
A knowledge centre comprising of Sophisticated Instrumentation Facility, instructor-led classroom teaching and technology–enhanced learning techniques, first of this kind among the universities in Kerala, namely Institute for Intensive Research in Basic Sciences , has been instituted directly under Mahatma Gandhi University in 2008. The Institute provides intellectual, instrumental as well as experimental support for pursuing excellence in all branches of sciences and is expected to contribute to the talent pool of researchers and specialized technicians. Subsequently, the Institute launched a Five year Integrated Interdisciplinary Master of Science programme in the year 2009 for the students who completed their plus 2 with sciences and mathematics
The program gives equal importance to class room instructions and research work. The course consists of a flexible course work, research project to demonstrate attainment of a high degree of scientific ability followed by advanced research on a specific topic leading to MS degree. This provides a unique opportunity for students after +2 sciences to engage in high priority research in frontier areas of sciences. The course and curriculum is designed in such a way that students get direct participation in the operation and maintenance of the instrumentation facility and laboratory
The MS programme is conducted strictly based on the rules and regulations approved by the university. It is the responsibility of the Institute to take-up all the administrative matters from the admission test to the completion of the end - semester examinations. All the examinations will be conducted as per the examination calendar. This includes setting of question paper, conduct of all examinations, valuation of answer books and preparation of mark sheets etc. The results will be announced by the controller of examinations followed by the award of Degree.
Rules and Regulations
I. Eligibility
A minimum of 55 % marks scored in the Plus- two (science stream) level of exam.
II. Admission
The selection procedure consists of a thematic objective-cum-comprehensive test, followed by an interview.
III. Fellowship
Fellowship will be given for all the admitted students for five years.
Fellowship is an amount of Rs.2000/ month
The Integrated Programme Advisory committee (IPAC) will be evaluating students annually and if the academic and research progress is not satisfactory then the fellowship will be terminated. Institute assistantship is a mandatory responsibility of every fellowship holder. The institute assistantship duties include managing the sophisticated instrumentation facility, lab supervision, teaching assistant ship (grading, tutorial sessions, etc.), and library duties. The assistantship duties will be allocated to the students by the Director of the institute.
IV. Course and Credit System
The curriculum includes class room learning, video/e-learning, off campus learning experimental tasks, project assignments, original research work in the high priority areas and management of the entire activity of the laboratory and maintenances of the major and minor instruments.
The courses are broadly divided in to five parts.
1. General Foundation buildup courses (core, Sciences and Humanities)
2. Principle level.
3. Skill generation (core, common)
4. Advanced level
5. Contemporary interest.
Each course has a certain number of credits which describe its weightage. The courses are offered either by direct personal engagement or by pre-recorded video presentations. In addition, some of the courses will be covered by tutorials-discussions, lab tasks, minor and major research projects, assignments, seminars ,workshops, preparation of reviews - monographs, resource generation camps, off campus visits and instrumental methods as directed by the institute from time to time.
Credit(s) of a course will be given on the basis of following criteria:
Generally one credit per lecture/week/semester will be adopted with the restriction of a maximum of three credits per course for all class room and video lectures.
All laboratory and experimental/project courses will generally have one credit for a minimum of 2 hours per week/semester or 3 hours per alternative week/semester. Laboratory courses with a larger number of contact hours per week/semester up to 6 hours per week will have two credits.
The laboratory tasks and Major projects will be treated like any other course and will be registered by the students with full credits.
The grade awarded to a student in any particular course will be based on the student's performance in the in-semester tests (usually two), quizzes, home assignments, laboratory work, workshop and various other outdoor academic assignments and end- semester examinations. The distribution of the weight - age will be decided by the Director.
The hybrid courses are taught through class room teaching, meetings, consultations with the facilitator and on-line tasks and assignments. Students are expected to use available technology, internet, assignments, interacting with classmates and the professor, off campus exposure for completing course contents . Some courses are taught partly in seminar mode with each student presenting a classical paper of the field.
Students are encouraged to develop a timeline for the semester for accomplishing the tasks required .
The minimum credit requirement is 182 including core courses, electives and Major Project.
V. Criteria for majoring in a particular subject and specialization under a major
Major (Chemistry/ Physics /Biology streams)
In general this programme is interdisciplinary in nature. Equal importance is given to both class room instructions and research work. The courses are classified as core (mandatory for all the students admitted for the MS programme), Major (decides the stream) and electives (under a particular major).
All the courses are mandatory for all the students admitted for the programme except the courses Major I to VII and the courses offered in the IX and X semesters. Majoring a particular area (Master of Science (chemistry major/physics major/biology major) is decided based on the option of courses major I to VII and courses in IX and X semesters (major VI and VII are electives under a particular major).
All the courses in the semesters IX and X are based on a particular major (the topics are different for different majors).
Upon completion of the course, BS (Bachelor of Science) and Master of Science (chemistry/physics/biology major) degrees will be awarded simultaneously. BS degree is equivalent to BSc. and MS degree is equivalent to MSc.
VI. Monitoring and Evaluation of the Integrated MS Programme
1. Integrated Programme Advisory Committee (IPAC)
Academic and research activities of the integrated MS programme of the institute is monitored and evaluated by the Integrated Programme Advisory committee (IPAC). IPAC will be constituted by the Vice Chancellor with PhD holding faculty members (representing all subjects namely, chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics humanities and English) from the university or any other institutions of repute. The director of the institute acts as the convener of the IPAC. The total strength of the IPAC should be not less than 7 including the (convener). The IPAC should meet immediately before finalizing the grades of the students every semester. In the case of any deviation arise from the MS programme regulations, IPAC, is the final body to take the decisions with the approval of Vice Chancellor. The IPAC will be evaluating the student's performance periodically. In case of failing to obtain the mandatory requirement as per the regulations of the MS programme by a student, IPAC has the power to remove the student from the roles.
2. Course Assessment
2.1 Class Room Instructions
2.2 Laboratory Task
2.3 Research Project and Seminar Evaluation
3. Grading
3.1 Theory and Practical Courses
3.2 Attendance
VII. Requirement for the Award of the Integrated MS Degree
• Successful completion of the course work of 182 Credits (including Core, Major and Elective Courses) with minimum grade of B- or greater for being eligible for the award of the integrated MS degree.
• Successful completion of the Major Project and Viva voce is a mandatory requirement for the Student. The students should submit their project report within the stipulated time.
• All the students who registered for the integrated MS programme should maintain an up-to-date Course diary from the date of registration. Every student will be under a staff advisor. The Course diary contains all the record of their academic progress like courses registered, credit obtained, seminar given, experimental tasks /projects done, comprehensive examination, etc. The successful completion of all the requirements should be entered by the staff advisor. The diary should duly sign periodically by the staff- advisor and which will be approved by the director.
VIII. Leave
Student must submit an application for leave to the Director forwarded by the advisor. The regular working hours of the Institute is 8.am to 4pm under the 6 day/week pattern. Both laboratory and class room instructions may be conducted on holidays at the convenience of visiting faculties.
IX. Regulations for Continuing on the Rolls and Completing Courses
It is mandatory for the students to attend all classes. Attendance records of all students for each course will be maintained. Attendance will be graded and a minimum of 80% attendance is required for appearing in the end semester examination. In genuine cases(for example medical reasons), a student with attendance below 80%, upto a maximum of 10% attendance may be given by the IPAC with the consultation of the Vice Chancellor.
A Student who fails (C grade) in the core and elective courses of the MS programme may be given a repeat final examination. If a student does not clear a course even after writing the repeat final examination, he/she is required to repeat the course with the same course number when offered next time and, it is treated as backlogin the student's records. A maximum of two backlog courses may be allowed at the discretion of the Director and more than two backlog courses at a time may lead to the termination from the programme.
A student is not entitled to avail more than two repeat examinations in each semester in courses in which he/she has obtained C grade. A student has more than two C grades in a semester will have to repeat all the courses of that semester.
The course requirements of the MS programme must be completed in a maximum of fourteen semesters. Those who fail to do so will be automatically removed from the rolls at the end of the fourteenth semester.
In exceptional cases the IPAC may override any of the above provisions, up on representation from the student, with the prior approval from the Vice Chancellor.
4.Ramanujan School of Mathematical Sciences
Dean:
Dr. K.M. Tamizhmani
e-mail:
dean.mcs@pondiuni.edu.in
Telephone:
0413-2654647
Departments in this School:
The Ramanujan School of Mathematical Sciences comprising of the Departments of Mathematics and Statistics was established on 23.03.04 as per the Academic Ordinances of the Pondicherry University. The School aims at imparting quality education in Mathematics and Statistics, which are realized by the various post graduate study programmes in Mathematics and Statistics offered by the School. All the two departments of the School have distinguished faculty, and well equipped laboratories with excellent computing facilities. Research activities in emerging research disciplines are being carried out in the Departments. About 12 research scholars mentored by experienced supervisors are currently pursuing their research works in these disciplines. Research projects funded by NBHM, DST and UGC add to the credit of the School. The School also paves way for a plethora of employment opportunities to the students by organizing Campus Placement Programmes by inviting various companies.
From the academic year 2007-08, the School offers a five year integrated M.Sc. programme in the three branches of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science . The intake of students for each subject is 16, aggreating to a total of 48 for the five-year integrated M.Sc. programme.
Course Pattern :
During the first three years, a candidate of M.Sc. integrated programme has to take a total of 33 hard core courses of 3 credits each (11 hard core courses in each of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science) and a minimum of 5 soft core courses of 3 credits each covering all the three subjects viz. Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science. In addition, all the candidates have to compulsorily take 2 courses in English and one course in Environmental Science of 3 credits each. The course of study during the first three years is common for all the students offering the branches of Mathematics, Statistics or Computer Science. The students of the 4th and 5th years of this programme have to take the courses in the respective departments of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science.
Infrastructure:
A seperate building called LEcture Hall Complex houses all five -year integrated programmes offered on the campus. The Integrated Programme has seminar halls/ class rooms with modern audio/ video facilities and well-equipped computer laboratory.
Programme Co-ordination:
Dr. K.M. TAMIZHMANI
Entrance Examination:
Ramanujan School of Mathematical Sciences: Dr. K.M. Tamizhmani, Dean, The Ramanujan School of Mathematical Sciences comprising of the Departments of Mathematics and Statistics was established on 23.03.04 as per the Academic Ordinances of the Pondicherry University. The School aims at imparting quality education in Mathematics and Statistics, which are realized by the various post graduate study programmes in Mathematics and Statistics offered by the School. All the two Departments of the School have distinguished faculty, and well equipped laboratories with excellent computing facilities. Research activities in emerging research disciplines are being carried out in the Departments. About 12 research scholars mentored by experienced supervisors are currently pursuing their research works in these disciplines. Research projects funded by NBHM, DST and UGC and add to the credit of the School. The School also paves way for the plethora of employment opportunities to the students by organizing Campus Placement Programmes by inviting various IT Companies.
From the Academic year 2007-08, the School offers five year integrated M.Sc. programme in the three branches of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science.
The intake of students for each subject is 16, making a total of 48 for the integrated M.Sc. programme.
This School consists of the following Departments: Department of Mathematics Department of Statistics Department of Computer Science Course Pattern During the first three years, a candidate of M.Sc., integrated programme has to take a total of 33 hard core courses of 3 credits each (11 hard core courses in each of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science) and a minimum of 5 soft core courses of 3 credits each covering all the three subjects viz. Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science. In addition, all the candidates have to compulsorily take 2 courses in English and one course in Environmental Science of 3 credits each. The course of study during the first three years is common for all the students offering the branches of Mathematics, Statistics or Computer Science. The students of the 4th and 5th years of this programme have to take the courses in the respective departments of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science. Infrastrure Facilities The Integrated Programme has seminar halls/ class rooms with modern audio/ video facilities and well-equipped computer laboratory.
Entrance Examination: The selection for the 5 year integrated programme will be based on an entrance examination consisting of 100 questions in Mathematics of objective type at higher secondary level (i.e. Plus 2 programme).
Programme Co-ordinator: PROFESSOR K.M. TAMIZHMANI
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