There are always a lot of doubts in students regarding MS-R/Mtech(RA) in CSE and allied departments top IIT's, and many students not knowing the process, miss out on the opportunity. I'm sharing some insights
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Are you looking to change from Mechanical Engineering to CSE and allied departments?
You will have the following best options open to you, after you give GATE in CSE and get a good score, even after doing btech in Mechanical Engg.
1. IISc, Computer Science & Engineering (CS)
2. IISc, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
3. IISc, Computational and Data Science (CP)
4. IISc, Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS)
5. IISc, Smart Manufacturing(SM)
6. IIT Madras, Mtech & MS in CSE
7. IIT Bombay, Mtech TA, CSE
8. IIT Bombay, Mtech RA, CSE
9. IIT Bombay, MSR, CSE
10. IIT Bombay,MSR, CMinDS (AI)
11. IIT Bombay, Mtech in Systems & Control Engineering
12. IIT Delhi, Mtech & MS, MiNDS (AI) [May get call, if u have good GPA @btech]
13. IIT Delhi, Mtech in Robotics
14. IIT Delhi, Mtech in Instrument Technology
15. IIT Kanpur, Mtech CSE
16. IIT Kanpur, MS in CSE
17. IIT Kanpur, Mtech in Cybersecurity
18. IIT Kanpur, MS in Cybersecurity
19. IIT Kanpur, Mtech & MS in Cognitive Science
20. IIT Kanpur, Mtech in UAV (Unmanned Arial Vehicle)
**. IIT Kanpur, Mtech in Robotics and Automation (comes under ME dept, but is interdisciplinary)
21. IIT Roorkee, Mtech in AI
22. IIT Roorkee, Mtech in Data Science
23. IIT Guwahati, Mtech in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
24. IIT Guwahati, Mtech in Data Science
25. IIT BHU, Systems Engineering
26. IIT Hyd, CSE & NIS (Mtech & MS & Self Sponsored)
27. IIT Hyd, AI (Mtech & MS & Self Sponsored)
28. IIT Hyd, Smart Mobility
29. IIT Gandhinagar, CSE
30. IIT Mandi, Robotics (MS) & CSE (Mtech)
31. IIT Ropar, Mtech in CSE & AI
32. IIIT Hyd, mtech in CSE
33. IIIT Hyd, mtech in CSIS
** If you fill form in departments where you are not eligible, your form will be rejected after scrutiny, and there is no refund for same.
(Happened with me, for IITG CSE, IITBHU CSE, & IITR M&C) **
After the GATE Exam, the war is not yet over.
You'll have to appear for intereviews and coding rounds, for most of the disciplines. These interviews and exams may be online,
but mostly are held offline at campus. Dates do collide sometimes, so do fill up all the forms and go for the tests.
Do not take break of more than 20 days after GATE Exam.
These tests mostly requires in depth knowledge, so prefer NPTEL/MIT_OCW/3B1B videos to crack them.
What is MS-R and Mtech R.A
1. Mtech is a course oriented and MS is a research-oriented degree.
2. The process starts after GATE, so, once you're done with GATE, you need to maintain your pace in studies, if you want to crack the MS exams.
GATE score is only used as a cutoff in the MS admissions. The syllabus is usually put up on each department's websites,
along with some previous year/practice questions, you can expect the syllabus to be
(your GATE syllabus + (Linear Algebra + Statistics + Probability + Combinatorics + Calculus) in more depth + Basics of ML + Basics of Cybersecurity )
The interviews mostly gets over by COAP round-3, except for IIT Hyd.
3. You need to apply for both Mtech and MS on each institute's website, Mtech results come in COAP
(Which occurs in rounds (Round 1-5: Main rounds)(It may go up to round 12 in extra rounds if there are vacant seats). MS results are usually announced via email.
4. MS mainly consists of rounds (Written/Coding/Interviews) Depending on from institute to institute, what rounds, and how many rounds they want to conduct.
5. The exams may be online/offline, dates may clash, and you may be informed around 10-15 days before the offline exam.
6. Some of the best MS in CSE and allied dep's are (IITM: CS),(IITB: CS,CMINDS)(IITD: CS,MINDS)(IITK: CS,CYBER)(IITH: CS/NSIS),(IISc: CS,CDS)
* MINDS/CMINDS are majorly AI-related departments and NSIS/CYBER are Cybersecurity departments.
7. MS in top IIT's are very good placement-wise and also if you want to do further studies. The only thing is MS is fairly new in India and people are afraid of taking them, because of this you may expect the cutoff to go a bit low than Mtech (up to ≈ 500 - 600 rank in the top 5 iit's)
8. The duration is not fixed as 3 years for MS, the lower bound and upper bound for both Mtech and MS is usually (2 years to 4 years) (1.5 years is the lower bound at IITB)
9. The guide/supervisor you choose plays a vital role in MS degree completion time
10. At IITK, we have 144 credits for Mtech and MS-R (9 for each subject/thesis) Mtech people have to do 7 subjects + rem credits thesis; MS-R people need to do 4 subjects + rem credits thesis
MS-R Resources
Students with expected rank in the bracket of (450-1200), who are having the fear of missing mtech admissions at top 8 IIT's/IISc, these are the potential good MS-R/Mtech RA admissions for you at top 8 IIT's/IISc, so gear up once again to get your admit.
1. M. Tech. (Research) CDS, IISc [ ≈ 650 rank]
2. CMINDS, IIT Bombay [ ≈ 650 rank]
3. MINDS, IIT Delhi [ ≈ 550 rank]
4. MS, CSE, IIT Bombay [ ≈ 500 rank]
5. M. Tech. (RA), CSE, IIT Bombay [ ≈ 650 rank]
6. M.S-R, CSE, IIT Delhi
7. M.S-R, IT, CSE, IIT Delhi
8. M.S-R, CSE, IIT Kanpur [ ≈ 500 rank]
9. M.S-R, Cyber, IIT Kanpur [ ≈ 1200 rank]
10. M. Tech. (RA), CSE, IIT Hyd [ ≈ 1000 rank]
11. M.S, CSE, IIT Madras [ ≈ 550 rank]
12. M. Tech. (RA), NSIS, IIT Hyd [ ≈ 1000 rank]
13. M. Tech. (RA), AI, IIT Hyd [ ≈ 1000 rank]
14. Some important links
* My CMINDS interview experience Link
* Year wise interview experience list Link
* MINDS & CMINDS [IMP interview experience] Link
* Probability MIT (Also solve 12th class NCERT) Link
* Gilbert Stang Linear Algebra Link
* 3b1b Linear Algebra Link
* Coursera ML Link
* Calculus 3b1b Link
IIT Bombay Syllabus and PYQ's Link
IIT Kanpur Syllabus and PYQ's Link
IIT Madras Syllabus and PYQ's Link
Exams may start as early as mid-April and go on up to early-July. There may be date clashes.
15. Do check out old COAP responses of Rank vs Score Vs Seat Offered, (genuine, but not created or maintained by me)
2023(A) Link
2023(B) Link
2022 Link
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