M.Tech.(CDS) Admissions 2017

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1 Indian Institute of Science Bangalore, India भ रत य व ज ञ न स स थ न ब गल र, भ रत Department of Computational and Data Sciences M.Tech.(CDS) Admissions 2017 Department of Computational and Data Science, IISc, 2016 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Copyright for external content used with attribution is retained by their original authors CDS Department of Computational and Data Sciences

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2 Website has up to date Info Apr-17 2

3 Pre-requisites B.E./B.Tech./M.Sc./MCA/Four year B.S. or equivalent Any science/engineering discipline Valid GATE Score A strong background in Mathematics and Programming is required Apply through IISc Admissions website 15-Apr-17 3

4 Admissions Process Pre- Requisite Application Interview Shortlist Pre- Interview Program Written Exam Oral Exam Official Notification 4 Oct ~ 27 Mar Bachelor s Degree Apply & take GATE Exam Mar 29 Apply at IISc admissions website ~Apr 1 Based on GATE Scores Past years cut-offs in Admissions website Apr 15 Optional Overview of CDS, Admissions process, Interview process Apr 11:15AM- 1PM Bring Call Letter, Pen No other docs required Shortlist for Oral exam announced in website by 6PM Apr 930AM & 2PM Tentative merit list for admissions announced in website by 6PM??? From IISc Admissions Office 15-Apr-17 4

5 Written & Oral Exam Syllabus Tests ability to perform well in our inter-disciplinary degree program Foundations Engineering Mathematics at Undergraduate level e.g. Calculus, Geometry, etc. Linear Algebra & Matrices e.g. Matrix operations, Eigen values, etc. Probability and Combinatorics e.g. Permutation & Combinations, Conditional Probability, etc. Programming Basic Programming e.g. Loops, Control flow, conditions, ordering, etc. Data Structures (arrays, matrices, etc.) e.g. Array and matrix operations, etc. 15-Apr-17 5

6 Written Exam 5 questions, 30 minutes 3 required questions to be answered Choice of 2 out of 4 questions to be answered Short answer types Brief final answers in front page Rough work to be attached in separate sheets Bring your pen Use of Calculators, Phones, etc. not allowed 15-Apr-17 6

7 Written Exam Sample Questions from Past Combinatorics Engineering Math. Programming 15-Apr-17 7

8 Written Exam Monday April 17 Reporting time 11:15AM Exam complete before 1PM Students with GATE(Computer Science) paper: MRC Auditorium (opposite CDS building) Students with other GATE papers: CDS 102 Results posted on CDS M.Tech. admissions website by 6PM 15-Apr-17 8

9 Oral Exam Students shortlisted or oral exam based on written exam performance Same syllabus as written exam, but more in-depth ~3-4 questions, ~15-25 mins Detailed viva voce in front of a faculty panel Use whiteboard to explain your answers 15-Apr-17 9

10 Oral Exam Tuesday April 18 Two sessions Forenoon: 930AM-1PM Afternoon: 2PM-530PM Shortlisted students will be asked to report to one of these sessions Two panels GATE(CS) Panel: CDS 308 GATE(Other) Panel: CDS 309 Shortlisted students will be asked to report to one of these panels Tentative merit list for admissions posted by 6PM on website 15-Apr-17 10

11 Takeaways Be curious, be pro-active Post-graduate program Self-learning, online resources Talk to seniors, peers, discuss Think research Top University in India! Competitive! Pick dissertation topic early Consider switching to Ph.D. program 15-Apr-17 11

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