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Should I go for MSIT Program at IIIT Hyderabad?
My friend was a student of MSIT at IIIT Hyderabad. According to him, from a placements point of view, you should rather sit for PGEE conducted by IIIT Hyderabad and take admission into the M.Tech course offered by this institution.
If you wish to land a job at Google, MSIT won’t allow you to sit for its placements. This is because Google doesn't hire MSIT students. Only M.Tech and B.Tech students are allowed to sit for the placements of top brands like Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Adobe, Amazon, Cisco, Walmart, Indeed, Uber, Samsung, etc. More than 150 companies visit the IIIT Hyderabad campus to hire B.Tech and M.Tech students. M.Tech CSE students are placed with an average package of around INR 31 LPA.
MSIT course is like revising the concepts of Computer Science up to your B.Tech level. The only bonus is that you will get to do a project for every programming language. MSIT is useful if you belong to a non CS/IT background in B.Tech as it will allow you to learn Computer Science from basics.
Thus, for good placement offers, go for the M.Tech CSE/ M.Tech Computer Science and Information Security instead of the MSIT program at IIIT Hyderabad.
Should I take NIT Trichy ECE or IIIT Hyderabad ECE?
One of my close friends is pursuing EXE from IIIT Hyderabad and was all praise for the institute. She had come with zero expectations and the institute as well as the branch impressed her.
- ECE is a whole different story from CSE wherein you need fundamental knowledge about concepts and coding skills alone are not enough.
- The faculty pool comprises highly qualified professors who are very passionate about research and adopting modern pedagogy.
- IIIT Hyderabad has the best lab facilities and modern instruments. Although there is no mechanical department, IIIT is well known for its strong focus on Robotics.
- IIIT Hyderabad placements are excellent and this year, the highest salary increased by 32% and was recorded at INR 74 LPA. B.Tech CSE average salary stood at INR 32 LPA and major recruiters included Bloomberg, Code Nation, Deloitte, Facebook, Google, HSBC, Indeed, etc
NIT Trichy has an advantage of a bigger campus and more experienced faculty. So, NIT Trichy is a good choice if you want a great campus life along with studies but if you want to focus on academics only then IIIT Hyderabad is the place for you.
What are some creative and different hostel rooms at IIIT Hyderabad?
Some of my friends have the most creative hostel rooms at IIIT Hyderabad. Their rooms are architecturally the same as any other hostel rooms, however, their creativity has transformed them into beautiful spaces.
My best friend has one of the most attractive and well-maintained hostel rooms in IIIT Hyderabad. She has decorated her entrance with a paper hanging. The pink colored heart shapes have a golden center and hang from a nail above the entrance door. On the door itself, a paper slip with small paper flowers on its borders, contains her name. The wall above her study table is decorated with posters of wild animals and small notes that she has scribbled on colored papers with sketch pens. She has made a beautiful sketch containing all the main characters from a popular television sitcom. Just above her window, she has put up a black coloured sticker of birds sitting on a tree branch.
One of my juniors has put up posters containing memes on the walls of her room. Her room completely defines her energetic and quirky personality. Her room is very unique and reminds of the good old childhood days. Another of my friends likes to paste maps around her room so that she can use each moment of her time productively.
These are some creative and different hostel rooms at IIIT Hyderabad.
To get IIIT Hyderabad how much marks do I need?
There are 2 UG courses, 4 PG courses, and 2 Doctoral courses offered by the institution. International students have a direct entry through the scores obtained in SAT. All the courses have different selection procedures for domestic students.
B.Tech:
B.Tech is offered in 2 specializations; CSE and ECE.
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60% is the minimum marks required in the PCM stream for BTech courses.
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JEE MAINS/ IIIT-H, which is followed by an interview for selection to the program.
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1st-year fees for BTech is ?2.8 Lakhs.
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The required cutoff for CSE and ECE is respectively 1000 and 2800 according to the statistics of recent years.
Dual degree (B.Tech + MS by research):
Dual degree is offered in 5 specializations; CSD (CSE+ MS research in CSE), ECD (ECE+ MS in ECE), CLD (CSE+ MS in Computational Linguistics), CND (CSE+ MS in Computational Natural Sciences), CHD (CSE+ MS in Computing and Human Science).
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60% is the minimum marks required in the PCM stream for seeking admission in dual degrees.
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Students need to qualify for the entrance exam IIITH UGEE which is followed by an interview.
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The 1st year course fee is ?2.8 Lakhs.
The cutoff for various specializations is as follows.
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Specialization |
Cut off |
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CSD |
60 |
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ECD |
200 |
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CLD |
150 |
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CND |
200 |
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CHD |
200 |
Lateral entry admissions are available for CSD and ECD streams only through an entrance exam conducted by the institute itself.
M.Phil:
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MA in linguistics, languages, and any other related areas is the required eligibility.
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Students are selected for admission through IIITH PGEE which is conducted by the institution, followed by an interview round.
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?2.8 Lakhs is the 1st year fee.
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The cutoff for CSE and ECE are 1000 and 2800.
M.Tech:
M.Tech is offered in 3 specializations, i.e. CSE, Computer Science and Information Security, and Computer-Aided Structural Engineering.
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B.Tech or a similar degree is required to seek admission.
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The institute selects students through the IIITH PGEE exam which is conducted by the institution, followed by an interview round.
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The total course fee for MTech is ?60,000 (total fees)
The institute offers scholarships to those students who are pursuing higher education and need financial assistance. The admissions of the candidate mainly depend on the personal interview round.
Is the lateral entry programme of IIIT Hyderabad worth it?
The lateral entry program of IIIT Hyderabad offers admission into the B.Tech+MS by Research dual degree.
Dual degree students face some disadvantages when it comes to placements. First of all, the research tag makes companies fear that the MS student might leave soon to pursue higher studies. Secondly, DD students do not get as much time to prepare for placements as other students. Choose a dual degree only if you are interested in research. You will work with the best brains in the country at IIIT Hyderabad, but you will spend a lot of time on this course.
Though officially the lateral entry program at IIIT Hyderabad allows you to complete your dual degree in 4 years, usually your MS will take at least a year more. You will also get admissions after completing two years of your B.Tech/ related degree at another institution and will have to study the 1st year curriculum before getting into the 3rd year curriculum.This will take a total time of at least 7 years.
A better option is if you continue with your B.Tech degree from your own college and then go for an MS degree at IIIT Hyderabad. You will complete all this in a total of 6 years and end up spending a year less or at most, an equal amount of time as in the lateral program.
How was your interview experience at IIIT Hyderabad for MS ECE?
I had applied for the MS ECE at IIIT Hyderabad as I was interested in Robotics research. Around 22 candidates, including me, were scheduled for an interview that day and a few were absent.
I was interviewed at 4:30 pm. A total of 4 professors interviewed us. The professors first asked me if I sat for GATE and my performance in it. Then I was asked if I had applied for other colleges. When I told them that I rejected NIT Goa because of not so good placements over there, they asked me if I was interested in placements. To this I replied that I was not that interested in placements and my plan was to go into research.
Then they asked me about the field in which I wanted to do my research. I replied that I was interested in Robotics. I supported my answer by saying that I have done my final year project in robotics and worked in the automation department of Godrej. I was then asked what I would want to improve at my company. After this basic question-answer series, another professor of IIIT Hyderabad, who was into Robotics research, joined the panel. He went through my final year project report.
Meanwhile, the panel asked me about my strong subjects and the topics that I was well-versed in. I was asked to write equations and draw graphs on a blackboard and was questioned on the topics that I had selected. I chose to be questioned on Analog and Digital Communications, except the NOISE part.
The interview went for 25 minutes. The Robotics professor did not ask any questions and simply reviewed my project report. Overall, the interview experience was great and I cleared it and secured admission into IIIT Hyderabad.
What is the correct ranking between IIT Roorkee, IIT Guwahati, and IIIT Hyderabad for Masters in Computer Science?
Before I rank these institutes, I will warn you against joining IIT Roorkee for CS. IIT Roorkee is understaffed and also lacks facilities for research work. Despite being the oldest IIT, it has failed to meet IIT standards and has become a big disappointment
Only a few professors around 10 are there in the CS department and most of them are least interested in doing or promoting research work. So for research aspirants, IIT Roorkee is the last love to be.
However, if your only agenda is to secure a well-paid job, IIT Roorkee with its tag will definitely fetch you one. Many top companies offer excellent job profiles to CS students and students of these students are most sought after. Even MTech students are allowed to sit for placements.
In my opinion, the ranking should be
IIIT Hyderabad>IIT Guwahati>IIT Roorkee
What is the rank of IIIT Hyderabad in India?
IIIT Hyderabad is of the best institutions for CSE, IIIT Hyderabad is among the top universities in terms of infrastructure, placements, internships, and overall quality. I don’t know if you are talking about official rankings or the generally perceived rankings by the public. Nevertheless, I will mention both.
In the country-wide ranking, IIIT Hyderabad was ranked 62 by NIRF for Engineering and #101- 150 in the overall category.
Generally, IIIT Hyderabad comes after the following institutes in India
- IIT Bombay
- IIT Delhi
- IIT Kanpur
- IIT Kharagpur
- IIT Madras
- IIT Roorkee
- IIT Guwahati
- BITS Pilani, Pilani Campus
- IIIT Hyderabad
- IIT BHU
In reality, people rank institutes on the basis of preference and the opportunities that college offers.
How many students apply for IIIT Hyderabad Lateral Entry Programme?
One of my close friends applied for the lateral entry program at IIIT Hyderabad in 2018 and shared the experience of the entire process. Her examination center had students from Raipur and Bhilai regions. The total number of students in the hall was 70.
On average, there were 50 centers, and considering each center had 100 students, the total number of students who appeared for the IIIT Hyderabad Lateral Entry Programme was around 5000. In her examination center, only 45 students were shortlisted for interview, out of which only 37 students actually attended the interview.
Do the dual degree students in IIIT Hyderabad get a chance to do internships or do they have to miss out on them?
I am a dual degree student at IIIT Hyderabad. According to me, a dual degree is a really good choice. One of my seniors got an internship offer from Facebook London for this summer, during her 5th year. The summer before that she interned at Google Dublin and during her 3rd year, she did GSoC.
Dual degree students have at least a year extra as compared to single degree students.This is a huge advantage and they can utilize the extra time they get for internships and projects without the burden of placements and a heavy coursework load.
Thus, dual degree students at IIIT Hyderabad do go for internships and projects.
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