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What are the benefits of studying an M.Tech at IISc Bangalore?
The benefits of studying an M.Tech at IISc Bangalore are:
- IISc brand: Attending IISC comes with many social benefits as you will be preferred over non-IITian competitors in your professional life.
- Affordability: Being a government initiative, IISC education is subsidized and affordable. The total fees for a four-year BS-MS course should be around Rs 15-20 lakhs, but students only have to pay around Rs 4 lakhs. Scholarships are also available for reserved category students, and banks are ready to give loans for studying at IISc Bangalore.
- Nation Building: Studying at IISc allows you to contribute to the growth of the nation, and by staying or returning back to India after gaining knowledge, you can utilize it for the future generations of the nation. IISCians are increasingly returning to India after globalization.
- Avoiding expensive study abroad: Studying abroad is an expensive dream that not everyone can afford, with costs ranging from Rs 10 lakhs for a five-year course to Rs 74 lakhs for more expensive universities. Studying at IISC saves you from the financial burden of studying abroad.
- Family matters: Staying in India after completing your education at IISC allows you to stay close to your family and contribute to the growth of your motherland, rather than facing challenges with cultural differences while living abroad.
How is the M Tech AI course at IISC Bangalore in terms of placements and future prospects? How is it different from Computational and Data Science MTech programme?
IISC Bangalore introduced the M.Tech AI program in 2019. It is offered by the EECS division.
For the curriculum, the basics of optimization, linear algebra, probability, data structure, and algorithms are covered during the first semester.
M.Tech in AI is different from M.Tech in CDS in terms of core courses. The electives offered in both programs are almost the same.
The IISc Bangalore tag will be very useful in case you go for your Ph.D. in India or abroad. But for that, you need to maintain a good GPA.
The 2021 placement highlights for M.Tech AI (both off-campus and on-campus) are as follows, this was the first M.Tech AI batch-
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Particulars |
M.Tech AI at IISc Bangalore |
|---|---|
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PPOs received by |
4 students |
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Highest CTC |
50 LPA |
|
Median CTC |
24.5 LPA |
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Average CTC |
27.1 LPA |
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Lowest CTC |
13.5 LPA |
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Top Recruiters |
Microsoft, MasterCard, Myntra, Mercedes, Qualcomm, PayU, Target, Udaan, Sharechat, and Reliance, among others. |
All the students were placed. The offers received were Indian.
The CDS, CSE, and AI branches receive similar placement and internship opportunities. The students of all these branches receive offers in data science, machine learning, and software engineering.
Thus, M.Tech in AI at IISc Bangalore is a good branch in terms of placements and prospects. It is similar to the CDS program in many aspects.
Is IISC Bangalore good for cyber security courses? What are the courses it offers in cyber security?
Do not choose IISc Bangalore for Cyber Security courses if you wish to work in the industry and not go for research. IISc does not offer a specialized course that is customized for security professionals.
Instead of looking for Cyber Security courses at IISc Bangalore, you should go for the Amritapuri Campus of Amrita University. It is one of the best places in India for you to learn Cyber Security. My brother did his Master’s degree in Cybersecurity Systems and Networks from there.
You will learn practical implementation over there. All the courses are taught completely in English so you won’t suffer due to the language barrier.
Apart from the regular topics like Network Security, Wireless Security, Cryptography, and Digital Forensics, you will also learn topics outside of the curriculum, like Web Exploitation, Binary Exploitation, etc.
The placement scenario is decent and both private companies and government sectors offer decent packages to the students. Government officials recruit students and take them for live projects. You should choose Amrita University, Amritapuri Campus, and pursue a Masters’ in CyberSecurity from there to get a good start in this field. IISc Bangalore is not the right choice for a career in Cyber Security.
What is your opinion about the new M.Tech A.I. course offered by IISc Bangalore?
Anyone who claims that AI is still a developing field and hasn’t made its mark yet hasn’t looked up the AI and Machine Learning courses offered by top foreign universities. These courses are well in demand and offer extensive knowledge in the field of AI.
As for the IISc Bangalore AI MTech program, although it's a new program, it’s fast gaining popularity and is becoming one of the most coveted courses offered by IISc Bangalore. It has a huge number of hardcore, softcore, and elective courses in related areas. There are both theoretical as well as practical hands-on courses.
I believe, in this AI-oriented era, the future will witness a huge change in this field and the course will become a huge success.
Is IISc equal to IIT?
No, IISc and IIT are not equal. Here are a few core differences between IISc and IIT.
- There are 23 IIT colleges across the country, whereas there’s just one IISC university.
- While you can get admission at IIT after completing high school, IISC provides only one course to students for pursuing right after they complete high school- Bachelor of Science
- IITs primary purpose is to build technical manpower for nation-building whereas IISC focuses on core scientific research or becoming a physicist or scientist.
- IIT graduates are open to studying different fields for example MBA or even starting their own ventures whereas IISC students mostly prepare themselves for research-oriented jobs.
- IIT focuses on the holistic development of its students with many many clubs and groups to pursue hobbies. There are also grand tech and cultural fests like Rendezvous and Techfest, IISc on the other hand has no such events or activities.
- IIT helps you become employable in the job market whereas IISC is for students who have a passion for science and want to pursue research and doctorates after graduation.
- IISC has two additional exams which are KVPY and NEET UG apart from the 2 common GATE and JEE.
All in all, IISc and IIT are miles apart and have many points of difference.
What is the minimum salary of IISc?
The Minimum salary offered at IISC depends on the role you have been recruited for. The minimum salary for a research intern is 2.0 Lakhs per year, for Intern the minimum salary is 2.0 Lakhs per year, and so on.
A few roles and their average yearly salaries offered at IISc have been tabulated below:
|
Roles |
Average Salary |
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Project Assistant |
INR 244,038/yr |
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Research Assistant |
INR 295000/yr |
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Research Associate |
INR 592500/yr |
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Post Doctoral Fellow |
INR 720833/yr |
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Project Associate |
INR 364545/yr |
How good is the AI M.Tech course in IISc Bangalore? How good can an electrical engineer do in that course?
My sister is currently pursuing AI MTech in IISc Bangalore. She shared her courses taught in the first and second-semester
First semester
- Linear algebra course that focuses on theory and related algorithms.
- Postgraduate course on probability and stochastic processes.
- Optimization course for constrained and unconstrained problems.
- Data Structures and algorithms are mainly for non-CS people.
These are fundamental courses you will be studying before actually getting started with AI. In the second semester courses will be like
2nd semester
- Machine Learning
- Deep Learning
- Computer Vision
- Image Processing
- Speech Processing
The courses of the consecutive semesters depend on the student and his/her project advisor.
My sister has huge expectations from this program and she claims that the program fulfilled all of them. As for your other question, not only an EE Engineer but also a CS or ECE engineer can do well in this program. AI is a multifaceted field and thus is suitable for people from diverse backgrounds.
Which is better for a Ph.D in machine learning, ISI Kolkata or IISc Bangalore?
When choosing between a computer science or statistics perspective for ML, it's important to consider your goals. Statisticians have high standards for theoretical guarantees and usually publish in journals. It may take 5-6 years after initial conception for a method to be accepted and used. On the other hand, computer science and ML move quickly with conferences as the primary venues. Methods and code quickly spread, and people start using them.
In general, computer science is considered a better choice for ML than statistics departments. If you're considering the ISI Machine Intelligence Unit, note that it's mostly made up of statisticians who research fuzzy logic and publish in stats or application-specific journals. Their papers don't usually appear in flagship ML venues like NIPS, ICML, or KDD.
When deciding between a CS or statistics Ph.D., also consider your employment options after graduation. The majority of people in top Indian labs like MSR, Google, and XRCI are CS PhDs, if not 100%. Statistics PhDs, on the other hand, typically work in actuarial firms or investment banks, which have different work objectives.
Does IISc Bangalore select students with a low CGPA and average GATE marks?
In IISc Bangalore, for certain programs, only the GATE scores are taken into consideration. For example- M.Tech (course) in CSA and SSA streams.
In the above-mentioned programs, you have to secure the top 50-100 rank in the GATE CS examination.
For M.Tech in some streams, and M.Tech (Research) and Ph.D. programs, IISc Bangalore uses the GATE score simply as a cutoff. The selection is done based on the written test and subsequent interview. The GATE cutoff for an interview call is relatively low. This is done with the idea that a good student who had a bad exam can still perform extremely well during the interview. For M.Tech/ Ph.D. CS, this rank is equal to the top 500-1000 ranks(for those who apply), but it can go to 200 for other streams.
Your GATE scores and GPA during graduation become mostly irrelevant once you get called by IISc Bangalore for an interview. They can only work to make the interviewer biased toward/against you, this won’t happen unless you have significantly high or low scores respectively. What matters for your selection is if you can impress the interviewers with your knowledge of the topic(s) that you want to study/research.
Thus, if you go for a course at IISc Bangalore which makes selections through a written test and an interview, make sure to study your topic well and answer the interviewers with confidence.
How is Mtech in IIT Delhi compared to Mtech in IISC Banglore in Computer Science?
One of my friends had both options, MTech in IIT Delhi and MTech in IISc Bangalore, however, despite his hailing from Delhi, he chose IISc Bangalore over IIT Delhi. Some strong reasons which influenced his decision were
- The Institute has excellent research facilities and approaches second to no other engineering Institute in India.
- IISc Bangalore does not have a BTech program and thus the entire focus of the faculty resources, education, and resources are invested in the Master's program unlike IIT Delhi, where BTech is given more importance.
- IIT Delhi has a higher intake of UG students than PG students and they are given more preferences and attention than UG students.
- Being situated in Bangalore, the IT hub of India IISC has close ties with IT companies visiting frequently for some or other events or technical competitions
- Most GATE toppers prefer IISc or IIT Bombay over IIT Delhi and so do the companies offering placements.
- The overall ambiance of campus life is more tranquil in IISc Bangalore than in IIT Delhi which is an overly populated and polluted city.
- IISc is being recognized by foreign universities and one can pursue their Ph.D. with a degree from IISc.
All these pointers strongly inclined my friend towards IISc and he eventually completed his MTech from there.
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