International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-H), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

The institute has about 150 Under Graduate students, 120 Post Graduate Students and 50 Research scholars persuing their PhD courses (for 2006 Academic Year)

Student of this institute are well known to be placed in leading national and multi-national institutions. The highest compensation received by a Post Graduate students is Rs. 11.5 Lakhs and Rs. 9.5 Lakhs for a Under Graduate Student (2005)

Courses Offered:

Admissions to UG / PG Programs ( 4 Year and 5 Year programs in Information Technology)

Admission : Based on Entrance Exam

Application Fee (Usually) : Rs. 600/- for UG and Rs. 900/- for PG Program

Eligibility : BE/B.Tech/MCA/Masters degree with Maths

M.Tech. Programmes: Selection will be based on the Post-Graduate Entrance Examination in May and an interview to be held at Hyderabad in June. Students with very good GATE scores may be called directly for the interview. They need to complete the application formalities now.

Post-graduate & Ph.D. Programmes:

Computer Science and Engineering: Ph.D., M.S. by Research, M.Tech.

* VLSI and Embedded Systems: M.Tech.

* Computer Aided Structural Engineering (CASE): Ph.D., M.S. by Research, M.Tech.

* Computational Linguistics: Ph.D., Post-Graduate Diploma

About the programmes:

Research Programmes: Research programmes are available in all areas of Computer Science and Engineering, VLSI, Embedded Systems, and in application areas like Computer Aided Structural Engineering and Computational Liguistics. Ph.D is a research oriented doctoral programme.

M.S.by Research is a research-oriented master's programme open to students with an advanced background in the relevant area. A research thesis is central to the MS programme.

M.Tech. Programmes: M.Tech. Is a 2-year master's programme. The emphasis of this programme is on advanced coursework and project work.

M.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering

M.Tech is VLSI is a programme specialising in VLSI Design and Embedded Systems. Advanced coursework and an industry-oriented project work are part of the programme.

M. Tech in CASE offers core courses in structural engineering with emphasis on industrial applications. The final semester is spent on an industry-oriented project.

PG Diploma in Computational Linguistics is a 1-year programme which gives students opportunity to learn the basics of the subject and its relevance to the processing of natural languages.

Eligibility: (Must be met by June 30, 2003)

Ph.D., M.S., and M.Tech. in CASE: BE/B. Tech or ME/M.Tech in Civil Engineering.

Ph.D. and PG Diploma in Computational Linguistics: MA or MPhil in Linguistics, Languages, MSc, MCA or BE/B.Tech.

Ph.D and M.Tech. In CSE: BE/BTech/ME/MTech in any discipline, M.Sc or MCA.

M.S. in CSE: BE/BTech in CS or ECE from reputed institution.

M.Tech. in VLSI and Embedded Systems: BE/BTech in ECE/EE/CS/IT/Instrumentation.

Admission Procedure

Research Programmes: Candidates for the Ph.D and M.S. programmes are encouraged to appear for the Post-Graduate Entrance Examination. Shortlisted candidates will be called to Hyderabad for an interview and final selection. Exceptional candidates may be called directly for the interview on the basis of their application.

Admission to the CASE programmes will be based on GATE scores in Civil Engineering and a personal interview.

GATE is prerequisite for CASE programme and optional for others.

PG Diploma in Computational Linguistics: Selection will be based on an entrance examination to be conducted at Hyderabad in June.

Course Fees: The post-graduate tuition fee is Rs.50000/- per semester. The fees are lower for research thesis credits when doing only thesis. Teaching and research assistantships are available to deserving candidates of the research programmes. We expect to provide financial assistance to all students during their research work.

Application Procedure: All applications should be made through the Post-Graduate Admissions Portal (http://www.iiit.net/pgportal.html). Applicants must submit all relevant information as per instructions on the portal. A demand draft for Rs.500 towards the application fee must reach the institute before the deadline mentioned below.

Post-Graduate Entrance Examination: An all-India entrance examination will be held at Hyderabad and a few cities in the country depending on number of applicants from each region. Candidates will be informed of the allocation of the examination centres and other details. The details on the syllabus and format of the PGEE can be found on the website.

Research Exchange Programme : Brilliant young students are invited to apply for the Research Exchange Ph.D. programme at the institute. Students of this programme will spend equal amount of time at IIIT and a partner research group at a world-class University for their research. They will have the option to do Ph.D at IIIT or the partner research group. Financial support is guaranteed at both ends. Arrangements are being worked out with selected research groups at: CMU, MIT, UPenn, University of Illinois, University of California at Berkeley, Brown, New South Wales, and Washington. Apply to the Ph.D programme of the institute and select the Research Exchange option on the portal to be considered for the programme.

Professionals in Hyderabad can join the M.Tech (CSE) and Research programmes on part-time basis. Select part-time option on the portal.

About the College

The International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderabad is an autonomous educational society setup in 1998 with support from the A.P. Government, NASSCOM and global IT companies. The institute currently has B.Tech programmes in CSE and ECE in addition to the PG programmes. Research centers in the institute focus on AI & Natural Language Processing, Speech & Image Processing, Computer Vision & Graphics, Databases Systems & E-commerce, VLSI & Embedded Systems, Data Mining, Networking, Signal Processing & Secure Communications, Computer Aided Structural Engineering Bioinformatics, Building Automation, Education and Power Systems.

International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-H), Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh

About International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-H)