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Now the last date of Application is available till 1st Jun 11

ILLINOIS INSTITUTE

OF TECHNOLOGY, CHICAGO www.iit.eduOFFERS MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS IN INDIA SINCE 1997

BRIEF

Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago ( IIT-C) , established in 1890, is awell Known private PhD granting, First Tier Research University in Chicago, USA . Well knownfor its interaction with Industries, this University has its own research Center, called IIT ResearchInstitute ( IITRI).

This University has been offering programs and courses through DistanceEducation mode (" CLASS ROOM TEACHING FROM Chicago campus to Remotestudents as Called by Members of AICTE.") using Microwave transmission, for the benefit ofworking professionals of Industries situated in and around Chicago area, since 1976.Commensurate with the period, Internet Technology and streamed video are used to makeavailable the lectures delivered at Chicago campus, to students in India. So far more than 300engineers have successfully completed the Masters Degree & got the same Degree certificatefrom IIT Chicago. However engineers may opt for doing the Masters at ON campus in ChicagoOR On line programs in India OR Hybrid Option of completing few courses (out of 10courses) in India & rest in Chicago campus.

TEACHING METHODOLOGY AND EXAMINATIONS (For Online Option)

It is a CLASS ROOM TEACHING FROM CHICAGO CAMPUS. All Courses(called as Subjects in India) are entirely taught by professors in Chicago campus, byusing Hi-Tech E learning Technologies. Generally professors will have a small classroom concepts with strength of about 25 to 30 students in each class. Students in Indiaare considered on the strength of Chicago class room only. Professors will take only onelecture of 3 Hrs per course in a week. Totally they will take 14 to 16 lectures in eachsemester. Moment the Lecture is completed on a particular day in a week, the very sameLecture is up loaded on IIT Chicago Server (Black board). Students can attend theselectures by logging on to BLACK BOARD, with a given user name & pw, from anywhere in the world any number of times. They can clarify their doubts by sending E-mail

questions to Professors who will answer them quickly. Also students can talk toProfessors telephonically by taking an appointment. For such talks, Students can use tollfree telephones in our centers in India. Students have to complete their assignments,projects etc given by each professor with in the specified date/time & submit it to ourcenters for onward dispatch to Chicago by courier. Also LIVE-ON-SITE courses areorganized where in a professor from IIT Chicago visits India and conducts classes. Video/ Audio conferences and E-mail are the modes of interactions with Professors at Chicago.All courses, examinations and assignments including projects are conducted and


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evaluated by professors at IIT Chicago only. Masters program can be attendedcompletely either in India or in Chicago, or partly in India and partly in Chicago.(One has to successfully completeminimum 10 such courses of total 30 credit hours

to be eligible for the Master Degree)

In 1997, at the Invitation of Motorola India Electronics Limited, IIT-Cstarted offering Information Technology related Master's programs in Bangalore, after obtaining

proper Government approval. To facilitate co-ordination of the programs and courses offered,IIT- C had set up its wholly owned Subsidiary, Illinois Institute of Technology ( India) PrivateLimited {IIT-I}. In the next few years, more programs and courses were offered in a fewadditional locations like Chennai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Pune, Mumbai & Coimbatore.

Accreditation :- IIT Chicago is accredited by the North Central Association (NCA) ofColleges and Secondary Schools in USA. Specific professional curricula are accredited by theEngineering Accreditation Commission and the Computing Accreditation Commission of theAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).IIT-Chicago has been offering following Master's Degree programs in India since 1997 for thebenefit of various companies & Engineers.

1. Master of Computer Science with Specialization inSoftware Engineering.2.Master of Computer Science

3. Master of Computer Science with specialization in Computer Networking and

Telecommunications

4. Master of Science in Computer Science.

5. Master of Network Engineering

6. Master of Micro Electronics and VLSI Design.

7. Master of Telecommunications & Software Engineering.8. Master of Science in Electrical Engineering

9 Master of Science in Computer Engineering

10.Master of Electrical & Computer Engineering11. Master of Manufacturing Engineering

12 Master of Information Technology & Management (MITM)

Companies like Motorola , Honeywell, Oracle, Godrej, Sasken, Kirloskar, Cisco, JuniperNetworks, Agere systems, Philips, Qualcomm, IBM, Intel, Verisign, Indicus Software ,Tektronix etc sponsor their engineers. The companys sponsorship (or fee reimbursement policyof companies) varies from 25% to 100% for these programs. Other clients are, Tech Mahindra,Infosys,Wipro, Net App, Robert Bosch, L&T, TCS, Siemens, Samsung, HCL, HP. Cognizant,Kawasaki Microele, Logica,Texas Instruments, Tata Elxsi, EMC, Alcatel-lucent,Nokia, Karmicetc.The University also offers CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS in all the above streams with only 3to 5 courses of Masters Programs. Certificate Program students will attend the classis along withMasters Program students only. If required one can continue with Masters program aftercompleting the certificate program provided they have CGPA in certificate courses.

Salient Features of the Master's Programs of IIT-Chicago offered in India are :-

(a)Eligibility criteria for Admission are same in India/ Chicago.(b) Courses & Course curriculum offered for India program & campus areone & the same.(c) Teaching Methodology at Chicago/ India is the same.


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(d) Students in India and in campus at Chicago do the same Assignments,Projects, and Examinations etc. Only faculty concerned at Chicagoevaluates all these.(e) Degrees awarded for students in Chicago and India are one and the same.(f) Students can watch the lectures any where, any time & any number of times in the world.(g) Tuition Fee:- Students in India are charged less than 50 % of Tuition Fee as compared tocampus students. ( Total tuition for Masters Degree Program of 10 courses, known as subjects in

India, is US $ 10,020/- to be paid to IIT Chicago in installments @ $ 1002/- per course of 3credits, where as total Tuition fee for same 3 credit course at Chicago is $ 3168/ & total tuitionfee for 30 credits is $ -31,680/ ).(h) One can commence the Masters in India & complete it in Chicago or completely do it inIndia & get the same Masters Degree from IIT Chicago.g) A few of the special facilities available to remote students are listed below. This content iscontributed by IIT Chicago Alumni, Mr. Suresh Kumar Palle() of Honeywell :-

a)Access to the entire Beta SW version of Microsoft products.

Students have access to all the latest SW from Microsoft including the MS DeveloperStudio, office software, etc.b)Access to the - Paul V. Galvin Digital Library http://library.iit.edu/itm/.

c) Below is the list of the digital database that can be accessed by the distance learning studentsthrough the library website.Academic Search PremierOne of the largest full-text databases of scholarly information. A good place to start searching forjournal articles on almost any topic. As an example, under the Academic Search Premier, fullaccess to the abstract & full text of papers via IEEE Xplore Conferences, online access to theIEEE Xplore journals and the IEEE SERIES which covers most of the conferences andproceedings in different industry technology streams.Business Source PremierThis database covers all disciplines of business, including marketing, management, MIS, POM,accounting, finance and economics.CSA Technology Research Database

Comprehensive ber-database covering all aspects of technology, engineering, materials science,and electronics.InspecComprehensive database covering all aspects of science, engineering, and technology.JSTORArchive of essential scholarly journals related to the humanities, physical sciences, and socialsciences.

In addition there are plenty of Research Tools available online for the students.

Potential of our Graduates: In the past, a few managers, appreciating the ability of OurGraduates, who are working professionals, tasked them in advanced and newer areas. Theoutcome in each case was REMARKABLE. A few instances are quoted:

A team of 3 members, significantly contributed in developing a GPS receiver. Another team of 5 students developed a heat exchanger for space application and

patent was sold to a German company.

Another student developed advanced security coding features for a forthcoming

mobile phone

These were possible only when the Managers under whom they worked Tasked them
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ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS

Applicant must possess First class (60%) in each semester in RELATED BRANCH of B E / BTech program, or MCA or M.Sc (CS, IT, Electronics etc).GRE is required & TOEFL IS EXEMPTED*Students in the Final Semester may also apply. They should produce proof of successfulcompletion of the degree within 30 days of commencement of Masters Program.

*Students without GRE, may commence the Masters program by opting for conditionaladmission ( Non Degree admission) and continue with rest, after producing GRE score.ADMISSION

All applications for Admission are processed at IIT Chicago only by the DepartmentalAdmission Committee and the admission decisions would be intimated at least 3 weeks prior to commencement of the semester.

Last date for Application

FALL (AUG to DEC): 1st May SPRING (JAN to MAY) : 15th October

Contact Details

1. BANGALORE :- D Rajagopalan OR A R BhujangIllinois Institute of Technology India Pvt.Ltd.#2, M S R Industrial Estate, M.S.Ramaiah Campus,

. Behind M.S.R.I.T.Post office,Mathikere,Bangalore-560054

Tel:-080 2360 8502, 080 2360 9510 Tel / Fax: 080 2360 9511.E-mail:- [email protected] [email protected]

2. HYDERABAD:- Bhaskar ( [email protected]) Tel: 040-66464126 / 27

3.MUMBAI :- Shashi Sarmalkar ([email protected] )Tel: 022-2574 1616 / 2574 6442

4.CHENNAI :- D. SIVA KUMAR ([email protected] ) Tel:- 044-2230 0775

5.COIMBATORE :- Mr.G.K.Unnithan / Ms.Sudha.R. Tel:-0422-2237078, Tel / Fax:-0422-4377313, Moble:098940 83331 / 098943 81482. E-mail:[email protected]

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