Admissions
Partnership: IISc and your parent company where you are currently employed (sponsoring institution) will need to sign an agreement to participate in the IISc M.Tech.(Online) program. Details of these are on the IISc IKEN website. This agreement will cover all majors and specializations offered under the M.Tech.(Online) degree program, including DSBA.
Nominations: Prior to the start of an academic year, the company may nominate employees from their organization, such as yourself, to the program. The company may use its discretion in shortlisting their employees, as long as they meet the minimum eligibility for a program. The company is responsible for paying the fees for any nominated candidate who clears the interview and is admitted to the program. The company is also responsible for providing sufficient time to make progress toward the degree.
Minimum Eligibility: All candidates nominated for the DSBA program must meet these eligibility requirements:
- BE/BTech/BS(4yrs)/Equivalent (4yrs degree/diploma after 12th std) or Masters degree, in any discipline, and
- At least 50% of marks or equivalent CGPA in all degrees, and
- Two years of industrial experience, and
- A strong mathematical and programming background
Interview: DSBA will conduct an online technical test followed by a video interview for the nominated candidates. This will evaluate the technical ability of the candidate to succeed in the coursework and may include topics such as mathematics, basic programming, problem solving, etc. at the undergraduate level. Successful candidates will be admitted to the degree program.
Timeline: Nominations are typically due by March of the year the academic program starts, and admissions decisions will be notified by May of that year. The semester will start by August.
Syllabus
Applicants to the DSBA program will be tested on the following topics during their online written test and oral interviews.
- Foundations: Linear Algebra/Matrices, Probability, Statistics and Combinatorics at the undergraduate engineering mathematics level, in addition to basic Calculus and Geometry.
- Programming: Data Structures (arrays, matrices, etc.) and Basic Programming (choice of Java/C/C++/Python).
The online written-exam will use the HackerEarth platform, and contain 7 Multiple-choice questions (MCQ) and 1 programming question. See here for a sample written exam paper. The exam duration will be 90 mins.
Candidates will subsequenty be called for an oral interview with a faculty panel from the DSBA program.
The written test and oral interviews will be conducted between 24-28 May, 2021. Please see the IISc IKEN website for details.
Fee Structure
Fees are charged by the number of course and project credits taken. Students need to complete a minimum of 32 course credits and 32 project credits to be awarded the degree. More details are available at IISc IKEN website.