Opportunity for BSc students: IIIT, Hyderabad invites applications for two year MSc and Dual Degree program in Comunational Natural Sciences

IIIT-H invites applications for the academic year 2009-10 from the
candidates who have completed (or going to complete by June 2009) BSc in
any branch with Mathematics as one of the subject for admission into  the
following programs.

* Two year MSc program (Computational Natural Sciences)
* Four year Dual-Degree program (B.Tech (Computer Science and MS in
Computational Natural Sciences). Note: after completion, the student will
get two degrees.

ADMISSIONS ARE OPEN FOR
(i) Two Year Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Computational Natural Sciences

(ii) Four Year Dual Degree Program (B.Tech in Computer Science &  MS by
Research in Computational Natural Sciences)

OPPORTUNITY FOR B.Sc STUDENTS

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To apply  visit http://www.iiit.ac.in/pgadmissions

For course details visit  http://ccnsb.iiit.ac.in/pbscpro.html

Last date: 30 May 2009

Date of exam: 14 June 2009
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1. Two Year Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Computational Natural Sciences

MSc in Computational Natural Sciences aims at building on the science
background of the student and incorporating the required computational
training
including high performance computational aspects.

ELIGIBILITY Bachelor of Science (BSc) in any branch of Science with
Mathematics
as one of the  subjects.

DURATION:
2 Years.

EFFECTIVE COURSE FEES:
8,000/- per semester + Hostel & Mess.

OBJECTIVES:
* Advanced training in natural and physical sciences.
* Training in computational skills.
* Training in research in exciting areas of Computational Sciences for
productive participation in academia and industry.

ADVANTAGES:
* Courses in sciences with integrated computing aspects.
* Professional training for employment in fast expanding academia
and industry in the area of computational sciences.


2. Four Year Dual Degree Program (B.Tech in Computer Science & MS by
Research in Computational Natural Sciences)

Four Year Dual degree program (B.Tech in CSE and MS by Research in CNS)
aims at
integration of computer sciences and computational aspects of sciences and
provide training to students for reasearch and industry needs.

IMPORTANT ASPECT OF THE PROGRAM
Student will get 2 degrees (i) B.Tech Computer Science and (ii) MS by
Research
in Computational Natural Sciences).

ELIGIBILITY:
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in any branch of Science  with Mathematics as
one of the subjects.

DURATION:
4 Years.

COURSE FEE:
42,500/- per semester + Hostel & Mess. Students are extected to be
given Research Assistantship in the last year

OBJECTIVES
* Synergistic development of courses in CS and Computational Sciences *
Computing in Sciences and CS as main goal.
* Research orientation in computer science  and computational natural
sciences.

ADVANTAGES
* Professional Degree in Computer Science.
* Focus on both Sciences and Computer Science.
* Professional training for employment in academia and industry in both
IT and computational sciences sectors.


APPLICATION PROCEDURE

* All Applications are received only through web portal
http://www.iiit.ac.in/pgadmssions

* Last date for receiving filled-in applications is 30th May 2009.

* For course details visit http://ccnsb.iiit.ac.in/pbscpro.html
* The students have to appear for a written test followed  by a personal
interview.
* The written test will be held on Sunday 14th June 2009 at Hyderabad,
Chennai,
Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata.
* The written test consists of an aptitude test and subject test. The subject
test consists of objective questions related to science & maths (B.Sc level).

FACULTY

Abhijit Mitra, PhD (IIT Kanpur)
http://www.iiit.net/faculty/am.php

Harjinder Singh, PhD (Princeton University)
http://www.iiit.net/faculty/harjinder.php

Nita Parekh, PhD (Jawaharlal Nehru University)
http://www.iiit.net/faculty/nita.php

G.Savitha, PhD (IIT Kanpur)
http://www.iiit.ac.in/~savitha/sg.html

Chandrasekher Mukku, PhD (Imperial College)
http://www.iiit.ac.in/faculty/cmukku.php

Prabhakar Bhimalapuram, PhD (Cornell University)
http://iiit.ac.in/faculty/prabhakar.html

Deva Priyakumar, PhD (Pondicherry University)
http://iiit.ac.in/faculty/deva.html

ADJUNCT FACULTY
A.Rameshwar, PhD (Cornell University)
Chanchal Mitra, PhD (TIFR - Bombay)
B.Gopalakrishnan, PhD (IISc - Bangalore)
Somdatta Sinha, PhD (JNU-Delhi)


FOR DETAILS CONTACT:
Chairman, PG Admissions
International Institute of Information Technology
Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500032, A. P. India.Ph: +91- 40 - 66531250,
Fax: +91 - 40 - 66531413   E-mail: pgadmissions@iiit.ac.in