Four specializations basket that combine to provide a wide learning and application spectrum shall be provided to facilitate the candidate in selecting their dominant interest:
- Financial Services Analytics/ Marketing Analytics/ Supply Chain Analytics.
- Biological Data Analytics, Systems Modeling and forecasting of biological systems
- Unstructured Data Analysis/ Process Automation
- Cognitive Computing
ADMISSION PROCEDURE
Candidates with a Four Years Bachelor’s degree in any branch of Engineering/Technology from educational Institutions approved by AICTE/Government, Four year B.Sc. or equivalent in appropriate discipline (with first class or 60% marks (55% for SC/ST) or a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)/Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 (6.0 for SC/ST) on the scale of 10 in qualifying degrees).
OR
Master’s degree in Physics/Mathematics/Statistics/Life Sciences and related subjects from educational Institutions approved by UGC/Government may apply. Students having MBBS and MBA degree can also apply for admission to this program. (With first class or 60% marks (55% for SC/ST) or a minimum Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)/Cumulative Performance Index (CPI) of 6.5 (6.0 for SC/ST) on the scale of 10 in qualifying degrees).
The initial intake of this program is 20 students and split between two streams:
- Funded Applicants: Candidates who wish to avail a fellowship from the institute must possess a valid GATE1 score and also need to successfully qualify the entrance test2 conducted by IIIT-Allahabad. The maximum number of seats in this stream is limited to 10.
- Self-Financed Candidates: Candidates will need to successfully qualify the entrance test2 conducted by IIIT-Allahabad.
1GATE
A valid Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) score in CS, EC, EE, IN, MA, ST, BM, PH or XE is a must. {Instrumentation Engineering(IN), Mathematics(MA), Computer Science and Information Technology(CS), Electronics and Communication Engineering(EC), Electrical Engineering(EE), Engineering Sciences(XE), Statistics(ST), Biomedical(BM), Physics(PH)}
2 Entrance Test
An entrance test will be conducted at IIIT – Allahabad and other 2-3 Centers depending on the number of applications received. The Dept. of Applied Sciences will work on these modalities with few Institution partners at Bangalore, Delhi, and Kolkata etc. This test will be proctored and the candidates will be intimated well in advance about their testing center. The list of successful candidates will be put up here on the program website.
HOW TO APPLY
Interested candidates will have to apply online through the application portal of IIIT-Allahabad. They must register at the portal by providing a valid email address and a valid cellular number. Once registered – they must also pay an application fee (through the payment gateway) and record the payment transaction number while completing their online application. Upon successful submission of their application, they shall receive an electronic copy of their application at the registered email for their reference and records.
- Application Fee for General/OBC Candidates : INR 500
- Application Fee for SC/ST/PWD Candidates: INR 300
- important dates
important dates
- Application Form portal Open: 1st November 2020
- Application Form portal close: 30th November 2020
- Screening and Issuance of Admit Cards: 10th December 2020
- Examination Date: 20th December 2020
- Result Announcement: 30th December 2020
- Admission: 5th January 2021
- Commencement of Classes: 15th January 2021
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