Computational Science and Data Science Indian Institute of Science

Overview

About the M.Tech. (CDS) Program

First degree programme launched in India from a premier institution to train students as data scientists. The program has Interdisciplinary course work on computational and data science methods, computer systems and diverse applications in bioinformatics, medical imaging, computational physics, and quantum computing. The department has globally renowned faculty on computer vision, NLP, computational engineering and scalable systems, and access to HPC and GPU advanced computing infrastructure. Curriculum emphasizes both foundations and applied skills, preparing students for research and development in these emerging areas.  One-year dissertation project in the degree program gives comprehensive experience on applying learnings to practical topics. Unique Research Methods training series to develop the soft skills on entrepreneurship, publishing, etc.  100% placements with industry-leading compensation. Option to continue for a PhD degree.

The M.Tech. (Computational & Data Science) degree at CDS is designed as a course and project based program to be completed in 24 months. Students will take 36 credits of coursework over 2-3 semesters. Courses are divided into hard core courses (14 credits), soft core (10 credits), and electives (12 credits). Students will also complete a dissertation project worth 28 credits over a 12 month period.