The word IT no more fascinates students, rather it is being dreaded. But IT just cannot be done away with, though one has to live to the ups and downs of the industry and its demands. So those with the best IT skills will always be in demand rather than those who just possess an IT degree.
The Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) offered by the Consortium of Institutions of Higher Learning (CHIL) formed by the AP Universities in collaboration with the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), USA is one programme that promises to send out IT professionals who can deal with any situation than just giving an IT degree.
It has been designed to provide industry specialists who have hands-on experience, understand business needs, work patterns and deadline pressures of the corporate environment.
“The key differentiating factor is its unique pedagogy ‘learning by doing’. Evolved through eight years of relentless pursuit of excellence the programme has an extensive support of CMU in terms of course content and faculty training,” says M. Sreenivas Rao, Dean, MSIT.
A few other domain specialisations like bio-informatics are in the pipeline. MSIT Spree has been an initiative to network and celebrate togetherness of belonging to MIST fraternity while MSIT Journeys, a speaker series, has successfully got students in touch with professionals from industry giving them the required inputs and exposure.
The programme also provides teaching assistantships to the second year students.
Despite slow down 80 per cent students are placed this year while all were absorbed in the earlier batches.
The course is offered at the International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) (100 seats) and JNTU Hyderabad (150 seats) and is open to B.Tech or B.E graduates or those with a P.G. degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or Statistics.
Last date
Admission is based on entrance test to be conducted online from May 24. The last date for submitting application forms is May 18 and one can apply online also at ‘ www.msitprogram.net.’
Candidates can directly walk-in to the testing centre at the Eduquity Career Technologies Pvt Ltd at My Home Sarovar Plaza, Secretariat Road in Hyderabad from Thursday to Sunday before May 23. Entrance test is waived off for candidates with GRE scores above 1100/3.5 and it should have been taken after July 2006.Details can be had on www.msitprogram.net.
Article in Hindu: http://www.hinduonnet.com/edu/2009/05/04/stories/2009050450480400.htm
It is offered by CHIL in collaboration with CMU, writes R. RAVIKANTH REDDY
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