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How is the placement of M.Tech research at IISc Bangalore?
I have a few friends who pursued an M.Tech (Research) at IISc Bangalore. They told me that placement opportunities are good and at par with the M.Tech program.
At IISc Bangalore, for any Engineering branch where the placements are good, you will get equal opportunities in M.Tech and M.Tech (Research).
Make sure to go for an M.Tech (Research) only if have a passionate interest in your branch because you will be working on your research project. Though you will be spending an extra 0.5 to 1 year on your research project, the coursework load will be comparatively less on you.
You will also get enough time to spend on a particular course, so you can go for your Ph.D. in that area with a more informed mind.
Some Business, Finance, and IT firms may not allow M.Tech (Research) students to sit for the placement process. However, core companies make no such differentiation.
Therefore, the placement of M.Tech (Research) at IISc Bangalore is pretty decent and at par with M.Tech.
How is the MTech (research) CS program of IISC Bangalore in terms of placements?
In IISc Bangalore, the MTech (Research) students sit for placements along with MTech (Course) students. In fact, MTech (Research) students are often treated as rivals by the course students. Here are a few reasons for their differences
- The research students have lesser courses than course students, rendering them more time to prepare for placements.
- Secondly, research students sit for placements in their third year while the course students sit in their second year.
- MTech Research students generally start their research work in their second semester itself so they become better researchers and are able to secure the best job profiles.
Because of the above reasons, the majority of MTech (Research) students get placed better than course students. These research students usually go into 3 streams, theory, systems, and intelligent systems. The placement scenario for each has been given below
- Theory: Theory students might face issues in system-based companies especially if they lack coding skills. These students are usually proficient in math and thus lack skills in systems. However, a 3-month dedicated preparation can get them placed excellently.
- Systems: These students are easily placed in top companies such as Oracle, Nutanix, Microsoft, and many more.
- Intelligent Systems: These students are hired by companies such as Flipkart, Amazon, Microsoft, etc.
Although research is time-consuming, the light coursework helps the research students prepare for placements. Over the past few years, MTech (Research) students receive packages around INR 22 LPA and the scenario is just going to get better!
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