Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Information Technology (IT) is a 2 years’ postgraduate degree program which can be done after any bachelor’s degree from a recognized university with at least 50% marks in aggregate. This course is established to provide theoretical as well as practical knowledge related to data mining and controlling with software applications and their development. Average fees of this course would be from Rs. 80,000/- to 3 Lakh depending upon the criteria of the college. Admission in most of the colleges is done through merit list based on marks in bachelors degree however there are some colleges which offer admission on the basis of entrance test.

The main objective of this course is to provide knowledge of programming, implementation of common data structures using OOP principles in C++ and ADTs which covers Lists, Stacks, Queues, Trees, and Graphs. Information technology includes software development, data manipulation and technology re-engineering which can be learned after completing this course.

After this course candidate will be able to handle digital commerce, software development and can achieve organizational goals objectives Also they can control the maintenance of software network to handle the technological challenges. After completing this course candidates can get jobs in IT sector with the salary packages from Rs. 3 Lakh to 8 Lakh per annum.

What is M.Sc. in IT about?

While pursuing this course, students will learn how to solve IT issues at workplace, OOP based implementation of algorithms, how to do data management, tree traversal, heaps, dictionaries, depth-first-search, breadth-first-search, and performance analysis of sorting, searching, traversal algorithms, control over of IT functions and projects with the use of latest technology.

Software development and networking system are very comprehensive area of learning and they can be understood deeply by doing this course as it is mastery in information technology.

Who should opt for this course and what the skills required?

Candidates who have interest to learn programming language such C++, software development and other activities in IT sector can opt for this course. Those who would like to work with networking system, discoveries of advance technology for software application can opt for this course.

To pursue this course successfully, strong analytical skills, critical thinking skills and experimental skills are required. They also have to focus on problem solving abilities, system networking knowledge, use of technology with innovative ideas.

Duration

Duration of this course is 2 years full time after bachelor’s degree or equivalent examination which contains 4 semesters at the gap of 6 months.

Where to study?

There are so many universities and colleges which offer this course. Some top colleges among them are following-

Bharathiar University : School of Computer Science and Engineering

Stella Maris College, Chennai

Vidyalankar School of Information Technology, Mumbai

Barkatullah University, Bhopal

VELS University, Chennai

Hindustan College of Arts and Science Chennai

Academic Options after M.Sc. IT

Candidates, who are interested in pursuing higher education in this field after completing their M.Sc. degree, can opt for research work in IT field. There are many universities in India and abroad which offer Ph.D. in Information Technology and allied field. Some best of them are NIT Jalandhar, Bharathiar University and Jodhpur National University etc. 

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