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| ====== Prospective Students ====== | ====== Prospective Students ====== | ||
| - | There are many avenues for studying Analog, Mixed-signal, or Digital VLSI design at IIT Madras. You can join our MS/PhD programs and carry out research. If you are in our course based programs, you can specialize in Analog, Mixed-signal, or Digital VLSI design by taking the [[:teaching:start|elective courses]] and doing your final year projects with our [[:people:start|faculty]]. | + | There are many avenues for studying Analog, Mixed-signal, or Digital VLSI design at IIT Madras. You can join our MS/PhD programs and carry out research. If you are in our course based programs, you can specialize in Analog, Mixed-signal, or Digital VLSI design by taking the [[:teaching:start|elective courses]] and doing your final year projects with our [[:people:start|faculty]]. |
| - | If you are applying the PhD/MS/MTech program with the intention of specializing in Integrated Circuits and Systems, __choose EE6 as your stream__. | + | If you are applying the PhD/MS/MTech program with the intention of specializing in Integrated Circuits and Systems, __choose EE6 as your stream__. This is the group specializing in IC design. Our students regularly design analog and mixed-signal ICs for a variety of functions, get them fabricated at a suitable foundry, test the IC, and report the results in [[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/vlsi/publications/start|journals and conferences]]. |
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| ===== Research Programs ===== | ===== Research Programs ===== | ||
| - | It is most important to keep in mind that PhD and MS are not "routine" degrees in that a great deal of independent thought and work is expected from the student. In course based programs, the syllabus defines the limits of the subject to be studied and the content is presented in lectures as cleanly defined packages. The contents of a course are well known and the problems dealt with are thoroughly worked out. The solution to a research problem on the other hand is by definition not yet worked out. A research student is expected to play a big role in charting the course of his/her study; there is no fixed syllabus; during the course of research there will be several journeys down blind alleys which, while contributing to overall learning, may not end up in the final report. For success in a research program, the student must be willing to take the initiative, go along a path not yet clearly defined, and work independently. **At the end of an MS/PhD, the student is expected to know a lot more than the advisor about his/her research problem**. | + | It is most important to keep in mind that PhD and MS are very different from course-based degrees. A great deal of independent thought and work is expected from the student. In course based programs, the syllabus defines the limits of the subject to be studied and the content is presented in lectures as cleanly defined packages. The contents of a course are well known and the problems dealt with are thoroughly worked out. The solution to a research problem on the other hand is by definition not yet worked out. A research student is expected to play a big role in charting the course of his/her study; there is no fixed syllabus; during the course of research there will be several journeys down blind alleys which, while contributing to overall learning, may not end up in the final report. For success in a research program, the student must be willing to take the initiative, go along a path not yet clearly defined, and work independently. **At the end of an MS/PhD, the student is expected to know a lot more than the advisor about his/her research problem**. |
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| Admission to our MS/PhD programs are through interviews held twice a year-roughly in May and November. The interview will be preceded by a screening test. Details of the programs, the entrance test, and procedures and requirements for application can be found at the links below: | Admission to our MS/PhD programs are through interviews held twice a year-roughly in May and November. The interview will be preceded by a screening test. Details of the programs, the entrance test, and procedures and requirements for application can be found at the links below: | ||
| * [[https://research.iitm.ac.in/|IIT Madras research admissions page]] | * [[https://research.iitm.ac.in/|IIT Madras research admissions page]] | ||
| - | * [[http://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/academics/graduate-admissions/|EE dept. Graduate admissions page]] | + | * [[https://www.ee.iitm.ac.in/msphd/|EE dept. Graduate admissions page]] |
| Students seeking MS/PhD positions are encouraged to talk to [[:people:start|faculty]] in their areas of specialization and become familiar with their areas of [[:research:start|research]]. Each research student will be conducting research under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Faculty advisors are assigned to students based on the students' preferences, faculty members' preferences, and availability of positions. | Students seeking MS/PhD positions are encouraged to talk to [[:people:start|faculty]] in their areas of specialization and become familiar with their areas of [[:research:start|research]]. Each research student will be conducting research under the supervision of a faculty advisor. Faculty advisors are assigned to students based on the students' preferences, faculty members' preferences, and availability of positions. | ||
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| ===== Project positions ===== | ===== Project positions ===== | ||
| - | We have a number of sponsored projects and we are looking for research students to carry out these projects. If you wish to apply, contact the faculty member in whose area you are interested. After working as a project associate for some period, you could apply to MS or PhD. | + | We have a number of sponsored projects and we are looking for research students to carry out these projects. If you wish to apply, contact the faculty member in whose area you are interested. After working as a project associate for some period, you could apply to MS or PhD. The GATE requirement can be waived based on the advisor's recommendation. You can take courses when you are a project staff and when you join the MS or PhD program, credits for these courses can be transferred to the program. |
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| ===== Course based programs ===== | ===== Course based programs ===== | ||
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| ===== Other programs ===== | ===== Other programs ===== | ||
| + | ==== Opportunities ==== | ||
| + | ==== Final year + PhD at IIT Madras ==== | ||
| + | Top students from NITs and CFTIs who have an MoU with IIT Madras have an opportunity to | ||
| + | * do a summer internship at IIT Madras after the third year | ||
| + | * do their final year at IIT Madras and have the credits transferred to their bachelor's program | ||
| + | * secure admission to the direct PhD program at IIT Madras | ||
| ==== Summer Internships ==== | ==== Summer Internships ==== | ||
| - | The institute has a summer fellowship programme open to BTech students from other colleges in the summer after their third year. Details of the application process is posted on [[http://www.iitm.ac.in/|this site]], usually in the last week of January before the summer. Interns in the EE department are selected from among the fellowship applicants. Due to the volume of email, it is not possible to individually respond to queries about summer internships. | + | The institute has a summer fellowship programme open to BTech students from other colleges in the summer after their third year. Details of the application process is posted on [[https://sfp.iitm.ac.in/|this site]], usually in the last week of January before the summer. Interns in the EE department are selected from among the fellowship applicants. Due to the volume of email, it is not possible to individually respond to queries about summer internships. |