SOUTH ASIAN UNIVERSITY

A University Established by SAARC Nations

SOUTH ASIAN UNIVERSITY

A University established by SAARC Nations

DCS
Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Course Structure

COURSE STRUCTURE* FOR 5-YEAR B.TECH – M.TECH (CSE) DEGREE

(*Subject to further re-organization/updation/revision based on experts’ feedback)

PREAMBLE

With an objective to prepare learned and skilled professionals for SAARC countries having strong conceptual and practical background, a dual degree B.Tech – M.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering) programme of five years duration is offered. The salient features of the programme are:

  1. The programme is unique in SAARC countries except India. It saves one year of student is obtaining M.Tech degree.
  2. The programme provides an exit option to students with B.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering) degree after successful completion of 4th year. The students has to submit the choice to exit the programme at the end of sixth semester.
  3. The total number of seats in the programme is 30.
  4. The grade requirement for promotion to next semester as well as for the award of the degree, repetition of a course, extra semester to clear backlog etc. are as per university regulations/byelaws.

The University follows a unique up-to-date curriculum with the aim of equipping students with strong analytical and technical skills as well as thorough knowledge of and expertise in the latest state-of-the art techniques in Computer Science as well as in the interdisciplinary disciplines so that they can work competently in diverse areas including industry, teaching and research and development. Besides having a good mix of theoretical and lab-oriented computer science courses together with a reasonable amount of training/learning in the interdisciplinary domains, the Dual Degree B.Tech.-M.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering) programme has a project component which also provides an opportunity to students to work on research problems under the close supervision of faculty members so that they are equipped to work in leading industries, international R&D institutions or pursue a career in top-ranking academia towards higher education and research.

MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

A student must have passed the Class 12 or Higher Secondary or any equivalent qualifying examination in Science stream (having Mathematics and Physics/Chemistry as mandatory subjects) with a minimum of 65% marks in aggregate based on education board recognized by any of the SAARC nations.

SELECTION PROCESS

The following admission process is adopted:

  • Route 1: Merit list based on JEE Main (conducted by IITs) scores.

  • Route 2: Merit list based on entrance examination conducted by SAU.

 

 

SAU: Course Structure for Dual Degree B.Tech. + M.Tech. CSE

 

Sem- I (w.e.f. 2025-26 admitted students)

Sr. No.

Course Code

Subject/scope (Title (tentative))

L_T_P

Credits

Contact Hrs

1.      

MTH-001

Math-I

3 1 0

4

 

2.      

PHY-001

Engineering Physics

3 0 0

3

3

3.      

ENG-001

Communication Skills in English

2 0 2

3

 

4.      

CSE-101

Fundamentals of Computer Programming

3 0 3

4.5

 

5.      

EEE-101

Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

3 0 2

4

 

6.      

ECA-001

Sports/NCC/NSS/Extra-Curricular- I

0 0 2

 

 

7.      

CSE-102

Case Study/ Self Study based report writing

 

1

 

Total

19.5

 

 

Sem- II

Sr. No.

Course Code

Subject/scope (Title (tentative))

L_T_P

Credits

Contact Hrs

1.      

MTH-002

Math-II

3 1 0

4

 

2.      

CSE-103

Digital Logic Design

3 0 2

4

 

3.      

CSE-104

Data Structures

3 0 3

4.5

 

4.      

CSE-105

Python Programming

2 0 2

3

 

5.      

PHY-002

Physics Lab

0 0 2

1

 

6.      

CSE-106

Fundamentals of Web Design (exam will be as Practical only)

1 0 2

2

 

7.      

***-***

Soft Skills (conduct to be like a Workshop, preferably)

1 0 4

3

 

8.      

CSE-107

Case Study/ Self Study based report writing

 

1

 

Total

22.5

 

 

Sem- III

Sr. No.

Course Code

Subject/scope (Title (tentative))

L_T_P

Credits

Contact Hrs

1.      

MTH-003

Math-III

3 1 0

4

 

2.      

CSE-201

Design & Analysis of Algorithms

3 0 3

4.5

 

3.      

CSE-202

OOP using Java

3 0 2

4

 

4.      

CSE-203

Computer Organization & Arch

3 0 0

3

 

5.      

CSE-204

Data Base Systems

3 0 2

4

 

6.      

MGT-001

Principles of Management

3 0 0

3

 

7.      

CSE-205

Case Study/ Self Study based report writing

 

1

 

Total

23.5

 

 

 

Sem- IV

Sr. No.

Course Code

Subject/scope (Title (tentative))

L_T_P

Credits

Contact Hrs

1.      

CSE-206

Operating Systems

3 0 2

4

 

2.      

CSE-207

Computer Networks

3 0 2

4

 

3.      

CSE-208

Machine Learning

3 0 2

4

 

4.      

CSE-209

Fundamentals of Data Science

3 0 2

4

 

5.      

CSE-210

Fundamentals of Cyber Security

(CN or FCS, one of these will have lab)

3 0 0

3

 

6.      

ECA-002

Sports/NCC/NSS/Extra-Curricular -II

(HALF stud)

0 0 2

 

 

7.      

CSE-211

Case Study/ Self Study based report writing

 

1

 

Total

20

 

 

Sem- V

Sr. No.

Course Code

Subject/scope (Title (tentative))

L_T_P

Credits

Contact Hrs

1.      

CSE-301

AI and Soft Computing

3 0 2

4

5

2.      

CSE-302

Efficient and Competitive Programming

3 0 3

4.5

6

3.      

CSE-303

Software Engineering

3 1 0

4

4

4.      

CSE-***

Track Elective (TE)-1

3 0 0

3

3

5.      

CSE-304

Full Stack Development (using Web Technologies)

2 0 3

3.5

5

6.      

CSE-305

Logical Aptitude and Reasoning Skills

(for campus interview preparations)

2 0 0

2

2

7.      

CSE-306

Case Study/ Self Study based report writing

 

1

 

Total

22

25

 

Sem- VI

Sr. No.

Course Code

Subject/scope (Title (tentative))

L_T_P

Credits

Contact Hrs

1.      

CSE-***

TE-2

3 0 2

4

5

2.      

CSE-307

Mobile App Development

2 0 3

3.5

5

3.      

CSE-308

Automata Theory

3 0 0

3

3

4.      

CSE-***

Dept Elective (DE) -1

3 0 2

4

5

5.      

***-***

Open Elective (OE) -1

3 0 0

3

3

6.      

ENG-0**

Presentation, Group Discussions  & Interview Skills

0 0 3

1.5

3

7.      

HSS-0**

Intro to South Asia** (preferably non-credit course, attendance/passing compulsory)

2 0 0

2**

2

8.      

CSE-309

Case Study/ Self Study based report writing

 

1

 

Total

22

26

 

 Sem- VII

Sr. No.

Course Code

Subject/scope (Title (tentative))

L_T_P

Credits

Contact Hrs

1.      

CSE-401

Advanced Algorithms

 

 

 

2.      

CSE-402

Advanced Computer Networks

 

 

 

3.      

CSE-***

DE-2

 

 

 

4.      

CSE-4***

TE-3

 

 

 

5.      

***-***

OE-2

 

 

 

6.      

CSE-403

Case Study VII

 

 

 

Total

 

 

 

 Sem- VIII

   Scheme VIII A for students going for Full Semester Internship

Sr. No.

Course Code

Subject/scope (Title (tentative))

L_T_P

Credits

Contact Hrs

1.      

CSE-401

Advanced Algorithms

 

 

 

2.      

CSE-402

Advanced Computer Networks

 

 

 

3.      

CSE-***

DE-2

 

 

 

4.      

CSE-4***

TE-3

 

 

 

5.      

***-***

OE-2

 

 

 

6.      

CSE-403

Case Study VII

 

 

 

 

Sem- VIII

Scheme VIII B for students Not going for Full Semester Internship

Sr. No.

Course Code

Subject/scope (Title (tentative))

L_T_P

Credits

Contact Hrs

1.      

CSE-***

DE-3

 

 

 

2.      

CSE-***

TE-4

 

 

 

3.      

***-***

OE-3

 

 

 

4.      

***-***

OE-4

 

 

 

5.      

CSE-400

MTech Thesis

 

 

 

 

Sem- IX

Sr. No.

Course Code

Subject/scope (Title (tentative))

L_T_P

Credits

Contact Hrs

1.      

CSE-***

DE-4

 

 

 

2.      

CSE-***

TE-5

 

 

 

3.      

CSE-500

MTech Thesis

 

 

 

 

Sem- X

Sr. No.

Course Code

Subject/scope (Title (tentative))

L_T_P

Credits

Contact Hrs

1.      

CSE-501

MTech Thesis

 

 

 

2.      

CSE-508

Professional Competence

 

 

 

 

 Tracks

General

AI and ML

Data Science and AI

Business Systems and Intelligence

Cyber Security

Advanced Data Structure and Algorithms

Neural Networks and Deep Learning

Neural Networks and Deep Learning

Digital Media Marketing and Analysis

Cryptography

Software Testing and Quality

Computer Vision using AI

Data Visualization

Risk Analysis and Assessment

Privacy and Ethical Hacking

Advanced Networks

Natural Language Processing

Social Network Analysis

Financial Business Intelligence/ Financial Modelling and Planning

Digital Forensics and Malware Analysis

Emerging Trends in Computer Science

Generative AI

Geo-Spatial Analytics

Business Intelligence Tools

Web and Database Security/ Network Security

 

 

Business Analytics and Intelligence/ Business Intelligence Tools

 

 

 

 

Open Electives

Deptt. Electives

Cloud Computing

 

Quantum Computing

Digital Image Processing

 

 

Software Project Management

Software Testing and Quality

 

 

Parallel Algorithms

Object Oriented Analysis and Design

 

 

bedded Systems Design

Robotics

 

 

Computer Graphics

Big Data Analytics

 

 

 

Semantic Web Technologies

 

 

 

IOT

 

 

 

 

Human Computer Interface

 

 

 

Blockchain Technologies

 

 

 

Data Warehousing and Data Mining