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

M.Sc. Computer Science (1 Year)

PREAMBLE

With an objective to align with National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 of India, the Department of Computer Science has decided to offer one year Master in Science (M.Sc.) programme in Computer Science. The programme also provides an option to specialize in the area of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. 

MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

A candidate must have passed Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a closely related discipline* with Mathematics as a subject either at the Bachelor’s level or at the 10+2 (12th class) level under 10+2+4 pattern from a recognized institution or an examination recognized by the University as its equivalent with a minimum of 55% marks (or an equivalent grade).

 

Indicative List of Closely Related Disciplines

Computer Science and Engineering/ Computer Engineering/ Computer Applications/ Information Technology

 

SPECIALIZATION

The programme offers an option to students for acquiring skills and excellence in the area of Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

  • The students can either choose to get the respective degree with specialization or without specialization (General Track).
  • The students admitted in the programme are required to submit their choice of degree with specialization or degree without specialization before the beginning of the first

The placement of the one year M.Sc. in all masters programmes offered by the department is shown in Figure 1.

 

CATEGORIZATION OF COURSES

The following categories of courses will be taught in the Master’s programmes:

Core Courses: These are core courses that will be compulsorily studied by the students as a core requirement to complete the requirements of the respective degree.

Track Elective (TE) Courses: These are optional courses offered in the areas of specialization.

General Elective (GE) Courses: These are optional courses not related to any  track.

Open Elective (OE) Courses: These are the relevant optional courses that can be chosen from the other departments in the university.