IIM Amritsar, IIT Ropar invite applications for MSc in data science and management

The two-year course will be delivered across four semesters. It will be co-taught by faculties from both institutes and the students will be hosted at each institute for a period of one year (first year in IIT Ropar and second year in IIM Amritsar). 

The Indian Institute of Management Amritsar (IIM Amritsar) and the Indian Institute of Technology Ropar (IIT Ropar) are jointly offering new MSc programme in data science and management. The programme will commence from July 2023. 

The programme intends to provide a thorough knowledge of data science and its managerial applications. The participants will be equipped to organise, visualise and analyse data and apply the insights to solve business and management problems. The programme is structured to provide a cross-functional learning experience to the participants and groom them to become agile and skilled data scientists who are adept at working in various settings and can meet today’s challenges of dynamic business environments. It will enable the participants to work across disciplinary boundaries and effectively deploy data-intensive solutions.  

The programme, co-prepared by IIM Amritsar and IIT Ropar, includes a mix of courses from the areas of algorithms and data structures, statistics, data analytics, information systems, and management. The two-year programme will be delivered across four semesters. It will be co-taught by faculties from both host institutes and the students will be hosted at each institute for a period of one year (first year in IIT Ropar and second year in IIM Amritsar). 

Eligibility criteria

• 60% or 6.0 CPI/CGPA or First Class, as defined by the awarding university or institute, in the qualifying degree.

• The qualifying degree shall be any accredited and approved Bachelor's or Master's degree or any other equivalent degree, preferably involving management, mathematics, computer science, or allied fields. Candidates must have an aptitude in mathematics or computer science.

• Test score of either CAT/GATE/GMAT/GRE/JAM from the past three years as from 31-July-2023.

• Candidates who have appeared in any of the above tests and have yet to receive the results can apply, provided the results are submitted to the program office by June 5, 2023.

MSc programme in data science & management at IIM Amritsar, IIT Ropar 

Event	Date
Applications Open	13 Feb 2023
Applications Deadline	15 May 2023
Personal Interviews	5 June 2023 onwards
Admissions Decision	30 June 2023
Last Date for Offer Acceptance and Offer Acceptance Fee Payment	16 July 2023
Fee Payment before Registration	25 July 2023
Program Registration	26 July 2023
Program Orientation	27, 28 July 2023
Classes Commencement	31 July 2023

The coursework consists of core and elective courses along with the summer live project and final capstone project. The summer live project will be an option for students to pursue a project either with an academic faculty (of reputed institutes in India or abroad) or with a firm during the break between the second and third semesters. The summer live project has to be attained by the students themselves. 

The final capstone project will be pursued in the fourth semester along with the coursework. The project will be guided by one faculty from IIM Amritsar and one faculty from IIT Ropar. The successful completion of the project is mandatory to complete the programme. 

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