Program Objectives

The MS-IT is designed for an audience of professionals seeking to improve their applied knowledge in various domains of IT. This program covers the latest trends that are vital for today´s modern business. The curriculum of MS-IT is a blend of latest technological topics and managerial skills that are vital for IT managers for large public and private sector companies. The MS-IT would enable the graduates to possess the combination of knowledge and hands-on expertise to apply this knowledge to select hardware and software products appropriate for the organization. It will equip the graduates with the skills to integrate hardware and software products in accordance to the organizational needs and infrastructure as well as Install, customize and maintain hardware and software, and administer networks while ensuring network and system security.

Eligibility Criteria

The candidates with at least sixteen years of education in the relevant disciplines are eligible for admission. Following are the basic requirements for admission to the MS Information Technology program:

1. 4 year BCS / BIT / BE or BS (Telecom, Electrical, Electronics, Software Engineering) from an HEC recognized university having scored at least 3.0/4.0 CGPA
2. 2 years Master’s degree with specialization in Computing/ IT/ MIS (awarded after 2 year B.Sc) with an aggregate of 60% marks from an HEC recognized university.

Scheme of Courses

Number of semesters: 03
Core courses: 12
Elective courses: 12
Thesis/project/additional courses: 06
Total credit hours: 30

Research Thesis/Project/Course work:

In order to cope with the market competitiveness and rapidly changing technological requirements, MS-IT program has been designed as such that a student may opt between a research project and additional courses/Independent Studies. However, students who intend to continue in the PhD program must opt for a research thesis in MS.

Semester Wise Breakup of Courses

Semester 1

Semester 2

Semester 3

MS-IT Elective List

The Institute will offer any 4 courses from the elective list given below. In case a student opts for course work instead of thesis, one additional course along with one independent study in IT will be offered. Further, the Institute may add/remove elective courses depending upon the demand and availability of resources.

Note: The Institute may add or remove the electives according to the resources available.