Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Indore and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore have notified a two-year online Master of Science in Data Science and Management degree programme to be conducted jointly by the Institutes.
The program is ideal for graduates and working professionals. The programme is expected to position students to transform data into better business decisions. They will be able to both identify areas of business where data science can add value and provide inputs to algorithm developers and data analysts.

Eligibility: Applicant should have a First class/60%/6.0 CPI /6.0 CGPA (Scale of 10) (Relaxation for the SC/ ST/ PwD category asper rules) BTech/ BE/ BS/ BPharm/ BArch/ BDes/ BFtech/ Four years BSc/ MSc/ MCA/ MBA/equivalent with having done at least two courses in Mathematics and one in Computer Programming at qualifying degree level. They should also have CAT/GATE/GMAT/GRE/JAM test score obtained anytime in the last three years. Those awaiting results of any of these five standardized tests and are yet to receive the result can also apply subject to submitting the result by July 5, 2022. Shortlisted candidates will be called for interview. The final selection will be based on performance in interview.

Those who have not appeared in CAT/ GATE/ GMAT/ GRE/ JAM should appear for the Data science and Management Aptitude Test (DMAT) to be held on Sunday, July 03, 2022, in a single session at IIT Indore campus. DMAT will be an OMR- sheet based test of 90 minutes’ duration and having two sections (i) Quantitative Ability and (ii) Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning. Details of the test including syllabus, sample questions etc; are available at https://msdsm.iiti.ac.in/ (Admissions link). Candidates need to score above a certain threshold (as decided by the joint committee) in each of the sections to be considered for interview.

Intake: Up to 200 candidates will be considered for admission to the programme.

Mode of Teaching and Evaluation: Teaching will be online with campus modules at both the Institutes. There will be live lectures for 14 to 15 hours per week (2 hrs per day on weekdays and 4 -5 hrs on Saturday). The timing for weekdays will be tentatively 7 pm to 8 pm and 8.15 pm - 9.15 pm. Evaluation will be continuous with online assignment and quizzes. There will also be End-trimesters examination. The mandatory in-person contact period is planned for one month during the programme. This will be split in two blocks of 15 days each. This will provide in-person interaction and access to other research facilities.

Project Work: In the last trimester, student will have to do a project and submit the report for award towards the degree.

Joint degree on MS in Data Science and Management will be awarded by IIT Indore and IIM Indore.

Application can be submitted online at https://msdsm.iiti.ac.in/ latest by 10.6.2022 (Admissions link).

Application Fee for Indian Applicants is Rs.1770 (Including GST). The application fee would be 2360/- (Including GST) for those candidates who want to appear in DMAT.  

Batch will commence in August 2022. For details, and Brochure, visit https://msdsm.iiti.ac.in/