Khalsa College Amritsar M.Sc Information Technology: Fees 2025, Course Duration, Dates, Eligibility

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Information Technology (IT) is a 2 years’ postgraduate degree program which can be done after any bachelor’s degree from a recognized university with at least 50% marks in aggregate. This course is established to provide theoretical as well as practical knowledge related to data mining and controlling with software applications and their development. Average fees of this course would be from Rs. 80,000/- to 3 Lakh depending upon the criteria of the college. Admission in most of the colleges is done through merit list based on marks in bachelors degree however there are some colleges which offer admission on the basis of entrance test.

The main objective of this course is to provide knowledge of programming, implementation of common data structures using OOP principles in C++ and ADTs which covers Lists, Stacks, Queues, Trees, and Graphs. Information technology includes software development, data manipulation and technology re-engineering which can be learned after completing this course.

After this course candidate will be able to handle digital commerce, software development and can achieve organizational goals objectives Also they can control the maintenance of software network to handle the technological challenges. After completing this course candidates can get jobs in IT sector with the salary packages from Rs. 3 Lakh to 8 Lakh per annum.

What is M.Sc. in IT about?

While pursuing this course, students will learn how to solve IT issues at workplace, OOP based implementation of algorithms, how to do data management, tree traversal, heaps, dictionaries, depth-first-search, breadth-first-search, and performance analysis of sorting, searching, traversal algorithms, control over of IT functions and projects with the use of latest technology.

Software development and networking system are very comprehensive area of learning and they can be understood deeply by doing this course as it is mastery in information technology.

Who should opt for this course and what the skills required?

Candidates who have interest to learn programming language such C++, software development and other activities in IT sector can opt for this course. Those who would like to work with networking system, discoveries of advance technology for software application can opt for this course.

To pursue this course successfully, strong analytical skills, critical thinking skills and experimental skills are required. They also have to focus on problem solving abilities, system networking knowledge, use of technology with innovative ideas.

Duration

Duration of this course is 2 years full time after bachelor’s degree or equivalent examination which contains 4 semesters at the gap of 6 months.

Where to study?

There are so many universities and colleges which offer this course. Some top colleges among them are following-

Bharathiar University : School of Computer Science and Engineering

Stella Maris College, Chennai

Vidyalankar School of Information Technology, Mumbai

Barkatullah University, Bhopal

VELS University, Chennai

Hindustan College of Arts and Science Chennai

Academic Options after M.Sc. IT

Candidates, who are interested in pursuing higher education in this field after completing their M.Sc. degree, can opt for research work in IT field. There are many universities in India and abroad which offer Ph.D. in Information Technology and allied field. Some best of them are NIT Jalandhar, Bharathiar University and Jodhpur National University etc. 

Graduate with Computer Science / IT/ Computer Applications / Computer Maintenance as one of the elective subjects with 50% marks in aggregate. OR BCA/B.Sc. (IT)/ BIT or equivalent there to with at least 50% marks in aggregate. OR Graduate with mathematics as an elective subject and Post-Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications / PG Diploma in Information Tech. / PG Diploma in E-Commerce & Internet Applications or equivalent with 50% marks in the aggregate.

1.The above fee chart includes University charges.
2. Rs. 5000/- as security (refundable) from M.Sc. (Physics/ Maths/ Botany/ Zoology/Computer Science/IT/Biotech/Fashion Designing/Food Science Technology/MPT and BPT part-I) at the time of admission has been included.
3. Rs. 2000/- as security (refundable) for B.C.A., B.Sc. (I.T.), PGDCA, B.Sc. (Biotechnology), B.Sc. (FD), B.B.A., P.G.D.F.S., B.J.M.C at the time of admission has been included.
4. For other courses, security of Rs. 1000/- for Graduate and Rs. 1500/- for Postgraduate at the time of 1st year admission has been included in fee chart.
5. SC/ST Students, who seek admission under B.R. Ambedkar Post Matric Scholarship Scheme, have to pay fees as per government instructions, in two instalments.
6. The concessional rate of fee to a student belonging to Scheduled Caste/Backward Class is available only if the income from the all sources of the family is not more than 2,50,000 (per annum) in case of Scheduled Caste and not more than 1,00,000/- per annum in case of Backward Class. Such student will produce SC/BC Certificate (with income) and an affidavit on non-judicial stamp paper, duly attested by Executive Magistrate appointed by Punjab Govt. for attestation purpose alongwith a copy of Adhaar Card. Rs. 500/- (refundable) will be charged
as security.

7. Fees includes Examination fees and university Registration fee also.
8 Special Migration fees of Rs.1800/- will be charged from the students who have passed their lower examination from other than Punjab School Education Board/Guru Nanak Dev University
Amritsar.

9.Students opting for Music(V),Music(I),Psychology,Fine Art , Computer or Geography subject in BA are to be charged Rs.190/- Per month extra