No, IISc and IIT are not equal. Here are a few core differences between IISc and IIT.
All in all, IISc and IIT are miles apart and have many points of difference.
The Minimum salary offered at IISC depends on the role you have been recruited for. The minimum salary for a research intern is 2.0 Lakhs per year, for Intern the minimum salary is 2.0 Lakhs per year, and so on.
A few roles and their average yearly salaries offered at IISc have been tabulated below:
Roles |
Average Salary |
Project Assistant |
INR 244,038/yr |
Research Assistant |
INR 295000/yr |
Research Associate |
INR 592500/yr |
Post Doctoral Fellow |
INR 720833/yr |
Project Associate |
INR 364545/yr |
My sister is currently pursuing AI MTech in IISc Bangalore. She shared her courses taught in the first and second-semester
First semester
These are fundamental courses you will be studying before actually getting started with AI. In the second semester courses will be like
2nd semester
The courses of the consecutive semesters depend on the student and his/her project advisor.
My sister has huge expectations from this program and she claims that the program fulfilled all of them. As for your other question, not only an EE Engineer but also a CS or ECE engineer can do well in this program. AI is a multifaceted field and thus is suitable for people from diverse backgrounds.
It all actually depends on your interest. As both of these options are completely different and two different areas of interest. You must choose what you find interesting. There would not be any conflict between these two institutes over the placement stats as both of them will give good placements to their students. Here are the recent placement highlights of the institutes.
Parameters | NITIE | IISc |
Average CTC | 20 LPA | 10 LPA |
Highest CTC | 43 LPA | 40 LPA |
Major recruiters | ETLI, EY, IDFC First | HP, Dell, Intel |
If you are interested in tough work that is more challenging or research and development-oriented, you should choose IISc. As in the world of Nanoscience, IISc is the country’s most renowned institution. And if you are more inclined towards managerial work, then it would be better to go to NITIE.
In IISc Bangalore, for certain programs, only the GATE scores are taken into consideration. For example- M.Tech (course) in CSA and SSA streams.
In the above-mentioned programs, you have to secure the top 50-100 rank in the GATE CS examination.
For M.Tech in some streams, and M.Tech (Research) and Ph.D. programs, IISc Bangalore uses the GATE score simply as a cutoff. The selection is done based on the written test and subsequent interview. The GATE cutoff for an interview call is relatively low. This is done with the idea that a good student who had a bad exam can still perform extremely well during the interview. For M.Tech/ Ph.D. CS, this rank is equal to the top 500-1000 ranks(for those who apply), but it can go to 200 for other streams.
Your GATE scores and GPA during graduation become mostly irrelevant once you get called by IISc Bangalore for an interview. They can only work to make the interviewer biased toward/against you, this won’t happen unless you have significantly high or low scores respectively. What matters for your selection is if you can impress the interviewers with your knowledge of the topic(s) that you want to study/research.
Thus, if you go for a course at IISc Bangalore which makes selections through a written test and an interview, make sure to study your topic well and answer the interviewers with confidence.
One of my friends had both options, MTech in IIT Delhi and MTech in IISc Bangalore, however, despite his hailing from Delhi, he chose IISc Bangalore over IIT Delhi. Some strong reasons which influenced his decision were
All these pointers strongly inclined my friend towards IISc and he eventually completed his MTech from there.
One of my friends appeared for the integrated Ph.D. Math at IISc Bangalore and shared her experience of the same. A total of 72 students had been shortlisted for the interview and her interview took place on the last day. As she entered the room, they asked for her introduction and her interest to which she told them it was analysis. She was asked the following questions
The entire interview was based on the above questions which my friend was not able to answer most of the time and thus did not get selected. However, she learned a lot from that interview and summed the entire experience in these points
So, overall the experience was very knowledgeable and I hope it's so for you too.
DAT or the Design Aptitude Test has 2 parts DAT I and DAT II and the selection of the interview is done on the basis of the first one. DAT I like a CEED examination has no multiple-choice questions while DAT II covers basic electronics, engineering mechanics, and materials science. The mathematical problems will be such that students from any branch are able to solve them.
The final selection is done on the basis of the total score from the DAT and the PI. The acceptance ratio of CPDM is around 10% as about 200+ students sit for DST and only 20-25 students are selected. One of my friends got selected for the PI round and was asked the following questions
The best way to get selected is to present a unique idea while sounding genuine. Dont bluff as they are quick to catch and you will lose your chance.
M.Tech (Research) students have the same placement opportunities as M.Tech students in CSA at IISc Bangalore.
M.Tech (Research) in CSA at IISc Bangalore has a few advantages over others:
At IISc Bangalore, Systems students are hired by companies such as Oracle, Nutanix, and Microsoft for packages in the range of 22 LPA to 28 LPA.
Intelligent Systems students receive offers from companies like Flipkart, Amazon, and Microsoft for packages ranging from 22 LPA to 39 LPA.
Theory students may face difficulty in securing a systems job if they are out of touch with coding. This is because they may lack implementation skills and knowledge about systems as they are engaged in Maths. However, because M.Tech Research students get sufficient time to work on their weaknesses, Theory students overcome these problems and usually perform well in the placements. Industry-oriented jobs are fewer for Theory students in comparison to Systems and Intelligent Systems students.
IISc Bangalore students of M.Tech (Research) in CSA secure good jobs with packages >=22 LPA. Thus, M.Tech (Research) in CSA is a good course with very good placement opportunities.
IISc Bangalore has an active placement cell that conducts placements yearly. Last year the students received an average salary of INR 23 LPA and the highest salary of INR 60 LPA. Some of the past recruiters include Adobe, India Bulls, Siemens, L&T, Tech Mahindra, ICICI bank, Cognizant, Birla Soft, Cipla, etc.
As for the ME, it's a research-oriented program and has no placements. So I am assuming the scope you are concerned about is the learning scope. The ME in CSE helps largely in expanding your knowledge base and considering it comes from one of the most prestigious institutes, the course is undoubtedly exceptional. However, it's best to check the faculty profile in your related areas.