MS Information Technology – NUST

Course Name:            MS Information Technology

Course Overview

The MS (IT) degree aims to equip graduates with a range of technical, business and behavioral skills needed for the successful implementation and management of Information Technology in todays’ business environment. Graduates of the program take appropriate IT professional positions in industry and organizations, or pursue higher education and research in related disciplines.

Why join this program

The Masters of Information Technology curriculum inculcates advance knowledge of information and communication technology. It is an ideal choice for a student who wishes to enhance his/her expertise with specialist IT knowledge. Based on their learning and research interactions, MSIT students at Department of Computing get a unique exposure by visiting world-class research labs, both for short and long-term projects.

Associated Careers

The graduates of our MSIT program have gone on to achieve success in both industry and research in Information Technology and Computing. They attribute their success to the high quality of teaching and emphasis on research activities. The graduates are working in various national and multinational IT firms as research scientists, managers, business analysts, network system analysts, and a few of them are successful technology entrepreneurs.

No. of Semesters:        2

Requirements:       

GENERAL ELIGIBILITY:

• Sixteen years of schooling or 4 years (minimum 124 credit hours) education after HSSC/A’ Level in relevant discipline with minimum CGPA of 2.0 out of 4.0 OR 55% marks (percentage will only be considered if CGPA is not mentioned on the transcript).
• GAT (General) conducted by NTS with at least 50 accumulative score or GRE (General) conducted by ETS, USA, with following minimum score separately in each section:- 

  Computer Software Engineering / Information Technology / Computer Science

        BE in any discipline.

OR

        MCS / BCS (4 years) / BIT (4 years) or MSc in Statistics / Physics / Applied Physics / Mathematics / Electronics with BIT / BCS (2-3 years).

Course Duration:    2 years

How to apply:

Application

• Access web-link: www.pgadmission.nust.edu.pk • Fill online application form. • Upload scanned copies of required documents.

Application Confirmation

• Application confirmation will be sent at the given email address within 24 hours of submission.

Application Fee

• Deposit Application Fee online in any HBL branch.

Fee Receipt

• Fee confirmation will be sent at the given email address within 15 days of payment.

Application Status

• Application status would be communicated through email/website within 2 days of documents receipt.

Interview Calls

• Eligible candidates and those who qualify GAT-Gen or relevant tests will be asked to appear for interviews.

Interviews

• Candidates would appear for interviews at the concerned School/College/Center in July 2014.

Selection List

• Selection list will be uploaded on NUST website by the mid of August 2014.

Admission Dues

• Candidates will deposit admission dues in any HBL branch as per challan form available online.

Document Submission

• Candidates will prepare documents as per given checklist available online and will submit to the PGP Directorate, Main Office NUST. • All original documents, Medical Certificate and Affidavit will be submitted to the respective Schools/Colleges/Centers at the time of joining.

Joining Instructions

• Relevant NUST School/College/Center will issue joining instructions to those candidates who have completed all admission requirements.

• Successful candidates will join relevant programs as per joining instructions in 2nd week of September 2014.

Curriculum

Courses                             Credit Hours

CORE COURSES

ADDITIONAL ELECTIVES

ADDITIONAL COURSE