Placement Brochure2011-12

BTech & MTech

IIIT-DelhiIndraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi

Chairman’s Message

Director’s MessageI am very pleased to invite companies to visit our Institute for considering our graduating BTech(IT) and MTech(CS) students for recruitment. In a short span, IIIT-Delhi has established itself as one of the leading institutes in research and education in IT, with one of the finest faculty, all of whom are PhDs from across the world. This graduating BTech(IT) batch has obtained excellent technical training which includes, besides core areas like data structures, operating systems, networking, databases, software engineering, etc. courses on advanced topics like data mining, mobile computing, information security, image processing, etc. and various domains like Finance, Biotechnology, etc. Many of these courses have group projects, which helped the students develop team working abilities. In addition, they have gone through a stream of courses on communication including basic communication skills, technical communication and critical reading. Overall, IIIT-Delhi graduates have solid technical skills, decent understanding of some domains, good communication skills, and good exposure to problem solving and team work. The current batch of graduating MTech students have specialized in Information security, having done a range of courses in it.

Dr. Pankaj JaloteDirector

Dr. Kiran KarnikChairmanBoard of Governors

Though very young, IIIT-Delhi is now firmly on its way to realizing its mission of becoming a globally respected Institute for research and higher education. With its focus on recruiting highly qualified faculty from across the world, it has already emerged as one of the leading Institutes in IT, capable of developing well trained and innovative young professionals. Its graduates combine a solid technical grounding with other supporting knowledge, including soft skills. This type of talent is unique and in short supply; it will be of special interest to companies working in cutting edge technologies. In this era of knowledge, companies know the value of talent and of innovation. I invite all such corporations, working in the forefront of Information Technology, to visit IIIT-Delhi for recruitment.

The mission of IIIT Delhi is to be a global centre of excellence in Information Technology education, training and research. Its twin objectives are:• To carry out advanced research and development in information and software technologies, and in

leveraging IT in specific domain areas.• To train and educate, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, engineers of outstanding

ability who can become researchers, innovators, and new product creators.IIIT Delhi was created as a State University by an act of Delhi Government empowering it to do research and development and grant degrees. The Institute is academically and administratively autonomous.Starting from a three room institution with just one faculty member, IIIT Delhi has grown to over 300 undergraduate, 60 MTech, and 25 PhD students, and 19 faculty members in just 3 years. We are now moving steadily towards our medium term goal to become an Institute of about 2000 students, 100 faculty members, 25 research groups, and new teaching programs and research initiatives.

About IIIT Delhi

Being a research-led institution, IIIT-Delhi places a heavy emphasis on building strong research groups. The main research groups, some of which are already amongst the largest in India, are in the areas of:• Software Engineering• Information Management and Data Analytics• Theoretical Computer Science• Image Analysis and Biometrics • Emerging Architecture and Systems Design • Information Security• Mobile and Ubiquitous ComputingStrong PhD and Masters Programs form the backbone to the centres providing the required researchers. The institute has been successful in embedding research based project work even in the undergraduate program. Papers, technologies, patents are important outputs from these centres. Based on the soundness of approach, the institute has received research projects from institutions like DIT, DST, Nokia, SAP, Microsoft, IKSL, TCS etc. In the last two years, IIIT Delhi faculty has published 24 papers in national and international journals. They participated in 3 conferences. Faculty also received 5 prestigious awards for their contributions. IIIT Delhi faculty has established a close connect with the Industry. As a result, we currently have externally funded R&D projects worth approx. Rs. 55 million.

Faculty and ResearchIIIT Delhi has 19 full-time faculty members – all of them have a Ph.D. Most of them have done their PhD from USA and Europe. In addition, adjunct faculty from industry and other institutions supplant our regular faculty in academics and research. We also have a panel of educators for humanities and social science courses that are part of the curriculum.

Innovative BTech ProgramThe curriculum for the B.Tech.(IT) program in IIIT-Delhi is innovative and "inverts the pyramid". Usual engineering programs start with general courses in sciences and engineering, and then migrate to specialized courses for the disciplines. While these courses are indeed foundational for many engineering disciplines, they are not foundational for IT - rather they can be treated as application domains. Based on this observation, the BTech (IT) program at IIIT-Delhi starts with computing oriented courses first, and allows the possibility of doing science courses later. Besides being better suited for an

IT program, it also enables the possibility of students seeing newer applications and possibilities of relating IT with these subjects.With this approach, the BTech (IT) program can be divided broadly in two halves. The first half will focus on building the foundations, and will be highly structured. The second part is for further developing the skills and knowledge of the students in various topics - computing and non-computing. This part also provides limited specializations, and different students may follow different paths and take different set of courses in it.

Foundation Part (Sem 1-4) Advanced Part (Sem 5-8)

Software Stream

Hardware Stream

Systems Stream

Theory Stream

IT Stream

IT Stream

Domain Stream

Domain Stream

HSS, Maths, Communication Skills, Community Work, Self Growth etc.

The Foundation program provides the basic knowledge about CSE/IT through a set of core courses, which are compulsory for all students. This program consists of four major streams: software, hardware, theory, and systems. Besides these, there are courses in Maths and communication skills as part of the core program. Most of the core courses are done in the first four semesters.Besides the core courses mentioned in the Table, there are two other core courses that are covered in later semesters: Software Engineering (generally in 5th Semester), and Technical Communication (generally in 6th Semester).

Semester 1 Semester 2 Semester 3 Semester 4

Software Stream Introduction to Programming

Data Structures and Algorithms

Advanced Programming

Fundamentals of Database Systems

Hardware Stream Digital Circuits Computer Organization

Theory Stream Discrete Mathematics

Theory of Computation Analysis and Design of Algorithms

Systems Stream System Management

Operating Systems Computer Networks

Maths Linear Algebra and Advanced Calculus

Probability and Statistics

Communications/ HSS Communication Skills

Humanities and Social Sciences I

Critical Reading Humanities and Social Sciences II

Other Courses [Engineering Science]

[Digital Communications]

The second half of the program consists mostly of elective courses. An elective course is one which is not compulsory, and a student will have choices from which to select the courses he/she wants to do. Some of the electives may be organized as streams, where a stream is a sequence of courses in an area providing a limited specialization in that area. Besides electives and streams for specialized areas in IT, as one of the objectives of IIIT-Delhi is to have teaching and R&D in some domain areas (like health, life sciences, finance, economics, E-Governance, sciences, etc.), streams and electives from domains will also be offered. List of courses in these streams, electives, and further information about the courses is available on the website.The UG Manual of IIIT-Delhi also has provision for an Honors program. An Honors option is designed to challenge the brighter and more ambitious students, without burdening an average student.

Foundation Program

Courses, Advanced Courses and Thesis

Courses BTech

BTech with Honors

For admission in the BTech program students are required to have 80% or more both in Maths individually as well as total aggregate in class XII exam. Delhi students are admitted after rigorous selection through a non-conventional entrance test. Outside Delhi candidate are selected on the basis of their AIEEE ranking.

A Masters degree in IIIT-Delhi is primarily industry-focused, though it can also be used as a stepping stone for research. To address the needs of the industry, which today requires more specialized knowledge and skills, the Institute permits a student to do an M.Tech. in Computer Science or M.Tech. in Computer Science with specialization in an area. Currently, the Institute offers specialization in Information Security and Data Analytics, and plans to start new specializations in coming years. MTech students have an option of completing their degree with a MTech Thesis or without thesis(with a Scholarly paper and two extra courses).Specialization in Information SecurityThe main objective of this program is to train students to become information security professionals for the high-end jobs in security in the industry. In addition to the core course requirements for the M.Tech. program, to obtain specialization in Information Security a student must complete at least 16 units of courses in the overall area of Information Security. Courses include Modern Distributed/Networked Systems, Foundations to Computer Security, Secure Software Systems, Digital and Cyber Forensics, Applied Cryptography, Human Aspects of Information Security, Database Security and Privacy etc.Specialization in Data EngineeringThe main objective of the program is to develop professionals for high-end jobs in data management in the industry. To obtain specialization in Data Engineering a student must complete at least 12 units of courses in the overall area of Data Engineering. Courses include Advanced Algorithms, SE for Information-intensive systems, Database Implementation, Data Mining, Information Retrieval etc.

The MTech Program

The BTech 2008 batch will be the first batch to pass out of IIIT-Delhi. There are around 52 students in the batch who will be graduating in April 2012. BTech 2008 students have seen the institute grown over time to its scale today and have participated in its progress. They have helped set up infrastructure and introduced co-curricular

About the Batch

activities in the institute.The MTech 2010 batch will see about 20 students completing their post graduation in April 2012. Being the first post-graduate batch to pass out from IIIT Delhi, these students have been instrumental in some of the important research done at the campus.

ProjectsProjects are an integral part of the education program. Students are required to do group projects/research in many of courses that they are taught. Students are also provided with an option of the independent study which enables them to do research in the field of their interest.

Some of the projects done by the students of these batches are given below:• Adaptive Skin Color Model To Reduce False Accepts In Adaboost Face Detection• Android Based Distributed Chat and File Sharing• Cloud Based Anomaly Detection• CVDmagic: Non-Laboratory based CVD Risk Detection mHealth Application for Rural India• Delhi Transit- Provides optimal path between two points in Delhi using DTC bus and metro• DreamWalker : A Steganographic Botnet• Exploiting FM transmitter in Mobile Phones for different uses• Image Search Based on Visual Similarity• Low Cost Location Sharing in Online Social Network using Mobile Phones• Online Course Feedback System• PhishBook- Identify phishing attacks using social context• Study of Incorrect Component Assignments in Bug Reports• Submission and Peer Review of Assignments/Reports in course• Using Social Network Analysis for Mining Collaboration Data in a Defect Tracking System• Video Authentication using change detection• WorkFlow Management System for a Recruitment Agency

The inter-disciplinary approach to education helps students to grow as better human beings through compulsory community work and humanities courses. Students also articulate their views and ideas in functioning and governance of the institute through an elected student council. To enhance talents in areas besides academics, students have organized and participated in sports events like football and pool tournaments as well as cultural activities including SPIC-MACAY concerts.

InternshipsStudents are encouraged to do internships at various levels. This helps them apply their classroom knowledge as well as get in sync with the current industry environment. In the summer of 2011, many students did research internships in universities and industry.Universities• École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland• Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago• University of Newcastle, UK• University of Southern California, Los Angeles (Among the 10 students from India through the

Viterbi-India Program)• University of Western Virginia

Industry R&D Labs• ABB Research, Bangalore• Accenture R&D Labs, Bangalore• Citrix R&D, Bangalore• GE Global Research, Bangalore• IBM India Research Labs, New DelhiCompanies• AirtightNetworks, Pune• BOSCH-IT, Coimbatore• Citrix Online, Bangalore• Eko, New Delhi• NOVO Informatics, New Delhi• Samsung, New Delhi• Tata Consultancy Services, Noida• Uninor, Gurgaon• Zaakpay, New DelhiOthers• Department of Information Technology, New Delhi• HISP India, New Delhi• State Forensic Science Laboratory, DehradunStudents from the BTech 2008 batch also did internships in the Summer of 2010 in Nokia, NDPL, NIC, TCS, Aricent etc.

Placement Process

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The objectives of the placement policy are to ensure that each student gets a job and there are minimal drop outs after selection. Companies confirming their participation will be categorized into categories A+ and A. This categorization will be done by IIIT Delhi based on company profile, compensation offered and student feedback.A student getting a job in a Category A+ company will be taken out of placement process and he/she will not be allowed to apply or appear for a job interview.A student selected by a Category A company will be allowed to apply and appear for interviews for a Category A+ companies only but not another Category A company.If a students get two jobs, he/she must immediately inform placement office about the job that he/she wants to keep. The affected company will be notified of the decision.

Procedure

1. IIIT Delhi will mail placement brochure to select companies to participate in the placement process in the month of August.

2. The companies will be requested to fill and email Job Notification Form(JNF) to specify their requirement. JNF will contain job description, location, and compensation information. It will also have qualifying criteria as well as selection procedure (written test followed by interview). This step will be completed by end of August.

3. Months of September to November will be set aside for pre-placement talks by the companies. Students will interact with the company representatives clarifying the information about the nature of the jobs on offer. This will help form their choice to participate in the next steps. The dates for pre-placement talks would be fixed mutually between the company and IIIT Delhi.

4. The students would offer their candidature for companies of their choice. Companies will be able to check out on candidates before the interview step. This step will be completed by end of November.

5. Month of December is planned for the interviews and selection. On pre-decided dates companies would visit the campus and hold interviews of interested students. The selected students would be made firm offers on the same day.

Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, Delhi3rd Floor, Library Building,NSIT Campus,Dwarka,Sector 3,New Delhi - 110078 Ph: +91-11-2509 9177, Fax:+91-11-2509 9176

www.iiitd.ac.in/placements

For more enquiries, contact:Anuradha Sen

Placement ManagerEmail: tnp@iiitd.ac.in

Tel: +91-11-2509 9214

Prof.John Hopcroft,Cornell University (Turing Award Winner): “It is great that India has created another first rate educational institution. I hope others will follow your example of striving for excellence in education and research.”

Prof.Satish K. Tripathi, Provost, SUNY Bufallo: “…I am confident, given the leadership and the high quality faculty the Institute has already recruited, that IIIT Delhi will be one of the top Institutes …within a few years.“

S. N. Maheshwari, Ex-Dean,IIT Delhi: “…IIIT Delhi stands out for the planning, attention to detail,… provided the Institute does not lose sight of the objectives and goals.”

Prof.Rajeev Sangal, Director, IIIT Hyderabad: “I see IIIT Delhi coming up in right earnest with innovative programs … also addressing all round development of the student.”

Sanjeev K Aggarwal, Dean, IIT Kanpur: “…IIIT Delhi has done an excellent job of recruiting high quality faculty in a very short time.”

M. Balakrishnan, Deputy Director, IIT Delhi: “...IIIT Delhi is championing the model of self-sustainability, which has huge potential for scalability.”

Krithi Ramamritham, ex-Dean, IIT Bombay: “In a short time IIIT Delhi has brought together a strong internationally-trained multidisciplinary faculty with varied experience.”

Dheeraj Sanghi, Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, IIT-Kanpur: “IIIT Delhi is the newest amongst the IIITs. Though it has been in the existence for only 3 years, it has already started making waves. It has been able to attract excellent faculty, start strong research programs, have a great curriculum, and everything else that you would want from a good institution. “

Shubhashis Sengupta, Senior Manager and Lead, Accenture Technology Lab Research, Bangalore: “We had three interns from IIIT-Delhi working in R&D projects at Accenture Technology Labs India. All three worked sincerely, and we found them to be technically very well prepared as well as possessing adequate soft skills. They were as good as the peer group from tier-one technical institutes in India.”

Created by Apoorv Narang (BTech 2010) and Akshit Gupta (BTech 2010)