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International Institute of Information Technology,
Hyderabad
Admissions to M.Tech/MS/Ph.D Programmes (2009-10)
Post BSc Programmes
(Note : For Post BSc and MSc(CNS), if the date of examination (15 Feb 2008) is clashing with
any other important examination that you are appearing for, you are advised to continue filling
the form and inform us separately by sending a mail to [email protected] )
All who have completed (or going to complete by July Post BSc. Dual Degree(BTech CSE +
2009) BSc (any branch with Mathamatics as a subject). MS by Research in Computational Natural Sciences) Preferable with Honors/Major in Physics/Chemistry. All who have completed (or going to complete by July 2009) BSc (any branch with mathematics as a subject), preferable with honours/major in physics/chemistry. Important Dates

Last Date for the Submission of Applications through the Post-Graduate Admissions Portal : Last Date for the receipt of Application fees at IIIT, Hyderabad: Admit Cards Avilable for download in PDF format : Date of the Post-Graduate Entrance Examination (PGEE 2009) : Names of the qualified candidates available on the web Latest by: About Application Fees:
• Applicants can apply for one or more programmes in the same form by indicating • The application fee is Rs. 1000/- for one programme and Rs. 50/- extra for each • Application fee can be paid either through Credit Card or through Demand Draft. Credit Card - While filling-in the Main Registration form, the candidate can opt
for Credit Card option follow the subsequent instruction.
Demand Draft- While filling-in the Main Registration form, the candidate can opt
for Demand Draft option. After submitting the Main Registration form.Demand
Draft in favor of IIIT, Hyderabad for appropriate amount should be drawn.A candidate must write application number (received in the confirmation mail) along with the name on the reverse side of the demand draft and send the same to the Chairman, PG Admissions, IIIT, Gachibowli, Hyderabad-500032, Andhra Pradesh. How To Apply ?
All applications should be submitted online in PGEE portal To submit the application, a candidate has to complete two registration forms: Pre-Registration Form and Main Registration Form. • Filling of Pre-Registration Form.(Click here) After filling the Pre-Registration form, the candidate receives an E-Mail which contains the link and identification code. The link should be opened in a browser by supplying the identification code to fill in the Main Registration Form. • Filling of Main Registration Form.
The main registration form can only be filled by opening the link received through the E-
Mail, after filling in the preceeding pre-registration form.
Admission Procedure
Admission to PG programmes will be on the basis of the performance at the Post-Graduate And
PhD Entrance Examination (PGEE 2009) and an interview to be held at Hyderabad.
(Note : For MS and Ph.D programmes, exceptional candidates may be called directly for the
interview on the basis of their qualification and experience. For details of application visit
http://iiit.ac.in/academics/admissions/pgadmissions/st_admissions.php)
About Post-Graduate Entrance Examination (PGEE 2009):
An all-India examination to test the preparedness of the applicants will be held on February, 2009. The examination will be held at Hyderabad and a number of major cities in the country depending on the number of applicants from each region. The entrance examination will consist of two papers. Paper I test the general aptitude of the candidate and will consist of objective questions from Mathematics, Programming, and Logical Reasoning. Paper II is the Subject Paper, which tests the candidate's subject knowledge. Important Notes :
• Note that the Registration WILL NOT be considered until the candidate completes the Main Registration Form. After filling in the Main Registration Form, the candidate gets an Acknowledgement E-Mail, which confirms that the registration is complete. • The purpose of Pre-Pregistration Form is to Confirm the E-Mail address. So it is very important to give a valid E-Mail ID as it will be used for later communication. • Note that the candidate can also update the information such as program details and center till 2nd Feb 5:00 PM, by following the same link which has been received after filling in pre-registration form. • Everytime you update or modify your information you will get an Updated Acknowledge • Most important, please check the acknowledgement E-Mails in your "Bulk" or "Junk" folders, because sometimes the mails may go there. • Application will be considered valid only after the Pre-Registration and Main- Registration form is completed, and the application fee is received by IIIT-H.
Course Fee
• The tuition fee for all M.Tech, and PGDAAIT [PG Diploma in Applied Agriculture and Information Technology] is Rs 62,500 per semester. • IIIT, Hyderabad provides handsome financial support to ALL full-time students of the research programmes, namely, the MS by Research and PhD. The support comes from the institute, sponsored projects, or the industry.
Financial Aid:
Full financial aid in the form of tuition and stipend is available as teaching or research
assistantships to deserving candidates of MS by Research and PhD. These will cover all or part
of the tuition fees and living expenses. We expect to provide financial assistance to all students
during their research work. Partial support is available in the form of teaching assistantship to
MTech students in their second year based on their academic performance. Financial support is
available for MTech in Computer Science and Information Security (CSIS) and Computational
Linguistics students.
Educational Loans :
The institute has tie-up with Andhra Bank to provide education loans to the students at
concessional rate of interest. It will be through on the first day of registration.
Frequently Asked Questions on the Fees and Scholarships
Is there any Financial Support for MS by Research and PhD programmes ?
IIIT, Hyderabad provides handsome financial support to ALL full-time students of the
research programmes, namely, the MS by Research and PhD.The support comes from the
institute, sponsored projects, or the industry.

Tuition fees:
The tuition fee is covered in the financial support that is extended to all full-time research
students and the fee payable by the student is ZERO.
Can I get a stipend during my studies?
Almost all full-time students of the above programmes are paid a stipend towards the living
expenses. The stipend varies with the year, programme, and source of funding. For M.Tech
programmes in CS, CSIS, VLSI & ES, Bioinformatics, CASE
The full-time tuition fees for the students of these M.Tech programmes is Rs 62,500 per
semester .The fees are payable at the beginning of the semester during registration. The living
expenses such as the hostel, mess, and electricity charges are based on actual expenses.
I am a GATE-qualified candidate, can i get a scholarships?
GATE-qualified students of the M.Tech programmes are eligible to receive the scholarships as
per AICTE norms. These are disbursed to the students after the money is received from AICTE.
The fees, however, are payable by the student at the beginning of each semester.
Academic Programs For Computational
Natural Sciences
Post Bsc Dual Degree (Btech CSE + MS (CNS))  MS by Research (Computational Natural Sciences)
This is a research driven masters program meant for candidates with an exceptional background in basic 
sciences. It will provide advanced training in theoretical and computational natural sciences. The 
duration of the course may extend beyond 2 yrs. Based on the decision of the academic committee, 
some of the core courses prescribed for the Post B.Sc. Dual degree program may be waived for MS by 
research students, depending on their background. They must however fulfill the minimum credit 
requirements for electives and thesis respectively. 
 
Eligibility criteria: Master's degree in Physics, Chemistry, Maths or other areas of fundamental science 
or BTech in CS/IT/Biotech/Bioinformatics.  
PhD (Computational Natural Sciences)
Students admitted to the program have to complete a course work followed by breadth and depth examinations apart from the thesis work. The expected duration is between 4 - 5yrs. Eligibility criteria: Master's degree in Physics, Chemistry, Maths or other areas of fundamental science 
or BTech in CS/IT/Biotech/Bioinformatics.  
Post-BSc dual degree programme (BTech CSE + MS by
Research in Computational Natural Sciences)
This is a four year integrated course offered to meritorious Science graduates (Physics/Chemistry Honors) with an aptitude for research. The programme aims at providing breadth in Computer Science along with domain specialization with an opportunity for thesis work in the final year. Eligibility Criteria: Bachelor.s degree in Physics/Chemistry with Mathematics at the graduate level and a strong motivation for carrying out research in Computational Natural Sciences. Often broadly described as new physics/chemistry/biology, a number of emergent areas in sciences require expertise in basic physical sciences as well as IT. Some of these are: • Structural bioinformatics of functional RNA molecules  • Ab initio quantum mechanical computations on inter and intra molecular interactions in  • Molecular modeling, Docking and Molecular dynamics studies for understanding biomolecular  • Systems Biology  • Smart data structures, efficient query management, computational geometry algorithms,  visualisation algorithms, pattern recognition for structural bioinformatics,   • Chemical dynamics  • Excitation energy transfer in nano‐bio systems  • Noise enhanced response of model systems • Thermodyanamics and Statistical Mechanics (especially of biological processes) and modeling • Computer Aided Drug Design  The dual degree program will provide an excellent training in basics including a comprehensive learning in computer science, as well as an opportunity to carry out a one year research project culminating in a thesis. With the dual degrees, the program effectively enables the students to participate in the fast expending IT based industries like the nanotechnology, bio- and pharmaco-industrial R & D, etc  
Eligibility criteria: Bachelor's degree in Physics/Chemistry with Mathematics at the graduate level and 
a strong motivation for carrying out research in Computational Sciences.  
 
MSc in Computational Natural Sciences 
    This two year MSc programme aims to impart theoretical knowledge and integrate it with research in 
computational natural sciences (physics, chemistry & biology). Most of the course work would be 
completed in the first year of the program, and during the second year, the students would work on a 
research project in their area of interest. 
 
Eligibility criteria: Bachelor's degree in any branch of science with Mathematics as one of the 
subjects.  Degree with BSc honors/major in either physics or chemistry is preferred, but not mandatory. 
International Institute of Information
Technology
Hyderabad
(A Deemed University)
Post-Graduate Entrance Examination (PGEE 2009)
Syllabus
An all-India examination (PGEE 2009) will be conducted on February 15, 2009
(Sunday). The entrance examination consists of two papers:
1. Mathematics 2. Computer Science 3. Electronics and Communications Engineering 4. Structural Engineering 5. Agriculture 6. Computational Natural Sciences and Bioinformatics 7. Computational Linguistics 1. Paper I (General Aptitude)
Objective Duration : 1 1/2 hours
(Compulsory for everyone). This is objective type question paper and will
emphasize on basic aptitude, logical reasoning, basic questions on computers
and mathematics.
Note: A minimum cut-off score in this paper is compulsory for evaluation of candidate's subject paper (Paper II). 2. Paper II is subject paper. Based on the graduation, candidate has to appear for
a. Mathematics:
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Duration : 1 1/2 hours
Elementary Graph Theory, Set Theory, Probability and Statistics,
Combinatorics, Matrices, Complex Variables, Differential Equations,
Numerical Methods, Basic number theory.
b. Computer Science:
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Duration : 1 1/2 hours
Fundamental Programming Concepts, Control Flow, Functions,
Recursion, Basic Data Structures (arrays, lists, stacks, and queues), Basic
algorithms (sorting and searching), Boolean Algebra, Digital Building
Blocks (AND/OR/NAND/XOR Gates), Karnaugh's Maps, Computer
Organisation, Number Systems. Capability to write programs in C or C++
is expected.
c. Electronics and Communications Engineering:
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Duration : 1 1/2 hours
(Selection for interview for the streams (i) VLSI & Embedded
Systems and (ii) Communication Systems and Signal Processing will
be based on the score in this paper and the score in the general
aptitude test. This examination paper is divided into two parts: Part A
(Electronics) and Part B (Signal Processing and Communication).
The individual score in PART A will have more weightage for
selection into the stream `VLSI & Embedded Systems'. Similarly, the
individual score in PART B will have more weightage for selection
into the stream `Communication Systems and Signal Processing'. )
Part A : Electronics:
Network Theory, Analog Devices (Diodes, BJTs), OPAMPs and Basic Analog Circuits. Boolean Algebra, Digital Building Blocks (Gates, Flip-Flops) Digital Circit Design. Signals, Systems, Filters, Transformations, Modulation, VLSI fundamentals. Part B : Signal Processing and Communications:
Fundamentals of probability and random processes: random variables, discrete and continuous random variables, cumulative distribution function, probability mass funtion and probability density function, conditional probability, Bay's theorem, independent and uncorrelated random variables, random processes, discrete time and continuous time random processes, auto-correlation and cross-correlation functions, power spectrum. Fundamentals of Linear Algebra: vectors, matrices, determinants, basis, Eigen vector and Eigen value, canonical forms, characteristic and minimal polynomial. Communication systems: Amplitude and frequency modulation, single side-band modulation, PAM, PCM, PSK, FSK. Fundamentals of information theory: measure of information, mutual information, entropy, capacity, lossless source coding schemes like Huffman code, run-length code etc., delta modulation. Signal Processing: Fourier series, Fourier transform, discrete time Fourier series and fourier transform, discrete Fourier transform, FFT, z-transform, Properties of the above transforms, LTI systems, stability of LTI systems, IIR and FIR filters. Communication networks: Layering hierarchies; circuit versus packet switching; virtual circuits; network mechanisms: multiplexing (TDM, Go back N), flow control, congestion control; ATM, TCP/IP. d. Structural Engineering
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Duration : 1 1/2 hours
Bending moments and shear forces in beams, stress and strain relations, principal stresses, Mohr’s circle, simple bending theory, flexural and shear stresses, torsion, analysis of trusses and frames, analysis of indeterminate structures by force/displacement methods, matrix methods of structural analysis, working and limit state design concepts, design of compression members, beam, slab, footing, staircases, basic concepts of prestressed concrete, riveted and welded joints, steel beam column connections, plate girders and design of base plate. In addition to this, some questions from engineering mathematics like determinants, matrices, limit, continuity and differentiability, mean value theorems, integral calculus, partial derivatives, maxima and minima, ordinary differential equations and applications, initial and boundary value problems, Laplace and Fourier transforms, test for convergence, sequences and series. e. Agriculture
Duration : 1 1/2 hours
The subject test consists of both objective and descriptive questions in general agriculture/horticulture. f. PGEE for CCNSB Subject Paper
Computational Natural Sciences and Bioinformatics
Selection for interview for the streams (i) Bioinformatics and (ii) Computational Natural Sciences will be based on the score in this paper and the score in the general aptitude test. This examination paper comprises of three sections: Physics, Chemistry, Biology & Bioinformatics, and students, depending on their background are expected to attempt any one Section as a major and another section as a minor part. The questions will be multiple-choice. Syllabus:
Physics Section: Mechanics and General Properties of Matter, Electricity
and Magnetism, Kinetic theory and Thermodynamics, Modern Physics,
Solid State Physics, Devices and Electronics.
Chemistry Section:
Physical Chemistry: Atomic Structure, Theory of Gases, Chemical
Thermodynamics, Chemical and Phase Equilibria, Electrochemistry,
Chemical Kinetics.
Organic Chemistry :Basic Concepts in Organic Chemistry and
Stereochemistry,Aromaticity and Huckel's rule,Heterocyclic Chemistry,
Qualitative Organic Analysis.
Inorganic Chemistry: Periodic Table, Chemical Bonding and Shapes of
Compounds, Main Group Elements (s and p blocks), Transition Metals (d
block), Analytical Chemistry.
Biology & Bioinformatics Section
Biology: General Biology, Biochemistry and Physiology, Molecular
Biology, Cell Biology.
Bioinformatics: Sequence Analysis, Sequence Alignments, Phylogeny,
Gene Prediction, Structural Biology.
Computational Linguistics:
(Computational Linguistics exam will be conducted in late June at
IIIT Hyderabad. This test is required to be taken by students of
linguistics, languages background. They do not have to take the
entrance test on aptitude and programming etc.)
Morphology - Words and how they are formed. What is morphology ? Basic building blocks in morphology - morphemes Word formation - function based. Other word formation processes - affixation, suffixation, etc. Morphotactics - constraints on affixation, Morpho-phonology, Computational morphology - FSA, paradigms, etc Word-Classes and part of speech tagging Lexicography, Syntax, Syntactic structure, Dependency structure, Grammar formalisms Semantics, Lexical semantics, Sentential semantics Students should be able to analyse natural language texts in terms of morphology and basic grammatical structures. REFERENCE BOOKS :: 1. Natural Language Processing - A Paninian Perspective by Akshar Bharathi, Vineet Chaitanya, Rajeev Sangal 2. Linguistics - An intro to Language and Communication by Adrian Akmajian, Richard Demers, Ann Farmer and Robert Harnish 3. Linguistics - An intro to Linguistic Theory by Victoria Fromkin 4. Linguistics - An introduction by Andrew Radford, Martin Atkinson, David Britian, Harald Clahsen and Andrew Spencer

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