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Programmes

One integrated path from Class 12 to a master's degree, two flagship graduate programmes, and a funded doctoral school. Every programme combines research, industry and time abroad.

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The five-year integrated degree

B.Tech + M.Tech or M.Sc., 300 ECTS-equivalent, aligned with the Bologna framework and recognised through the Washington Accord. You graduate with a dual degree from SIAC and a partner university.

  1. Year 1

    Foundations

    Mathematics, programming in Python, C and Rust, digital logic, and the ethics of technology.

    Genesis hackathon and the first-year design studio

  2. Year 2

    Core engineering

    Algorithms, operating systems, networks, databases, probability and statistics.

    8-week industry immersion at a partner company

  3. Year 3

    Specialisation

    One of six tracks, plus research methods.

    Semester abroad at a partner university

  4. Year 4

    Advanced studies

    Graduate-level electives, a lab rotation and an entrepreneurship bootcamp.

    A publication-ready research project

  5. Year 5

    Master's year

    Master's thesis and a six-month industrial or research internship.

    Dual degree with a partner university

Direct PhD Track. Top graduates can continue straight into a three- to four-year PhD, with joint supervision and co-tutelle doctorates available with partner universities.

Six specialisation tracks

You choose your track at the end of year 2, once you've tried the core subjects. Changing track in the first semester of year 3 is possible.

Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

Learning theory, deep learning, reinforcement learning and applied ML systems.

Cybersecurity & Cryptography

Applied cryptography, secure systems, network defence and digital forensics.

Data Science & Decision Systems

Statistical modelling, causal inference, optimisation and data engineering.

VLSI & Semiconductor Design

Digital and analog IC design, verification, EDA tools and chip fabrication.

Quantum & High-Performance Computing

Quantum algorithms, parallel computing and work on the Aryabhata-X cluster.

AI & Business Transformation Flagship

Leads into the M.Sc. in AI & Business Transformation in years 4 and 5.

Flagship master's programmes

Two-year programmes open to graduates of other universities, or taken as years 4–5 of the integrated degree. See master's admission requirements.

M.Tech in Frontier AI Systems

2 years · 60 places · School of Computing

  • Foundation models: pre-training, scaling laws, efficient fine-tuning, distillation.
  • Agentic AI: multi-agent orchestration, tool use, planning and long-horizon reasoning.
  • AI safety and alignment: interpretability, red-teaming, evaluation science, governance.
  • Multimodal and embodied AI: vision-language models, robotics, simulation-to-real transfer.
  • Edge and sovereign AI: on-device inference, Indic-language models, low-resource computing.
  • Capstone: build and deploy a model on the Aryabhata-X cluster (4,096 GPUs).
M.Tech admission requirements

M.Sc. in AI & Business Transformation

2 years · 45 places · with the SIAC School of Digital Management

  • AI strategy: building AI roadmaps, build-vs-buy decisions, measuring return on investment.
  • Data-driven finance: algorithmic trading, risk modelling, fintech regulation (RBI, SEBI, EU AI Act).
  • Product management for AI: user research, experimentation, responsible launch practices.
  • Venture creation: from prototype to Series A, with mentors from the SIAC Founders Circle.
  • Operations and supply chain: forecasting, digital twins, autonomous logistics.
  • Consulting practicum: a 12-week engagement with a real client company.

Graduates receive a dual M.Sc. with a European business-school partner.

M.Sc. admission requirements

Doctoral School

PhD programmes in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Electronics and Digital Business.

  • Fully funded fellowships: ₹85,000 a month plus a personal research budget.
  • Supervision within 14 research centres, including the Centre for Trustworthy AI and the Quantum Systems Lab.
  • Joint supervision and co-tutelle doctorates with partner universities in Europe and Asia.
  • Two intakes a year, in January and August.
How to apply for a PhD Research centres
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