What: IIT Bombay and the National University of Singapore will launch joint Master's and Doctoral degree programmes.
This is the first time that IIT-B will offer a joint degree with a foreign country.
What will this mean?
~ NUS and IITB will work on programmes leading to a joint MS and PhD degrees in Advanced Engineering Materials, training human resource relevant to a number of industrial sectors in both countries.
~ The Advanced Engineering Materials programme aims to increase the depth and breadth of engineering materials for tomorrow's consumer and environment. It covers:
- Nanostructures
- Hybrids and composites
- Micro-fabrication and micro devices
- Biomaterials
- Electronic materials
- Chemical engineering materials
- Building materials
- Tribology
~ The programmes will draw heavily on existing NUS and IITB infrastructure and course modules.
~ This also means the costs of mounting this joint programme will be reduced.
~ The programme is open to students from engineering schools in India, China, Singapore and the rest of the ASEAN region.
Selection method
~ Selection will be based on the following tests:
- GATE (IITs graduate admission test in engineering)
- GRE
- TOEFL (where applicable) scores
- Interview
~ You are required to have an engineering or science background.
For further details, please visit www.iitb.ac.in/latest/mou/MOU.htm
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