M.S. (Research) Programme

The Industrial Engineering and Operations Research group under the Department of Mechanical Engineering offers a M.S. (Research) degree. The M.S. (Research) programme is a special research-oriented Masters programme offered to students who are interested in exploring in-depth research problems in any area of IEOR. The emphasis is on conducting original research and writing a thesis of publishable quality. Interested students who have demonstrated excellence in their academic performance and research potential may convert to the Ph.D. programme.

The main differences with the M.Tech programme are:

1. The M.S.(R) programme has 36-15 ratio of credits for research to credits of course work versus a 20-40 ratio in the M.Tech programme.
2. There are no fixed core courses. Instead each individual student is advised on courses to take based on their research interests and background.
3. Full-time students are expected to identify their thesis advisor by the end of their first semester, and begin research in the second semester.

More details can be found on the IIT Delhi Curriculum Information page.