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Important Information About the MS and PhD Programmes

Applications to the MS and PhD programme at IIT Madras are done through an online process that is
centrally conducted.

Applications are collected online through the IITM Research web site. Please follow instructions there. On this page you
can find a few more details specific to the Electrical Engineering department.

Structure of the Programmes

The MS and PhD programmes include the following:

1. Coursework: Minimum of 5 courses for MS and minimum of 4 courses for PhD with good academic performance.
2. Thesis: High quality research resulting in publications in reputed international journals such as IEEE Transactions.

The PhD programme includes a comprehensive exam in addition to the above.

Information about Research in the Department

Research in the EE1 (Communications) group is carried out in the broad areas of Telecommunications, Signal Processing,
Networking and Optics. Please click here for more details.

Research in the EE2 (Power Systems and Power Electronics) group is carried out in the broad areas of Power Systems,
Power Electronics and High Voltage Engineering. Please click here for more details on the Power Systems group and here
for details on the Power Electronics and Drives group.

Research in the EE3 (Microelectronics and VLSI) group is carried out in the broad areas of Analog/Digital IC design and
Fabrication/Modelling of semiconductor and optoelectronic devices. Please click here for more details.

Research in the EE4 (Control Systems and Instrumentation) group is carried out in the broad areas of Control Systems,
Embedded Systems (including FPGA-based system design), Robotics and Instrumentation. Please click here for details on
the Control Systems, Embedded Systems and Robotics group and click here for details on the Measurements and
Instrumentation group.

Prospective students interested in our MS/PhD programme are encouraged to contact individual faculty members with
similar research interests.

MS/PhD Selection Process

The selection is a two-stage process for each group - EE1, EE2 and EE3. Candidates called for selection should choose
one of the three groups for consideration. The first stage is a written test (for syllabus, see below). Candidates selected in
the written test will have to appear for an interview in the second stage of the selection process. Final selection will be made
based on both the written test and the interview.

Syllabus for EE1

Signals and Systems by Oppenheim and Willsky, Second Edition, Chapters 1 to 10.
Discrete-time Signal Processing by Oppenheim and Schafer, Second Edition, Chapters 1 to 5 and Chapter 8.
Probability, Random Variables and Stochastic Processes by Papoulis and Pillai, Fourth Edition, Chapters 1 to 5.
Field and Wave Electromagnetics by David K. Cheng, Chapters 1-8 (OR)
Engineering Electromagnetics by W.H.Hayt and H.A.Buck, Chapters 1-12.

Solving all example problems and exercises from the above books is strongly recommended as preparation for the
entrance exam. Sample questions from the written exams in the previous years can be found here.

Video lectures from NPTEL are available for Signals and Systems, Electromagnetics, and Digital Signal Processing.

Syllabus for EE2

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The written examination will contain questions that aim to test the understanding of the fundamental principles that relate to
the areas of activity of the EE2 group. These questions will be from

Control engineering
Power electronics
Electrical machines
High voltage engineering
Power System Instrumentation
Power systems

The students will need to answer as many questions as possible. Some sample questions may be found here.

Syllabus for EE3

1. Microelectronic devices: Ben G. Streetman, *Solid State Electronic Devices*, Prentice Hall, 4th Edition,1995.
Chapters 1-7.
2. Electrical Networks: Hayt and Kemmerly, *Engineering Circuit Analysis*, McGraw Hill, 6/e. Chapters 1-10.
3. Digital electronics: Morris Mano, *Digital Design*, Prentice Hall, 3rd edition, 2001. Chapters 1-7.
4. Analog electronics: (a) Sergio Franco, *Design with operational amplifiers and analog ICs*, Tata McGraw Hill.
Chapters 1-5, 8-10 OR (b) Sedra and Smith, *Microelectronic Circuits, *Oxford University Press, USA. (various
editions). Part I, chapters 1,6 in Part II.

Solving all example problems and exercises from the above books is *strongly* recommended as preparation for the
entrance exam. Sample questions from the written exams in the previous years can be found here.

Syllabus for EE4

The written examination will contain questions that aim to test the understanding of the fundamental principles that relate to
the areas of activity of the EE4 group. These questions will be from Circuits (Digital & Analog), Control Engineering
(including basics of linear algebra and robotics), and Measurements and Instrumentation. For the controls and Digital
Circuits portion the text books to read from include:

K. Ogata, Modern Control Engineering, 4th Ed, Prentice-Hall, 2001

B.C. Kuo, Automatic Control 7th Ed, Prentice-Hall, 1995
M. Mano, Digital Design, 3rd Ed, Prentice-Hall, 2001
C. Roth, Fundamentals of Logic Design, Jaico Publishers, 2002

The students will need to answer as many questions as possible. Sample questions can be viewed here.

MS and PhD categories of application

The categories under which you can apply for MS and for PhD are given on pages 6 and 7 of the brochure (attached here
for your convenience). Some of the categories require that you fill various forms. These have been collected for your
convenience and are available for download here

Application Form
Click here for form

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