IISc follows a credit structure. Each subject has a specified
number of credits. Each credit stands for one lecture hour per
week or 3 hours of practical. The credit for the course is of the
form x:y, where x is the credits for lecture hours and y is the
credits for practical. In some cases, where there is limited scope
for practical, y refers to the credits for solving problems
through tutorial sessions of 3 hours per week.
In practice,
you may (or will?) have to spend more than 3 hours per week for 1
credit of practical. Every subject in CSA department has a lot of
practical content, wherever there is any scope for it. Unlike
undergraduate studies, practicals don't have any timings. You just
have to spend time and complete the assignments. You will find
numbers associated with each of the subjects. For example,
E0 361 Topics in Databases 3:1
E0 223 Automated Verification
3:1
E1 254 Game Theory 3:1
Here E in E0 stands for the fact that the course
is offered by in the Division of Electrical Sciences. 0 stands for
Computer Science discipline, 1 stands for Intelligent Systems and
Automation discipline etc. The number 228 is course number, where
the first 2 stands for 200 level. A 200 level course is at Master
level. A 300 Level course is at Research level.
The courses at IISc are classified as hard core,
soft core or elective for every branch. Hard core means the course
is compulsory. Soft core means it belongs to a pool from which
some specified number of credits has to be completed. A CSE
student has to take a total of at least 16 credits. MTech students
have to take at least 64 credits of which 24 credits are for the
project. In the first two semesters, they will be taking 16-18
credits in each semester and the remaining credits in the
subsequent semester. Of course, you can decide the exact split up
depending on your curriculum requirements in consultation with
your faculty advisor.
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