The Eligibility Criteria for the M.Tech. Programme in Educational Technology.
(i) B.Tech / B.E / B.Pharm / B.Arch / AMIE in any engineering discipline OR 4-year B.S. in any science discipline
OR
M.Sc / M.A / MCA OR Int. M.Tech / Int. M.E / Int. M.Sc / Int. B.S-M.S or Dual Degree in engineering/ technology
Any discipline Candidates with a qualifying degree and without a GATE score can apply under the “Sponsored” category (with financial support) if they have a minimum of two years of experience in education technology-related work. Candidates must show the official sponsorship letter from the sponsoring company at the time of the interview. Only candidates with paid-leave from the sponsoring company for the full duration of the program will be considered. Conversion to the self-financed category or applying under the self-financed category is not allowed.
The Eligibility Criteria for the PhD Programme in Educational Technology.
The Interdisciplinary Programme in Educational Technology (IDP-ET) at IIT Bombay is actively
involved in research and education in the area of technologies to improve the teaching-
learning process. IDP-ET focuses on designing learning environments leveraging effective
pedagogy and innovative technology scaffolds for supporting individual and collaborative
learning in formal and informal contexts. IDP-ET is composed of core faculty members with
additional associate members from various disciplines across IIT Bombay covering
engineering, sciences, humanities and social sciences, design, and management.
ELIGIBILITY FOR ADMISSION
First Class or 60% marks (55% marks for SC/ST), as specified in the General Eligibility Criterion,
in the qualifying degree:
(i) M.Tech./M.E. or equivalent degree in any branch of Engineering
OR
M.Des. / MBA
(ii) M.A./M.Sc./M.Phil./M.Ed.
For applicants with degrees in (ii) above, one of the following will be required
a valid GATE score (eligible for Institute TA/RA) OR
a valid CSIR/UGC Junior Research Fellowship (eligible for Institute TA/ RA).
Candidates who have qualified for a Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), i.e., have received
financial assistance from UGC-NET/CSIR, are eligible to apply under the FA category.
Note: Criteria for awarding Teaching Assistantship and other application categories
are as per the guidelines mentioned in section A.6 of this Brochure.
For other admission-related details, please visit the Admissions page of the IDP in Educational
Technology: https://www.et.iitb.ac.in/academics/admission/
A ONE page (~500 words) document containing the Statement of Purpose (SoP) must
accompany the application. The Statement of Purpose should contain (a) your interests and
motivation for applying to ET (max. 50 words), (b) relevance of your recent and current
activities (max. 200 words), (c) details about your academic interests including (but not limited
to) your areas of interest, a problem that interests you, and what you plan on doing after
completing your Ph.D. (max. 250 words)
RESEARCH AREAS
The thrust areas of research of the IDP in Educational Technology are:
1. Technology-enhanced learning of disciplinary practices such as estimation skills, decision
making, design thinking, computational thinking, troubleshooting, and so on
2. Frameworks for teacher-use of educational technology tools and strategies
3. Development of AI & ICT based tools for above teaching-learning goals
4. Educational data analytics using technologies such as GSR, EEG and eye tracking to
understand teaching-learning processes
Please visit http://www.et.iitb.ac.in for details regarding the research group and recent
activities.
Note: Criteria for awarding Teaching Assistantship and other application categories are as per the guidelines mentioned in section A.6 of the Brochure.
Application Procedure for International Candidates
International candidates should visit the website of the International Relations Office of IIT Bombay for information regarding the opportunities available and the admission procedure.
We encourage international students interested in our Ph.D. program to apply for the IIT Bombay Institute TA fellowships. More details about this can be found here.
For admission-related queries, please write to us at: admissions[dot]et [at] iitb[dot]ac[dot]in
We wish you all the best in your admission process and hope to see you soon at our esteemed institute.
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