Masters of Science In Computer Science and Information Technology (M.SC.CSIT)

The Master of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology (M.Sc. CSIT) curriculum is designed by closely following the courses practiced in accredited international universities, subject to the condition that the intake students are mostly from Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Information Technology (B.Sc. CSIT) program of Tribhuvan University (TU). In addition to the standard core and elective Computer Science and Information Technology courses, the program offers several courses that provide knowledge for both research and development in computer science and information technology areas. The foundation and core courses are designed to meet the graduate program requirement, and the service courses are designed to meet the need of fast changing computer technology and application. Students enrolled in the graduate program are required to take courses in design and implementation of computer software systems, foundation in the theoretical model of computer science, and a functional background of computer hardware. All graduate students are required to complete at least 57 credit hours and they may complete maximum of 63 credit hours. Institute of Science and Technology (IOST) is running this program since 2001. The previous curriculum was designed by focusing the curriculum of B.Sc. Computer Science (3-years) program of TU and after the introduction of B.Sc.CSIT (4 years) program in TU, this program has been redesigned specially focusing the B.Sc.CSIT (4-years) cirriculum.

Objective: The main objective of M.Sc. CSIT is to provide students depth knowledge and skill research and development areas in computer science and information technology including design, theory, programming and application of computers.

Eligibility for MSc. CSIT Program: The student entering the M.Sc. CSIT Program must have completed B.Sc. CSIT degree offered by TU or its equivalent. Prospective students can apply for admission by submitting a completedform as required by the general rule of the university. The students for admission are selected based on the scores in the entrance test conducted by the admitting college. The program also admits students having Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) degree Computer, Electronics and Communication, and Electrical.

Course Duration: The entire course is of four semesters (two academic years). There is a separate semester examination after the end of each semester.

Hours of Instruction:
1. Working Days: 70 days in a semester.
2. Class hour:
i. 3 credit hours with theory and lab is equivalent to 3 lecture hours and 3*4 lab hours = 15 working hours per week.
ii. 3 credit hours with theory-only course is equivalent to 3 lecture hours and 3*2 assignment hours = 9 working hours per week.
Assignment hours include library work, home work, problem solving session, literature searching on the web, etc.

3. Attendance: 80 percent in each paper in compulsory.

Evaluation: All the courses, seminar, Literature Review Research, and Project/ Thesis should have internal weightage of 40% and external weightage of 60%. A student should secure minimum of 50% in overall weightage to pass a course. The final grade point in each course will be the sum of overall weightage of in all categories.
The Seminar, Literature Review Research, and Project/Thesis are evaluated by different evaluators. To pass these, students should secure at least 50% marks in the evaluation of each evaluator and the final grade point will be the sum of all the evaluations. For the evaluation of final presentations, an external examiner will be assigned.

Grading System: The grade awarded to each student in each course is based on his/her overall performance through internal and external evaluations. Several evaluation criteria are used for the continuous internal evaluation. External evaluation is solely based on examination conducted by Institute of Science and Technology (IoST). The grade in each course is assigned using a letter grade that indicates the overall performance of each student in each course.

The performance of each student in each semester shall be evaluated in terms of Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) which is the grade point average for the semester.