Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

Eligibility criteria:

To be eligible to apply for this degree programme, you need to meet the following eligibility criteria:

• You must have passed the Class 12 (senior secondary) examination or equivalent with a minimum score of 60% (overall / aggregate) from your country’s or province’s education board or a recognised University.
• You must have studied Mathematics as a compulsory subject at Class 12 (senior secondary) or equivalent level.

APPLICANTS WITHOUT JEE (ADVANCED) ELIGIBILITY

• Applicants are required to undertake an online qualifier test to qualify for the admission process. An preparatory online course - Mathematics Essentials has been specifically designed to help applicants prepare for this test.
• Applicants will be ranked using a composite score that will be based on their overall performance in Class 10 and Class 12 examinations, and the qualifier test.
• Applicants will be notified of their composite score within 72 hours of taking the qualifier test.

APPLICANTS WITH JEE (ADVANCED) ELIGIBILITY

• Applicants will be eligible to receive a direct admission into the programme if they were eligible to appear in Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) in any year.
• In this case, applicants are not required to undertake the Mathematics Essentials online course, and the qualifier test.
• Applicants will receive an offer of admission after review of their application.

The Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced) is conducted by the Joint Admission Board (JAB).

Documents required to submit your application

• Class 10 Marksheet and Certificate
• Class 12 or equivalent Marksheet and Certificate
• Additional doc For JEE (Advanced) based Entry: Copy of admit card of JEE (Advanced) or any other document that proves you were eligible to appear in JEE (Advanced).

Accepted Class 12 equivalents:

• The final examination of the 10+2 system, conducted by a Central or State Board recognized by the Association of Indian Universities (AIU).
• Intermediate or two-year Pre-University examination conducted by a Board or University recognized by the Association of Indian Universities.
• Final examination of the two-year course of the Joint Services Wing of the National Defence Academy.
• Senior Secondary School Examination conducted by the National Institute of Open Schooling with a minimum of five subjects.
• Any Public School, Board or University examination in India or in a foreign country recognised as equivalent to the 10+2 system by the AIU.
• H.S.C. vocational examination.
• A Diploma recognized by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) or a State Board of Technical Education of at least 3 years duration.
• General Certificate Education (GCE) examination (London, Cambridge or Sri Lanka) at the Advanced (A) level.
• High School Certificate Examination of the Cambridge University or International Baccalaureate Diploma of the International Baccalaureate Office, Geneva.
• Candidates who have completed Class XII (or equivalent) examination outside India or from a Board not specified above should produce a certificate from the AIU to the effect that the examination they have passed is equivalent to the Class XII examination.
• In case the Class XII examination is not a public examination, the candidate must have passed at least one public (Board or Pre-University) examination earlier.

Admission Process & Selection:

• You will have to complete the application form, pay the application fee (INR 500) and submit with required documents before the application deadline.
• Your application will be reviewed by the admissions team at IIT Guwahati and your eligibility will be determined.
• There are separate processes for applicants with a JEE (Advanced) registration and ones without it.

FOR APPLICANTS WITH A JEE (ADVANCED) ELIGIBILITY

Applicants with a JEE (Advanced) registration are not required to take any qualifier test. Upon review of your application, if eligible, an offer of Admission will be sent to you.

FOR APPLICANTS WITHOUT JEE (ADVANCED) ELIGIBILITY

Applicants without a JEE (Advanced) registration will be required to take a qualifier test. This will be a basic mathematics test and you will have access to preparatory resources in the form of a course from IIT Guwahati.

• Upon review of your application, IIT Guwahati will send a payment link of INR 2,000 via email within a week of submitting your application.
• Upon payment of the fee (Preparatory course & Qualifier test fee), you will be enrolled into the Mathematics Essentials Course.
• The online course will be a 4-module-long mathematics preparatory course with a Mathematics aptitude test.
• Once you complete the course, you will be able to select a date for you to appear for the qualifier test.

Instructions for Qualifier Test (Only for Non-JEE track applicants)

• You will receive an invitation email to enrol in the Mathematics Preparatory Course from Coursera. Please accept this invitation at the earliest.
• The qualifier test is online. The structure is as below:
  • Duration: 2 hours
  • No. of Questions: 80
  • Marking: 1 for correct, 0 for wrong, 0 for not attempting
• The qualifier test will be proctored via Honorlock.
• Proctored exams take place on the Coursera platform and use Honorlock’s Chrome extension.
• On the day, Honorlock will start by running a straightforward identity verification and room scan process, after which you will be able to begin your exam. Find out more about the verification process and exam experience in the HonorPrep Guided Tour.
• See Minimum System Requirements to check your device is able to support Honorlock, and run the Honorlock System Check to double check you’re ready to go.
• Exam Day Checklist:
  • Double-check that the Qualifier Test period is live.
  • Find an environment that is quiet and free of distractions.
  • Have your government-issued photo identity document (ID) ready. Name on your ID should match with the name on the application.
  • Acceptable identity documents include:
    • Passport
    • Driver's License
    • Voter ID (for India)
    • Any other government-issued photo identity document
  • Make sure that the Honorlock Chrome Extension is installed and enabled in Chrome.
  • Check that your system is ready by running the Honorlock System Check
  • If you’re having trouble starting the test, check that Chrome has the right permissions.
  • Begin your test.

Steps after Offer of Admission

• You will have to pay the Admission fee (INR 50,000) to secure admission.
• IIT Guwahati will send you a welcome kit, including your student ID, and official email address after verifying your transaction.
• You will then register for Trimester 1 credits and pay the required fee accordingly. (INR 1,000 per credit)

• Documents required after Offer of Admission

  • Copy of your Passport, or, any other acceptable, government-issued ID (e.g. Voter ID, Driver’s License, etc.)

  • For International Applicants Only: - If an applicant has obtained their senior secondary/high school education from an institution located outside of India: they must provide an Equivalence Certificate issued by the Association of Indian Universities - which recognises their senior secondary/high school education as equivalent to Class 12 certificate issued from a recognised central or state board in India.

    • The process to apply for an equivalence Certificate is detailed here

    • To apply for Equivalence, students must start by applying here.

    • If an applicant’s educational documents (mark sheets and certificates) were issued in a language other than English: they must provide copies of such documents translated into English by a sworn translator.