Interview Information

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Dear Student,

Congratulations on being selected to be interviewed for admission to the research programme at ECE, IISc. Our department is one among the top ECE departments in the country with faculty members that have rich academic and industry experience from leading universities and companies. The research programme at ECE, IISc, gives the student an opportunity to solve challenging problems that will impact the development of future technologies.

[List of candidates (Registration numbers] recommended by the Department for interview]

You would have received a letter from our admissions office inviting you to an interview at IISc during January 4-8 2020 for admission to our research programme. This page is to inform you about the interview procedure in our department, so that you can prepare well for it.  In addition, you must have received a mail from the department asking you to fill an online form including two proposed research areas based on your interests. If you have not done so, please contact office.ece@iisc.ac.in immediately.  [Please see this letter]

All candidates, across all research areas, will be examined on their analytical ability in two of the following areas of basic mathematics:

• Calculus and Differential Equations
• Matrix Analysis and Linear Algebra
• Fourier, Laplace, and z-Transforms
• Probability Theory and Random Processes
• Discrete Mathematics (combinatorics, graphs).

You must have indicated two of the above areas on which you will be tested.

In the oral (online, video based home interview, you may be first asked questions on the chosen mathematics topics. The problems posed will not involve lengthy calculations, but will test the basics, and the ability to think “on one’s feet”. You may also be asked questions in the proposed area of research or any related area. These questions will be from topics of undergraduate study and topics of post-graduate study (if applicable). The nature of the questions will be to explore the student’s clarity of thought and depth of understanding of the topics, rather than descriptive system level knowledge.

Some highlights of the online video-interview procedure:

The online video-interview will be conducted using Google Meet. You will be confirmed of your scheduled interview time on the session/day of your interview by December 31, 2020, through email.

You will receive an email with the Google Meet invite, just before your interview time within this scheduled session. Please contact Department office at 08022932276/ 08022932278.

Once you join the online interview meeting, there will be an initial verification by the interview committee, followed by the technical part of the interview.

You are advised to choose a well-lit space and keep your laptop/tablet/mobile phone in a stable position so that the interview committee can see you well.

Keep enough blank white papers and a black/blue pen to write your answers and show it in front of your camera for the committee to see.

After the interview, candidates have the option to change the priority order of the departments that they had indicated in their application form.

I look forward to seeing you.

With best wishes,

CHAIRPERSON, ECE