IEOR offers an M.Tech. degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research. The M.Tech. programme is carefully designed, with a right mix of tools, techniques, theory and applications, to prepare students for a professional career in the area. The curriculum involves compulsory courses, electives and a 14 month long research project (M.Tech Thesis). Through the research work, the student is expected to exhibit the ability to think independently and make significant contributions to the field of IEOR.
| Duration: | Full time: | 2 years (4 semesters) |
| Part time: | 3 years (6 semesters) |
| Curriculum Structure (2025 Batch onward; Full Time) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEMESTER 1 | |||||
| Code | Course Name | L | T | P | C |
| IE507 | Modeling & Computation Lab | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| IE621 | Probability & Stochastic Processes I | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| IE609 | Mathematical Optimisation Techniques | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Elective 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Elective 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| TOTAL | 29 | ||||
| SEMESTER 2 | |||||
| Code | Course Name | L | T | P | C |
| Elective 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Elective 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Elective 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Institute Elective | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| IE684 | IEOR Lab | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| IE694 | Seminar | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| IE 899 | Communication Skills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| TOTAL | 39 | ||||
| SEMESTER 3 | |||||
| Code | Course Name | L | T | P | C |
| IE797 | MTP 1 | 48 | |||
| Elective 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| TOTAL | 54 | ||||
| SEMESTER 4 | |||||
| Code | Course Name | L | T | P | C |
| IE798 | MTP 2 | 42 | |||
| TOTAL | 42 | ||||
Semester-wise Credits Distribution for M.Tech
| Semester | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Compulsory courses | 12 | 0 | - | - | 12 |
| Labs | 5 | 5 | - | - | 10 |
| Electives (Department/ Institute electives) | 12 | 24 | 6 | - | 42 |
| Seminar + Communication Skills | - | 4+6 | - | - | 10 |
| Projects | - | 48 | 42 | 90 | |
| Total | 29 | 39 | 54 | 42 | 164 |
Key Points:
- Electives: Students need to do 1 Institute elective,and 6 department electives of which at least 4 should be IE labelled courses. There is flexibility in when the electives can be done in the program.
- Reserved Category Students (full time M.Tech), can spread their coursework over 4 semesters. In that case they need to do MTP along with courses in 3rd and 4th semesters. Contact your Faculty Advisor to plan your coursework.
- Part-time (3 year M.Tech) students can spread their courses over 4 semesters, followed by projects in semesters 5 and 6. Contact your Faculty Advisor to plan your coursework.
- On MTP 1 and MTP 2: MTP 1 presentation & evaluation is held at the end of 3rd semester (October); and MTP 2 final presentation & evaluation is held at the end of 4th semester (May-June). The final defence (MTP 2) will include an External Examiner from outside IITB and an External Chairman from outside IEOR Department.
- Visit the List of Courses to view the choice of electives and the course contents.
General rules and regulations of the M.Tech Programme can be found at IITB academics page.