Manipal Center for Informational Science

Manipal Centre for Information Sciences (MCIS), established 1998, is the school of software, embedded system & VLSI excellence of Manipal University, Karnataka, India. It provides post-graduate courses in VLSI-CAD, Embedded Systems, Medical Software, Information Science, Digital Design & Embedded Systems and a Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) course. The students undergo practical training and carry out project work during the third semester.

Affiliations

MCIS is a premier institution in India which equips students with the cutting edge technology as per market requirements. The institute had tied up with Synopsys Inc, Zeta Infotech(p) Ltd and wiproGE Medical Systems for its PG courses. Presently the institute has tied up with WiproGE Medical Systems, Philips Software Center India Pvt Ltd, Synopsys Inc for its post graduation courses in medical software, Embedded Systems and VLSI-CAD.

MCIS is connected to the Intranet of Manipal University, which facilitates the interaction among all the institutions under Manipal University.

Admission

Admission to these courses are made strictly on merit, through the All India Manipal University Engineering Admissions Test (MEAT). The post graduate courses are 4 semester courses in which the students undergo two semesters of classroom training at MCIS and two semesters are explicitly for practical training in the industry. The BCA course is a six-semester course.

Infrastructure

The MCIS building is spread over a total area of 5,000sq.ft. (473m²).

The total strength of the faculty body is 20. Admission to MCIS take place twice a year for MS courses and the annual intake of students at MCIS is as follows:

• MS in VLSI-CAD - 60
• MS in Medical Software - 60
• MS in Embedded Systems - 60
• MS in Information Technology Management - 60
• MS in Wireless Embedded Systems - 60
• MS in Dual Degree
• MSc (Digital Design and Embedded System / Information Science) - 60