Master of Science (MS) in Management Information Systems (MIS) offers the following specific objectives:
Evaluation of applicants for admission is based primarily on the student's academic record in relevant undergraduate coursework. Provisional admission can be given to an applicant awaiting the result of her/his bachelor's degree. Students who have work experience in the information systems field but do not have the required academic background may also qualify to apply for admission to the MIS program.
Credit Requirement and Duration of the Program
The degree requirements for MS in MIS for students with three-year or four-year degree in CIS/CS/CSE or equivalent subjects are 42 credits with a minimum CGPA of 2.50 on a scale of 4.00. The program is either thesis based or project based. The project is of 3 credits and the thesis is of 6 credits. Students from academic discipline, other than CIS/CS/CSE or equivalent will be required to complete a maximum of 19 courses for the project-based program and 18 courses for the thesis-based program. The summary of the program is given below:
| CIS/CS/CSE/ Equivalent Background |
Course | Credits | Total Credits |
| Project based | 13 courses Project |
(13 X 3) = 39 3 |
42 Credits |
| Thesis based | 12 courses Thesis |
(12 X 3) = 36 6 |
42 Credits |
| Non-CIS/CS/CSE/ Equivalent Background |
Course | Credits | Total Credits |
| Project based | 19 courses Project |
(19 X 3) = 57 3 |
60 Credits (max) |
| Thesis based | 18 courses Thesis |
(18 X 3) = 54 6 |
60 Credits (max) |
Duration of the course may vary from three to six semesters, depending on how many courses, a student has to undertake. In general, students who have completed the prerequisite courses prior to admission should be able to complete the required program in three semesters.
Group 1 : Core Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
| MSMIS505 | Introduction to Computer | 3 |
| MSMIS510 | Business Data Processing | 3 |
| MSMIS515 | Quantitative Methods for MIS | 3 |
| MSMIS520 | Computer Programming and Languages | 3 |
| MSMIS525 | Business Management | 3 |
| MSMIS530 | Project Management | 3 |
| MSMIS535 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MSMIS540 | Database Management Systems | 3 |
| MSMIS545 | Telecommunication and Computer Networking | 3 |
| MSMIS550 | Electronic Commerce | 3 |
| MSMIS555 | System Analysis and Design | 3 |
| MSMIS560 | Decision Support Systems | 3 |
| MSMIS565 | Information Security and Privacy | 3 |
| MSMIS570 | Information Systems Management | 3 |
| MSMIS575 | Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) | 3 |
| MSMIS580 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
Group 2: Elective Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
| MSMIS605 | Data Warehousing and Data Mining | 3 |
| MSMIS610 | Change Management | 3 |
| MSMIS615 | User Interface Design | 3 |
| MSMIS620 | Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems | 3 |
| MSMIS625 | Computer Graphics | 3 |
| MSMIS630 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MSMIS635 | Issues in MIS | 3 |
| MSMIS640 | Webpage Design | 3 |
| MSMIS645 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MSMIS650 | Software Engineering | 3 |
| MSMIS655 | Object Oriented Approaches | 3 |
| MSMIS660 | Research Methodology | 3 |
Group 3: Prerequisite Courses
Students with bachelor's degree in Computing and Information Systems (CIS), Computer Science/Engineering or Information Technology or equivalent subjects do not require to do prerequisite courses. Students with graduation or post-graduation in subjects other than CIS, Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent subject and having no experience in IT may have to complete 6 credits of prerequisite courses from the list given below.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
| CSE222 | Object Oriented Programming | 3 |
| CIS111 | Introduction to Information Systems | 3 |
| BUS101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |