Dec 20, 2010

IISc's part time research program in CS field includes only Comp. Sci. & Automation. I have begun to do background study on the topics in an attempt to find any open research topics to work on. I am also in periodic discussion with my manager at office to check for topics which might have interest to my company as well so that there is some kind of synergy in the work which i would be doing to what company is also would be working on.

Looks like a considerable amount of math involved in research. I found this while going thru the dept website and the prev projects which were taken by

students... http://www.csa.iisc.ernet.in/research/research.php So, I have to re-do my engineering math to get a hang of it again.!!

I should be preparing for IISc entrance test which would be held sometime in april, 2011. Forms will be available in Feb it seems. Have to keep acheck on website. I am not sure if the score would be valid for more than a year, but would like to attempt this and also in april 2012.

I should also be taking up Gate exam next year, i.e 2012 Feb. Now, I wish i had taken up Gate this or prev year already so that i would have got a feel of it.