Msc Mtech Prospectus

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1.0 Institute

Survey of India, the National Survey Organisation of Government of India was

established in 1767 and Survey Training Institute (STI) raised during 1967 as Human

Resource Development Institute within Survey of India under the technical assistance

from United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Now it is recognized as the

prestigious training institute to impart training in the fields of Geodesy,

Photogrammetry & Remote Sensing, Cartography, Digital Mapping & GIS and

Topographical Survey & Land Information System & GPS, Digital Image processing.

The M.Tech and M.Sc Degree shall be conferred jointly by the Jawaharlal Nehru

Technological University and Indian Institute of Surveying & Mapping, to candidates,

who are admitted to the programme and fulfill all the requirements for the award of theDegree.

2. 0. Eligibility / Selection

2.1 Internal Candidates from Survey of India :- Officers of Survey of India

are eligible for the courses with the following criteria;

M.Tech programme: who have completed the Surveying Engineers Course

conducted by Indian Institute of Surveying & Mapping.

M.Sc. Programme: who have completed the two year Surveying Supervisor

Course conducted by Indian Institute of Surveying & Mapping.

In both the casesCandidates have to apply to Surveyor General of India to

undergo above courses. Such candidates will be required to appear for a

qualifying examination to be conducted by JNTU and will be selected on the

basis of performance. The test will be based on the following subjects :

(i). Topographical Mapping, (ii). Geodesy, (iii). Photogrammetry & Remote

Sensing (iv). Cartography and (v). Geographical Information System. The

selected candidates will be allowed lateral entry to join the Course in the 3rd

Semester.

2.2 Sponsored Candidates :- Candidates sponsored by Central / State

Governments / Public Sector Undertakings / Private Institutions are eligible for

the courses with the following criteria;


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M.Tech programme: B.E. / B.Tech / AMIE or equivalent in any branch of

Engineering or M.Sc Degree in Mathematics / Physics / Statistics / Computer

Science / Earth Science / Electronics and two years experience in surveying

mapping / GIS / RS.

M.Sc. Programme: Science graduates with mathematics at least at plus two /

intermediate / higher secondary level is essential, and two years experience in

surveying mapping / GIS / RS is necessary.

Sponsored candidates have to apply through their organization and a certificate

from the sponsoring organization is to be attached. They will face a screening

committee to be held at Indian Institute of Surveying & Mapping for admission

in to the course. Such candidate will join the course in 1st Semester.

2.3 Private Candidates :- Eligibility criteria for both the courses are as follows:

M.Tech programme: B.E. / B.Tech./ AMIE or equivalent in any branch of

engineering or M.Sc in Mathematics / Physics / Statistics / Computer Science /

Earth Science / Electronics or equivalent.

M.Sc. Programme: science graduate with mathematics as a subject at least at

plus two / intermediate / higher secondary level.

Candidates are required to appear for entrance examination conducted by

JNTU. Selected candidates will be admitted in 1st Semester.

Those candidates who have appeared for the test in current session can also

apply subject to submitting the successful certificate during admission.

3.0 Award of M. Tech / M.Sc Degree :-

A student shall be declared eligible for award of M.Tech or M.Sc. degree, if he

pursues a course of study and completes it successfully for not less than two academic

years and not more than four academic years. Student who fails to fulfill all the

academic requirements for the award of degree within four academic years, from the

year of his admission, shall forfeit his seat in the M.Tech / M.Sc degree.

4.0 COURSES OF STUDY :-

The following specializations are offered at present :i) M. Tech (Geomatics)ii) M.Sc. (Geospatial Science & Technology)


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5.0 Number of Seats :-

5.1 The total number of seats for M.Tech 25

M.Sc. 25

5.2 The distribution of seats are as follows :

Internal candidates - 5

Sponsored candidates - 4

Private candidates - 16

Out of the 16 seats for private candidates 7 seats are earmarked for reserved

categories as per the following distribution: (i). SC - 2 seats, (ii). ST -1 seat (iii)

OBC - 4 seats.

5.3 Reservation Criteria: - Applicants shall be considered for reservation

category, if applicable, only for the first admission in to 1 st Semester for Private

Candidates. SC/ST/OBC candidates are required to submit integrated caste

certificate from a Mandal / Revenue Officer not below the rank of M.R.O/

Tahasildar.

If sufficient number of candidates are not available, the seats will be filled up

from internal candidates from Survey of India at the discretion of Surveyor

General of India.

6.0 How to Apply

6.1 Form and Prospectus :- Application with prospectus for Private / Sponsor /

Internal Candidates of Survey of India is available in Indian Institute of Surveying &

Mapping and in JNTU on payment of Rs.50/- during office hours on all working days.

However, application can be had through post by sending a Demand Draft for Rs.100

(Rupees One hundred only) in favour of Establishment and Accounts Officer, Indian

Institute of Surveying & Mapping payable at UBI, IISM Campus (Branch Code No.

552356 ), Hyderabad. Prospectus and application form are also available on website

http://soisti.ap.nic.in and can be down loaded free of cost.


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6.2 Procedure for Filling up Forms :-

a. The form should be filled up by the candidate in his own hand writing in

BLOCK LETTERS with appropriate response for all columns. NA should be

written against column wherever applicable. No column should be left blank.

b. The applicant should give the postal address correctly with PIN number.

c. The applicant must give the postal address at the place specified for purpose in

acknowledgement card.

d. The admission of the applicant shall be cancelled if the information provided in

the application is found false at any time.

e. The private candidates have to fill in the Hall Ticket Form also along with the

Application form.

6.3 Submission of Forms :-

a. Application form duly filled in should reach Additional Surveyor General,

Indian Institute of Surveying & Mapping, Uppal, Hyderabad 500 039 latest

by either by hand or registered post/speed post.

b. The Institute shall not be held responsible for any kind of postal delay. The

candidates are therefore advised to send their application forms sufficiently

ahead of time.

c. Application incomplete in any manner or received after due date will be

rejected.

6.4 Documents to be submitted along with application form (Attested Xeroxcopies of certificates) :

a. Certificate of Educational qualifications.b. Integrated Caste certificate from M.R.O./ Tahsildar or equivalent to Revenue

officer in case of SC/ST/OBC candidates.

c. Three self addressed envelops of 30 cm X 10 cm size each withRs. 5/- stamps affixed.

d. Proof of Date of Birth (SSC or equivalent)e. Transfer certificate (for private candidate).f. In case of sponsored candidates : Certificate from

sponsoring authority.


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6.5 Choice of Centres :-

Private candidates have to mention three choice of centres priority wise where

they want to appear for the entrance test. However, the allotment of centre for entrance

test is at the discretion to JNTU / Indian Institute of Surveying & Mapping. Centre

once allotted can not be changed afterwards. Enter the code number in the application

form from the list given below :

Code No. Centre of entrance test

1 Bangalore

2 Bhubaneshwar

3 Chandigarh

4 Chennai

5 Dehra Dun

6 Guwahati

7 Hyderabad

8 Jabalpur

09 Kolkata

10 New Delhi

11 Pune

It is to be noted that the allotment of centre among the choices depends on the

availability of sufficient numbers of candidates in those centres. In case of non

availability of sufficient numbers of candidates any of the 11 centres may be allotted.

7.0 Selection and Admission ( For private candidates only) :-

7.1 The selection will be made on the basis of fulfilling eligibility criteria as

mentioned in Para 2.3 . A merit list will be prepared on the basis of entrance

test held by JNTU.

a. The syllabus for entrance is available in website http://soisti.ap.nic.in

b. In case the candidates securing equal marks, preference will be given to the

candidate securing higher mark in the qualifying examination, in case this leads

to tie then preference will be given to higher age candidate.


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c. After drawing the final merit list, the selected candidates will be intimated

through speed post / registered post indicating date and time of admission and

documents to be submitted.

The list will be displayed on the Notice Board of Indian Institute of Surveying &

Mapping, Survey of India and on the Notice Board of admission section in JNTU and

also will be available in the website of both JNTU (jntu.ac.in) and IISM

(http://soisti.ap.nic.in).

7.2 Documents to be submitted at the time of Admission :-

a. Intimation Letter

b. Original and one attested photo copy of mark sheet of Degree / Equivalent.

c. College leaving certificate if applicable in original and attested photo copy.

d. Original and attested photo copy in support of reservation.

e. Two pass port size photographs

f . Sponsoring certificates in original from the organization with one attested

copy.

8.0 Attendance :-

The programmes are offered on a unit basis with each subject being considered

a unit.

8.1 A candidate shall be deemed to have eligibility to write any semester

examinations in a subject if he has put in at least 80% of attendance in that

subject. In the case of internal candidates of Survey of India, 80% attendance

in the Surveying Engineer and Surveying Supervisor Course would make them

eligible to write Entrance Exam.

8.2 Shortage of attendance up to 10% in any subject (i.e. 70% and above and below

80%) may be condoned by the Academic Committee on genuine and valid

reasons on representation by the candidate with supporting evidence.

8.3 A candidate shall get minimum required attendance at least in three (3) theory

subjects to get promoted to the next semester. In order to qualify for the award


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of the PostGraduate Degree, the candidate shall complete all the academic

requirements of the subjects, as per the course structure.

8.4 Shortage of attendance below 70% shall in no case be condoned.

8.5 In case the candidate secures less than the required attendance in any

subject(s), he shall not be permitted to appear for the End Examination in those

subject(s). He shall re-register for the subject(s) when next offered.

9.0 EVALUATION :-

The performance of the candidate in each semester shall be evaluated subject-

wise, with a maximum of 100 marks for theory and 100 marks for practicals, on thebasis of Internal Evaluation and End Semester Examination.

9.1 For the theory subjects 60 marks shall be awarded based on the performance in the End Semester Examination, 40 marks shall beawarded based on the Internal Evaluation. The internal evaluation shall

be made based on the average of the marks secured in the two MidTerm-Examinations conducted one in the middle of the Semester andthe other immediately after the completion of subject lecture. Each midterm examination shall be conducted for a duration of 120 minutes with4 questions out of 6 questions to be answered.

9.2 For practical subjects, 60 marks shall be awarded based on the performance in the End Semester Examinations, 40 marks shall beawarded based on the day-to-day performance as Internal Marks.

9.3 There shall be a seminar presentation during 3rd semester. For seminar,a student under the supervision of a faculty member, shall collect theliterature on a topic and critically review the literature and submit it tothe Head of Faculty in a report form and shall make an oral presentation

before the Departmental Committee. The Departmental Committeeconsists of Head of the Faculty, supervisor, one senior faculty memberof the Faculty and a university nominee. The Departmental Committeewill evaluate the seminar for 50 marks. A candidate has to secure aminimum of 50% to be declared successful.

9.4 A candidate shall be deemed to have secured the minimum academicrequirement in a subject if he secures a minimum of 40% of marks inthe End Examination and a minimum aggregate of 50% of the totalmarks in the End Semester Examination and Internal Evaluation takentogether.


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9.5 In case the candidate does not secure the minimum academicrequirement in any subject (as specified in 9.4) he has to reappear forthe End Examination in that subject. A candidate shall be given onechance to re-register for each subject provided the internal markssecured by a candidate are less than 50% and he has failed in the end

examination. In such case candidate must re-register for the subject(s)and secure required minimum attendance. The attendance in the re-registered subject(s) has to be calculated separately to become eligibleto write the end examination in the re-registered subject(s). In the eventof taking another chance, the internal marks and end examination marksobtained in the previous attempt are nullified.

9.6 Laboratory examination for M.Tech courses must be conducted withtwo Examiners, one internal and one external one of them beingLaboratory Teacher. The external examiner will be appointed by

Additional Surveyor General, Indian Institute of Surveying & Mapping.

10.0 EVALUATION OF PROJECT / DISSERTATION WORK :-

Every candidate shall be required to submit thesis or dissertation after taking upa topic approved by the Project Review Committee.

10.1 A Project Review Committee (PRC) shall be constituted with AdditionalSurveyor General, IISM as chair person, Heads of all the Faculties of IISM,one senior faculty member who is expert in the field / area chosen by thecandidate and one JNTU nominee who is expert in the relevant field.

10.2 Registration of Project Work: A candidate is permitted to register for theproject work after satisfying the attendance requirement of all the subjects(theory and practical subjects).

10.3 After satisfying 10.2, a candidate has to submit, in consultation with hisproject supervisor, the title, objective and plan of action of his project workto the Faculty for its approval. Only after obtaining the approval of theProject Review Committee the student can initiate the Project work.

10.4 If a candidate wishes to change his supervisor or topic of the project he cando so with approval of the PRC. However, the PRC shall examine whetherthe change of topic / supervisor leads to a major change of his initial plansof project proposal. If so, his date of registration for the project work startsfrom the date of change of Supervisor or topic as the case may be.

10.5 A candidate shall submit status report (in a spiral bound-form), in duplicate,in two stages at least with a gap of 3 months between them.

10.6 The work on the project shall be initiated in the beginning of the secondyear and the duration of the project is for two semesters for M. Tech

students. For M. Sc students the work on the project shall be initiated in thebeginning of the 4th semester and the duration of the project is for one


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semester. A candidate is permitted to submit Project Thesis only aftersuccessful completion of theory and practical course with the approval ofPRC not earlier than 40 weeks (20 weeks for M.Sc students) from the dateof registration of the project work. For the approval of PRC the candidateshall submit the draft copy of thesis to the Additional Surveyor General,

Indian Institute of Surveying & Mapping (through Head of the Faculty) andshall make an oral presentation before the PRC.

10.7 On approval of PRC, three copies of the hard bound Project Thesis certifiedby the supervisor shall be submitted to the Indian Institute of Surveying &Mapping.

10.8 The thesis shall be adjudicated by one examiner appointed by theUniversity. For this, Additional Surveyor General, Indian Institute ofSurveying & Mapping shall submit a panel of 5 examiners, who are eminentin that field with the help of the concerned guide and head of the Faculty.

10.9 If the report of the examiner is not favourable, the candidate shall revise andresubmit the Thesis, in the time frame as prescribed by the Examiner. If thereport of the examiner is unfavourable again, the thesis shall be summarilyrejected.

10.10 If the report of the examiner is favourable, viva-voce examination shall beconducted by a board consisting of the supervisor, Head of the Faculty andthe examiner who adjudicated the Thesis. The Board shall jointly gradecandidates work as:

A. Excellent ( above 75%)B. Good ( 60% to 75%)C. Satisfactory ( 50% to 60%)D. Unsatisfactory ( below 50%)

Head of the Faculty shall coordinate and make arrangements for theconduct of viva-voce examination.

10.11 If the report of the viva-voce is unsatisfactory, the candidate will retakethe viva-voce examination after three months. If he fails to get a

satisfactory report at the second viva-voce examination, he will not beeligible for the award of the degree.

11.0 AWARD OF DEGREE AND CLASS :

A candidate shall be eligible for the respective degree if he satisfies the minimumacademic requirements in every subject and secures satisfactory report on his thesis /dissertation and viva-voce.

First Class with Distinction : 70% or more

First Class : below 70% but not less than 60%Second Class : below 60% but not less than 50%


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12.0 WITH-HOLDING OF RESULTS :

If the candidate has not paid any dues to the Institute or if any case of in-discipline is pending against him, the result of the candidate will be withheld and he

will not be allowed into the next higher semester. The issue of the degree is liable tobe withheld in such cases. If the candidate resorts to ragging in the campus then hisadmission will be cancelled without assigning any reasons whatsoever.

13.0 TRANSITORY REGULATIONS :

Candidate who have discontinued or have been detained for want of attendanceor who have failed after having undergone the course are eligible for admission to thesame or equivalent subjects as and when subjects are offered, subject to 9.5 and 3.0.

14.0 GENERAL :

14.1 The academic regulations should be read as a whole for purpose of anyinterpretation.

14.2 In case of any doubt or ambiguity in the interpretation of the aboverules, the decision of the Vice-Chancellor of JNTU is final.

14.3 The University may change or amend the academic regulations andsyllabus at any time and the changes and amendments made shall beapplicable to all the students with effect from the date notified by theUniversity.

14.4 Wherever the word he, him or his occur, it will also include she, her andhers.

14.5 The course will be conducted by the Indian Institute of Surveying &Mapping, Survey of India, Hyderabad.

14.6 The maximum intake to the course will be 25, out of which 5 can be

inservice candidates from Survey Of India, who will be allowed lateralentry to 3rd Semester, after they qualify in an entrance examinationconducted by the JNTU. Number of sponsoring / private candidates mayvary from time to time as per the decision of the Surveyor General ofIndia.

14.7 The Selection / Admission of a candidate shall be invalidated in theevent of suppression of facts, submission of incorrect information orforging of documents during the process of admission or thereafter, andsuch cases shall be reported to the crime branch who may draw criminal

proceedings against the candidate concerned.

15. Hostel :


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The Institute provides hostel for boys and girls. There is no separatehostel for girls. Cooking is not allowed in the hostel. The residents arerequired to take meals in the mess provided in the hostel. Candidatesshould follow the rules of Hostel and Hostel mess strictly.

Family accommodation is not available for the students. As Hostelaccommodation is limited, it will be provided on first come first serve

basis.

16.0 COURSE FEES :

Course fee of Rs.1500/- per candidate per semester for Internal candidates ofSurvey of India. In case of sponsored and private candidates course fee is Rs. 3,000/-

per candidate per semester. These fees will be paid to JNTU, to cover the Registration

fees and examination fees. Tuition fees will be paid to the Survey of India asmentioned below :

Private Candidates :

Tuition Fee per semester - Rs. 12,000/-

Library Fee - Rs. 1,000/- (to be paid once only at the time

of admission)

Caution Money / Lab fee - Rs. 2,000/- (Refundable )

Service Tax - Rs. 1,236/-

Sponsored Candidates :

Tuition Fee per semester - Rs. 15,000/-

Library Fee - Rs. 1,000/- (to be paid once only at the

time of admission)

Caution Money / Lab fee - Rs. 2,000/- ( Refundable )

Service Tax - Rs. 1,545/-

Foreign Students :Course Fee to be paid by the foreign students is 4000 US$ in total for

four semesters inclusive of local trip involved in the programme.

17.0 Field Visits :

During the course the students may have to go for field visit to different places.

The traveling expenses for out of station visits will be borne by the students or

respective sponsoring organizations / agencies.


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M Tech (Geomatics) Course Structure and

Syllabus

SL.No.CodeNo. Subject Theory Practical

Semester I

Theory

1 GM 1.1 Topographical Surveying and Mapping 4

2 GM 1.2 Introduction to Geodesy 4

3 GM 1.3 Elements of Photogrammetry 4

4 GM 1.4 Remote Sensing 4

5 GM 1.5 Object Oriented Programming System & DBMS for GIS 4

Lab

6 GM 1.6 OOPS & DBMS Lab 4

7 GM 1.7 Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Lab 4

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Semester II

Theory

8 GM 2.1 Digital Photogrammetry 4

9 GM 2.2 Advanced Geodesy 4

10 GM 2.3 Geographical Information System (GIS), Spatial Analysis and Modelling 4

11 GM 2.4 Digital Cartography, Visualization and Web GIS 4

12 GM 2.5 Project Management and Organizational Development 4

Lab

13 GM 2.6 Surveying and Geodesy Lab 414 GM 2.7 Geomatics Lab 4

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Semester III

Theory

15 GM 3.1 Elective 1 4

16 GM 3.2 Elective 2 4

17 GM 3.3 Project Work and Seminar

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Electives 1

1 Spatial Data Infrastructures

2 Cadastre & Land Administration

3 Natural Resource and Disaster Management

4 Water Resource Management

Electives 2

1 Word Wide Web Creation for Spatial Data Dissemination

2 Urban Planning & Land Administration

3 Environment Management

4 Space & Marine Geodesy

Semester IV

1 Final project and dissemination


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M Sc (Geospatial Science and Technology)

Course Structure and Syllabus


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SL.No. Code No. Subject Theory Practical

Semester I

Theory

1 GST 1.1 Topographical Surveying and Mapping 4

2 GST 1.2 Introduction to Geodesy 4

3 GST 1.3 Object Oriented Programming System & DBMS for GIS 4

4 GST 1.4 Principles of Remote Sensing 4

Lab

5 GST 1.5 Surveying and Geodesy Lab 4

6 GST 1.6 OOPS & DBMS Lab 4

7 GST 1.7 Remote Sensing Lab 4

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Semester II

Theory

1 GST 2.1 Elements of Photogrammetry 4

2 GST 2.2 Principles of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) 4

3 GST 2.3 Spatial Analysis and Modelling 4

4 GST 2.4 Elective 1 4

5 GST 2.5 Photogrammetry Lab 4

6 GST 2.6 GIS Lab 4

7 GST 2.7 Spatial Analysis and Modeling Lab 4

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Semester III

Theory

1 GST 3.1 Digital Photogrammetry 4

2 GST 3.2 Digital Cartography, Visualization and Web GIS 4

3 GST 3.3 Advanced Geodesy 4

4 GST 3.4 Elective 2 4

Lab


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5 GST 3.5 Digital Photogrammetry Lab 4

6 GST 3.6 Digital Cartography Lab 4

7 GST 3.7 Advanced Geodesy Lab 4

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Semester IV

1 GST 4.1 Project Work and Seminar

Electives 1

1 Spatial Data Infrastructures

2 Cadastre & Land Administration

3 Natural Resource and Disaster Management

4 Water Resource Management

Electives 2

1 Project Management and Organizational Development

2 Word Wide Web Creation for Spatial Data Dissemination

3 Urban Planning & Land Administration

4 Environment Management

5 Space & Marine Geodesy