M. Tech in Information Security

10 courses and one graduate major project may be offered in M.Tech in Information Security Curriculum program, with the following break up:

i. Minimum of three courses form Information Security
ii. Minimum of three courses from Computer Science & Communications
iii. Minimum of two courses from Management
iv. Electives from related streams: Electronics, Communications, Nano-technology etc.

Note 1: The above are broad guidelines as each Institute/University may follow a different pattern; there is flexibility in adapting the basic requirements into the structure of the respective Institute/University appropriately.

Pre-requisite for M. Tech in Information Security

Bachelors Degree in Electronics, Computers, Electrical Engineering, Communication Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent.

The following is the suggested broad list of courses (they are by no means exhaustive):

Information Security Stream Courses

i) Introduction to Computer Security
ii) Security Engineering: Dependable Distributed Systems
iii) Mathematical Models for Internet
iv) Digital Defense: Issues in Security, and Critical Infrastructure Protection
v) Cryptography foundations, probabilistic proofs and pseudo randomness
vi) Intrusion Detection
vii) Game theory and its applications
viii) Public Key Infrastructure and Trust Management
ix) Mobile and Wireless Network Security
x) Optical Network Security
xi) Information Warfare
xii) Technical Foundations for E-Commerce
xiii) Biometric Security
xiv) Computer Crime Investigation and Forensics
xv) Financial Mathematics


Computer Science and Communication courses

i) Design of Survivable and Dependable Distributed Systems
ii) Advanced Networks: Computers, Telecommunication and Packet Switching
iii) Formal Techniques for Software Reliability
iv) Databases and Data Mining
v) Advanced Operating System Design
vi) Information theory and Coding
vii) Machine Learning
viii) Embedded Systems
ix) Quantum Information Processing


Management Courses

i) Information Security Risk Management
ii) Decision Support Systems and Methods
iii) Cyber laws and rights in todays digital age
iv) Computer Security Audit and Assurance
v) Strategic Computing and Communication Technology


The details of the above mentioned courses are at Annexure-I


Courses from other streams


These courses may be the courses offered by the Departments in their respective areas i.e. Electronics Department offering M. Tech in Information Security could offer in electronics while the Communication Department could offer courses in communication etc.

Note 2:

• The courses marked in italics are suggested core courses. Usual norm is not to waive core courses unless the candidate has done equivalent course elsewhere.
• In each of the stream one shall use reading/seminar course as appropriate particularly for advanced students and new specific initiatives of the day as is done usually (for example, special topics in Cryptography, etc.)
• For all courses that require laboratory sessions, laboratory sessions will be conducted under the usual norms applicable in the departments
• These are broad guidelines/template for the course to be offered. However, the courses can be modified, i.e. no. of courses to be offered etc., as per the guidelines of the institutes/university offering this course. However, they should necessarily offer minimum of three information security and three computer science courses.
• Wherever possible, the courses developed by Resource Centres should be effectively used as resources for similar courses elsewhere. In view of this, the Resource Centres should have access to a dedicated studio.