Courses
The Department of Computer Science was started in the year 1994 with B.Sc. Computer Science, followed by Bachelor of Computer Applications (B.C.A.) in the year 1999 and M.Sc. Information Technology in the year 2003.
M.Sc. Information Technology

The course was started to provide a post-graduate education that prepares students to enter the profession and provides an opportunity for non-computing graduates to develop specialist skills for a career in computing. M.Sc. Information Technology is an intense practical oriented course.
The curriculum encompasses a wide range of topics including advanced programming, open source technologies, data analytics and software engineering. Postgraduate students have to undergo Internship for a period of one month to gain necessary exposure to the corporate and a mini project to develop their application and problem solving skills. The students accomplish a real-time project with the industry during the course of the final semester to obtain practical “on-the-job” experience.

Eligibility for M.Sc. IT

Any UG Degree with Mathematics/ Statistics/Business Mathematics/ Business Statistics as main or allied subjects

Selection Procedure

Candidates need to take up an entrance exam which will test their logical thinking and analytical ability followed by a Personal Interview. The academic performance of the student is verified by processing their academic track record and also their achievements in intellectual pursuits like debates, quiz, and publication of articles will be valued.

Curriculum- Subjects

• Distributed Operating Systems
• Advanced Database Management Systems
• Data Structure and Algorithms
• Python Programming
• Java Technologies
• Java Practical
• RDBMS Practical
• Object Oriented Systems Development
• UML Practical
• Advanced Java Technologies
• Shell Programming
• Cryptography and Network Security
• J2EE Practical
• Data Mining Using R
• Software Project Management and Quality Assurance
• Ruby on Rails Programming
• Cloud Technologies
• C# and .NET
• Cyber Security and Computer Forensics
• Software Testing
• Mini Project
• Optimization Techniques
• Hypertext Preprocessor- Practical
• MYSQL-Practical
• Major Project

Infrastructure – Lab

The Department is well equipped with smart classrooms and an exclusive Audio Visual Computer Lab for the Postgraduate Students with latest Pentium based multimedia systems which are well networked. Students are provided hands on experience on all the latest programming languages in addition to the internet facilities through Wi-Fi enabled campus.

Academic Achievements

 Pass percentage of Students (2013 – 2017)

Student Activities

OLAP/ LINK:

Competition is the way of life in the IT industry- Starting from the entry into the IT industry right up to the appraisals. We train the students to face these challenges through the Department Club “ONLINE” for the students, of the students and by the students.

Towards this the ONLINE conducts the competitions

“LINK”           – Intra Mural level

“OLAP”          – Inter-Collegiate level

Journals

The Department of Computer Science compiles all the innovative technical ideas of students and brings out the department Journal “Computer Almanac” every year. So far, 24 volumes have been released. The Journal was launched in the year 1997, and it serves as catalyst for sparking creativity and innovations in students by allowing them to design the entire Journal.

Computer Almanac

Student Research Publications

Paper Presentations National and International Conferences

102 Papers were presented by Undergraduate and Post Graduate students at various National and International Conferences.

Placement

The unique Curriculum, communication and presentation skills have made our students reach their dream positions in top IT companies.  More than 90% of the students registered for placement are recruited in various IT companies.

 Lead Recruiters

Prominent Department Activities

 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE – ICCCMIT

The International Conference on Communication, Computing and Information Technology (ICCCMIT) was organized to provide a platform for academia , research scholars, and professionals from industry as well as students to discuss, share and disseminate innovative and pioneering views on recent trends and development in communication, computing and Information Technologies.

ICCCMIT-2012 (21^st, 22^nd Dec 2012)

The first conference was held on 21^st and 22^nd December, 2012, inaugurated by – Mr.Atul Anand, Managing Director, ELCOT. This conference was organized in association with NASSCOM, IEEE, and IJCA. 550 delegates representing 55 colleges from different countries attended the conference. Of the 192 original research papers received, 82 were selected and presented in the conference. 24 papers presented in the conference were published in IJCA (International Journal of Computer Applications). Eminent speakers from Industry and academia shared their rich experience and expertise on the recent trends in the field of information technology. The valedictory address was presented by Dr. V. Jayaraman, Professor and Senior Advisor (Space applications), ISRO, Bangalore.

ICCCMIT-2014 (12^th, 13^th Dec 2014)

The phenomenal success of this conference sowed the seeds for the second conference ICCCMIT 2014, which was inaugurated by  Mr. Lakshmi Narayanan, Vice Chairman , Cognizant Technology Solutions, on the 12th and 13^th of December , 2014. This conference was organized in association with SCOPUS indexed International Journals – IJAI, JST, CIT, JCOMSS, and JICT. 128 research papers were received and 86 were presented in the conference, of which 12 extended papers were published in SCOPUS indexed journal.  This conference witnessed the participation of leading industry experts and academicians in the area of IT research and also 500 delegates from 10 Universities and 75 colleges. Students from various colleges exhibited their mobile apps as a part of the conference activity and the best Apps were awarded cash prizes. Delegates presented their studies through display of posters and the best posters were awarded prizes.  The valediction was presided by Mr. A. Anjan, Director, Franklin Templeton and Mr. S. Krishna Kumar, Senior Technical Officer, DRDO.

ICCCMIT-2017 (3^rd, 4^th Feb 2017)

As part of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of M.O.P. Vaishnav College, the Department of Computer Science, in association with Scopus and EBSCO Indexed International Journals organized Third International Conference on Communication, Computing and Information Technology –ICCCMIT 2017 on 3^rd and 4^th February 2017. The conference was inaugurated by Mr. Mikael Gislen, Managing Director, Gislen Software. The Valedictory Address was given by Dr. Victor Chang, Associate Professor and Directorate of Ph.D. Programme, Xi’an Jiaotong Liverpool University, China.

428 delegates from 10 Universities and 20 colleges were part of the conference. Received 109 papers and 62 papers were selected by the Review committee of ICCCMIT 2017 to present on the topics Communication, Computing and Information Technology. The selected papers will be published in the International Journal of Computer Applications (IJCA). Eminent and erudite International speakers from academia and industry were part of the conference. The conference has special tracks on Project Expo and Poster presentation for students to bring out their unique and creative thinking skills.

ICCCMIT-2019 (15^TH , 16^th Feb 2019)

The Fourth International Conference on Communication Computing and Information Technology (ICCCMIT 2019) was organised as a part of Silver Jubilee Celebrations of Department of Computer Science on 15th and 16th February 2019. The Conference was inaugurated on 15th February by Dr.R. Gokulakrishnan, Additional Director , STPI , Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt. of India. Research Papers presentations and Technical Workshops marked the First day of the Conference. Out of the 97  research papers from 9 Universities and 41 Colleges received  63 selected papers were presented by academicians , research scholars and students. The selected best

papers will be published in BJIT – Springer Nature, Scopus Indexed JCOMSS Journal, UGC Listed Journal and Syndicate Journal of Management, M.O.P Vaishnav College.

Significant highlight of the conference being the conduct of series of technical workshops on both the days with hands on experience on diverse technologies such as Video Editing , Data Visualisation using Tableau, Python Analytics , Ethical hacking and Cyber Security , Ardiuno Smart Ant Technology and Data Visualisation using Matplotlib, with around 400 participants.The Second day of the Conference was packed with Technical Sessions on Block Chain Technology , Data analytics and Robotic Surgery by the experts. A code-a-thon event was also conducted for various city colleges.

The conference was supported by our benevolent sponsors and media partner The Indian Express.

International Conferences and Seminars Organized:

Guest Lectures/Workshops Organized:

VIGYAN-Vaishnav Initiative for Gyaan Dhaan

The Department of Computer Science has long wanted to contribute something useful to the community. The 25th year of the college was declared as year of Dhaan. The department came up with the idea of Gyaan Dhaan – providing computer skills to less privileged children.

The programme was conceived in the month of February 2017 and gained momentum in the academic year June 2017. The School of IT comprising of M.Sc.(Information Technology), B.Sc(Computer Science) and  B.C.A were involved in the program. The training lasted for 10 working days from 27th June 2017 to 7th July 2017.

31 students from Ananya-The Learning Center of Madras Dyslexia Association were academically benefited.

The programme was Basic designing and publishing skills for senior students in which they were taught how to use Photoshop and Publisher and Basic Computer and Presentation skills for junior students in which they were taught basic working with MS-Word and MS-Paint.

The MOP student trainers were thoroughly professional, responsible and very committed in teaching the Ananya students. The students of Ananya were awarded a certificate of participation by our principal Dr. Lalitha Balakrishnan.

Alumni Speaks

Ms. Anju Munoth,  M.Sc IT, 2008-2010 Batch Freelance Corporate IT Trainer & Proprietor, Munoth Tyres, Chennai

“M.O.P. Vaishnav College morphs into the college, as every student dreams to study in. It fulfills the various desires with which a student enters the college. They also get to know the intricacies of being an entrepreneur by taking part in the annual fair and a chance to become socially more responsible citizen by doing social service during college life. Heartiest congratulations to M.O.P  on transforming students into responsible citizens of the nation for the past twenty five years and a big salute to the Principal, staff and teachers  of the college who have made this possible.”

Ms. Veena Santhosh,  M.Sc IT, 2004-2006 Batch M.D, Spaceterior – The Ultimate School for Interior Design

“The college was instrumental in shaping each and every student life into a colorful one. The curriculum activities like Computer Fair are very well organized and encouraged me to think out of the box. I like the practical approach of the courses because they have changed my learning methods beyond my imagination. The college embraces technology very well to create an effective learning environment. Lot of programs like MOP Bazaar conducted in the college brought out the entrepreneurship in all of us.

The staff and teachers are very passionate and show genuine desire to help students to achieve their goals. As an alumnus, still the college has been instrumental in mentoring my direction. I thank my college and my department for my success.”

Ms. Aparajita S M.Sc (IT), 2003-2005 Batch

“Brand MOP has been the best platform to start off my career. I should say that The Computer Science and IT Department at MOP hosts a wonderful environment to learn and grow. I did my B.Sc.(Electronics) and I joined MOP for my M.Sc.(IT) course, It was a complete shift in my PG from my UG but I could easily scale up due to the innovative training and friendly staff. We had our mind thinking and working not only in our subjects but in M.O.P. Community Radio and Department fests. Our batch was the maiden batch of the M.Sc.(IT) course and I always feel proud to say that we were 100% placed even before we received our final mark sheets. Happy to be a part of M.O.P.

Best Practices

• Inculcating research practices amongst students and faculty through the conduct of international conferences and symposium.
• Periodic updating of curriculum to be in par with industry requirements.
• The inherent knowledge seeking nature of the students are brought to stage through innovative events conducted by the Department club – ONLINE.
• Employers voluntarily absorb students, completing internship in their organizations.
• Willingness and interest of the alumni to share their industry and academic experiences, acts as a motivational factor for the students of the department and for the enrichment of the curriculum.
• Students are guided at the under graduate level to explore the research areas of Information Technology and present their findings through publications.

Pay offs after completing M.Sc. IT

After graduating the course, students can take up programs like

• M.Tech
• M.S
• M.Phil
• Ph.D

M.Sc. IT graduates can secure the following positions in the IT industry

• Project Manager
• Programmer Analyst
• Web Designer
• System Associate
• Instructional Designer
• Software Engineer
• System Analyst
• Testing Analyst