Management of Information Systems is a course which is pretty popular among a lot of foreign students in the US. We had the chance to meet an MIS graduate from CMU’s MISM program - Sudeep Agarwal. Sudeep works for Oracle now and has taken the time to talk with kaalEDGE.com and shares his experiences from the CMU program in MIS and his insights from the application process.
1. Can you tell us about your background in India - undergrad education, etc.?
Before MIS, I worked with Oracle India for 3 years. …

Many students have expressed anxious feelings about deciding to go for an MS to the US given the current situation of financial institutions in the country. The financial situation inside the country has not been the best as compared to the last few years. In fact in many ways, its similar to the situation which was present in the 1987 economic slow down. However, many the dent caused will be felt slowly across many sectors. The first and primary harm is caused to the banks. Hence, a job …

Mrunal continues his series about the differences between MS and PhD - this time concentrating on the differences in funding scenarios between the two.
PHD is a long term commitment. Mostly in 99% cases students get admits from university if he shows a potential to be a PHD candidate and some professors finds him worthy to be working in his group. Professors control the funding. Professors have control on everything. They design the syllabus, teach, design labs, design exams, homeworks. They receive grants from different sources like industry, Government, national …

In another one of the articles written by Mrunal G - he talks about what the difference is between a Phd degree and a MS degree. Every year, many students who want to apply to US univs are not sure which course they should apply for - MS or PhD. There are many advantages and disadvantages in both courses but here is an attempt to help you - the student - to put these in perspective. This will be a 2 part series, the first series will talk about differences …

Many prospective students are wary of even trying to opt for MS in US as a future career option. This is mainly because funding one’s education in the US can become a major hurdle if one does not have some sort of university job which covers at least a part of the tuition and/or living expenses. Though education loans are easy to come by in India now, and also many scholarships are available - it is still pretty hard for many students to manage finances to get to the US. …

Mrunal Gawade is a masters student in Jack Baskin School of Engineering, in Computer Science department, at University of California, Santa Cruz, USA. He is from Pune, India. He received his undergraduate BE Computer Engineering degree from Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT), Pune, India. Here is a post from Mrunal about the entire process of applying to US universities for MS - covering almost the entire spectrum from thinking about applying for MS/Phd to visa interview. Here is Mrunal (mrunalg.com) himself:
Applying for higher studies could be made easier if you …

We had a brief conversation with Sudipti Gupta who is pursuing Masters in Information Systems Management at Carnegie Mellon University currently. We talked to her about what MIS is all about, the career opportunities after it and what is the difference between an MIS and MS. Here is Sudipti with her views.
1. What course are engaged in right now and where?
Sudipti: Masters in Information Systems Management at Carnegie Mellon University
2. Why did you decide on MIS as your next move in your career after BTech in IT?
Sudipti: Didn’t want …

We recently spoke to Krishna Chaitanya from NIT Suratkal who has recently made it to the Ohio State University for MS in Computer Science. We thought it would be the right time to ask him about his journey to OSU. Krishna tells us what the admissions committee there values in a students’ application. He also has advice on how to approach the GRE and about career prospects after MS. He also talks about the funding scenario there. Here he is himself..
1. Hi Krishna. What do you think are important aspects …

Not many people know about Masters in the area of Industrial engineering or as it is known in the US as Management Science and Engineering. Graduates from this field land up jobs at some of the most admired companies of the world like Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Google, Microsoft along with a host of start up companies. Dhruv Sampat just recently graduated with an MS in MS&E from Stanford. He shares some of his thoughts and his background with us here:
kaaledge: What is your background - i.e. - education in …