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How do I write a research proposal for admission into an MS/PhD program in IIT-M?
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Mohit Rongare, studied at Bachelor of Technology in Electronics and Communications Engineering

Answered Mar 27, 2016

Most students and beginning researchers do not fully understand what a research proposal means, nor do they understand its importance. To put it bluntly, one's research is only as a good as one's proposal. An ill​ conceived
proposal dooms the project even if it somehow gets through the Thesis Supervisory Committee. A high quality proposal, on the other hand, not only promises success for the project, but also impresses your Thesis Committee
about your potential as a researcher.

A research proposal is intended to convince others that you have a worthwhile research project and that you have the competence and the work​plan to complete it. Generally, a research proposal should contain all the key
elements involved in the research process and include sufficient information for the readers to evaluate the proposed study.

Regardless of your research area and the methodology you choose, all research proposals must address the following questions: What you plan to accomplish, why you want to do it and how you are going to do it.

The proposal should have sufficient information to convince your readers that you have an important research idea, that you have a good grasp of the relevant literature and the major issues, and that your methodology is sound.

The quality of your research proposal depends not only on the quality of your proposed project, but also on the quality of your proposal writing. A good research project may run the risk of rejection simply because the
proposal is poorly written. Therefore, it pays if your writing is coherent, clear and compelling.

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Mary Brews
Answered Aug 31, 2017

Here’s the general outline of any research proposal (according to How to Write a Research Proposal):

1. Title
2. Abstract
3. Research Context
4. Research Questions
5. Research Methods
6. Significance of Research
7. Bibliography

There is no specific word count, however usually your research proposal will be around 2500 words.

To write a good research proposal you will need to pick a topic you’re interested in at first. When you’re writing about the topic that really means something you are more likely to understand the research area and write the
more engaging proposal. You will need to show that you’ve already started to identify and develop an original and interesting research question and also demonstrate you understand how to conduct research.

You can learn more from this site: Research Proposal for PhD Application

Or check out my other answer to similar question: Mary Brews's answer to How do I write a PhD research proposal for a computational neuroscience PhD project?
Hopefully this helps you!

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Answered Mar 22, 2016

It does not matter whatever you write.

But just make sure, you explore what research is being currently going in the department and write the same area as your interest. This will boost your selection chances iff you clear written test.

But my personal advice, go for M Tech, not MS. MS is not time bounded. I have seen people spending 4 years also. For rest of the life, every recruiter will ask you why did it take more than 2 years. MS at IIT-M is
frustrating. Faculties will like to squeeze papers out of you. Better way is go for M Tech or MS in USA. Life is much easier for MS students there + good job opportunities.

I was also an MS student at IITM and life was hell.

I repent that I should have gone for MS in USA. It would have saved time + efforts.

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Answered Mar 24, 2016

I second the anonymous answer. The MS program is like a lottery. Much of your success hinges on your supervisor. Some departments are notorious for bad supervisors. Many people do not graduate even at the end of three
years. You will hear a lot of preaching in the form of, "This is your research. You get the degree, not me." Agreed, but research as a graduate student is like a partnership. You need a good partner to do well. You can only do
so much on your own. Try to go abroad. You might again not get the best of supervisors. However, your career options are much wider.

Good luck!!

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I was also MS student from IIT M. The usefulness of MS program depends heavily on your supervisor. As some mentioned before, you can reach certain heights on your own. But you will surely need help of good supervisor
to reach further. By the way, you can't select your supervisor in many departments. It will take unneccesarily long time to graduate and it's really a painful process. So, I would suggest you to go for M.Tech in India or MS in
US.

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Ashutosh Gore, Researcher in Samsung Electronics, Ph.D. in ECE from IIT Bombay
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If writing a research proposal is part of the admission process, then you have to work on it seriously. More often, it is not. So just focus on preparing for the entrance exam and interview.
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