M S Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies

M S Ramaiah School of Advanced Studies(MSRSAS) is a post graduate engineering school located in Bangalore and established in the year 1999. The degrees offered by this school are from Coventry University, UK. They have been providing Master's Degree and Ph.D. Programmes. The postgraduate programmes are industry relevant and the programmes have been evolved by MSRSAS in association with Coventry University] of UK and Indian and UK industries. 1

History
MSRSAS is part of the Gokula Education Foundation started in 1962, by Sri. M. S. Ramaiah. MSRSAS was established in 1999. By now it offers a wide variety of courses like M.Sc.(engg) in 13 areas, Engineering research leading to Ph.D. in 6 areas, Management studies MBA in Engineering Operations in collaboration with Coventry University of UK. It has been certified ISO 9001:2000 MSRSAS is one the institutes to be funded under TIFAC-CORE.

Location
MSRSAS is located in the vicinity of some of India's top research institutes. It is close to Indian Institute of Science and the National Institute of Advanced studies, and the Headquarters of the Indian Space Research Organization.

Post-Graduate Engineering Programmes (PEPs)
Degrees offered:
 * Full Time M.Sc. [Engineering]
 * Part Time M.Sc. [Engineering]
 * Corporate M.Sc. [Engineering]

courses offered in:
 * Automotive Engineering
 * Automotive Product Design
 * Automotive Electronics
 * Bio Medical Engineering
 * Computer Graphics and Virtual Reality
 * Engineering and Manufacturing Management
 * Manufacturing Systems Engineering
 * Manufacturing Science and Technology
 * Product Design
 * Real Time Embedded Systems
 * Rotating Machinery Design
 * Signal Processing and communication Technologies
 * VLSI-System Design

Management Studies

 * Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Engineering Operations

Advanced Certificate Training Programme
These are offered at different levels each level is of 3 months duration, conducted with clear emphasis on theory combined with hands on experience. The School awards the Certificate for the successful candidates. The School has developed all these training courses in association with various industries.
 * Signal Processing and Communication Technologies
 * Embedded System Design
 * MCAD
 * Automotive Electronics
 * VLSI-System Design

Modular Training Programme

 * The School also conducts modular training courses for graduates and working professionals in the areas of MCAD, VLSI, DSIP, Embedded System and Manufacturing. Each module is offered for a duration varying from 70 hours to 160 hours depending on the module.
 * The School offers Industry Specific Training Programmes. The industry interested in a particular skill set formulates the curriculum in association with the School faculty and involves in student/delegate induction.
 * The School is popular all over Bangalore for its Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programmes, which are conducted for working engineers, students and faculty from educational Institutions.

Research and Consultancy
Many of the faculty members are involved in sponsored research. Indian Space Research Organisation and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) have sponsored a number of projects.

The School publishes quarterly newsletter and a half yearly technical journal on regular basis.

The School has a consultancy cell called SAS TechnoSolutions and it has been offering services to leading industries. More than 120 industries are interacting with the School

The School has established a state of the art TIFAC-CORE in Digital Image Processing. Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, under Mission Reach has funded this CORE. The school has a number of Research Centres:
 * Centre for Engineering Mechanics Research (CEMR)
 * Centre for Fluid Flow and Energy Systems Research (CFESR)
 * Centre for Engineering Design and Manufacturing Research (CEDMR)
 * Centre for Digital Systems and Communication Research (CDSCR)
 * Centre for Electronic Materials and Devices Research (CEMDR)
 * Centre for Mechatronics and Computer Systems Research (CMCSR)

Conference and Seminars conducted/co-sponsored
National Conference on Image Processing

INDO NAFEMS Symposium on Engineering Analysis and Simulation : Frontiers in FEM and CFD Practices