Is MSc photonics in cusat a good course? What about the placements?

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Sarvesh Posted On - Feb 12, 2021

IIT Bhubaneswar (2019)

Photonics is one of the high-tech subjects that is evolved hugely in the last 20 years. It has applications in the areas of communications, computing, medicine, industry, defense, and entertainment. Having my friends from CUSAT enables me to provide you some valuable insights into the course.

MSc Photonics in CUSAT is a good course to do. It is emerging fastly as mentioned before and has a huge potential.

Integrated Course: One of the big advantages of choosing Photonics in CUSAT is that it is a 5-year integrated program compared to other institutes. This helps in dive deeper into the field of Photonics.

Interesting Electives: Another highlight of the program is the choice of electives they provide with the course.

Research Orientation: Students are subjected to a research atmosphere right from the start through the mini projects in the first and second semesters.

Good for Competitive Exams: The course is more inclined towards photonics and includes some important and interesting subjects like nuclear physics, etc. Having exposure to these subjects will help a lot while preparing for competitive exams.

Course Fee & Faculties: The college has excellent facilities and experienced faculty to guide you. The course fee is also quite reasonable.

Placements: When it comes to placements even though there are no direct campus placements many students are placed in many top companies like Varroc, HELLA, Valeo, Tech Mahindra, etc. Apart from the placements, many students opt for Ph.D. programs in many abroad institutes.

In short MSc Photonics at CUSAT is a wonderful course and you can definitely choose the program if you are interested in it.