Guide to your first year at the PG program
by Dr. Pallavi Goswami originally published in Nov 1st, 20 on GROW's website . Welcome new entrants! Here’s a brief glimpse of typically how the first year looks like. The outlook will give you a rough idea of what you can expect of your curriculum while pursuing the PG program. Students joining the Master’s program For Master’s students, the first year is rather a hectic one where you literally find yourself running for classes. Courses are usually selected with consultation from your advisor. We recommend you choose courses that help you strengthen the core foundation of your specialisation. Additionally, a couple of courses pertaining to statistics would help in removing your hesitation in ‘doing the math’ for your project later in your second year (and who knows even thereafter :P). The process of course selection becomes even more streamlined if you have some idea of the project you will be working on in your second year. This proves to be of great help in deciding which ad...