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prateek.agarwal

i read in one of the post something abt minor...like if u take (say) civil engg. in IIT Delhi...then u can do a minor in Comp. sc....so just wanted 2 know....what exactly is this minor...nd what r the requirements 4 that???

akshitgoel07

As far as i know , taking ur eg of civil engg. , it will be ur major whereas comp sc. will be ur minor , i.e u can get a small degree in comp sc. by completing 20 credits in it and for it u hav to do extra studies , its not a part of ur civil course , obviously.

it can be quite handy.

devilatgoiit

minor means exams which are held in the middle of a semester

whereas majors are held at the end of the semesters....

majors counts 40 % wheras minors 20 %

it is required to scoore gud in both to get a gud GPA( grade point average)

@akshit

if u dont know yaar then please dont misguide :-)

swaty_gupta

There are two things, Minor exams and a Minor degree.

I suppose you mean a Minor Degree here.
Yes, some IITs offer a choice of additional courses along with the depth subjects which you can take up after the 2nd semester. If you're able to clear a certain minimum of credits with courses of a department, you will get a Minor degree in the same.
But there are some conditions on that like you need to get atleast a C in the additional to get it counted for the minor. And you have to take care that your additionals donot clash with the depth courses' slots.

akshitgoel07

@devilatgoiit ,

uske question ko samajh ke answer de yaar, he is asking bout the minor degree

prateek.agarwal

hey thnx...akshit nd swaty...rated u both...cheers

devilatgoiit

ok srry. i didnt see that properly

:)

talker_chatter

as swaty has correctly pointed out

minor area consists of a set of atleast 4 - 5 courses from a particular dept..

in iit's there are courses which you must be doing outside your dept if you do some of these courses in a particular deptt. you will get a minor area in that dept and it will be mentioned on your degree which you get

it's a very good option to realise your area of interest while stydying

as freshers a person has very limeted knowledge of a particular branch

once you have realised your interest you can do a minor area

anu08

heyya,is der dis minor optionin all iit in all branches or is it restricted 2 sum iit in a few courses.

talker_chatter

iit delhi surely has this option and iit bombay too

iit madras also has this option

rest i don't think any other iit has this option you'll have to confirm this by going to individual iit website

iitdreams

even kharagpur has tht option....
but i wud suggest don think of minor now..
u hv to decide that later(atleast not in the first year)
so accordingly how do u find the load here u can decide upon it..

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