Students who successfully complete their seven-semester curricular requirements at home institution towards a bachelor degree may transfer and register at ISU as a master degree seeking student during the eighth semester. Students complete the remaining requirements, i.e. project and course work for their bachelor degree and take additional graduate courses for their master degree at ISU during the eighth semester. Up to six credits taken at ISU can double count towards bachelor degree from the home institution and the master’s degree at ISU. During the fifth year, students complete the remaining course work and/or research requirements to earn a master’s degree in the approved degree programs at ISU.

Actual time to ISU degrees will depend on progress made by the candidate.

Students are responsible for paying ISU tuition.

Duration: 7 semesters at home institution, 3 semesters at ISU

  • Students receive bachelor degree from the home institution and master’s degree at ISU.
  • Students transfer to ISU and complete the remaining requirements for bachelor’s degree during the eighth semester.
  • Eighth semester has overlap of courses.
  • Additional credits required for master’s degree are completed in the fifth year.
  • Students are responsible for paying ISU tuition.
  • Student may compete for fellowships at ISU.

How to Apply

To apply, follow the standard application process.
PLEASE NOTE, the first sentence of your statement of purpose needs to be ‘I am seeking admission to the International Concurrent Program (ICP) from << your undergraduate institution name >>. ’

Participating Institutions

Amity UniversityAmity School of Engineering & Technology

Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinator: Prof. (Dr.) Garima Aggarwal 

ISU Coordinator: Dr. Akhilesh Tyagi

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Bennett UniversityBennett University

Greater Noida, India

Coordinator: Dr. Abhay Bansal

ISU Coordinator: Dr. Arun Somani

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BITS Pilani

BITS Pilani

Pilani, India

Graduate Coordinator: V. Vamsi Krishna Venuganti
Undergraduate Coordinator (2+2): Ajit Pratap Singh

ISU Graduate Degrees Coordinators: eng_icep@iastate.edu
ISU 2+2 Bachelors Degree Coordinators: bits-isu@iastate.edu

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Manipal UniversityManipal University

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Coordinator: Dr. Ankit Mundra

ISU Coordinator: Dr. Arun Somani

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Nirma UniversityInstitute of Technology, Nirma University

Gujarat, India

Coordinator: Dr. Mehul R. Naik

ISU Coordinator: Dr. Arun Somani

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PES University logoPES University

Bengaluru, India

Coordinator: Dr. V. Krishna

ISU Coordinator: Dr. G. Manimaran

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Presidency UniversityPresidency University

Itgalpura, Yelahanka, Bangalore

Coordinators: Suma N, Manager – OIA 
and Dr. S. Sivaperumal

ISU Coordinator: Dr. Arun Somani

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Shandong UniversityShandong University

Jinan, Shandong, PR. China

Coordinator: Dr. Zhi Ge

ISU Coordinators: Dr. David Sanders and Dr. Kejin Wang

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Sharda UniversitySharda University

Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Coordinator: Dr. Gaurav Raj, Associate Professor SET

ISU Coordinator: Dr. Arun Somani

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Taiwan TechTaiwan Tech

Taiwan

Coordinator: Dr. Yung-yao Chen

ISU Coordinator: Dr. Arun Somani

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Tatung UniversityTatung University

Taiwan

Coordinator: Dr. Su-Chuan Huang

ISU Coordinator: Dr. Arun Somani

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