Acharya Institute of Technology

Old Dominion University (ODU) and Acharya Institute of Technology (AIT) have a partnership to help students earn a master's degree in Modeling and Simulation Engineering.

You'll start with online ODU classes while you finish your AIT degree, complete a graduate certificate from ODU, and then travel to ODU's main campus in Norfolk, Virginia, USA to complete the Master of Science (M.S.) degree.

Why get a degree from ODU?

ODU is a leading institution in engineering education and research, offering bachelor's, master's, and doctorate degrees in this exciting topic. Our M&S engineering graduates have jobs as great programmers, game developers, analytics specialists, skillful innovators, and decision-makers in areas such as:

cybersecurity
physics-based gaming
sea-level rise
high performance computing and big data
medical and healthcare simulation

Learn More About M&S Engineering at ODU

How It Works

1 Year Hybrid Online in India + 1 Year at ODU's Campus in the U.S.

Step One
Acharya undergraduate students will do their“senior project” under the co-supervision of ODU faculty via Distance Learning. This course will count double as a graduate independent study.

Step Two
Also during the first year, students will take 2 ODU graduate DL courses and 1 Acharya graduate course, such as statistics, while in India.

Step Three
Receive your ODU Graduate Certificate. Then, spend one year on ODU campus (in Virginia, USA) to complete a M.S. degree by taking four more courses and completing a thesis.

Optional Practical Training (OPT) for F-1 Students (USCIS)

Interested in earning a Ph.D.?

To continue study for a Ph.D. degree at ODU, the top 20% (of a minimum of 5 students) completing their ODU M.S. degree program will receive ODU financial support to cover 60%-100% of tuition plus a stipend.

Online Tuition$595 per credit hour
On-campus Tuition$1,387 per credit hour

Rates are effective Fall 2020 and subject to change.

Online courses also have a technology fee of $30 per credit hour. On-campus tuition cost does not include housing, meals, etc.

Learn More About Costs While On-Campus Estimated Costs for the Full Program (PDF)

ODUOnline offers a scholarship to help pay for online courses in a degree program. This scholarship is awarded once a semester to one recipient in the amount of $3,500 USD.

How to Apply for the Online Scholarship

Cohorts begin each Fall term. To begin, you can apply to ODU as a non-degree seeking graduate student.

Early Admission Deadline: April 15
- We will waive the $50 application fee if you apply for early admission!

Standard Admission Deadline: June 1

If you begin as a non-degree seeking student, you will need to apply to the M&S Engineering program before you travel to the U.S. to complete your studies.

Graduate International Admission Checklist

Contact Us

Acharya Doctor Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Rd, Soladevanahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560107, India

Acharya Institute of Technology website