GRE: 157Q;148V; 4 AWA
CGPA: 9.10(among top 5 in class)
12th : 92%
10th : 96%
Research Publicatio

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GRE: 157Q;148V; 4 AWA
CGPA: 9.10(among top 5 in class)
12th : 92%
10th : 96%
Research Publications: 4 International Conferences(IEEE & Springer)
Certifications: BigData & Hadoop(IBM)
Achievements: Ranked 3rd from India in IBM Master the Mainframe Contest 
Work Experience: 3 months(currently working) at a Tokyo-based MNC
Please suggest ambitious/moderate/safe universities from among the following for Thesis-based Masters in Computer Science(AI/ML) :
1. University of Toronto
2. University of Waterloo
3. McGill University
4. University of Alberta
5. RWTH Aachen
6. TU Munich
Any other suggestions are welcome. Thanks in advance @ankita25

Ankita (Education Street) · Answer

@SoumyadeepB you have strong profile you may attempt for the listed university you can also try IUPUI

Ankita (Education Street) · Answer

@SoumyadeepB - Not all dept and courses in Canada require GRE - i would have to check them individually to give you any comment on their GRE requirement. But majorly they focus on GPA and Exp and internships, papers.

Avik Banerjee · Answer

@ankita25

Avik Banerjee · Answer

@Anmol007, is Queen's University worth applying to, if I intend to do my master's thesis on artificial intelligence or machine learning?

SoumyadeepB · Answer

@ankita25

SoumyadeepB · Answer

@askall

SoumyadeepB · Answer

Will the GRE be a barrier for the above mentioned canadian univerisities?  @ankita25

SoumyadeepB · Answer

@Anmol007 Could you offer any inputs?

SoumyadeepB · Answer

Thanks for your inputs @Anmol007 ! I was specifically looking into Canadian and German programs due to them being a lot economical, and hence I totally overlooked the US counterparts. As a follow-up to your suggestion, could you recommend a few safe Universities I could add to the list(would Queen's, McMaster be worth it?)

SoumyadeepB · Answer

@sachetmittal Thanks for your inputs! I was looking into Canadian and German Universities specifically due to their lesser cost. Added to that they had programs that were in perfect sync with my research interests.

Anmol Panda · Answer

@SoumyadeepB The Canadian universities you have included, especially the first three, are quite competitive and ambitious regardless of profile. Your profile is very good but I'd recommend contacting a Prof at Waterloo and other two also. That helps quite a bit.
The German Universities are good too.
Why don't you look at US?

Anmol Panda · Answer

I would add that while jobs are more and better in the US, Canadian universities are at par if not better than those in the US. I worked at UNBC for three months and their research quality is great. But they are lesser known. 
If your focus is research, then you needn't worry so much about jobs.

Anmol Panda · Answer

I don't know much about it. The University is good though but if you are looking at AI, then there are good programs in the US too.

Sachet Mittal · Answer

@SoumyadeepB Is there any reason you are applying to Canadian universities?
Your profile looks pretty good. I would recommend you apply some of colleges in University of California also.

Sachet Mittal · Answer

My 2 cents:
I will not be able to comment on the cost but nowadays bank loans are pretty easy to get(contact PNB), they give about 40 L without anything substantial in guarantee.

But there is not many software jobs in Canada and Germany. Mostly they are in California (for tech firms) and New york (for financial institutes) so most of the work and research are centred there.

GRE: 157Q;148V; 4 AWA CGPA: 9.10(among top 5 in class) 12th : 92% 10th : 96% Research Publicatio

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