MTech-Information Science and Technology (IST): Possibilities and challenges with proposed Five Year Integrated model for building Technology vis-à-vis Society

Information Science as a subject is an important interdisciplinary knowledge cluster and is very much close to Information Technology and Computer Science. But Information Science also deals with some other knowledge gradients such as Information Studies, Knowledge Management and hence Management Science. Still, MTech or BTech programme is mainly popular in India, it’s neighbouring countries and some UK Asian countries. As far as Information Science with MTech is concerned, not a single programme available on this nomenclature; but huge possibilities are there to introduce such programme with mixing up Engineering faculties with existing Information Science schools. Thus, this paper discusses about Information Science, it’s changing nature, and also about need and potentiality of five years integrated MTech- Information Science programme.

Print ISSN : 2348- 7437 Online ISSN : 2454-9533 Information Science is in developing stage and only some educational institutes offer Information Science programme. The most important educational institute which started Information Science programme is BIT Mesra, Ranchi with flagship nomenclature of MSc-Information Science.

Objective
This paper actually talks about several aspects and but not limited to following aim and objectives: To know basic about Information Science including its need, characteristics, and combining subjects and educational programme at a glance in India and abroad; To know a brief about possibilities of Information Science with the help of Engineering academics and future possibilities with career prospects; To know about the need and potentiality of proposed MTech-Information Science Degree with the five-year integrated norms.

Methodology
This is a conceptual and theoretical study and hence the main approach is used as case studies with a review of Information Science material such as books, journals, in this field. To learn about the latest of educational programme available on Information Science. India's leading organization such as UGC, AICTE and MHRD's website is used and analyzed. To design MTech programme, we analyzed general MTech programme structure and also traditional MSc-Information Science programme; and such a way the Model of MTech-Information Science with five year integrated curriculum is proposed to keep in mind Indian educational system.

Information Science and changing scenario with Educational Scenario
Information Science [IS] is a field of study and practice for information dealing which includes collection, selection, organization, processing, management and dissemination of information. Information Science initially practiced in Library Science school and by the Library Scientist and Librarian. However, over the period the development of IT and computing and some other domain which are related with information processing activities; directly and indirectly, changes Information Science domain and make as an Applied Science domain. Hence, today Information Science is practice in the Computer Science, Information Technology, Communication Science and Technology professionals and departments and makes Information Science as an interdisciplinary domain with huge job and research potentials which is depicted in Fig. 1. Information Science initially started as a module and paper in some of

Indian Information Science Education and Running Curriculum
India is leading education hub around the world, and having more than 800+ Universities, 50+ Institutes of National Importance, 200+ Central R/D Institutes and 35000+ Government College and so on. But, still, Information Science [biased free] programme only offered in 8-10 Institutes with the main programme MSc. Some course gradients are listed in the Fig. 3 which deals with MSc-IS programme running in Indian Universities. Information Science MSc in Indian universities comes with computational gradients and also basics of Information and Knowledge Management. BIT Mesra is the leading University of MSc-IS dealing which prepare curriculum with both computing and information related gradients.
Hence during the preparation of our proposed five-year integrated MTech-IS programme, the existing IS curriculum helps a lot.

MTech-IS: Proposed Programme after 10+2 and with Lateral Entry Scheme
The proposed MTech is planned for 5 years duration of study and research for 10+2 qualified or equivalent in Indian education system. The programme may also offer to vocational stream and polytechnic Diploma holder or For IT/ LIS/Computer Science Diploma holders' equivalent to 10+2+3. However, the candidate with 10+2 qualification [other than BSc/Diploma Engineering] may offer to leave the programme with BTech-IS programme. The proposed programme deals with general Information Studies, core IT/ Computing studies and also follows bias-free approach up to 3 rd year and in 4 th year domain based specialization is proposed with the popular field of specialization like Cloud Informatics, HCI, Medical Informatics etc. are proposed. The following figure (Fig. 4)