Icam Master’s in General Engineering for Loyola Icam College Chennai (LICET)

LICET Bachelor in Engineering / Technology with Icam’s Master’s in General Engineering

Program at a glance

Students following the Straight Master’s program between Icam and the Loyola Icam College of Engineering and Technology (LICET) will be fulfilling their Bachelor’s degree in LICET on one of the following domains, complemented by a Master’s in General Engineering at Icam:

• Bachelor of Engineering in
  • Mechanical Engineering; 
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering; 
  • Electronics and Communication Engineering; 
  • Computer Science Engineering 

• or Bachelor of Technology in 
  • Information Technology

Why choose this program?

Icam’s General Engineering Master’s degree trains engineers ideal for either becoming self-proclaimed entrepreneurs or  valuable leaders or players within a company.  

Candidates with a Master’s in general engineering have increased operational skills. The generalist engineering training develops open-mindedness, adaptability, and critical thinking. These profiles are able to piece different elements of a puzzle together while having a bird’s eye-view of real-life situations. Used to complexity and different industries, general engineers can easily work in different industries and are able to reorient themselves and their careers to various environments.

• The engineering internship at Icam serves as your springboard for an international career.
• Industry-ready engineers: 100% work placement in six months for Icam/LICET straight master’s graduates since the first batch graduated in 2015

This program further builds upon Icam and Loyola Icam College’s shared culture and vision: 

• The partnership between Icam and LICET intends to form youth capable of becoming global leaders who would play key roles in a new social order, in which equity in growth and human development reign supreme.
• Icam and LICET resolve to form engineers who are Creative, Competent, Committed, Compassionate and Socially-responsible. 

TIP: You can already get a preliminary taste of life and pedagogy at Icam after your second year, by joining the 1-month Icam-LICET summer program in France.

Program highlights

• The first year offers options and a professional semester in connection with the industrial world: 
  • Master 1.1 : First Icam semester with 
    • additional scientific knowledge and skills in the multidisciplinary engineering domains
    • a business creation project, cultivating knowledge in management and entrepreneurship
  • Master 1.2 : Second professionalization semester based on chosen concentration areas
• The second year serves as a springboard for your active engineering life: 
  • Master 2.3 : Third semester devoted to the Master’s level Thesis
  • Master 2.4 : Fourth semester immersed in a company via an internship either in France, India or elsewhere

Location

At one of the 4 Icam campuses: Lille, Grand Paris Sud Nantes, Toulouse.

Language

You can start your stay at Icam with a semester in English on the Icam site of Toulouse, or in French, in all of Icam’s French campuses. You can continue your studies in French and move to another campus based on the concentration areas or research topic that you choose to work on, after the first semester.

Practicing French prior to your trip is mandatory for your integration in France.

You will be acquiring and validating fundamental skills in a specialized field of engineering during your first 4 years at the Loyola Icam College. You will then open up to other areas of expertise within Icam and complete your course with a 6th year of professionalization with a 5-month scientific dissertation and a 5-month internship in a company.

The table below shows an indication of how your Engineering/Technology training at LICET merges with the 2 years of Master’s in General Engineering with Icam. 

You will be participating in an International Academy and an Integration Week on the summer before your first first semester M1.1 at Icam so you can practice your French, get briefed on the French culture and workplace, and get mentoring on your reflections regarding your personal and professional projects. 

The detailed breakdown of Icam’s Master in General Engineering is as follows:

• M1.1 – Fall Semester – Multidisciplinary Core Courses
  • Multidisciplinary Scientific and Technical Competencies (Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Mathematics, IT, Automation, Mechanical Engineering) – 10 ECTS
  • Management & Entrepreneurship Courses (Project Management, Industrial Management, Business Management & Law, Business Creation Project) – 11 ECTS
  • Humanities & Decision-Making – 9 ECTS

• M1.2 – Spring Semester – Concentration Courses
  • Technical and Scientific Courses based on Concentration Areas* – 24 ECTS
  • Management & Entrepreneurship Courses (Leadership, Industrial Strategy) – 2 ECTS
  • Humanities & Decision-Making – 8 ECTS

• M2.3 – Master’s Level Scientific/Technical Research or Industrial R&D
  • Master’s Thesis – 26 ECTS
  • Decision-Making  – 1 ECTS

• M2.4 – Engineering Internship

This 5-month full-time internship culminates your engineering training as you carry out an engineering internship in the heart of one of Icam’s partner French companies or at an Indian or another global company. 

• • Engineering Internship – 30 ECTS
  • Humanities & Decision-Making – 4 ECTS

• Application deadline:  January 31
• Important dates:
  • End of 2nd year: You can take advantage of the Icam Summer Program to get a feel of studying in Icam.
  • 3rd year : Confirm your desire to join the program (Starting French classes is not mandatory but would help.)
  • Final year :
    • September : join the group to be prepared and coached
    • October – January : preparation sessions
    • December : Eiffel Scholarship application
    • February : Final application, Icam Jury for admission
    • March : Charpak Scholarship application
    • May/June : visa process
• Admission criteria :

Loyola Icam College students taking up a Bachelor’s in Engineering or Technology. LICET reserves the right to pre-select applicants based on the following criteria which are subject to change:

• • CGPA target for final year: 7 and above
  • Clear all subjects relating to the Bachelor degree
  • Recommendation from the Head of Department

• Language requirement :

It is mandatory to have notions of French before arriving at Icam (DELF A1 if taking the English track in Toulouse Campus, otherwise DELF A2). Your level of French can be checked by Icam’s international office. You will be able to follow French courses on-site (FLE – Français Langue Etrangère). The FLE will support you in your integration into french culture, as well as equip you with the necessary skills to be able to work with French professionals during your internship.

• Tuition fees

You will pay your tuition fees in LICET while taking your Bachelor’s degree. Tuition fees once you start your Master’s studies in Icam, is 9060 EUR per year.

Icam automatically gives a scholarship of 2200 EUR per year to all LICET students.

The table below shows a more detailed cost breakdown for the 2-year Icam Master’s in General Engineering Program.

All students are expected to cover the cost of their travel to and from the host university and their living expenses. To estimate your other essential expenditures, please refer to our sample budget.

Students may benefit from scholarships and grants, details of which are shown in this link.

TIP: Stipend earned during your 5-month internship may help offset part of your expenses. Internships located in France, are remunerated in accordance with French law. As of December 2020, the minimum legal amount is 546€/month.  However, the average stipend garnered by our Icam students is 1000€/month.

Course and internships

Housing and cultural assimilation