With the role of data scientists predicted to be the top job role in the whole world by 2025, IIT Guwahati is taking a step ahead by launching a BTech programme in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.
The first batch of 20 students will be admitted to IIT Guwahati through the ongoing JEE Advanced 2021 counseling process and the institute looks forward to welcome them along with all new batch of students to other undergraduate branches of the institute.
What will the new IIT Guwahati BTech course teach?
This new program is designed to be holistic in nature that will train students in topics related to Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (DSAI), with emphasis on relevant courses from other disciplines of science and engineering such as Computer Science, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics.
The training will prepare students to tackle cutting-edge challenges in areas of Big Data analytics and Management, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, AI, Computer Vision, Natural Language Processing, Finance, and IoT, among others.
In addition, the students will have the opportunity to earn a Minor in another discipline in IIT Guwahati.
The new BTech programme is expected to prepare the students to involve in major challenges emerging as a result of the business and innovation moving towards a more data-driven setup, contributing towards the growth of a new innovation-oriented India.
Teaching facilities for data science and artificial intelligence
This DSAI programme will be offered by the newly established Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, IIT Guwahati, set up with generous support from the Mehta Family Foundation, Houston, Texas, USA, with a track record of having supported several institutes in the fields of education and healthcare.
Along with the highly talented newly recruited full-time faculty, many of the associated faculty members of the school have prior experience of nurturing the already existing MTech. programme in Data Science, being offered jointly, by the Departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Electronics and Electrical Engineering, and Mathematics.
Apart from this, IIT Guwahati has a fully equipped infrastructure for the new BTech programme and the facilities are being augmented regularly.
Growing demand for data science and artificial intelligence
There is a growing demand for highly trained professionals in the fields of DSAI.
This newly introduced BTech programme will emphasize on extending training in both theoretical as well as practical perspectives.
A Bachelor’s degree in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence will open up several career options like data engineering, data analytics, data architects, among others, for the students
Speaking about the programme, Prof. TG Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati, said, “This new BTech programme will train next generation Data Scientists and Technologists for future predictions in multiple domains of business, technology implementation, healthcare sector, disaster management, policy formulation and manage large data sets irrespective of the field they work in their careers.”
Source: indiatoday.in
