IIT Jodhpur Launches New BTEch Programme In AI, Data Science

The Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur (IIT Jodhpur) has announced the launch of a new BTech programme in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science from the 2020-21 academic session. The new undergraduate programme seeks to provide students with opportunities to explore areas including visual computing, socio-digital realities, language technologies, robotics and AI of things. The curriculum of BTech in AI and Data Science will include courses in Computer Science, Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Science, and their applications. IIT Jodhpur will also allow BTech in AI and Data Science students to enroll for an MBA in Technology in the fifth-year as a dual degree option at the School of Management and Entrepreneurship. "An interesting feature of the B Tech programme is the opportunity for the interested students to choose a minor area which would prepare them for an entrepreneurial career in the field of AI and Data Science," read an IIT Jodhpur statement.