In a move that may forever change the face of education, Reliance Foundation's Jio Institute this week announced that they are launching graduate courses in artificial intelligence, data sciences, and digital media and integrated marketing communications for its first academic year by 2021. Earlier this year, Reliance Industries Ltd had informed the government's Empowered Expert Committee (EEC) that they were investing Rs 1,500 crore in Jio Institute, in the next two years to ensure that it creates a world-class centre of learning. Jio Insitute is reportedly going to build a 40,000 square foot edifice in Navi Mumbai for the same. Jio has revolutionised the Indian telecom sector by ushering in the age of latest data-centric technologies and propelled India into global digital leadership.

Mukesh Ambani's Jio Institute will start its first academic session in 2021. It will focus on undergraduate courses in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, data science, machine learning, and digital media and marketing. The digital courses will be led by Shailesh Kumar, who is the chief data scientist for Jio. The Human Resource & Development (HRD) Ministry had granted the'eminence' status to the Jio Institute even before it went operational. Mukesh Ambani's Jio Institute which will start its academic session in 2021 -- will offer courses in emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, data science, machine learning, digital media and marketing.