Artificial intelligence (AI) and data science (DS) centers are becoming ubiquitous in academic institutions around the globe. These centers serve to focus research efforts and bring together large teams to address important problems. AI centers in more mature research ecosystems tend to be multi-institutional, such as the Alan Turing Institute in the U.K. with 13 academic partners12 and Mila in Montreal with four academic partners and numerous industry partners.8 Often such centers are also focused on a specific theme, such as the 18 AI institutes funded by NSF.10 In contrast, the centers in India tend to be contained in only one institute--this facilitates the institute to identify AI/DS as a growth area and an area of interest to the Institute.

As of next year, IIT Delhi will offer a new postgraduate studies in artificial intelligence. Students getting a bachelor's degree in science or engineering will be able to participate in the programme. According to authorities, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi would begin a new postgraduate studies focusing on machine learning after this year. "IIT Delhi's School of Artificial Intelligence (ScAI) will launch a new postgraduate advanced machine learning programme. The proposed course titled "M Tech in Machine Intelligence and Data Science (MINDS)" has been accepted by the IIT Delhi Council, the academic body responsible for all important educational matters, according to a senior official at the institution. MTech in MINDS will be the school's main program for students, with classes starting in July 2022. This will be the dept's second degree programme. The institution had previously begun a PhD programme in Artificial Intelligence. "In its initial year, our PhD programme drew a lot of attention.