New Delhi: Seven new academic courses have been launched by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee to meet the rising demand for new-age technologies.
According to the institute’s Department of Science and Technology, seven programmes are in the field of engineering, architecture, economics and management along with specialisation in data science and artificial intelligence.
“The new programmes involve the transmission of relevant knowledge and using the knowledge we produce. They are interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary, and also in line with National Education Policy 2020,” Secretary, DST, Ashutosh Sharma was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
“Their launch shows that we are on to breaking some of the silos that we have historically created,” Sharma said.
The programmes — six postgraduate degree programmes and one five-year integrated programme — would be on offer for students from the next autumn session (2021-2022).
According to the DST, the entire bunch comprises MTech (Artificial Intelligence) and MTech (Data Science) under the Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data Science (CAIDS), MDes (Industrial Design), and MIM (Masters in Innovation Management) under the Department of Design.
It also comprises of online MTech (Microelectronics and VLSI) for working industry professionals under the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, MS Economics (Five Year Integrated program) under the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, and M.Tech (Dam Safety and Rehabilitation) under the proposed International Centre for Dams (currently coordinated by Department of Hydrology), said the DST.
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