Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham launches BTech, MTech in AI and data science at Faridabad campus

NEW DELHI: Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, has recently announced the launch of BTech and MTech programmes in artificial intelligence and data science at its campus at Amrita Hospital, Faridabad. Scores of the Amrita Entrance Examination - Engineering (AEEE) or Joint Entrance Exam (JEE) will be used to determine admission to the BTech program.

According to the official press release, the curriculum places a strong emphasis on practical, hands-on mini-projects and utilizes AR, VR technology for enhanced learning experiences.

Additionally, the press release states that, the partnerships with esteemed institutions like Stanford, UC Davis, and IIT-Bombay will offer students valuable mentoring and research opportunities.

Specialization areas

The core computer science is the foundation of the programmes. Drawing upon this foundation, students will delve into both fundamental and advanced AI courses such as Machine Learning, supplemented with key mathematical concepts like Linear Algebra, Probability, and Statistics. Furthermore, students can opt for specializations in robotics, IoT, AR/VR, medical applications, and other domains based on their interests.

Talking about the innovative programs in AI and Data Science, Kamal Bijlani, dean, School of Artificial Intelligence, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, said, “The importance of AI in education and industry has been growing steadily. With the advent of Generative AI and free AI tools in the market like ChatGPT (OpenAI, Microsoft), Gemini (Google), Llama (Meta) and others, the battle between the AI technology giants to gain the lead in Generative AI has intensified. In this AI industrial revolution, every organization will want to use AI tools to provide quick precise answers based on its own private data. To achieve this, organizations will need to add an AI team that provides AI tools and maintains its data on GPU-based private AI servers.”