COEP to increase intake, introduce multidisciplinary courses in academic year 2025-26

NEW DELHI: The College of Engineering Pune (CoEP) Technological University is planning to introduce multi-disciplinary courses in the non-engineering category and also increase the intake of various engineering courses in academic year 2025-26.

In lines with the new education policy 2020, the university is planning to offer non-engineering multi-disciplinary courses from the 4th semester, the Indian Express reported.

Multidisciplinary minors from the fourth semester will be introduced in topics like Governance, Leadership and Public Policy, Quantum Computing, AI, psychology, foreign languages, Indian Knowledge Systems. These courses will be offered in collaboration with institutes like BORI, Gokhale Institute, and Deccan College.

The university also plans to introduce UG and PG courses on Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Al in Signal Processing, Al in Healthcare, Intelligent Communication System, Material Process Technology and MSc in Applied Psychology with an intake of 30.

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"Rapid advancements in technology and evolving industry demands necessitate aligning educational offerings with national and global standards. Also, the National Education Policy emphasises multidisciplinary and flexible education, requiring universities to adapt and innovate their program structures accordingly. COEP Tech has undertaken significant academic reforms by expanding and diversifying its academic programs catering to the diverse interests and career aspirations of students. As a part of this, the University has proposed to increase the intake of undergraduate programmes from the academic year 2025-26", Vinayak Pai, chairman of the varsity informed HT.

Increase in intake of core engineering courses

The intake will be increased from 75 to 150 for BTech Civil Engineering while for BTech Computer Science and Engineering from 150 to 300. For BTech Electrical Engineering the intake will be increased from 75 to 150, and for BTech Instrumentation & Control Engineering from 38 to 60.

Collaborating and signing MOUs with academic institutes like Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Deccan College of Archelogy and industry partners, these programs aim to broaden the academic and professional horizons of the students imparting non-engineering skills.

"These minor programs will be offered within the existing curriculum from the various domains including governance, leadership and public policy, quantum computing, artificial intelligence, psychology, foreign languages, environmental sustainability, supply chain management, agriculture and smart farming, finance, economics and Indian knowledge system", said Pai.