The Department of Information Technology, National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NIT-K), Surathkal, has decided to start a new four-year B.Tech. course in Artificial Intelligence from the academic year 2021-22. The Academic Senate, Board of the institute and the Union Ministry of Education have approved the course. Karanam Uma Maheshwar Rao, Director, NIT-K, said in a release on Thursday that this degree would prepare students for industry or further study by offering specialisations in different areas of AI such as data science, human-centred computing, cyber-physical systems, and robotics. As a result, job opportunities for the undergraduates of B.Tech (AI) courses are different from conventional IT jobs.

Source: The Hindu June 03, 2021 11:57 UTC