It is going to change the world, says Rahul Samuel Anilal about his undergraduate course. He is pursuing bachelor’s of engineering in artificial intelligence and machine learning, one of the recently introduced courses at R.V. College of Engineering (RVCE), Bengaluru. “AI has relevance in all domains,” he says. “The versatile nature of AI is recognised by corporates around the world and is reflected in the substantial funding for AI research. Humans can leave the drudgery of everyday life to this invention and have more time to do what they do best: decision-making, creativity, cultural arts and more.” He adds that AI will increasingly offer promising career prospects.
Anurag Kashyap, a student at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, is fascinated by the study of data. So, when he heard about a new elective on analytics for e-commerce and retail operations in his postgraduate programme, he was thrilled and wasted no time in opting for it. “It (the elective) gives a holistic understanding of critical issues in e-commerce and retail operations, and the role of analytics in solving these problems,” he says.
Like Rahul and Anurag, many students are taking advantage of such new courses. Colleges and universities across the country are fine-tuning their programmes or introducing fresh ones to cater to changing requirements. For instance, after starting the BE (AIML) in 2021-2022, RVCE is planning to introduce BE programmes focusing on data science and cybersecurity for the next academic year.
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