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IITs integrate AI into 50 degree programmes across 23 campuses
India's 23 IITs are embedding artificial intelligence into their academic programmes, moving beyond computer science specialisation. A review shows nearly 50 degree-level programmes now include AI, machine intelligence, or AI and data…
India's 23 IITs are embedding artificial intelligence into their academic programmes, moving beyond computer science specialisation. A review shows nearly 50 degree-level programmes now include AI, machine intelligence, or AI and data science subjects.
IIT Delhi's School of Artificial Intelligence offers courses in deep learning, reinforcement learning, computer vision, natural language processing, and responsible AI, with research in healthcare, manufacturing, and intelligent robotics. IIT Madras has expanded its B.Tech programme to focus on AI fundamentals with practical applications, internships, and undergraduate research.
Beyond campuses, IIT Madras is delivering AI education through its SWAYAM Plus platform, launching courses in 2025 such as AI in physics, AI in chemistry, AI in accounting, and cricket analytics with AI. The platform now offers over 500 online courses across 15 sectors. IIT Bombay has introduced programmes in climate and sustainability, semiconductor materials, and a 18-month executive postgraduate diploma in AI and data science.
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This curriculum shift reflects a structural change in engineering education. IITs traditionally updated syllabi through individual departments, now a coordinated push across 23 institutes signals a national policy direction likely guided by the National Education Policy 2020 and the IndiaAI mission. The move affects roughly 30,000 undergraduate and postgraduate seats annually. The key test will be faculty readiness: IITs currently have fewer than 200 AI specialists on permanent rolls, while demand for AI-literate engineers from Indian IT services and product firms is estimated at 2 lakh professionals annually. The next milestone is the July 2025 Joint Admission Board meeting, which will finalise AI-integrated common entrance exam modules for 2026 entry.
The key test is faculty readiness: IITs currently have fewer than 200 AI specialists on permanent rolls, while demand for AI-literate engineers from Indian IT services and product firms is estimated at 2 lakh professionals annually.
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