HYDERABAD:
First year engineering students will study big
data analytics, artificial intelligence, robotics and
internet of things and undergo mandatory induction programme and internships
from academic year 2018-19 as the All India Council for Technical Education
(AICTE) has revised the curriculum for the four year undergraduate programme.
Officials said that the revised curriculum comes seven years after it was last updated by the AICTE to make engineering graduates more employable. The revised curriculum released on Friday will be adapted by all affiliated engineering collegesacross the country from next academic year.
A committee constituted by the ministry of human resource development and the AICTE has recommended a model curriculum which was released. The model curriculum was prepared by keeping in view the latest industry trends and market requirements in all major engineering subjects. More than 14.76 lakh students study in 3,224 engineering colleges in the country, as per AICTE figures including IITs, NITs, IIITs and BITS.
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