School of Engineering

B.Tech. in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence

School of Engineering

The B.Tech. in Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence is designed for students seeking to develop the next generation of intelligent systems. Built on a strong foundation of computer science, the programme integrates machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, computer vision, optimization, and generative AI to equip students with the knowledge required to build AI-driven technologies.

Students learn not only how AI models work, but also how to design, train, deploy, evaluate, and scale them in real-world environments. The curriculum combines mathematical rigor, computational thinking, and hands-on experimentation, enabling students to work across domains such as intelligent automation, predictive analytics, autonomous systems, conversational AI, healthcare, finance, and emerging digital technologies. Through industry engagement, research opportunities, and interdisciplinary projects, graduates are prepared to contribute to the rapidly evolving AI ecosystem.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Minimum of 65% in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry (individually).
  • At least 60% aggregate in PUC/12th or an equivalent examination from a recognized board.
  • Valid score in JEE, KCET, COMEDK or any other state entrance exam.
Chanakya Edge
  • Strong foundation in computer science, mathematics, machine learning, optimization, and artificial intelligence.
  • Specialized pathways in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Data Analytics & Business Intelligence, and Cloud Computing & Data Engineering.
  • Curriculum includes emerging domains such as Responsible AI, Generative AI, Natural Language Processing, Reinforcement Learning, Computer Vision, Edge Computing, and AI-powered Cybersecurity.
  • Limited memory-based assessments, with evaluation focused on model development, algorithm design, data-driven problem solving, and AI-centric capstone projects.
  • Hands-on experience with modern AI workflows including data preparation, model training, deployment, monitoring, and AI systems engineering.
  • Exposure to industry-relevant practices such as MLOps, LLMOps, cloud computing, and scalable AI infrastructure.
  • Opportunities to work on interdisciplinary projects spanning healthcare, geoinformatics, education, mobility, cybersecurity, and intelligent automation.
  • Active engagement with the AI Focus Group, enabling students to participate in the development of Small Language Models (SLMs), applied AI research, and emerging AI applications.

Programme Highlights

  • PEO1: Graduates will establish themselves as competent professionals in computer science, artificial intelligence, data systems and intelligent software engineering.
  • PEO2: Graduates will apply computing and AI principles to solve complex engineering, business and societal problems with attention to ethics, fairness, privacy, security and sustainability.
  • PEO3: Graduates will pursue higher education, research, entrepreneurship, certifications and lifelong learning in emerging areas such as GenAI, responsible AI, cloud AI systems, NLP and autonomous systems.
  • PEO4: Graduates will demonstrate leadership, communication and teamwork while contributing to interdisciplinary and AI-enabled technology projects.

Programme Structure

  • Year 1: Foundation in engineering sciences, mathematics, and ethics.
  • Year 2: Domain-focused courses with integrated lab work.
  • Year 3: Industry internships, electives in emerging tech, and innovation projects.
  • Year 4: Capstone projects, entrepreneurial incubation, national & global exposure

Sno

Category

Suggested break up of credits

1

Humanities and social sciences including management courses

12

2

Basic science courses + Mathematics

18

3

Engineering science courses first year

9

4

Professional core

48

5

Professional elective

24

6

Open electives

17

7

Project work

12

8

Non Credit Mandatory courses 

Non-credit

Total

140

Course Name

Computer Organisation and Design

Data Structures and Algorithms

Database Management Systems

Mathematical Optimisation

Introduction to AI & ML

Foundations of Machine Learning

Deep Learning

Natural Language Processing

Generative AI

Design Thinking with AI

Computer Vision

AI ML Systems

Responsible AI

Data Analytics

Collaborations

Industry collaborations provide students with opportunities for internships, project mentorship, workshops, and exposure to real-world AI applications and deployment environments.

  • Zoho
  • Tech Mahindra
  • Pure Storage
  • FalconFeeds.io
  • Growteq
  • Industry partners across Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Cloud Computing, and Digital Technologies

Faculty

Shobana Padmanabhan

Director (Academics), School of Engineering

Rajesh Kumar Prasad

Associate Professor, School of Engineering

Ph.D., Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Former Associate Professor & Head, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur
Bharath Setturu

Associate Professor, School of Engineering

Ph.D., IIIT Hyderabad

Geospatial Scientist
Naresh Dixit P. S.

Assistant Professor and Convener, Institutions Innovation Council

M.Tech., VTU, Belagavi

Former Research Associate, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru
Vijay V.

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

Ph.D., IIT Madras

Ashish Kumar Shukla

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

Ph.D., IIITDM, Jabalpur

Shreehari H. S.

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

M.S., Bremen University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Banashankari Hosur

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

M.Tech, RVCE, Bengaluru

Former faculty of NMIT Banagalore & MCOE Pune
Banu Priya M.

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

M. Tech., Ph.D.(Pursuing)

Bhagirathi T

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

M.C.A, BMS College of Engineering, Bengaluru

Mulla Arshiya

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

M.C.A., BMSCE, Bengaluru

Amogh S Raj

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

M.Sc., Aerospace Engineering, University of Leicester

Anupam Sharma

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

M.E., Goa University

Rachana K

Assistant professor, School of Engineering

(Ph.D.), Reva University

Sandeep Kumar

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

Ph.D., (Thesis Submitted), Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi

Kingshuk Chatterjee

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

Ph.D., IIT Kanpur

Sahil Bharti

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

Ph.D., IIT Madras

Chitransh Atre

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

Ph.D., IIT Madras

Ranjan Tiwari

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

Ph.D., IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand

Bhagwan Das Ahirwar

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

M.Tech., IIT Jammu

Anjana Krishna K U

Assistant Professor, School of Engineering

M.Tech., IIT, Tirupati

Pradeep Kumar Gopalakrishnan

Professor of Practice, School of Engineering

Ph.D., Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Ramesh Sundararaman

Professor of Practice, School of Engineering

Ph.D., Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham – In Progress

P. V. Venkitakrishnan

Visiting Faculty, School of Engineering

Ph.D., IIT Madras

Former Director, CBPO and Prof. Satish Dhawan Chair Scientist at ISRO
Kowshik Thopalli

Visiting Faculty, School of Engineering

Ph.D., Arizona State University

Post-doc Researcher Machine Intelligence Group, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Ritesh Jain

Visiting Faculty, School of Engineering

Ph.D., University of Wuppertal, Germany Renesas Electronics

Shishir Shukla

Visiting Faculty, School of Engineering

M.S. Arizona State University Renesas Electronics

3 US patents and author of 2 IEEE publications
Siddhartha Visveswara Jayanti

Visiting Faculty, School of Engineering

Ph.D., MIT, USA

Research Scientist, Google Research
Tanujay Saha

Visiting Faculty, School of Engineering

Ph.D., Princeton University

ML Engineer, Intel Corporation, USA
Y. N. Srikant

Visiting Faculty, School of Engineering

Ph.D., Indian Institute of Science

Former Faculty, IISc Bengaluru
Sandoche Balakrichenan

Visiting Faculty, School of Engineering

Ph.D., Université Pierre et Marie Curie.

Head of Research & Development Partnerships at AFNIC, the French Network Information Center
Siddarth Rai Mahendra

Visiting Faculty, School of Engineering

Ph.D., Oregon State University

SRC, GlobalFoundries, Qorvo

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