Explore IIT Jodhpur’s new BSc/BS degree in applied AI and data science, which has been developed with Futures. Learn about its innovative entry-exit format, hands-on training, and industry collaboration designed to bridge academia and industry while addressing the demand for AI experts.

IIT Jodhpur, in partnership with Futurense, has launched a novel BSc/BS course in Applied AI and Data Science. The new course will help bridge the gap that exists between academia and industry regarding the growing requirements for AI professionals. Thus, the structure of the degree is innovatively laid out for multiple entry and exit points, hence adaptable for both students and professionals.

Overview of the IIT Jodhpur AI Degree

IIT Jodhpur has introduced a novel degree of BSc/BS in Applied AI and Data Science to integrate the latest AI tools with industry insights into a comprehensive academic curriculum. The initiative, developed in collaboration with Futurense, keeps in mind the rapid transformation being brought about by AI and grooms students for future challenges.

Raghav Gupta, Co-founder and CEO of Futurense, underlined the essence of this course: “The pace of AI-driven transformation is reshaping industries. The BSc/BS program by IIT Jodhpur combines their renowned academic rigor with our deep industry insights.” This collaboration therefore ensures that this program would be inherently both academically robust and aligned to the needs of the industry.

Multiple Entry-Exit Format

Distinctive in the new curriculum is flexibility in its entry-exit format. Such a structure will permit students to go through successive stages of certification, making this format friendly for different learning trajectories and career aspirations. The program will offer:

Certification in the First Year: The certificate will provide foundational knowledge and competence in artificial intelligence and data science.

Diploma in the Second Year: Building on the first year of certification, this provides further, more specialist coursework.

Third Year BSc Degree: The training for students will be comprehensive in nature, offering both knowledge and practical skills.

BS Degree : Students graduate with enhanced training and specialization.

Most of all, this stackable approach allows students to gain both qualifications and their skills progressively; this has high potential among working professionals who seek to upskill or reskill in the field of AI and data science.

Immersion and Hands-on Training

Students in the program will go on annual immersions to IIT Jodhpur. The immersion would give them great exposure to the academic environment of the institution and the standards of excellence that are followed. Moreover, training in more than 100 state-of-the-art AI tools and technologies in the curriculum of the program—such as Devin AI and Claude—is hands-on and ensures that students need not lack practical, real-world experience in any line of work that one desires.

Industry Collaboration and Mentorship

The program is supported by the Futurense Leadership Council, which comprises CXOs from Fortune 500 companies in addition to other domain experts. This is a council that plays a very important role in designing the curriculum and mentoring the students by the insights and guidance provided directly by the leaders of the respective fields. This involvement of the industry at this level gives relevance and effectiveness to the program.

Open Enrollment and Accessibility

Now, to make quality education more accessible, it doesn’t have JEE qualification compulsion in the course. The interested candidates can apply directly through the website of Futurense Uni. Thus, it opens up easier options for a large number of candidates that are interested in this novel degree.

Addressing the Demand for AI Experts

This BSc/BS course comes at a time when the demand for AI experts is surging in many fields. The scheme of this curriculum is to render modern skills and competencies to students that will enable them to shine in this rapidly evolving technological scenario. “Our present age requires creative solutions for pressing problems, ” said Professor Avinash Kumar Agarwal, Director of IIT Jodhpur. Therefore, it is our vision that learners enrolled in the BSc/BS in Applied AI and Data Science programme are equipped with the modern set of skills and competencies needed for joining a global knowledge ecosystem which is in constant transformation.”

The initiative at IIT Jodhpur with the BSc/BS in Applied AI and Data Science represents one of the most evolved curricular initiatives that can steer students and professionals with broad flexibility. The innovative structure, industry collaboration, and hands-on training grant an apposite position to the emergent demand for skilled AI professionals while taking part in shaping the future of data science education in India.