NITK to offer new BTech course in AI from 2021-22

The institute will hold its 19th annual convocation in virtual mode on November 6, 2021. Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan will be the chief guest on the occasion. 

As per a report published in The Hindu, the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal will start a new BTech programme in artificial intelligence from the 2021-22 academic year to keep pace with the growing national and international demands. NITK has introduced admissions to MTech, MSc, MBA and MCA and postdoctoral programmes through self-financed mode from 2021-22, the institute Director K Umamaheshwar Rao said. 

Even during the COVID-19 pandemic, the institute completed its academic activities as per schedule through Integrated Resource and Information System (IRIS), a MIS platform developed in-house using open source by the faculty and staff to cater to the need of sharing information among various stakeholders. 

“It has undoubtedly eased our work in the prevailing virtual environment, catering to more than 6,000 students located in India and abroad,” he said. 

The Director said 278 reputed companies visited the campus for placements in various disciplines during 2020-21. “More than 92 per cent of our undergraduate students and 55 per cent of postgraduate students have been placed in prominent organisations through campus placements,” he said. 

Meanwhile, the institute will conduct its 19th annual convocation on November 6, 2021, in virtual mode at 11 am. Union Minister for Education Dharmendra Pradhan will be the chief guest on the occasion and K Sivan, Chairman of ISRO and Secretary in Department of Space, will deliver the convocation address. 

The institute Director K Umamaheshwar Rao said candidates would include 120 PhD, 766 postgraduates and 795 Btech students. 

NITK to confer honorary doctorate on silver medallist paralympian 

“The institute is proud to announce the conferment of Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) degree for the first time to its highly distinguished alumnus, now the District Magistrate of Gautham Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, and a silver medallist at the 2021 Tokyo Paralympics, Suhas L Yathiraj, during the convocation in recognition of his achievements in sports and other multifaceted accomplishments,” he said.  

Rao said nine BTech students and 30 postgraduate students would receive gold medals and medals sponsored by various agencies for securing highest CGPA. 

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