B.Tech. in Artificial intelligence (AI) & Data Science 

at Periyar Maniammai University, Thanjavur

Yes, the admissions at PMU for BSc 2024 are currently open. Interested candidates can visit the official website of the university to submit their applications. The last date for submiiting online applications has not been released by the university yet. However,  BSc admissions at PMU are expected to continue till August.

Yes, BSc is available at PMU is various specialisations. These specialisations include BSc in Computer Science, BSc in Data Science, BSc in Animation and Multimedia, etc. To be eligible to apply for admission to these courses, a candidate must have passed Class 12 with relevant subjects. The duration of PMU BSc courses is three years. The tuition fee for the course ranges between  INR 62,000 and INR 1.8 Lakh. The mentioned fee has been sourced from the official website of the university/sanctioning body. It is still subject to change and hence, is indicative.

Periyar Maniammai University students are eligible to apply for scholarships under various categories. Some of the PMU scholarships are Merit Scholarship, Sports Scholarship, Farmers & Weavers Scholarship, Alumni Scholarship, etc. Students can apply for these scholarships while filling out the registration form for course admission. The scholarships are awarded to the students of UG courses like BSc, BCom and BA based on their performance in Class 12. The sanctioned scholarship will be given throughout the programme subject to the fulfilment of the condition that the student has passed all the semester exams and has a minimum of 80% attendance in the previous academic year.

The eligibility criteria for BTech admission at PMU require candidates to have scored at least 45% in the three compulsory subjects in Class 12. These subjects are Physics, Mathematics, and any one of Chemistry/Biotechnology/Biology/Technical Vocational Subject. Hence, scoring 50% in Class 12 does not make a candidate eligible to apply for PMU BTech admission. They must have studied the three compulsory subjects in Class 12 and scored more than the minimum required aggregate.

The curriculum of BSc in Computer Science at PMU is spread over three years. Each year is divided into two semesters. In each semester, students have to study a combination of core and elective subjects. These subjects carry certain credit points. A list of some subjects inlcuded in the curriculum of the mentioned course are listed below:

• Programming Methodologies
• Computer Fundamentals
• Data Structures
• Digital Electronics
• Algorithms
• Object Oriented Programming
• MATLAB Programming 
• Computer Ethics
• Cloud Computing.