Mehta Family School of
Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

The dual degree program aims to impart the principles of analysis and design of building large-scale data driven decision-making systems that involves humans, machines, and the environment at large. The core courses in the curriculum build a strong foundation in mathematics, probability and statistics, computational thinking, data management, modeling and assessment, and ethics. Along with training on theoretical foundation the curriculum also supports considerable training on hands-on and practical skills through projects, lab courses in MTech in Data Science. Electives will help students to pick appropriate tracks for their specialization.

Eligibility

BTech DSE students who are eligible for upgradation as per the Institute’s regulations may apply for the dual degree program. Selection will be done through a test and/or interview by a panel of the school's faculty.

The minimum total credits for completion of the program are 172 out of which at least 42 are from PG level courses (code 5xxx or above) the overall structure of the curriculum is outlined in the following table.

Category	Credits
UG Institute Core (IC)	42
UG Program Major Core (PMC)	43
UG Program Major Elective (PME)	20
Humanities and Social Sciences Elective (HSE)	9
Sciences and Mathematics Elective (SME)	6
Open Elective (OE)	15
PG Institute Core (PG-IC)	2
PG Program Major Core (PG-PMC)	11
PG Program Major Elective (PG-PME)	9
PG Project	20
Total Credits	172

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The following PG core courses have been added along with the BTech core courses

• DS5006 - Machine Learning
• DS5007 - Deep Learning
• DS5102 - Big Data Lab

The following is a suggested semester-wise course plan to guide the students. The detailed syllabi of the courses offered by school can be found here

Sl No.	Semester	Course Code	Course Name	Category	Credits
1	I	PH1030	Physics	Institute Core	2-1-0-3
2		MA1011A	Linear Algebra and Series	Institute Core	3-1-0-4
3		ES1010	Ecology and Environment	Institute Core	2-0-0-2
4		ME1130	Engineering Drawing	Institute Core	1-0-3-3
5		ID1050A	Engineering Design	Institute Core	1-0-3-3
6		ME1150	Mechanical Workshop	Institute Core	0-0-3-2
7		CY1130	Chemistry Lab	Institute Core	0-0-3-2
			Total Semester Credits		19
Sl No.	Semester	Course Code	Course Name	Category	Credits
1	II	MA1021	Multivariable Calculus	Institute Core	3-1-0-4
2		CY1040	Basic Chemistry for Engineers	Institute Core	2-1-0-3
3		HS1010	Technology and Society	Institute Core	2-0-0-2
4		CE1020	Engineering Mechanics	Institute Core	3-1-0-4
5		ID1110	Introduction to Programming	Institute Core	2-0-3-4
6		EE1110	Electrical Workshop	Institute Core	0-0-3-2
7		PH1130	Physics Lab	Institute Core	0-0-3-2
			Total Semester Credits		21
Sl No.	Semester	Course Code	Course Name	Category	Credits
1	III	DS1010	Introduction to Data Science and Engineering	Program Major Core	1-0-0-1
2		CS2020A	Discrete Mathematics	Program Major Core	3-1-0-4
3		DS2010	Introduction to Optimization	Program Major Core	3-0-0-3
4		DS2030	Data Structures and Algorithms for Data Science	Program Major Core	3-0-3-5
5		BT2010	Life Sciences	Institute Core	2-0-2-2
6			SME 1	Science and Mathematics Elective	3
7			HSE 1	Humanities and Social Sciences Elective	3
			Total Semester Credits		21
Sl No.	Semester	Course Code	Course Name	Category	Credits
1	IV	DS2020	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	Program Major Core	3-0-2-4
2		DS2040	Computer Systems for Data Science	Program Major Core	3-0-2-5
3		DS3020	Database Systems	Program Major Core	3-0-2-5
4			SME 2 (Probability and Statistics)	Science and Mathematics Elective	3-0-0-3
5			OE 1	Open Elective	3
			Total Semester Credits		20
Sl No.	Semester	Course Code	Course Name	Category	Credits
1	V	DS3010	Introduction to Machine Learning	Program Major Core	3-0-3-5
2		DS3030	Data Analytics	Program Major Core	2-0-3-4
3			PME 1	Program Major Elective	3
4			HSE 2	Humanities and Social Sciences Elective	3
5			OE 2	Open Elective	3
			Total Semester Credits		18
Sl No.	Semester	Course Code	Course Name	Category	Credits
1	VI	DS3040	Introduction to Deep Learning	Program Major Core	3-0-3-5
2		DS3060	Artificial Intelligence Ethics	Program Major Core	2-0-0-2
3			PME 2	Program Major Elective	3
4			PME 3	Program Major Elective	3
5			HSE 3	Humanities and Social Sciences Elective	3
6			Honors PME 1	Program Major Elective	3
			Total Semester/Honor Credits		15/18
Sl No.		Semester	Course Code	Course Name	Category	Credits
1	VII		PME 4	Program Major Elective	3
2			PME 5	Program Major Elective	3
3			OE 3	Open Elective	3
4			OE 4	Open Elective	3
5		GN5005	Communication Skill	PG-Institute Core	1
6		ID5002	Technical Writing	PG-Institute Core	1
7		DS5006	Machine Learning	PG-Program Major Core	4
8			Honors PME 2	Program Major Elective	3
			Total Semester/Honors Credits		18/21
Sl No.	Semester	Course Code	Course Name	Category	Credits
1	VIII		PG-PME 1	PG-Program Major Elective	3
2			PG-PME 2	PG-Program Major Elective	3
3			OE 5	Open Elective	3
4		DS5102	Big Data Lab	PG-Program Major Core	3
5		DS5007	Deep Learning	PG-Program Major Core	4
6			Honors PME 3	Program Major Elective	3
7			Honors PME 4	Program Major Elective	3
			Total Semester/Honors Credits		16/22
Sl No.	Semester	Course Code	Course Name	Category	Credits
1	Summer	DS5120	Project 0 / Internship	Project	0
			Total Semester Credits		0
Sl No.	Semester	Course Code	Course Name	Category	Credits
1	IX		PG-PME 3	PG-Program Major Elective	3
2		DS5110	Project I	Project	10
			Total Semester Credits		13
Sl No.	Semester	Course Code	Course Name	Category	Credits
1	X	DS5120	Project II	Project	10
			Total Semester Credits		10
			Total /Honors Credits		172/184