Mumbai, May 22 (IEB) Education firm Imarticus Learning in partnership with IIT Mandi plans to offer a minor degree in artificial intelligence to undergraduate students to colleges across India, the company said on Friday.
Unlike short-term certifications or standalone training modules, the minor degree in artificial intelligence will be formally reflected on the student’s academic transcript.
Through this partnership model, colleges can offer students access to an IIT Mandi-designed AI curriculum covering Python, SQL, data visualisation, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, natural language processing, generative AI, LLMs, responsible AI, AI systems, and capstone-based project work.
The curriculum covers core and advanced areas, including Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Generative AI, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, AI Deployment, and Real-World Applications.
The curriculum has been designed and academically anchored by esteemed faculty from IIT Mandi, with online and IIT campus sessions delivered by IIT Mandi faculty.
A key differentiator of the initiative is that the IIT Mandi-designed AI Minor has been structured for engineering students, making advanced AI education accessible across disciplines.
“This Minor Degree program has been designed to bring together academic depth, practical learning, and emerging areas like Generative AI, ensuring that students graduate with both strong fundamentals and the ability to build real-world AI solutions,” Prof Tushar Jain, Head CCE, IIT Mandi said.
Integrated seamlessly within existing undergraduate programmes without disrupting core academics, the programme combines IIT-level academic rigour, industry-standard AI skills, hands-on projects, faculty interactions, and campus immersion opportunities to help students build practical, future-ready AI capabilities.
Nikhil Barshikar, Founder and CEO, Imarticus Learning, said that as AI adoption accelerates across sectors, there is a growing need for institutions to move beyond conventional technology education and provide students with structured, application-oriented exposure to emerging technologies at the undergraduate level.
“Through our collaboration with IIT Mandi and NSDC, we are enabling colleges across India to offer students access to a structured, academically rigorous, and industry-aligned minor degree in artificial intelligence,” Barshikar said.
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The curriculum covers core and advanced areas, including Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Generative AI, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision, AI Deployment, and Real-World Applications.
The curriculum has been designed and academically anchored by esteemed faculty from IIT Mandi, with online and IIT campus sessions delivered by IIT Mandi faculty.
A key differentiator of the initiative is that the IIT Mandi-designed AI Minor has been structured for engineering students, making advanced AI education accessible across disciplines.
“This Minor Degree program has been designed to bring together academic depth, practical learning, and emerging areas like Generative AI, ensuring that students graduate with both strong fundamentals and the ability to build real-world AI solutions,” Prof Tushar Jain, Head CCE, IIT Mandi said.
Integrated seamlessly within existing undergraduate programmes without disrupting core academics, the programme combines IIT-level academic rigour, industry-standard AI skills, hands-on projects, faculty interactions, and campus immersion opportunities to help students build practical, future-ready AI capabilities.
Nikhil Barshikar, Founder and CEO, Imarticus Learning, said that as AI adoption accelerates across sectors, there is a growing need for institutions to move beyond conventional technology education and provide students with structured, application-oriented exposure to emerging technologies at the undergraduate level.
“Through our collaboration with IIT Mandi and NSDC, we are enabling colleges across India to offer students access to a structured, academically rigorous, and industry-aligned minor degree in artificial intelligence,” Barshikar said.
Tag: IIT Mandi, Imarticus, artificial intelligence, minor degree, Python, SQL, data visualisation, machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, natural language processing, generative AI, LLMs, responsible AI, AI systems, capstone
