JNTU-A to launch various courses including artificial intelligence and machine learning

JNTU-A, which has six departments will get an additional Department of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI&ML) from the current 2022-23 academic year.

The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur (JNTU-A) Engineering College will be launching various new courses from this academic year. JNTU-A is all set to launch start BTech Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning and MTech Bridge and Tunnel Engineering and MTech in Defence Technology with the help of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), according to Edexlive report.

25 seats will be available under the Bridge and Tunnel Engineering course, affiliated to the Civil Engineering department. Admissions for the course will be conducted through the Post Graduate Common Entrance Test (PGCET). Meanwhile, 25 to 32 seats will be available under the Defence Technology course. The course has been designed to provide more job opportunities.

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Department at JNTU-A

Additionally, JNTU-A, which has six departments will get an additional Department of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI&ML) from the current 2022-23 academic year, thus taking the total number of departments to seven.

Accredited by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), the AI&ML course will admit the Engineering Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET) qualified students besides students who have qualified the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) exams. The AI&ML course, which is the most sought after Engineering course after Computer Science Engineering, will have 60 seats and the course will be run under the Computer Science Engineering department, as per Edexlive.

JNTU-A signs MoU with central transport ministry

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between JNTU-A and the central transport ministry to introduce the Bridge and Tunnel Engineering course. The course will provide job opportunities to students with the transport ministry, which is executing the construction of national highways and tunnels as part of the Sagarmala project. JNTU-A Engineering College Principal, Professor Sujatha, said that the institute will introduce the three new engineering courses from this academic year itself.

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