S. Vishnu Sharma
IIT Hyderabad was the centre of attraction when it launched three new courses. The programmes are BTech in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, BTech in Computational Engineering and BTech in Industrial Chemistry.
Highlights
The curriculum of these courses give an opportunity to take course from all branches of science like maths, physics and chemistry during the first two semesters. There is more to these new courses introduced at IIT Hyderabad.
The three newly introduced courses – Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Computational Engineering and Industrial Chemistry will have special curriculum. Students of these courses can also choose elective courses from any other department.
The students can also get a minor in areas of their interest outside the department like entrepreneurship, computer science etc., by completing 12 additional credits in that area.
Students (during the 6th semester) can also choose projects which provide an opportunity to work and gain experience in Biotech/Pharma/Manufacturing/IT/Data Analysis/Chem Informatics and helps in the gradual transition to full-time jobs.
Director of IIT Hyderabad
IIT Hyderabad director Professor B.S. Murthy said IIT Hyderabad believes in career-oriented programs both at UG and PG level. These industry-oriented BTechs are one such step in this direction and have been designed to keep the future and current needs of the industry.
Students who are interested in pursuing further studies or research after their BTech will have plenty of options to choose from in national and international universities, said IIT Hyderabad director.
Merits
Professor Anindya Roy spoke about the merits of BTech in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics. The curriculum is designed to train the students with in-demand bioinformatics skills, including AI and soft computing, web technologies, structural biology, biological data mining, image processing, modelling and simulation,
systems biology, and biostatistics to ensure the complete industry readiness of the students.
Computational Engineering
Professor Raja Banerjee from IIT Hyderabad spoke on benefits of BTech in Computational Engineering. Professor Raja is from Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering.
Students of Computational Engineering will receive an interdisciplinary education where they gain expertise in state-of-the-art numerical methods and algorithms, modelling and simulations of engineering systems and processes, high-performance computing, process control, and optimization, data analytics, and machine learning, said Professor Raja of IIT Hyderabad.
Professor Sathyanarayana G
Professor Sathyanarayana said they have designed a unique four years BTech programme with particular emphasis on producing the finest graduate students with with adequate knowledge of applied chemistry and technology to work in various industries like pharma & drug design, polymer industry, petrochemical industries, environment & energy etc.
Salient features
BTech (Biotechnology and Bioinformatics)
Biotech/pharma industries are growing at an unprecedented rate and keeping that in mind Biotechnology department at IIT Hyderabad is offering a new 4-year B.Tech. program in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics.
This course at IIT Hyderabad is an application-based program and aims to produce extraordinary and rare graduates with advanced skills in both biotechnology and bioinformatics. The course at IIT Hyderabad will offer unique learning and exposure to critical topics in biotechnology and bioinformatics.
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To further enhancement of job opportunities, this program has a semester-long industrial project which will help students to gain industrial experience.
Opportunities
Students who complete this course at IIT Hyderabad can look for job prospects in biotechnology industry, pharmaceutical industry. They can also look for prospects in Data Analytics sector.
The students can also become a bio-chemical engineer, bio-process engineer. Students can also go for research and higher education also.
BTech (Industrial Chemistry)
The fast-growing chemical industries have excessive demand for highly skilled engineers with expertise in Industrial Chemistry. IIT Hyderabad has designed a unique 4 years B.Tech
Program in Industrial Chemistry with particular emphasis on producing the finest graduate students with adequate knowledge of applied chemistry and technology to work in various industries like pharma and drug design, polymer industry, petrochemical industries, environment and energy.
Learning and training in industrially related topics, such as Green Chemistry, Materials for Energy and Environment, Paints and Polymers, Drug Design and Development, Food Technology, Nanochemistry, Machine Learning, and Computer
Simulations, will empower them to address challenging realworld Chemistry-oriented problems.
This course at IIT Hyderabad offers opportunities to develop innovation and entrepreneurship skills by close interaction with pioneers in various chemical industries.
Opportunities
Students who study this programme at IIT Hyderabad can look for employment prospects in oil and petrochemical industries, paints and polymer industries, pharmaceutical and drug designing industries, energy and science and technology, defence laboratories, data analysis, IT, Biotechnology and Chem-informatics sectors.
BTech (Computational Engineering)
This course at IIT Hyderabad aims to provide a holistic approach that will integrate the principles of engineering disciplines.
Students of Computational Engineering course at IIT Hyderabad receive an interdisciplinary education where they gain expertise in state-of-the-art numerical methods and algorithms, modelling and simulations of engineering systems and processes, high-performance computing, process control, and optimization, data analytics, and machine learning.
During the first five semesters, the student acquires in-depth knowledge in mathematical methods, state-of-the-art numerical techniques, development of mathematical models,
computer simulations, optimization, high-performance computing, data analytics and
machine learning.
In the remaining three semesters of the course at IIT Hyderabad, the student can choose from a large number of electives to acquire knowledge that is more specialized.
The electives cover a wide variety of subjects covering advanced manufacturing, structural design, process engineering, materials design, chip design and biomedical engineering.
Opportunities
The students who complete this course can have bright prospects in Computational Applications sector, Applied Mathematics, Core Engineering sectors and Data Structure and Analytics sector.
Information
Students desiring additional information about the three newly launched BTech courses at IIT Hyderabad can visit the website ‘https://iith.ac.in/news/2021/10/15/New-Industry-oriented-BTechs/’ The detailed curriculum in connection with the three programmes is also available at the above mentioned url.
About IIT Hyderabad
Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH) is one of the eight new IITs established by the Government of India in 2008.
In a short span of 12 years, IIT Hyderabad has become a top ranker and currently has 242 full-time faculty, 3,491 students (20% women), and nearly 200 state-of-the-art laboratories, and five research and entrepreneurship
centers.
The institute has a strong research focus with approx Rs 575 crore of sanctioned research funding with PhD scholars accounting for about 30% of total student strength.
IIT Hyderabad has to its credit more than 6000 research publications, 195 patent disclosures, 1440 sponsored/consultancy projects, and about 50 startups.