BENGALURU: After engineering colleges, degree colleges too have joined the mad rush for new-age courses in data science, artificial intelligence (AI) and Internet of Things (IoT). Autonomous colleges in Bengaluru are set to start BSc programmes in these domains following high demand.
With the new education policy making it mandatory for students to choose electives from other streams, many courses are getting a new lease of life, said city colleges.
Admissions have begun in all colleges in Bengaluru, with BCom and BCA being the most preferred options. Admissions to science stream usually pick up only after the results of the Common Entrance Test (CET) and other competitive examinations are announced.
Kristu Jayanti College that had started BSc in data science last year, is now offering BSc in cloud computing and IoT. “These courses are highly popular among students. As an autonomous college, we framed our own syllabus for these programmes,” said Fr Augustine George, college principal.
Mount Carmel College, meanwhile, has started a BSc course in data science this year, offering 50 seats. MCC, which had a Bachelor in vocational education (BVoc) course in analytics and data science since 2014, has decided to launch BSc programmes.
St Joseph’s University is offering BCA data science and MSc big data analytics. Snehalatha G, principal, NMKRV College for Women, said: “Many programmes weren’t attracting enough students earlier. For instance, maths was not a popular option. But now, maths as an elective is extremely popular. That way, the workload of teachers also is redistributed.”
“BCom and BCA have been the most sought-after courses in the recent past and the trend seems to be continuing this year as well. Colleges are providing various combinations/specialisations as well as several skill development programmes along with it, thereby enriching the programme,” said Supreeth BR, secretary, Oxford Group of Institutions.
