AICTE Enhances CSE Curriculum with Emerging Technologies
The inclusion of cutting-edge, developing technology would make the curriculum applicable to the demands of the industry. New emerging technologies would be incorporated into the Computer Science Engineering (CSE) curriculum by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
The AICTE redesigned CSE curriculum will now include topics on quantum computing, 3D printing, virtual reality, augmented reality, nanotechnology, and holography. It will also include new developments in cyber security, sophisticated data analytics and other analytical technologies.
Starting from the 2023–2024 academic session, engineering colleges and universities across the nation will teach the curriculum. The exception to this would be IITs and NITs. In this direction, the AICTE established a six-person committee in May to update the CSE curriculum as it was.
The industry is increasingly moving toward digitalization, which necessitates the technical knowledge of cutting-edge technology. Therefore, the curriculum reform was immediate and necessary.
Buddha Chandrasekhar, chief coordinating officer of AICTE, Ministry of Education, told Education Times, “We are fine-tuning the Computer Science curriculum to help students build a strong hub of digital capabilities for the future.”
AICTE’s Curriculum Updates to Boost Employability and Research
We are working to add some sections related to Quantum Computing, 3D Printing, Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), nanotechnology, and holographic technologies. We are also adding sections on cyber security technologies, advanced Data Analytics, and analysis technologies. These sections will be included in the revised curriculum of Computer Science. The new curriculum will be taught from the 2023-24 academic session.
In addition to this, we have also added some new simulations and node.js technology applications (superfast technology) to the curriculum.
This will equip the students with the technical know-how of emerging technologies. It would also enhance their employability prospects post completing their graduation.
Deep knowledge of these emerging technologies would increase their employment opportunities in sectors like Automobile, Banking, Finance, and Retail. Also, technology is rapidly changing on a quarterly basis. Because of this, businesses worldwide are becoming digital in nature, which has necessitated some additions to the existing curriculum.”
“The addition of these emerging technologies will also create an opportunity for research and innovation in the branch of Computer Science Engineering,” adds Chandrasekhar.
(Source: Education Times)
