The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has developed short-term courses under quality improvement programmes that aim to address the shortage of faculty members in emerging areas such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and data science.
In collaboration with AICTE, private institutions in Tamil Nadu are conducting several certification courses to meet the increasing demand for AI and data science analytics in the market. This academic year, 25,000 seats are being added for engineering colleges to Anna University, further demonstrating the collective commitment to address the emerging needs of the industry. Faculty members from mechanical, civil, electrical and electronics departments with at least five years of experience can apply for these programmes, including AI, data science, robotics, Internet of Things (IoT), cyber-physical systems, Virtual Reality (VR) and Machine Learning (ML). The duration of these hybrid programmes offered by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) is six months, and will be offered at no cost. The last date to apply is 6th June, 2024.
Colleges have also requested Anna University to accept core engineering faculty as AI faculty after a certification programme.