In the last decade, Industry 4.0 or the Fourth Industrial revolution in the form of Big Data, Analytics, Cloud, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning etc. has shaped all sectors and human activities globally. Jobs have become hybrid, more complex and multi-disciplinary. Effective performance of these jobs require skills from a variety of knowledge domain. It is not enough to do just computer science and engineering. Today, a software professional should be adept at design, user interface, team work and collaboration and above all business acumen. These hybrid jobs are not just growing the fastest, but also are highly paid right from the start. To prepare such blended professionals equipped with contemporary technological skills, appropriate managerial competencies and industry orientation, the Institute of Management launched the Integrated B.Tech (Computer Science and Engineering)–MBA Programme in 2020.
This Five-year programmeis jointly offered with the Institute of Technology, Nirma University. Students learn technical and analytical skills during Phase I (first three years) at the Institute of Technology. In Phase II (Fourth and Fifth year) students enhance their analytical skills and acquire managerial skills necessitated by the technology and data driven context of global business.
Programme Highlights
After undergoing this programme, the student shall be able to:
The first three years [B.Tech-CSE Phase] have six semesters with two semesters in each of the three years. The duration of each semester is approximately16weeks. A teaching week normally has 45 contact hours, out of which 30 hours is for classroom teaching, including tutorials, while the balance 15 hours involves Practical/laboratory/Project Work sessions. The next two years of the Programme is [MBA Phase] has a total of six terms, with three terms in each of the two years. Phase II of the programme is completely residential.