Archive · 24 Aug 2026
IITs Expand AI and Emerging Technology Courses Across Engineering Disciplines
India’s IITs are adding more courses about artificial intelligence and other new technologies.
AI is no longer being taught only as part of computer science.
It is also being used in subjects such as healthcare, manufacturing, chemistry, accounting and engineering.
IIT Delhi has programmes in machine intelligence and data science.
IIT Madras offers an AI bachelor’s degree and online postgraduate study.
Its SWAYAM Plus platform lets more people take beginner-friendly AI courses online.
IIT Bombay has added programmes involving semiconductors, climate, materials and AI.
The IIT Madras director said AI should help traditional engineering rather than replace it.
IITs are expanding AI education beyond computer science into multiple engineering and research fields.
IIT Delhi offers programmes in machine intelligence and data science, covering areas including robotics, healthcare and responsible AI.
IIT Madras offers a B.Tech in Artificial Intelligence and introduced a web-enabled postgraduate diploma with an AI specialisation in 2025.
IIT Madras’s SWAYAM Plus platform offers more than 500 online courses across 15 sectors, including several AI-focused programmes.
IIT Madras and IIT Bombay are combining traditional engineering programmes with robotics, semiconductors, sustainability, computational engineering and AI.
- Who
- The Indian Institutes of Technology, including IIT Delhi, IIT Madras and IIT Bombay.
- What
- The institutes are expanding education and research programmes in artificial intelligence, data science and other emerging technologies.
- When
- The expansion includes programmes introduced in 2025 and offerings listed for the 2026–27 academic year.
- Where
- At IIT campuses in India and through IIT Madras’s online SWAYAM Plus platform.
- Why
- To apply AI and computational technologies across engineering and research disciplines and make AI education available to more learners.
- IIT Delhi focus
- Machine intelligence and data science, with research in areas such as deep learning, reinforcement learning, computer vision, natural language processing and intelligent robotics.
- IIT Madras AI degree
- A B.Tech programme in Artificial Intelligence combining fundamentals, practical applications, internships and undergraduate research.
- Online postgraduate study
- IIT Madras introduced a web-enabled postgraduate diploma with an AI specialisation in 2025, with a possible progression to a Web-Enabled M.Tech.
- SWAYAM Plus scale
- The platform has more than 500 online courses across 15 sectors.
- SWAYAM Plus AI courses
- Courses include AI in Physics, AI in Chemistry, AI in Accounting, Cricket Analytics with AI, AI for Educators and Prompt Engineering.
- IIT Bombay programmes
- Offerings include climate and sustainability, semiconductor materials, computational materials engineering, MEMS, and AI and Data Science.
- Reported student demand
- The IIT Madras director said 99.9% of JEE (Advanced) toppers are choosing computer science.