Archive · 31 Dec 2025
BITSoM Students Gain AI Edge
At BITSoM, a business school near Mumbai, students are learning about AI by creating their own apps.
They work on projects like checking if food is diabetic-friendly or helping with solar panel installations.
Half of the students are not engineers, but they are learning to code and solve problems.
The school has special teachers who come from all over the world to teach the latest AI tools.
Companies are also giving the students real projects to work on.
The school wants to prepare students for jobs where AI is important, and they offer extra classes to help students improve their communication and thinking skills.
BITSoM students develop AI apps as part of their coursework, with projects ranging from health score calculators to solar panel cost analysis.
Half of the students are non-engineers, learning to code and solve problems using AI.
The school has a robust visiting faculty model, bringing in experts from around the world to teach the latest AI trends.
Corporates are providing 18 AI projects for students to work on, showing high interest in AI skills.
BITSoM differentiates itself with state-of-the-art education, a visiting faculty model, and a program called 'Winning at the Workplace' to improve soft skills.
- Who
- Students and faculty at BITSoM, a business school in Mumbai
- What
- Students are developing AI applications as part of their coursework, with support from corporates and visiting faculty
- When
- Ongoing, with two batches already graduated from the MBA program
- Where
- BITSoM campus in Kalyan, Mumbai
- Why
- To provide students with hands-on AI experience and prepare them for the rapidly changing job market
- Institution
- BITSoM (Birla Institute of Technology and Science Office of Management)
- Location
- Kalyan, outskirts of Mumbai
- Program
- Two-year MBA program
- Unique Feature
- BITSoM Research in AI and Innovation Lab (Brain Lab)
- Student Projects
- 18 AI projects from corporates
- Faculty Model
- Robust visiting faculty model
- Program Differentiators
- State-of-the-art education, 'Winning at the Workplace' program
- Student Background
- Half non-engineers, learning to code for AI apps