Five new interdisciplinary M.Tech. programs have been launched by the Ecole Centrale School of Engineering at Mahindra University (MU) Hyderabad, one of India’s fastest growing multidisciplinary educational institutions devoted to the technology domain.
Alongside the existing M.Tech. programs in A-EVs (Autonomous Electric Vehicles) and computer-aided structural engineering, the new, future-ready M.Tech. programs in CSE, Data Science and AI, Embedded Systems and VLSI, Systems Engineering, and Power Electronics will be available (CASE).
With the help of these programs, emerging technologies can be adopted widely because they foster advanced level specialization across relevant new-age technology domains.
The curriculum’s design aims to provide an interdisciplinary integration of engineering, ranging from life cycle management to systems understanding and management. Vice-Chancellor of Mahindra University Dr. Yajulu Medury stated the following regarding the addition of new courses: “In terms of the necessary tech talent, the Indian job market has undergone a tectonic shift in recent years.
India is expected to experience a shortage of 14–19 lakh tech professionals by 2026 as a result of increased digitalization and the ensuing increase in demand for top tech talent.
Our goal in launching these modern M.Tech programs is to close the talent shortage by providing our students with the best education possible along with the skills they need to succeed in the workforce.”
In the past few years, India has established itself as a hub for technological innovation, and during the upcoming techade, the country’s digital talent pool and thriving creative ecosystem are poised to redefine India’s position as a global technology leader.
“The vision behind these M.Tech. programs is to forge and educate the engineers of tomorrow by helping them adapt to global engineering and IoT challenges and adopt new age technologies that would help redefine the future of IoT and engineering in India,” said Bishnu P Pal, Professor and Dean of the School of Engineering and Academics.
The following are the recently introduced M.Tech. courses that are industry-specific as well as the current M.Tech. courses: – The M.Tech. program in Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Systems is a 2-year full-time master’s program available to students who are interested in learning more about the broad field of power electronics and drives and in pursuing a rewarding career in it.
The program is specifically designed to lay emphasis on training the students towards the latest developments in the renewable energy sector in light of the significant growth in demand for sustainable energy solutions.
M.Tech. in Embedded Systems and VLSI: Students in this program will work on VLSI design, advanced computer architecture, advanced design automation algorithms, machine learning for VLSI design, low power VLSI design, logic synthesis, testability and design for testability, and physical verification flows over the course of the two-year program.
Mahindra University is currently breaking ground on a new laboratory facility that will give students the opportunity to use the most recent design automation software from the top EDA company Synopsys, in order to better assist those who have been enrolled in this program.
The M.Tech. program in AI and DS is intended to help engineering graduates become highly specialized in this field, taking into account the most recent developments as well as the various streams of technology development and application that are reflected in both industry and academic research.
The students are introduced to reinforced learning with an autonomous system flavor in order to further enhance their educational experience.
The students are also introduced to financial risk management, which will play a steadily expanding role for data analytics, machine learning, and deep learning.
Systems Engineering M.Tech. Program: This M.Tech. program is designed specifically for students interested in advanced learning and research in the field of systems engineering, with a focus on the integration of engineering across disciplines, systems understanding and management, and application to life cycle management.
Learning system architecture, design, integration, implementation, and maintenance (i.e., managing, evolving, and re-engineering) are required for this. Advanced evolutionary computation techniques, Operation Research (OR), Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO), Data analytics, Artificial Intelligence (AI), System reliability, energy management systems, distribution management systems, and other technologies are used.
The M.Tech. program in computer science enables engineering students to acquire both advanced knowledge in one of the technology development streams relevant to industry and scholarly research and essential knowledge related to computer science.
The curriculum has been carefully crafted so that it enables the applicants to strengthen their fundamental knowledge and acquire the specialization needed to participate in one of the current R&D effort’s theme areas.
The university proposed an M.Tech. program on autonomous electric vehicles (A-EVs) in response to the industry’s growing need for technology talent. Students can learn about and comprehend each part of an electric vehicle both separately and collectively thanks to the program.
They can develop expertise in a variety of areas, including the Intelligent Transport System (ITS), infrastructure-based communication for vehicles, synthesizing intelligent mechanisms, Battery Management Systems (BMS), electric drive system, and related electronic circuitry, thanks to the program.
Computer-Aided Structural Engineering (CASE) M.Tech. This M.Tech. program was designed with the goal of fusing the strengths of computer science and structural engineering to produce reliable, precise, timely, cost-effective, and long-lasting solutions for today’s and tomorrow’s challenges.
Admission to these master’s programs requires a full-time bachelor’s degree from any accredited university or institution with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 60 percent or an equivalent. For admission, an interview is required of all candidates with a valid GATE percentile score of 80 or higher.
Those who received a GATE percentile score below 80 were required to take an additional written exam that was administered by ECSE-MU. A yearly academic fee of Rs. 1,000,000 will be charged to students who apply for admission using their GATE scores.
These students will be given the opportunity to work as teaching assistants, which will come with free board and lodging in the on-campus dorms and a stipend of Rs. 15,000 per month.
There will be academic fees of Rs. 1,00,000 per year and Rs. 2,00,000 per year for admission via the Non-GATE route (Hostel Charges covering both boarding and lodging).
However, the University PG Admissions Committee may suggest awarding Teaching Assistantships for select candidates based on exceptional performance in the M.Tech. Admission Test and subsequent interview conducted by MU for non-GATE pass applicants to the MU M.Tech. programs.