Chennai, Mar 6 (UNI) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan
today launched the IIT Madras’ four-year online Bachelor of Science
(BS) in Electronic Systems.
The key objective of the program is to meet the growing demand for
skilled graduates in the electronics and embedded manufacturing
sector in India.
The program aligns with the India Semiconductor Mission to make
India a global hub for electronics manufacturing and design.
The program also features multiple exits and the students can get a
Foundational Level Certificate, Diploma or the BS degree.
This is the second online BS program from IIT-M following BS Degree
in Data Science and Applications, which has more than 17,000 students
studying currently.
The course was launched in the presence of K Sanjay Murthy, Secretary,
Union Higher Education department, (who joined virtually), Dr. Pawan
K.Goenka, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT Madras (virtually),
Prof. V. Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, Program Coordinators, Industry
leaders and other faculty members.
To accomplish the mission of making IIT education more accessible to all,
the fee structure for the course has been kept affordable with additional
scholarships being provided to students belonging to SC/ST/PwD categories
and those with family incomes of less than Rs. 5 lakh per annum, ensuring
inclusivity.
In his address, Mr Dharmendra Pradhan said “after successfully running the
BS, Data Science course for the last few years, IIT Madras has another feather
in its cap - BS in Electronic Systems."
"I congratulate the entire IIT Madras under the leadership of Prof Kamakoti.
This is the right approach to implement National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
All the recommendations of NEP, whether it is flexibility, job oriented,
entrepreneurship oriented, credit framework is attached to this architecture,
multiple entry and exits, and above all, affordability in Indian higher education
system with quality and accessibility are present in this BS in Electronic Sytems”,
he added.
“We are carving out a new place with our collective call under clarion call of
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. India is now the natural global leader of the
digital ecosystem for the common man... In all aspects, the using of digital
system, whether it is payment, day-to-day convenience, in the transportation,
agriculture and in all other aspects of day to day practices, we are creating a
new ecosystem”, Mr Dharmendra Pradhan said.
He said the Union Government is facilitating with good policy reforms with
initiatives like PLI (Production Linked Incentive Scheme) to create a global
hotspot for this ecosystem.
This year’s budget is an indication of the Government’s commitment towards
this digital ecosystem...This course is going to create to a new benchmark for
all other important institutions and industry also, he added.
Students graduating from this program can find job opportunities in industries
such as Automotive, Semiconductor, and Defence, among others, for positions
like Electronic System Designer, Embedded System Developer, Electronic
Hardware Specialist, System Testing Engineer and Electronics Research
Engineer.
The Graduates can also pursue higher studies in their area of interest.
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