Program Objectives

The Program Objectives for the B.Tech CSE (AI & Data Science) program are as follows:

To provide students with a substantial understanding of Data Science fundamentals todevelop their technical competence to address the real life problems.
To train the students with the knowledge and skills in the area of Data Science for analysis, design and implementation of real life problems.

To groom the students overall personality for professional growth.
To inculcate values and ethics among the students and making them aware about their social commitments.

4 Years

Duration

₹ 1,95,000

Fees

PCET

Centralized Placement Cell

Program Highlights

Structured Program with Dedicated Support

Dedicated Career Assistance

Hands on Learning

Job Readiness Program

Curriculum designed to cater recent trends

Quality placements.

Student participation in global competitions.

Exposure of In-house Incubation Cell nurturing various Start ups.

Preamble

Data science has become important due to recent technology disruptions. There is an increasing demand of capturing, analyzing, and synthesizing this large amount of data sets in a number of application domains to better understand various phenomena and to convert the available information in the data into actionable strategies such as new scientific discoveries, business applications, policy making, and healthcare etc.

Data science is the area where applications of various tools and techniques from the disciplines of applied statistics, mathematics and computer science are used to get greater insight and to make better and informed decisions for various purposes by analyzing a large amount of data.

Given the mounting importance of the data science paradigm, Pimpri Chinchwad University offers a 4 years bachelor program B Tech in Computer Science & Engineering with specialization in Artificial Intelligence &Data Science.

The curriculum of the B Tech CSE (AI & Data Science) program focuses on exposing to the students with the essentials of applied statistics, applied mathematics, and computer science required in the context of data science and its applications with strong emphasis on having hands-on experience with the help of theory, labs and experience of dealing with real-world problems.

Vision and Mission

Vision

To offer value-based quality education that promotes academic excellence through encouraging research, innovation and entrepreneurship.

Mission

To accomplish a competitive advantage in Data Science by continual learning and exploring new technologies.
To encourage and carry out comprehensive research and development.
To foster an environment that encourages the design and development of applications with focus on societal needs.
To imbibe principles of morality and ethics in students.

Course Curriculum

1st Year

Semester I

		Semester – I	Teaching Scheme
Sr. No.	Category	Course Name	L	T	P	H	Cr
1	MAJ	Linear Algebra & Univariate Calculus	3	1	–	4	4
2	MIN	Engineering Physics	3	–	–	3	3
3	MAJ	Basic Electrical & Electronics Engineering	3	–	–	3	3
4	SEC	Computer Programming – I	1	–	–	1	1
5	OE	Open Elective – I	3	–	–	3	3
6	MIN	Engineering Physics Lab	–	–	1	2	1
7	MAJ	Basic Electrical & Electronics Engineering Lab	–	–	1	2	1
8	SEC	Computer Programming Lab I	–	–	2	4	2
9	AEC	HSMC – I	–	–	1	2	1
10	VAC	Life Skill-I	–	–	1	2	1
Total			13	01	6	26	20

Semester II

		Semester – II	Teaching Scheme
Sr. No.	Category	Course Name	L	T	P	H	Cr
1	MAJ	Multivariate Calculus	3	1	–	4	4
2	MAJ	Engineering Chemistry	3	–	–	3	3
3	MIN	Engineering Graphics	2	–	–	2	2
4	SEC	Computer Programming – I	1	–	–	1	1
5	MAJ	Engineering Chemistry Laboratory	–	–	1	2	1
6	OE	Open Elective – II	3	–	–	3	3
7	MIN	Engineering Graphics Laboratory	–	–	2	4	2
8	AEC	HSMC – II	–	–	1	2	1
9	SEC	Computer Programming Lab I	–	–	2	4	2
10	VAC	Life Skill-II	–	–	1	2	1
Total			12	01	7	27	20

2nd Year

Semester III

		Semester – III	Teaching Scheme
Sr. No.	Category	Course Name	L	T	P	H	Cr
1	MAJ	Mathematical Foundation for Data Science	3	–	–	3	3
2	MIN	Discrete Mathematics	3	1	–	4	4
3	MAJ	Fundamentals of Data Structures	3	–	–	3	3
4	OE	Open Elective – III	3	–	–	3	3
5	SEC	Proficiency Foundation Course – I	1	–	–	1	1
6	MAJ	Mathematical Foundation for Data Science Lab	–	–	1	2	1
7	MAJ	Fundamentals of Data Structures –Lab	–	–	1	2	1
8	AEC	HSMC – III	–	–	1	2	1
9	SEC	Proficiency Foundation Course – I Lab	–	–	2	4	2
10	VAC	Life Skill-III	–	–	1	2	1
Total			13	01	6	26	20

Semester IV

		Semester – IV	Teaching Scheme
Sr. No.	Category	Course Name	L	T	P	H	Cr
1	MAJ	Artificial Intelligence	3	–	–	3	3
2	MAJ	Object Oriented Programming with JAVA	3	–	–	3	3
3	MIN	Operating System	2	–	–	2	2
4	MIN	Database Management System	2	–	–	2	2
5	MAJ	Artificial Intelligence Lab –Lab	–	–	2	4	2
6	MAJ	Object Oriented Programming-Lab	–	–	2	4	2
7	MIN	Operating System Lab	–	–	1	2	1
8	MIN	Database Management System Lab	–	–	1	2	1
9	AEC	HSMC – IV	–	–	1	2	1
10	SEC	Proficiency Foundation Course – II Lab	–	–	2	4	2
11	VAC	Life Skill-IV	–	–	1	2	1
Total			10	–	10	30	20

3rd Year

Semester V

		Semester – V	Teaching Scheme
Sr. No.	Category	Course Name	L	T	P	H	Cr
1	MAJ	Big Data Analytics	3	–	–	3	3
2	MAJ	Data Handling and Visualization	3	–	–	3	3
3	MIN	Data Warehousing and Mining	2	–	–	2	2
4	MIN	Elective – I	2	–	–	2	2
5	MAJ	Big Data Analytics Lab	–	–	2	4	2
6	MAJ	Data Handling and Visualization Lab	–	–	2	4	2
7	MIN	Data Warehousing and Mining Lab	–	–	1	2	1
8	MIN	Elective – I Lab	–	–	1	2	1
9	AEC	HSMC – V	–	–	1	2	1
10	SEC	Proficiency Foundation Course – III Lab	–	–	2	4	2
11	VAC	Life Skill-V	–	–	1	2	1
Total			10	00	10	30	20

Semester VI

		Semester – VI	Teaching Scheme
Sr. No.	Category	Course Name	L	T	P	H	Cr
1	MAJ	Machine Learning	3	–	–	3	3
2	MAJ	Data Analysis and Data Wrangling	3	–	–	3	3
3	MIN	Predictive Modelling and Analytics	2	–	–	2	2
4	MIN	Elective – II	2	–	–	2	2
5	MAJ	Machine Learning Lab	–	–	2	4	2
6	MAJ	Data Analysis and Data Wrangling Lab	–	–	2	4	2
7	MIN	Predictive Modelling and Analytics Lab	–	–	1	2	1
8	MIN	Elective – II Lab	–	–	1	2	1
9	AEC	HSMC – VI	–	–	1	2	1
10	SEC	Proficiency Foundation Course – IV Lab	–	–	2	4	2
11	VAC	Life Skill-VI	–	–	1	2	1
Total			10	00	10	30	20

4th Year

Semester VII

		Semester – VII	Teaching Scheme
Sr. No.	Category	Course Name	L	T	P	H	Cr
1	MAJ	Deep Learning	3	–	–	3	3
2	MAJ	Recommender System	3	–	–	3	3
3	MIN	Elective – III	2	–	–	2	2
4	MIN	Elective – IV	2	–	–	2	2
5	MAJ	Deep Learning Lab	–	–	2	4	2
6	MAJ	Recommender System Lab	–	–	2	4	2
7	MIN	Elective – III Lab	–	–	1	2	1
8	MIN	Elective – IV Lab	–	–	1	2	1
9	INTR	Internship	–	–	4	8	4
Total			10	–	10	30	20

Semester VIII

			Semester – VIII	Teaching Scheme
Sr. No.	Category	Course Name		L	T	P	H	Cr
1	MAJ	Time series analysis and Forecasting		3	–	–	3	3
2	MIN	Elective – V		2	–	–	2	2
3	MAJ	Time series analysis and Forecasting Lab		–	–	2	4	2
4	MIN	Elective – V Lab		–	–	1	2	1
5	PROJ	Project		–	–	12	24	12
Total				5	00	15	35	20

Electives

List of Tentative Electives:

Sr. No.	Course Name
1	Healthcare Data Analytics
2	Social Media Analytics
3	Bayesian Data Analysis
4	Time series analysis and Forecasting
5	Business Intelligence and Analytics
6	Cognitive Systems
7	Data Modelling and Simulation
8	Decision Support systems and Intelligent systems
9	Intelligent Database System
10	Information Extraction and Retrieval
11	Knowledge Representation and Reasoning
12	Nature Inspired computing for Data Science
13	Computer Vision and Natural Language Processing
14	Design Thinking
15	Image Processing

List of Tentative Open Electives:

Sr. No.	Course Name
1	Data Science for Engineers
2	Introduction of Data Science
3	Data Analytics using Python
4	Python for Data Science
5	Neural Network and fuzzy logic Control

Life Skill Courses

List of Tentative Life Skill Courses:

Sr. No.	Course Name
1	Practicing Meditation
2	Sports
3	Yoga
4	Performing Arts: Music, Singing, Poetry, Indian Conventional Dancing, Photography, Short Movie Making, Painting/ Sketching/ Drawing, Theatre Arts, Anchoring, Calligraphy etc.
5	Social welfare and Cultural Awareness
6	Caring and service Hospital Caring, Personal Safety, First Aid, Disaster Management Gardening, Organic farming, Cooking etc.

Abbreviations: Course Abbreviation; L – Lecture; T – Tutorial; P – Practical; H – Hours; CR – Credits, HSMC – Humanities/ Social Sciences/ Management Courses

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Programme

Programme Educational Objectives

Programme Educational Objectives (PEOs)

To provide students with a substantial understanding of Data Science fundamentals to develop their technical competence to address the real life problems.
To train the students with the knowledge and skills in the area of Data Science for analysis, design and implementation of real life problems.
To groom the students overall personality for professional growth.
To inculcate values and ethics among the students and making them aware about their social commitments.

Programme Outcomes (POs)

Engineering Graduates will be able to:

Engineering Knowledge: Apply the knowledge of mathematics, science, engineering fundamentals, and an engineering specialization to the solution of complex engineering problems.
Problem Analysis: Identify, formulate, review research literature, and analyze complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering sciences.
Design/Development of Solutions: Design solutions for complex engineering problems and design system components or processes that meet the specified needs with appropriate consideration for the public health and safety, and the cultural, societal, and environmental considerations.
Conduct Investigations of Complex Problems: Use research-based knowledge and research methods including design of experiments, analysis and interpretation of data, and synthesis of the information to provide valid conclusions.
Modern Tool Usage: Create, select, and apply appropriate techniques, resources, and modern engineering and IT tools including prediction and modeling to complex engineering activities with an understanding of the limitations.
The Engineer and Society: Apply reasoning informed by the contextual knowledge to assess societal, health, safety, legal and cultural issues and the consequent responsibilities relevant to the professional engineering practice.
Environment and Sustainability: Understand the impact of the professional engineering solutions in societal and environmental contexts, and demonstrate the knowledge of, and need for sustainable development.
Ethics: Apply ethical principles and commit to professional ethics and responsibilities and norms of the engineering practice.
Individual and Team Work: Function effectively as an individual, and as a member or leader in diverse teams, and in multidisciplinary settings.
Communication: Communicate effectively on complex engineering activities with the engineering community and with society at large, such as, being able to comprehend and write effective reports and design documentation, make effective presentations, and give and receive clear instructions.
Project Management and Finance: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the engineering and management principles and apply these to one’s own work, as a member and leader in a team, to manage projects and in multidisciplinary environments.
Life-long Learning: Recognize the need for, and have the preparation and ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context of technological change.

Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs)

Apply computing theory, languages and algorithms, mathematical and statistical model and the principles of optimization to appropriately formulate and use data analysis.
Invent and use appropriate models of data analysis, access the quality of input, derive insights from results and investigate potential issues.

Career Opportunities

There are many exciting career opportunities in Data Science such as

Opportunity to work as a Data Scientist

Big Data Engineer

Database Developer

Industry Demand

Interdisciplinary Research

Eligibility

Passed 10+2 examination with Physics & Mathematics AND one of the subject from the following:

Chemistry/ Computer Science/ Electronics/ Information Technology/ Biology / Informatics Practices/ Biotechnology/ Technical Vocational subject/ Agriculture/ Engineering Graphics/ Business Studies/ Entrepreneurship.

Obtained at least 45% marks (40marks in case of candidate belonging to reserved category) in the above subjects taken together.

In addition to this, the applicant must have qualified at least one engineering entrance examination like MHT-CET 2023/JEE 2023 /Other State or National Level Engineering Entrance Exam of 2023 / PERA 2023 / CUET 2023 or Entrance Test Conducted by PCU

Candidates are selected based on entrance test score and on merit.

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