Industrial internships, exit option: IIT Roorkee revises PG curriculum

In line with NEP 2020, an exit option is also available for students who have spent at least one year in the programme and earned a minimum of 28 credits.

List of PSUs accepting GATE score. (IIT-Roorkee, File)

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (IIT Roorkee) has recently revised its Post-Graduate curriculum aligned with the NEP 2020, which will be implemented from the Autumn Semester of 2024-2025. The revision, which came after a decade, was approved by the Senate

The design of the new curriculum is aimed at making students project-oriented and future-ready through cutting–edge projects, coursework, internship and industry interactions, the institute claimed.

Some of the key features of the curriculum include:

— Flexibility in course selection based on a basket of course offerings, providing students with a wide range of options.

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— Industrial internships and social activities in the curriculum will provide the students hands-on experience and exposure to real-world challenges.

— Flexibility to choose courses on advanced technology themes such as AI, ML, and Programming languages (e.g., Python, C++, Hadoop, Java), encouraging students to stay abreast of the latest developments in their field. Interdisciplinary electives, enabling students to explore diverse areas of study and gain holistic understanding of their subject.

— Practical/project-based courses and self-learning courses, enhancing students’ problem-solving abilities and fostering a spirit of independent learning.

— Provision to switch to PhD Programme after earning 40 credits.

The revised PG Curriculum at IIT Roorkee offers flexible Basket-based courses, which includes the Program Core Courses (PCC), Specialization-based Program Elective Courses (PEC), Societal Impact-themed Social Sciences Courses (SSC). Courses in SSC basket will be designed focusing on the societal impact of the technology and science, IIT Roorkee said.

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Other innovative features include the introduction of the mandatory Science, Technology, and Advanced Research (STAR) basket and the Internship or Social Activity (ISA) basket. “The ISA basket will bring opportunities for engaging the students in internships and social activities which will make them more market-ready as well as more aware about the societal issues around,” IIT Roorkee said in an official release.

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The new PG curriculum offers three models for the award of a Master’s degree. Model-1 is the course-based Master’s degree, where students can choose courses from various pre-approved course baskets each semester. The second model, on the other hand, is the thesis-based Master’s degree programme, where students can choose courses from the pre-approved course baskets in the first year, followed by a research work in the form of a thesis in the second year.

Additionally, IIT Roorkee has introduced a new model, in the form of MS (by Research), a research-based PG programme where students can choose courses from the pre-approved course baskets in the first semester and followed by the research work in the remaining semesters.

In line with NEP 2020, an exit option is also available for students who have spent at least one year in the programme and earned a minimum of 28 credits. Such students, who may opt for a different route for their career shall be provided an exit certificate.