Computer Science Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Overview

Key facts about Computer Science Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

 It is hoped that this will lead to greater appreciation of the theoretical issues dealt with in the course, and at the same time encourage the students for more hands-on development work. This is in line with the approach where the students plunge into an area early and catch up with other needed courses later. The curriculum is designed based on the ACM/IEEE Task Force recommendations for CS curricula. 

In the current CSE curriculum, theory course Information and Database Systems in 4th semester is preceded by the practicum course Applied Database Practicum in 3rd semester. The practicum course on software engineering,

 Large Application Practicum is followed by the elective theory course related to Software Engineering. Originally the theory course Introduction to Computing and Distributed Processes is preceded by the practicum course System Practicum. Recently this is revised and now practicum course System Practicum precedes the theory course Introduction to Computing and Distributed Processes. 

Objectives of the program 

During the last two decades, there has been a major paradigm shift in processing, communication, and storage of information from predominantly analog domain to digital domain for the reasons such as ease of implementation, better efficiency, greater robustness against noise, and enhanced performance and security. 

This shift has not only resulted in generation of ever increasing volumes of digital data but also an acute need to efficiently process, store, and communicate it. To address this need the focus of CSE curriculum must shift from introducing the traditional elementary courses to represent and process the data to more abstract structures. 

This will enable the students to better understand and appreciate the current developments at the frontiers of CSE, both in theory and application, and prepare them to contribute to further advancement of such frontiers.