TCS, IIT-M partner for M Tech programme in Industrial Artificial Intelligence

Chennai: Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has partnered with the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) to launch an M-Tech programme in Industrial Artificial Intelligence (AI) for working professionals.

IIT-M will offer the 18-month-long course, designed in consultation with TCS, completely online, through live teaching mode and virtual classrooms. It is targeted at upskilling corporate employees in the applications of AI to solve industrial problems. The first cohort of students for the program will be from TCS.

“TCS Research partners with premier academic institutes to explore emerging technologies with scientific rigor as they gain mainstream adoption,” said K Ananth Krishnan, chief technology officer, TCS in a statement. “We are happy to collaborate with IIT-Madras, a member of the TCS Academic Co-Innovation Network, to create a new M Tech program in Industrial AI for working professionals so that they gain a deeper understanding of data science and AI which they can apply to drive innovation in industry.”


The programme will have theoretical courses and lab work covering data science and AI.

Theoretical courses will cover concepts in fundamental mathematical techniques required for understanding data science algorithms, time series analysis, multivariate data analysis, machine learning, deep learning and reinforcement learning.

Applied courses will describe implementations of AI solutions for industrial problems in a case study format.

“AI is going to impact every aspect of human experience in the years to come. This course, designed in partnership with TCS, will provide a unique perspective on the impact of AI in industrial systems,” course coordinator Raghunathan Rengasamy, dean (global engagement), IIT Madras, said. “Leveraging AI techniques in industries can lead to processes that are robust, inherently safer and ultimately lead to environmentally benign processes.”