B.

Tech in Data Science and Engineering

Preamble to the program:
Data science has become important due to recent technology disruptions. Most fundamental is Moore's Law which has
driven an exponential growth in computing, storage, and communications per rupee over the past 50 years. This rate of
growth shows no signs of abating. Consequently, today we have the Internet of Things: a plethora of sensors costing
10s of rupees or less, a global Internet with almost limitless bandwidth, and enormous storage in global clouds. The
present era is full of technological advances in almost all spectrum of life and we are flooded with enormous amount
of data. 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 information available 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 analysing a large amount of data.
Jim Gray, database pioneer, has called Data Science the 4th paradigm of science. The first 3 are the empirical, the
theoretical and the computational paradigms.
In industry there is an escalating demand for trained professionals who can collect, process, and study the large data
sets and reveal underlying trend and other insights. Consequently, the study of data science as a discipline has become
essential to cater the growing need for professionals and researchers to deal with the future challenges.
Given the mounting importance of the data science paradigm, IIT Mandi has decided to start a new 4 years bachelor
program on Data Science and Engineering (DSE).
The curriculum of the DSE 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 practicum, labs and experience of dealing with real-world
problems.

Objectives of the program:

After the completion of the degree, students would

 Be prepared with a varied range of expertise in different aspects of data science such as data
collection, visualization, processing and modeling of large data sets.
 Acquire good understanding of both the theory and application of applied statistics mathematics and
computer science based existing data science models to analyse huge data sets originating from
diversified application areas.
 Be able to create models using the knowledge acquired from the program to solve future challenges
and real-world problems requiring large scale data analysis.
 Be better trained professionals to cater the growing demand for data scientists and engineers in
industry.

List of Core courses for Data Science and Engineering Program

(Total Credits for discipline core = 30)

S. Total Semester
Course Title Lecture Tutorial Practical
No. Credit
1 Data handling and visualization 2 0 2 3 III
Mathematical Foundations of III
2 3 0 0 3
Data Science I
 Introduction to Data structures and IV
3 2 0 2 3
Algorithms
Statistical Foundations of Data IV
4 3 0 0 3
Science
Mathematical Foundations of V
5 3 0 0 3
Data Science II
Matrix Computations for Data V
6 2 0 2 3
Science
7 Information Security and Privacy 3 0 0 3 V
8 Computing for Data Science 2 0 2 3 VI
9 Introduction to Statistical Learning 3 0 2 3 VI
10 Optimization for Data Science 3 0 0 3 VI

Semester wise distribution of all courses

(Minimum credit requirements for B.Tech. degree 160 credits)
Abbreviations
IC Institute Core Subject (Compulsory to all branches of B.Tech.)
DC Discipline Core Subject (branch specific compulsory courses)
DE Discipline Elective Subject (branch specific elective courses)
OE Open Elective (elective open to all branches of B.Tech.)
MTP (total 8 credits) Major Technical Project (Optional, students may opt for courses instead )

B.Tech (Data Science and Engineering) - 1st Sem.

S. Core/
Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Credit
No. Elective
1 IC110 Engineering Mathematics 2.5 0.5 0 3
2 IC152 Computing and Data Science 3 0 2 4
3 IC160 Electrical Systems Around Us 2.5 0.5 0 3
IC160P Electrical Systems Around Us Lab 0 0 3 2
4 IC 140 Graphics for design 2 0 3 4
Reverse Engineering
5 IC101P 0 0 3 2
HSS Course: Creative Understanding
6 ICXXX 1 0 0 1
(5WIP)
7 HS106 English 1 3 0 0 3
Total 22
Credit

B.Tech (Data Science and Engineering) – 2nd Sem.

Core/
S.No. Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Credit
Elective
1 IC111 Linear Algebra 2.5 0.5 0 3
2 IC252 Data Science 2 3 0 2 4
3 IC161 Applied Electronics 3 0 0 3
IC161P Applied Electronics Lab 0 0 3 2
4 IC142 Engineering Thermodynamics 3 1 0 4
 5 IC141 Product Realization Technology 2 0 0 2
6 IC141P Product Realization Technology Lab 0 0 3 2
7 HSXXX Language Basket Course 3 0 0 3
Total 23
Credit

B.Tech (Data Science and Engineering) – 3rd Sem.

Core/
S.No. Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Credit
Elective
1 IC121 Mechanics of Particles and Waves 2.5 0.5 0 3
2 DS201 Data handling and visualization 2 0 2 3
Mathematical Foundations of
3 DS203 3 0 0 3
Data Science I
4 ICXXX Data Science 3 + Lab 2 0 2 3
5 IC260 Signals and Systems 2.5 0.5 0 3
6 HSXXX HSS Course 3 0 0 3
Total 18
Credit

B.Tech (Data Science and Engineering) – 4th Sem.

Core/
S.No. Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Credit
Elective
1 IC241 Materials Science for Engineers 3 0 0 3
2 IC221 Foundations of Electrodynamics 3 0 0 3
3 IC222P Physics Practicum 0 0 3 2
4 IC242 Continuum Mechanics 2.5 0.5 0 3
5 IC201P Design Practicum 0 0 6 4
Introduction to Data structures and
5 DS202 2 0 2 3
Algorithms
6 DS303 Statistical Foundations of Data Science 3 0 0 3
Design Practicum Total 21
Credit

B.Tech (Data Science and Engineering) – 5th Sem.

Core/
S.No. Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Credit
Elective
1 IC240 Mechanics of Rigid Bodies 1.5 1.5 0 3
Understanding Biotechnology & Its
2 IC136 Applications 3 0 0 3

3 IC130 Applied Chemistry for Engineers 3 0 2 5

4 IC130P Chemistry Practicum 0 0 3 2
5 DS402 Matrix Computations for Data Science 2 0 2 3
Mathematical Foundations of
6 DS301 3 0 0 3
Data Science II
7 DS404 Information Security and Privacy 3 0 0 3
Total Credit 20
 B.Tech (Data Science and Engineering) - 6th Sem.

S. Core/
Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Credit
No. Elective
1 DS403 Introduction to Statistical Learning 3 0 2 3
2 DS302 Computing Systems for Data 3 0 3 3
Processing
3 DS401 Optimization for Data Science 3 0 0 3
4 DE-1 Discipline elective 3/4
5 DE-2 Discipline elective 3/4
6 OE-1 Open Elective 3/4
Total Credit 18-21

B.Tech (Data Science and Engineering) – 7th Sem.

Core/
S.No. Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Credit
Elective
1 DE-3 Discipline elective 3/4
2 DE-4 Discipline elective 3/4
3 OE-4 Open Elective 3/4
4 OE-5 Open Elective 3/4
5 OE-6 Open Elective 3/4
6 DP MTP-I 0 0 0 3
Total Credit 18-21

B.Tech (Data Science and Engineering) – 8th Sem.

Core/
S.No. Course Name Lecture Tutorial Practical Credit
Elective
1 OE-7 Open Elective 3/4
2 OE-8 Open Elective 3/4
3 OE-9* Open Elective 3/4
4 OE-10* Open Elective 3/4
5 DP MTP-II 0 0 0 5
Total Credit 12-18
158 + 2
Completed
Credits (internship)
= 160

* May not be required if candidate has completed sufficient credits in the earlier semesters.
 Tentative list of elective courses
Sr. Course title Credit Suggestive Baskets
No.
1 Pattern Recognition 4
2 Deep Learning 4
3 Estimation and Detection Theory 3
4 Kernel Methods for Pattern Analysis 4 Machine Learning
5 Digital Image Processing 4
6 Computer Vision 4
7 Biomedical Image and Signal Proc. 4

1 IoT systems and the Cloud 3

Networks and Distributed
2 Computer Networks 3
Computing
3 High Performance Computing 2

1 Algorithm Design and Algorithms 4

2 Formal Concept Analysis: Theory and 3
Practice Theoretical Computer Science
3 Formal Languages and Automata Theory 3
4 Semantic Analysis 4

1 Linear Algebra 4
2 Numerical Analysis 2
Applied Mathematics
3 Ordinary Differential Equations 3
4 Introduction to Partial Differential 4
Equations for Engineers

1 Time Series 3
2 Optimization for Machine Learning 3
Statistics and Optimization
3 Numerical Methods in Finance 3
4 Computational Financial Modelling 3

1 Cognitive Modelling 3
2 Computational Neuroscience 3
3 Brain Inspired Computing 3 Neuroscience Basket
4 Computational and Cognitive models of 3
perception: Vision, Sound