COIMBATORE, July 30: Tech major Tata Consultancy
Services (TCS) Tuesday launched an undergraduate programme in
computer science with Cognitive Systems at a private college
here.
Launching the B.Sc course, Global HR Head, Cognitive
Business Operations of TCS, Ayesha S Basu said the company has
designed the curriculum for the 3-years programme to address
the growing needs of technological skills in digital
technology, in partnership with leading academic institutions
across India.
The curriculum would ensure that the students graduating
from the programme knew not only the core topics of Computer
Science, but also develop an equal appreciation of current
industry standards, Ayesha said in her address at Sri Krishna
College of Arts and Science here.
The students are also exposed to emerging topics such as
infrastructure management, Virtualization and Cloud Computing,
Digital Technology, CRM Process Management, Dev Ops to make
them industry ready at the end of three years of study, she
said.
The special features of the programme include, industry
ready syllabus drafted by TCS, train the trainer program and
more placement opportunities in completion of the course, Sri
Krishna Institutions CEO, K Sundararaman said.
Noting that the field of computer technology was fast
changing due to innovation and automation, he said new
technology like Artificial Intelligence, machine learning,
block chain technology play a pivotal role in data science.(PTI)