Chennai: About one lakh student who joined the technical course at Tamil Nadu in 2021-22 could produce, Btech degrees with awards in four years by clearing six additional or 18 courses.
They can also get a small degree in another branch by getting 18 credits in it.
This was decided at the recent academic council meeting at Anna University.
“If students get high grades to the fourth semester, Technology B programs, they will be allowed to choose special courses in the Me or Me ME technology degree program.
If they clear the six special courses in the related field or get 18 additional credits, they will be given Honors’ title,” said Deputy Chancellor of Anna R Velraj University to Ti.
If a mechanical engineering student or civil engineering student completes six courses in artificial intelligence or machine learning, he will get a minor degree with artificial intelligence or machine learning, he added.
The university also thought of implementing it for second year students after making changes needed in the regulation.
In accordance with the regulation of 2021 Anna University, a student needs to secure a minimum of 160 credits to get a Technology degree B or B.
The college welcomes the steps that say it will increase placement opportunities.
B Chidambarajan, Principal of SRM Vallimimai Engineering College, said the company expects interdisciplinary skills among students with the emergence of newer technologies such as IOT.
“In this trend, a mechanical student must know about programming to increase its chances of getting placements.
So, interdisciplinary courses are the needs of the clock and it is a welcome step by the university,” he said.
P Deiva Sundari, Principal of the KCG College of Technology, said that the displacement to introduce an interdisciplinary degree (small degree) will increase acceptance in core engineering branches.
“Honors’ degree will encourage students to specialize in certain fields in their relevant fields.
For example, students degree computer science can specialize in full stag or data science,” he said.