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UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES OF IITJ: CURRICULUM FOR A GLOBAL ENGINEER

Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur is committed to educational excellence through a strong student-focused learning experience and aims to provide quality education with contemporary and highly professional curricula. To achieve this objective, IIT Jodhpur undertook a comprehensive curriculum revision in 2019 and introduced a new curriculum. This article highlights the philosophy ingrained in the new curriculum and its key features.

The societal challenges of the 21st century are profound and wide-ranging. Basic needs such as energy, food, water, housing, mobility, and health will become even more critical as the global population exceeds 9 billion. The demand for sustainable development will require innovative engineering talent and leadership. Moreover, the emergence of a connected, competitive, and entrepreneurial global economy demands engineers with technical competencies and professional skills that differ from those required in the past. These factors clearly justify a transformative revision of the undergraduate curriculum.

Some of the attributes expected of modern engineers are:

1. Flexibility to understand and manage rapidly evolving technologies
2. Ability to identify, define, and solve problems
3. Proficiency in both theory and practical applications
4. Skills to handle unconventional engineering challenges
5. Capability for creative thinking
6. Entrepreneurial experience
7. Understanding of public policy implications

Today, the creative function of engineering is viewed in a broader context, in which knowledge is created across disciplines, dissolving traditional boundaries among science, the humanities, the social sciences, the arts, and engineering. IIT Jodhpur has adopted a new programme structure, alongside classical programmes, to address these emerging opportunities.

Objectives

The objective of the new curriculum at the Indian Institute of Technology Jodhpur is to define a novel instructional paradigm and content plan that addresses the modern demands of professional education, based on the philosophy of outcome-based education.

The curriculum is built on four guiding principles:

1. All students can learn and succeed, but not necessarily on the same day or in the same way.
2. Each success achieved by a student leads to further success.
3. Academic institutions are responsible for creating and nurturing conditions for success.
4. The academic system acknowledges and respects challenging initiatives without fear of failure.

Unique Features of the Undergraduate (UG) Curriculum

The key features of the undergraduate curriculum are as follows:

• Strong Foundation & Multidisciplinary Approach:
  The curriculum emphasizes fundamentals of basic and engineering sciences, enabling students to develop a broad, multidisciplinary perspective. Departmental courses focus on fundamental scientific principles underlying technologies.
• Co-curricular & Creative Development:
  Opportunities are provided to pursue co-curricular and extracurricular interests through non-graded courses such as social connect, performing arts, and communication skills. These enhance creativity, imagination, and enthusiasm for exploring new domains.
• Early Design Thinking Exposure:
  Early design courses focus on conceptual design rather than discipline-specific artifacts. Students learn that engineering design is open-ended and extends beyond traditional boundaries.
• Continuous Intellectual Engagement:
  Design credits ensure continuous engagement in intellectual and integrative learning processes, helping students build and strengthen their internal knowledge structure.
• Entrepreneurship Integration:
  Entrepreneurship is offered as a minor, providing exposure to product design, prototyping, market analysis, and emerging technology trends, preparing students to innovate and create.
• Specialization & Industry Exposure:
  Options such as Department Area Specialization and a five-year B.Tech. + M.Tech. program allows in-depth study. Industry-linked projects provide real-world experience through collaborations with industry and R&D organizations.
• Interdisciplinary Learning:
  The curriculum incorporates emerging fields like Artificial Intelligence, Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS), IoT, Robotics, and Smart Healthcare, promoting interdisciplinary problem-solving skills.
• Flexible Degree Options:
  A Double B.Tech. A program with a second degree in Engineering Science enables students to apply diverse knowledge across disciplines and adapt to novel challenges.
• Continuous Evaluation System:
  Student performance is assessed through a combination of examinations and continuous evaluation methods such as quizzes, assignments, lab work, projects, and class participation, supported by technology-enabled tools.
• Refined Grading System:
  A finer grading structure ensures more precise, fair, and reliable evaluation of student performance.
• Holistic Development Focus:
  The curriculum emphasizes strong foundational knowledge, continuous learning, interdisciplinary breadth, design thinking, creativity, critical thinking, social responsibility, professional ethics, and sustainability.