IIT‑Hyderabad launches industrial AI MTech tracks

IIT‑Hyderabad describes the AI/ML-in-Chemical-Engineering offering as "India’s first" postgraduate programme explicitly integrating AI and machine learning with chemical engineering fundamentals. indianexpress.com The AI/ML curriculum explicitly lists process optimisation, materials discovery, reaction engineering, smart manufacturing and digital twins as core application areas for coursework and projects. indianexpress.com The Computational Chemical Engineering track prioritises multiscale modelling and simulation topics — computational thermodynamics, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), molecular modelling, reaction modelling and numerical optimisation are named in the programme outline. resultuniraj.co.in Both programmes are presented as two‑year MTech degrees. scholarshipdekho.in Admissions will be conducted on the basis of GATE scores and require a relevant undergraduate engineering degree. jagranjosh.com The department brochure highlights live project training and faculty research activity spanning AI/ML, advanced materials, energy and simulation; the Chemical Engineering department lists Balaji Iyer as Head of Department in its postgraduate brochure. iith.ac.in Local coverage and institute statements position graduates for roles across chemicals, pharmaceuticals, energy and advanced manufacturing, and stress the inclusion of industry lectures plus simulation‑based learning to bridge to industrial practice. hyderabadmail.com