Department of CSE(Data Science)

The B.E. program in CSE (Data Science) was established in the academic year 2022-23 with an intake of 60 students. Data Analytics is a boon to modern-day businesses. There is great demand in industry for Data scientist and there is scarcity of talented individuals in the field. To fill the skills shortfall in the industry it is now the best time to start a career in Data Science. The B.E. program in CSE (Data Science) aims at building engineering graduates to be skilled Data Scientists. The emphasis is on core Data Science courses integrated with the multidisciplinary computational mathematics, statistics, management and computer science courses. BIT with its expertise in multi-disciplinary science, is best positioned to offer the programme on Data Science. The program introduces students to the various application domains like finance, business, and healthcare wherein data science can be used to make smarter decisions, improve efficiency and control risks. Data engineering involves data collection methods, designing enterprise data storage and retrieval. The core data science subjects focus on data analytics, visualization, predictive modeling and analytics for data-driven decision making. Knowledge representation, machine learning, artificial intelligence, deep learning will be taught with relevant case studies. The students can study industry-specific, custom-designed program electives on blockchain technologies, business intelligence, data forensics, deep learning, Social Network Analysis, and Robotic Process Automation Design and Development. The domain of Data Analytics is observed to offer one of the highest-paid job roles across the globe. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of jobs requiring Data Science skills is expected to grow by 27.9% by 2026. The number of data scientists and positions will only grow in the future, which is why the appeal for the profession is only set to grow over the next few years. Added to this, all fields