Artificial Intelligence Engineers use AI and machine learning techniques to develop applications and systems. They help organisations to perform more efficiently and in the process increases their profit margins.
Personal Competencies
You enjoy science
You are a creative person
You can use a computer to solve a scientific problem
You are interested in studying about human behaviour
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10+2 in Science stream (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
2. Complete Bachelor'’s in Artificial Intelligence/ Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science/Information Technology
OR
Complete diploma in AI and Machine Learning
OR
Complete Bachelor's degree then do a Master's in Computer Science & Engineering/ Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning/ Robotics /Avionics/Electronics/ Electronics & Communication Engineering/ Data Science/ Data Engineering/ Information Science & Engineering/ Electrical Signal Processing/ Computer Networking/ Applied Linguistics/ Computational Linguistics/ and allied fields.
OR
Complete Bachleor’s degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science/Information Technology and then do an online certificate course related to Artificial Intelligence. For admissions to engineering courses, you must qualify JEE Main. JEE Advanced is needed for admissions to IITs.
Other entrance exams that can be taken are: ICAR/GATE/AIEEA/MHT/CET/UPCATET/AP EAMCET/CG PAT/SHIATS Entrance Exam/CCSHAU Entrance Exam/Rajasthan JET/AGRICET
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
Where will you study?
This course is offered by the Department of Computer Science. This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes 1. IISc Bangalore - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 2. University College of Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad 3. IIT Hyderabad 4. IIIT Bangalore 5. Delhi Technological University, New Delhi 6. IIIT Delhi 7. University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), Kanpur 8. IIT Jodhpur
Private Institutes (Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC and AICTE before applying) 1.VIT Vellore, Tamil Nadu 2.SRM University Chennai 3.Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Pune 4.Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore 5.Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 6.Christ University, Bangalore 7.IIIT Hyderabad 8.Haldia Institute of Technology, West Bengal
Online courses You can also pursue online courses in this field offered by NPTEL*, Coursera, Udemy and IIT, Roorkee among others.
*NPTEL- National Programme in Technology Enhanced Learning. It is by the Government of India and offers a variety of courses in an audio-video form
Fees
Fees range between INR 43, 400 - 10,00,000 approx. for one year*
*(The above mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from Institute to Institute)
Scholarships & Loans
Scholarships
• There are a few engineering-specific scholarships, such as IndusInd Foundation Scholarship, Baba Gurbachan Singh Scholarship Scheme, Samsung Star Scholar Programme 2022, Central Sector Scheme Of Scholarships, JSPN Scholarship 2022, NTPC Scholarship Scheme 2022, Foundation for Excellence Scholarship 2022, RD Sethna Loan Scholarship. For more you can visit the below-mentioned websites: • National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in for all latest details. This will take you to the National Scholarship Portal. Under this portal there are central government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes Scholarships
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI.
• Scholarships are made available by institutes themselves based on merit
*(Availability of these scholarships vary from time to time)
Loans
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA). Students can view, apply and track the education loan applications on the website.
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans.
Where will you work?
Places of Work: Software and Tech companies, Government and Private research facilities and Engineering institutes among others.
Work Environment: You will typically work in an office set-up. You will be required to work in teams along people such as Data Scientists, IT experts etc. You are most likely to work 8 hours a day but depending on the workload and deadlines you may be required to work longer hours.
Opportunities for differently abled exist in this field
Expected Growth Path
Junior Engineer → Senior Engineer → Principal Engineer/Engineering Manager → Vice President → Chief Technology Officer
Expected Income
The approx. salary for an AI engineer ranges between INR 42,000- 133,333* per month
Ramya Joseph is the founder of AI-based entrepreneurial start-up Pefin, the world’s first AI financial advisor. Joseph holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and concurrently earned two Master’s degrees from Columbia University-one in Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning and the other in Financial Engineering. She co-filed her first patent at the age of 23 in the area of software architecture.*
Artificial Intelligence Engineer
NCS Code: NA | E031. Complete 10+2 in Science stream (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
2. Complete Bachelor'’s in Artificial Intelligence/ Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science/Information Technology
OR
Complete diploma in AI and Machine Learning
OR
Complete Bachelor's degree then do a Master's in Computer Science & Engineering/ Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning/ Robotics /Avionics/Electronics/ Electronics & Communication Engineering/ Data Science/ Data Engineering/ Information Science & Engineering/ Electrical Signal Processing/ Computer Networking/ Applied Linguistics/ Computational Linguistics/ and allied fields.
OR
Complete Bachleor’s degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Computer Science/Information Technology and then do an online certificate course related to Artificial Intelligence. For admissions to engineering courses, you must qualify JEE Main. JEE Advanced is needed for admissions to IITs.
Other entrance exams that can be taken are:
ICAR/GATE/AIEEA/MHT/CET/UPCATET/AP EAMCET/CG PAT/SHIATS Entrance Exam/CCSHAU Entrance Exam/Rajasthan JET/AGRICET
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
This course is offered by the Department of Computer Science.
This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes
1. IISc Bangalore - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore
2. University College of Engineering, Osmania University, Hyderabad
3. IIT Hyderabad
4. IIIT Bangalore
5. Delhi Technological University, New Delhi
6. IIIT Delhi
7. University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET), Kanpur
8. IIT Jodhpur
Private Institutes
(Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC and AICTE before applying)
1.VIT Vellore, Tamil Nadu
2.SRM University Chennai
3.Symbiosis Institute of Technology, Pune
4.Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore
5.Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi
6.Christ University, Bangalore
7.IIIT Hyderabad
8.Haldia Institute of Technology, West Bengal
Information on the institute rankings can be found at - http://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.html
Online courses
You can also pursue online courses in this field offered by NPTEL*, Coursera, Udemy and IIT, Roorkee among others.
*NPTEL- National Programme in Technology Enhanced Learning. It is by the Government of India and offers a variety of courses in an audio-video form
Fees range between INR 43, 400 - 10,00,000 approx. for one year*
*(The above mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from Institute to Institute)
Scholarships
• There are a few engineering-specific scholarships, such as IndusInd Foundation Scholarship, Baba Gurbachan Singh Scholarship Scheme, Samsung Star Scholar Programme 2022, Central Sector Scheme Of Scholarships, JSPN Scholarship 2022, NTPC Scholarship Scheme 2022, Foundation for Excellence Scholarship 2022, RD Sethna Loan Scholarship. For more you can visit the below-mentioned websites:
• National Scholarship Portal - Please visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in for all latest details. This will take you to the National Scholarship Portal. Under this portal there are central government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes Scholarships
• Please visit http://www.buddy4study.com for details on available scholarships. This is a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI.
• Scholarships are made available by institutes themselves based on merit
*(Availability of these scholarships vary from time to time)
Loans
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA). Students can view, apply and track the education loan applications on the website.
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans.
Places of Work: Software and Tech companies, Government and Private research facilities and Engineering institutes among others.
Work Environment: You will typically work in an office set-up. You will be required to work in teams along people such as Data Scientists, IT experts etc. You are most likely to work 8 hours a day but depending on the workload and deadlines you may be required to work longer hours.
Opportunities for differently abled exist in this field
Junior Engineer → Senior Engineer → Principal Engineer/Engineering Manager → Vice President → Chief Technology Officer
The approx. salary for an AI engineer ranges between INR 42,000- 133,333* per month
Source: https://bit.ly/3WlJIm5
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Ramya Joseph is the founder of AI-based entrepreneurial start-up Pefin, the world’s first AI financial advisor. Joseph holds a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and concurrently earned two Master’s degrees from Columbia University-one in Artificial Intelligence (AI)/Machine Learning and the other in Financial Engineering. She co-filed her first patent at the age of 23 in the area of software architecture.*
Source: https://www.crunchbase.com/person/ramya-joseph
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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