IIT Guwahati To Set Up Mehta Family School Of Data Science And Artificial Intelligence

IIT Guwahati signed an MoU with the Mehta Family Foundation (MFF), USA, with the objective of promoting undergraduate and postgraduate studies in the fields of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Mehta Family Foundation (MFF), USA, today to set up the Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at IIT Guwahati with the objective to promote Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) courses at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. The first batch of BTech students for this school will be admitted through the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) in the academic year 2021- 22. The MoU was signed virtually by Professor TG Sitharam, Director, IIT Guwahati, and Rahul Mehta, Chief Executive Officer, Mehta Family Foundation, USA. Through this MoU, MFF will provide support for the development of the school’s infrastructure and programmes at IIT Guwahati campus. The school will offer programmes for visiting students and faculty between the school and US institutions.