NEW DELHI: The first graduating batch of the BTech programme in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence at the Mehta Family School of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, IIT-Roorkee, has recorded 100% placements among students who participated in the campus recruitment process.Students from the inaugural batch secured offers across technology, finance, analytics and research-oriented sectors, with recruiters including Amazon, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs, Qualcomm, Salesforce, Samsung Research, Databricks, Barclays, Visa and Warner Bros. Discovery.The programme was launched in 2021 through a partnership between IIT-Roorkee and the Mehta Family Foundation.IIT-Roorkee director K K Pant said the programme was designed to build AI capabilities at the undergraduate level and prepare students for the development and deployment of AI-based solutions. “With this programme, IIT-Roorkee has sought to move beyond traditional engineering pathways and create a pipeline of talent that is equipped to design, build, and deploy AI systems in real-world contexts,” he said.The institute said the curriculum combines training in mathematics, computing, machine learning and responsible AI with application-oriented learning across disciplines.Rahul Mehta, founder of the Mehta Family Foundation, said the placement outcome reflected the programme’s academic design and industry relevance. “Seeing every single student from this inaugural cohort placed at top companies in India and around the world is a testament to the world-class program built at IIT Roorkee,” he said.The institute also reported strong internship outcomes for current undergraduate students, with opportunities at organisations including Google, Microsoft, Adobe, Goldman Sachs, Salesforce, Mastercard, Samsung, Databricks and Expedia. According to IIT Roorkee, several of these internships resulted in pre-placement offers.The institute added that its postgraduate programmes in data science and artificial intelligence also recorded favourable placement outcomes, indicating growing industry demand for graduates trained in AI and related technologies.
