IIT Mandi × Lamrin Tech Skills University
An IIT Mandi-designed, credit-bearing AI minor that integrates seamlessly into undergraduate education — built to make every LTSU student AI-ready.
For today's students, AI is no longer optional. It is becoming a core capability for future-ready careers.
Equip students with AI, machine learning, and data-driven problem-solving capabilities.
Help students stand out for emerging roles across technology, analytics, and AI-enabled functions.
Position LTSU as a forward-looking institution with industry-relevant AI education.
Build practical exposure aligned with evolving recruiter expectations.
Prepare students for a professional landscape shaped by intelligent systems and AI-driven decision-making.
Today's recruiters are hiring AI-capable problem solvers who can work with data, build intelligent systems, and contribute from day one.
Most institutions want to offer AI education. Very few have what it takes to do it well.
AI requires expertise across machine learning, data science, and computational systems.
AI evolves rapidly and requires continuous academic updates.
Advanced AI learning environments are not easily accessible.
Students and parents prioritise programs backed by premier institutions.
The IIT Mandi Minor Degree in AI provides a structured, scalable, and academically credible way to introduce AI education.
IIT Mandi-led academics give the programme credibility that recruiters immediately recognise.
Covers Generative AI, LLM applications, and AI system deployment — exactly what recruiters prioritise.
Builds capability progressively from foundations to advanced applied AI, ending in a full-semester capstone project.
Gives students direct exposure to IIT Mandi faculty and applied AI thinking.
A future-ready academic addition that delivers measurable institutional impact.
Associate with IIT Mandi's academic authority in AI.
Students graduate with their primary degree plus an AI minor.
AI-ready graduates align with evolving recruiter expectations.
Fits within multidisciplinary undergraduate frameworks.
Drive long-term differentiation and student demand.
On-campus experience at IIT Mandi with live academic engagement.
A structured, credit-bearing AI education framework built for institutions.
A comprehensive academic framework enabling engineering institutions to offer structured, credit-bearing AI education across every branch of B.Tech and B.E.
24 Credits. 7 Semesters. IIT-Designed Pathway Built for Engineers.
Builds core Python skills covering syntax, control flow, functions, and the standard library.
Covers lists, dictionaries, file I/O, exception handling, and object-oriented programming.
Introduces array operations, vectorized computation, and DataFrame-based data manipulation.
Teaches chart creation, multi-plot layouts, and designing visuals for reporting.
Introduces the Scikit-learn API and provides an overview of the broader AI/ML library landscape.
Integrated tools training that supports applied learning across the full AI curriculum.
Practical, career-relevant skills developed through an AI-first curriculum, built to match what recruiters are actively assessing at campus drives today.
From official access credentials to curated programme benefits, students become part of a more premium and differentiated learning journey.
Students receive a @cce.iitmandi.ac.in email address — the same identity every IIT Mandi student carries.
An official IIT Mandi student card. Carry it to the campus immersion. Carry it with pride.
Receive recognition for your academic achievement and gain access to the CCE Fellow Network upon successful programme completion.
IIT-level academic rigour. Government-backed national reach. One unified programme.
IIT Mandi brings the academic authority, AI expertise, and credential credibility behind this minor degree.
NSDC enables this programme to be delivered at scale across partner institutions nationwide.
Established in 2009, IIT Mandi is one of India's leading IITs with strong research and academic programmes in Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems.
Through this programme, LTSU benefits from IIT Mandi's academic leadership in AI education and its standing as an institute of national importance.
Academically credible. Institutionally recognised. Built to comply.
The 24-credit, seven-semester AI Minor fits directly within the NEP 2020 framework for multidisciplinary undergraduate programmes.
The Minor Degree in Artificial Intelligence is recorded on the student's official academic transcript, fully consistent with UGC undergraduate specialisation guidelines.
IIT Mandi is established under the Institutes of Technology Act of Parliament. The AI curriculum, faculty oversight, and Minor Degree credential carry the same institutional standing as every IIT in India.
Learn directly from IIT Mandi's AI and Machine Learning faculty alongside industry experts who build intelligent systems for a living.
Prof. Manoj Thakur brings over 19 years of experience across academia and the financial domain, with expertise in Soft Computing, Machine Learning, Computational Finance, and AI-driven analytical systems. As a Professor at IIT Mandi, he has played a key role in advancing interdisciplinary learning and industry-oriented education through teaching, research, and academic leadership.
His teaching spans Python Programming, Data Science & AI, Machine Learning for Business, Probability & Statistics, and Computational Financial Modelling. He has been recognised with the IIT Mandi Director's Award for Excellence in Teaching.
At IIT Mandi, we strongly believe that Artificial Intelligence is no longer a niche discipline — it is becoming a foundational capability across industries and domains. This Minor Degree programme has been designed to bring together academic depth, practical learning, and emerging areas like Generative AI, ensuring that students graduate with both strong fundamentals and the ability to build real-world AI solutions.
At NSDC, we see Artificial Intelligence as a key enabler of India's future workforce and economic growth. Our collaboration with IIT Mandi on the skilling pathways in Artificial Intelligence underscores a shared commitment to nurturing future-ready professionals who are not only proficient in advanced AI technologies, but also equipped to apply them responsibly to real-world challenges across sectors.
Straightforward. Merit-based. Open to eligible undergraduate students.
B.Tech and B.E. students across all branches and disciplines at LTSU. Enrolment opens in Year 1 of your undergraduate programme.
Academic background and discipline confirmation.
Online programme fee payment.
Confirmation, onboarding, and programme induction.