Calicut varsity to overhaul UG, PG curricula with AI, computing knowledge

Kozhikode The University of Calicut is planning to undertake a comprehensive overhaul of its undergraduate and postgraduate curricula by incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) and foundational computing knowledge. According to official sources, these academic changes are in view of the rapid shifts in the global job market and the growing trend of students migrating abroad for higher education. Addressing an expert committee meeting on ‘New generation programmes and curriculum strategy’ on Thursday, Vice-Chancellor (V-C) P.

Raveendran said that the reforms would be implemented using the existing infrastructure of the university, and that they would not alter the current workload of teachers. He said that the changes would be implemented only after receiving approval from bodies such as the Syndicate and the academic council. The expert committee is led by K.

George Thomas, a former professor at the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Thiruvananthapuram. Mr.