The students of BTech Computational Engineering will get an interdisciplinary education where they gain expertise in state-of-the-art numerical methods and algorithms, modelling and simulations of engineering systems and processes, high-performance computing, process control, and optimization, data analytics, and machine learning.

IITH offers undergraduate programs in all the classical engineering disciplines, applied sciences, design, as well as several modern interdisciplinary areas. Students are given a flexibility to explore a broad set of areas, and potentially pursue a minor or double major in a discipline that is not their own.

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The course will be of four-year duration and will have eight semesters. In the first five semesters of BTech Computational Engineering, the student acquires in-depth knowledge in mathematical methods, state-of-the-art numerical techniques, development of mathematical models, computer simulations, optimization, high-performance computing, data analytics, and machine learning.

In the remaining three semesters, the student can choose from a large number of electives to acquire knowledge that is more specialized. Fundamentals of Scientific Computing, Computer Aided Numerical Methods, Computational Methods in Material Science are among some of the lessons that will be taught as a part of BTech Computational Engineering course.

Candidates have to first pass JEE Mains with a rank that comes under top 2.5 lakhs on a national level to be eligible for JEE Advanced. JEE Advanced exam has to be passed with required qualifying marks to be eligible to take part in the counseling process.

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JoSAA (Joint Seat Allocation Authority) will be conducting counselling and students seeking admission in IITs located across India can take part in it. Students can choose BTech Computational Engineering course during the counseling process.

Velsathon is a 24 hour hackathon content being conducted by Vels Innovation Council of Vels Institute of Science, Technology And Advanced Studies (VISTAS).

They can work out the solutions in a most innovative or creative manner and then win prizes. Prizes worth Rs 25000 would be given away to those who prove their mettle in the competition, say sources from Vels Innovation Council.

They can visit the social media accounts on Facebook or Instagram and then scan the QR code present on the image related to Velsathon and that will open a form. The form can be filled and submitted, say sources from Vels Innovation Council.

Facebook handle of the institution is ‘https://www.facebook.com/VelsUniversity.Official/’ The image of Velsathon can be found under Photos menu on that page.

Instagram can be reached at ‘https://www.instagram.com/p/DHF_seNTK8J/’

Official website

Those willing to take part in the contest can also visit the official website of VISTAS at ‘https://vistas.ac.in/‘

The website address mentioned above can be typed in the browser and submitted to allow it to download. Once the webpage is ready, candidates can scroll down the webpage to find Velsathon image with the scanner under vistaspallavaram_official menu.

Once the image is found, candidates can scan the QR code there to obtain the form and fill it to take part in the contest.

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