School of Engineering & Technology

M.Tech CSE AI/ML

The most advanced M.Tech college in Kolkata experience for engineers seeking deep research expertise in AI and Machine Learning. Students publish in IEEE and Springer conferences, work on funded research projects, and earn industry certifications. As the top AI/ML courses in Kolkata at the postgraduate level, this program attracts engineers from across West Bengal and beyond.

Duration
2 Years
Eligibility
B.E. / B.Tech in CSE, IT, ECE or a related branch, or MCA

About the M.Tech CSE AI/ML programme

A two-year research-oriented masters for engineers who want depth rather than another survey of the field. Coursework front-loads advanced machine learning theory and research methodology in year one; year two is largely thesis, with the expectation that the work is submitted to a peer-reviewed venue. Students typically work within a faculty research group rather than alone.

Why study M.Tech CSE AI/ML at TIU

Publication is the expected outcome

Thesis work is scoped towards IEEE or Springer submission, with supervision on writing as well as research.

Research methodology taught explicitly

Literature review, experimental design and reproducibility are a graded module, not something you are left to absorb.

Work inside a research group

Students join an active faculty group, so the thesis sits in a line of work rather than starting cold.

Route to a PhD

The programme is structured so a strong thesis converts naturally into doctoral study at TIU or elsewhere.

What you study, year by year

Semester 1— Advanced foundations
Advanced Machine LearningMathematics for Machine LearningResearch Methodology & Academic WritingAdvanced AlgorithmsElective I
Semester 2— Specialised AI
Deep Learning ArchitecturesComputer Vision or Natural Language ProcessingGenerative Models & LLMsElective IIMini-Project
Semester 3— Thesis I
Literature Survey & Problem FormulationExperimental Setup & BaselinesSeminar Presentation
Semester 4— Thesis II
Thesis Research & ExperimentsPaper Writing & SubmissionThesis Defence

Indicative structure. Module sequencing may vary by batch and regulatory guidelines.

Tools and platforms

What you'll work with
PyTorchJAXPythonCUDAWeights & BiasesLaTeXHugging FaceGoogle Cloud Vertex AI

Who this programme suits

  • Engineers who want to do research rather than apply existing tooling
  • Graduates planning a PhD or a research-engineer role
  • Working engineers looking to move from application development into ML research

Where this degree takes you

Roles graduates target
AI EngineerML ResearcherData ScientistNLP Specialist
Industries that hire
Corporate research labsAcademiaDeep-tech startupsApplied research in healthcare and finance

M.Tech CSE AI/ML: common questions

No. Research methodology is taught in semester 1, and the first year is designed to bring engineers from an industry or coursework background up to research standard.

Admissions for 2026 are open

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