IIT Kanpur Invites Applications for Online Course on Artificial Intelligence; Check details here

IIT Kanpur has invited online applications for an online course on the Introduction to Artificial Intelligence for a duration of 6 weeks.

The online course offered at IIT Kanpur will provide students an understanding about the basic techniques for building intelligent computer systems and giving an insight of how artificial intelligence can be applied to problems. 

The 6 week online course on AI will cover the topics including introduction to formal logic, types of logic, proposition logic, syntax, the properties of logic systems, semantics, and entailments and models.

Once after the completion of the online course, students will have to undergo a final assessment along with the prescribed assignments for better learning throughout the duration of the online course. 

The students who complete all the assignments on time and pass the final assessment will be awarded completion certificates from the E&ICT Academy at IIT Kanpur, a joint initiative of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) and IIT Kanpur. However, students who fail to complete the online course or drop out midway will not be awarded any certificate. 

IIT Kanpur Online Course on AI: Highlights 

IIT Kanpur Online Course on Artificial Intelligence: Eligibility Criteria 

Students who satisfy the respective eligibility requirements can enroll in the online course. 

• Students pursuing professional graduate or postgraduate courses in the computer science or information technology field. 
• Faculties & Teachers from Computer science and engineering domain. 
• IT professionals, who wish to acquire new skills or those who want to improve their existing skills by learning AI concepts. 

IIT Kanpur Online Course on Artificial Intelligence: Concepts Covered

The online course on the Introduction to AI will cover some of the concepts which are as follows:

• Artificial Intelligence and its definitions
• Basic ideas in representation and reasoning

• More ideas in knowledge representation and reasoning?
• Can machines think
• Arithmetic (regarding AI)
• Introduction to knowledge representation and reasoning
• Briefly explanation of history of AI 
• Physical symbol system hypothesis
• Important features of intelligent agents
• An introduction to formal logic
• Propositional logic: language, semantics and reasoning

IIT Kanpur Online Course on Artificial Intelligence: How to Apply? 

Interested candidates should first check their eligibility criteria and apply for the online course on AI, by following the steps provided below. 

Step 1: Visit the official E&ICT Academy website of IIT Kanpur. 

Step 2: on the homepage, check the details for the online course on AI 

Step 3: Now, Pay the requisite pay and enroll for the online course 

Step 4: Finally, take a printout of the payment slip for future reference 

Students should have to pay INR 4237 with GST and enroll for the online course on Artificial Intelligence. For more information about the course, candidates can visit the official website of E&ICT Academy website of IIT Kanpur. 

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