IIT Madras Offers 4-year BS in Programming & Data Science, Anyone Can Apply, JEE Not Required

After the success of its online course in BSc in Programming and Data Science, the top-ranking institute in India Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras is now offering a BS Degree course option as well. The BSc in Programming and Data Science now comes with an option for a four-year BS Degree in Data Science and Applications. This is made available after strong demand from students all over the country, claims the IIT. As part of the BS level, students can do an 8-month apprenticeship or a project with companies or research institutes.

Students who are currently in class 12 can also apply and secure admission to the programme. Admitted students will start the program after successfully completing their class 12. Students from any stream can enrol. There is no age limit. Anyone who has studied English and Mathematics in Class 10 is eligible to apply. As the classes are conducted online, there is also no geographic limit. The last date to apply for the September 2022 term of this Data Science Program is August 19. Interested students can apply through the website – onlinedegree.iitm.ac.in.

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“This first-of-its-kind program makes it possible for students to study from IIT Madras without attempting the intensely-competitive Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). This directly benefits the students from rural areas and economically disadvantaged backgrounds for whom attending JEE coaching classes would be a significant hurdle. The program also offers up to 100% scholarships for deserving students in financial need,” the IIT said in official notice.

This course is designed to offer students multiple entry and exit options where the learner can earn a certificate, diploma, or degree – depending upon the level they are leaving the course at. This provides flexibility to learners and empowers them to choose what they want to accomplish through this programme. These multiple entries and exits are part of the flexibilities offered under the NEP.

In the course, students will learn how to manage data, visualize patterns to gain managerial insights, model uncertainties, and build models that assist in producing forecasts to make effective business decisions. Through extensive hands-on training and experiential learning, the students are also well trained to meet the industry standards, the IIT said adding that it will also facilitate internships and placements for the students who have completed the diploma level of the programme.

Currently, more than 13,000 students are enrolled in the programme, with the maximum number of students from Tamil Nadu, followed by Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. In-person exams are conducted in 116 examination centers across 111 cities in India. The examination centers have also been opened in the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Sri Lanka.

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Producers Revealed For First Week Of WWE Programming Without Vince McMahon

Fightful Select has released a new report revealing the producers for this past week’s episodes of WWE Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown, the first two programs that occurred following Vince McMahon’s shocking retirement announcement. Check it out below.

RAW 07/25

-Michael Hayes produced the fight between Logan Paul and The Miz, Theory’s promo, and Bloodline vs. Riddle & Street Profits.
-Chris Park produced the match between Drew McIntyre and Theory.
-Petey Williams produced Rey Mysterio’s celebration, along with Mysterios vs. Judgment Day.
-Jason Jordan produce the promo by Raw women’s champion Bianca Belair.
-Molly Holly produced the Doudrop vs. Alexa Bliss match.
-Shane Helms produced the Impaulsive TV segment.
-Adam Pearce produced the tag team match between Alpha Academy and AJ Styles/Dolph Ziggler.

SMACKDOWN 0729

-Chris Park produced the Sheamus vs. Drew McIntyre Donkeybrook match.
-Adam Pearce produced the confrontation between Happy Corbin and Pat McAfee.
-Shawn Daivari produced the match between Aliyah and Lacey Evans.
-TJ Wilson produced the Ronda Rousey/Liv Morgan vs. Natalya/Sonya tag team match.
-Jamie Noble produced the Viking Raiders vs. the New Day tag team match.
-Michael Hayes produced the Usos & Jeff Jarrett segment, as well as the Brock Lesnar & Drew McIntyre special counsel segment.

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IIT-Madras offers 4-year degree in BS Programming and Data Science; JEE score not required

In view of “high demand from the students,” the Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras) today announced their BSc in Programming and Data Science will have an option for a four-year BS Degree in Data Science and Applications. As part of the BS level, students can do an 8-month apprenticeship or a project with companies or research institutes.

This programme, as per IIT-Madras, is designed to offer students multiple entry and exit options where the learner can earn a certificate, diploma or degree. This provides flexibility to learners and empowers them to choose what they want to accomplish through this programme.

Students who are currently in Class 12 can also apply and secure admission to the programme. Those who get admissions will start the program after successfully completing their Class 12. Students from any stream can enrol. There is no age limit. Anyone who has studied English and Mathematics in Class 10 is eligible to apply. As the classes are conducted online, there is also no geographic limit.

Currently, more than 13,000 students are enrolled in the programme, with the maximum number of students from Tamil Nadu, followed by Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. In-person exams are conducted in 116 examination centers across 111 cities in India. The examination centers have also been opened in the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Sri Lanka.

The last date to apply for the September 2022 term of this Data Science Program is August 19, 2022. Interested students can apply through the website – https://onlinedegree.iitm.ac.in.

Prof V Kamakoti, Director, IIT Madras, said, “The institute is happy to offer this well-designed, contemporary BS in Data Science and Applications degree, which provides access to IIT quality education in an inclusive manner to learners across the country. Data Science is one of the emerging topics. This is a highly employment-oriented program in a domain where the demand is high for skilled resources.”

Data Science will teach students to manage data, visualize patterns to gain managerial insights, model uncertainties, and build models that assist in producing forecasts to make effective business decisions. Through extensive hands-on training and experiential learning, the students are also well trained to meet the industry standards. IIT Madras also facilitates internships and placements for the students who have completed the diploma level of the program.

Elaborating on the reasons behind this new initiative, Prof Andrew Thangaraj, professor in-charge, BS in Data Science and Applications, IIT Madras, said, “As Data Science is a multidisciplinary domain, this BS degree from IIT Madras is open for students from all backgrounds. Students who are pursuing commerce or humanities can also earn a degree from IIT Madras. As content delivery is online and the in-person exams are conducted on Sundays, this degree can also be pursued while attending an on-campus degree or while working full-time.”

This first-of-its-kind program makes it possible for students to study from IIT Madras without attempting the intensely-competitive Joint Entrance Examination (JEE). This directly benefits the students from rural areas and economically disadvantaged backgrounds for whom

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Could this new programming language replace C++?

Mintor showing C++.—Unsplash
Mintor showing C++.—Unsplash
  • New programming language known as Carbon could succeed C++.
  • Carbon is expected to be interoperable with C++ code,
  • Carbon has simpler grammar and optimized API imports.

Google believes that a new programming language known as Carbon can succeed C++, reported Tech Radar.

New programming languages ​​that are easier to use keep Replacing old ones. For example, Apple’s Swift language replaced its predecessor, Objective-C.

Some have called Rust a C++ successor but Google’s Principal Software Engineer Chandler Carruth said that it does not have “bi-directional interoperability” introducing a language barrier. This makes translation between different programming languages ​​difficult.

Carbon is expected to be interoperable with C++ code and users should find it easy to make the full switch.

According to Carruth, Carbon has simpler grammar and optimized API imports.

The project also has ethical motives like inclusivity making it even more beneficial for users.

Carbon’s source code can be downloaded as the programming language is currently just an experiment. Users can experiment on their own browsers with the Compiler Explorer web app.

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AN Programming Note – Athletics Nation

Hi Athletics Nation,

Many of you have probably noticed in the comments that our AN leader for just about as long as I can remember, Alex Hall, has been laid off by Vox. Alex acted as the manager and editor of AN, providing guidance on posts and organizing the daily/weekly articles the rest of us would write. Without his presence, we, the other authors of AN, have been thrown in complete disarray.

This is a conflicting time for many of us. We would like to support Alex and don’t want to let Vox take advantage of the rest of us to simply pick up the slack, but we also don’t want to leave the AN community floundering.

We’re not yet sure how this will all evolve. We’ll try to get a skeleton set of articles up to keep the community engaged while we figure this out, but it isn’t going to be anything like normal for now.

This is a sad development, but hangs in there while we try to figure this out. If anyone else wants to step up to help keep our A’s fan community alive, please feel free to reach out to us — your ideas and efforts will be greatly appreciated.

Cody, Connor, Daniel, Nico & Wally

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