bhubaneswar artificial intelligence ai machine learning ml robotics data science cloud computing and internet of things iot are favourite courses of technical students now experts from various institutes here have said as ai has become a vital part of future technology and automation of industries a huge workforce well versed with it and machine learning will be the need of the hour many technical institutions are already offering these new age courses in odishasome of the institutes have started these courses as specialisations under computer science and other engineering courses after the implementation of the national education policy a student can choose any subject according to hisher interest even a student of humanities can learn ai bibudhendu pati the head of computer science department at rama devi womens university rdwu saidhe added ai is in high demand now many students and professionals are enrolling themselves for such courses many companies owning aibased products like chatgpt are hiring manpower wellversed with it it has become a craze now and those working on ai are also getting good salaries sasmita samanta the vicechancellor of kiit university said courses on future technology including ai ml iot robotics and others are a hit among the technical students data analytics has become a major tool to solve different issues that affect human beings ai is capable of creating new knowledge and generative ai will create jobs in future she addedshe also said that students have shown interest in design courses after the make in india campaign many companies have started making new innovations in the country companies need experienced manpower to design automobiles aircrafts machines and many more she added