The first-ever blended medical degree of IIT Madras has attracted more than 6,000 applications for a sanctioned strength of 30 seats .
IIT Madras is also planning to launch classes on its first-ever international campus at Zanzibar in Tanzania on October 25.
The admissions will be based on the scores in the IISER Aptitude Test (IAT). The course will begin on July 31.
During the first year, the institute will offer one UG programme and one PG programme in data science and artificial intelligence. The courses would be open to students from all countries including India. Students will be enrolled based on a screening test.
"This programme is one of the initiatives under the NEP 2020 which is promoting interdisciplinary programmes.
Students joining this programme will study anatomy, physiology of organs, mathematical modelling of organ system, pathology of organ system along with basic engineering principles, fundamental sciences, machine learning and others.
The institute also plans to launch its BSc (maths and computing) with BEd to produce good maths teachers at school level.
In another initiative that launches next month, the institute proposes to train 25,000 students from 250 government schools annually in basic electronics.
"IIT Madras has partnered with seven hospitals and roped in doctors as professors of practice to teach
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