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TCS iON
Industry Honour Course (IHC)

May 31, 2023

 Learning Transformation | TCS iON Industry Honour Course (IHC)

Talent Mismatch across Industry Designed by Focus on Aligned with Ecosystem of

Sectors Relevant industry experiential academic corporate &
Ready Pool of
Courses experts learning curriculum academic partners Experienced Freshers
• Lack of industry-trending • Project ready freshers for the
subjects in curriculum industry
• Limited access to industry • Talent with wide horizontal
experts subject exposure
• Lack of focus on hands-on • Knowledge of application to
skill development Digital multi- Live lectures from Industry Academic and industry support the learning
modal content & academic Experts expert led Communities

Some of early adopters of our

Industry projects for Periodic Formative Industry endorsed courses across the country
Suggested Model of Engagement practical exposure Assessment (NQT) summative exam • B. K. Birla College, MH
• Integration of curated learning
• Amity University, UP
tracks in existing degree programs
Industry branded Internships & job • MIT-ADT University, MH
to offer deep specialization
digital certificates opportunities • Kalasalingam University, TN
• Launch of new degree programs in
• TERF, GJ
Industry trending domains Current Inventory : 32 Live courses in domains like AI/ML, Data Science, Cloud
• TMV, MH
Computing, Cyber Security, Mixed Reality, IoT, Manufacturing Design, Fintech
• SDMIMD, KT… and 25+ more
etc.
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TCS iON IHC | Construct Mapping
Lecture
➢ Digital learning resources (15 hrs)
➢ Digital Lectures (15 lectures each of 1 hr) - Synchronous L T P Total
Course
(total ~30 hours) Credit 3 1 1 5

Lecture: 1 credit = 15 hours

Tutorial: 1 credit = 15 hours
Practical: 1 credit = 30 hours
Practical
Tutorial
➢ Industry Assignment (1-2 mini-projects
➢ Academic Community or as per course requirement)
➢ Industry Connect Community ▪ Implemented through virtual
➢ Formative Assessment environment as per course
requirement
(total ~15 hours)
(total ~30 hours)

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Professors and Syllabus: Click here to see the syllabus and professors’ profile
https://learning.tcsionhub.in/courses/industry-honour-course/course-list/?branch=Engineering

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Professors and Syllabus: Click here to see the syllabus and professors’ profile
https://learning.tcsionhub.in/courses/industry-honour-course/course-list/?branch=Engineering

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Professors and Syllabus: Click here to see the syllabus and professors’ profile
https://learning.tcsionhub.in/courses/industry-honour-course/course-list/?branch=Engineering

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Professors and Syllabus: Click here to see the syllabus and professors’ profile
https://learning.tcsionhub.in/courses/industry-honour-course/course-list/?branch=Engineering

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TCS iON IHC | Value Proposition

Design Jointly designed and delivered by Academia & Industry

Ease of Integration Aligned with regulatory framework and easily integrable in existing degree

Industry Interaction Continuous interaction opportunity with Industry experts throughout the course

Experiential Learning Focused on Experiential Learning with Assignments designed by Industry experts

Proctored Assessment Proctored assessment (NQT) using market leading TCS iON Assessment platform

Internship Internships opportunities for all eligible learners

Industry Certificate Industry endorsed certificate upon successful completion

Job Visibility Job visibility from pan-India corporates for all eligible learners

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TCS iON IHC | Pedagogy

Digital Content
• Videos covering concepts in ~15 minutes
• Good quality infographics / elocution is clear
• Easy to access through laptop / tablets / mobile phones

Live Lectures
• 1 hr session; break every 20 minutes
• Ask query through chat
• Recording placed in microsite for ready reference

Communities
• ASME moderated community – research papers / blogs / code nuggets
• ISME moderated community – white papers / YouTube links / applications
• Discussion Forum – chat among themselves; conduct surveys; start discussion

DIY Assignment
• Based on real-time industry projects
• Helps learner to follow the steps of project development
• Virtual machine integrated within the microsite with necessary software(S)

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TCS iON IHC | Outcome Linkage

Assured Internship:
All eligible learners from the IHC courses would get an opportunity to avail an Internship of 5 credits in virtual mode
towards end of the learning track. The internship project would be related to the domain of the subscribed course.

Industry Endorsed Certificate:

All successful learners from the IHC courses would get a digital certificate from TCS iON, endorsing their skill in domain /
technology of the subscribed course.

Job Visibility:
All eligible learners from the IHC courses would be appearing in TCS iON National Qualifier Test (NQT) – Cognitive &
Subject tests. NQT is endorsed by a large pool of corporates in the country including TCS. Successful learners from the
above tests would be given access to jobs from pan-India corporates through TCS iON Job Portal.

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TCS IHC | Certificate Course Catalogue
S No. Course Name S No. Course Name
1 Practical Approach to Data Mining and Analytics 17 Ethereum & Smart Contracts - Apps Development
2 Artificial Intelligence for Real-World Application 18 Industrial Mechatronic Systems
3 Machine Learning for Real-World Application 19 Statistics using R & Python

4 Application of Deep Learning and Neural Networks 20 IoT and its Applications using Raspberry Pi

5 Information Security - Practitioner’s Perspective 21 IoT Application Development on Cloud

Major Domains:

6 Intelligent Game Design and its Applications 22 Practical Approach to Cyber Security ▪ Artificial
Intelligence
7 Usability Design of Software Applications 23 Social Media and Text Analytics ▪ Data Science
24 Virtual Reality Development and its Applications ▪ Internet-of-Things
8 Applied Cloud Computing
▪ Cloud Computing
9 Business English 25 Advanced Cyber Security – An Application Approach ▪ Cyber Security
26 Data Analysis using Excel ▪ AR / VR
10 Augmented Reality Development and its Applications
▪ Fintech
11 Big Data on Cloud 27 Robotic Process Automation

12 Conversational Experiences 28 Vision Intelligence and Machine Learning

13 Cyber-Physical Systems 29 Design Thinking

14 Data Analytics and Reporting 30 Fintech Primer

15 Data Modelling and Visualization 31 Basic Econometrics
16 Embedded Systems Design using ARM Microcontrollers 32 Reinforcement Learning

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 TCS iON IHC | Learning Tracks – few suggestions (Honors)
S No. Learning Track Course Names S No. Learning Track Course Names
1. Artificial Intelligence 1. Usability Design
2. Machine Learning Immersive 2. Intelligent Game Design
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1 Artificial Intelligence 3. Deep Learning and Neural Networks Experience 3. Augmented Reality
4. Reinforcement Learning / Natural 4. Virtual Reality
Language Processing
1. Data Analysis using Excel
1. Data Mining and Analytics 2. Data Modelling and Visualization
7 Data Analysis
2. Data Modelling & Visualization 3. Data Analytics & Reporting
2 Data Science 4. Big Data Analytics – Advanced
3. Data Analytics & Reporting
4. Social Media & Text Analytics
1. Machine Learning
1. Applied Cloud Computing Conversational 2. Deep Learning and Neural Networks
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2. IoT and its Applications using Raspberry Systems 3. Social Media and Text Analytics
3 Internet of Things Pi 4. Conversational Experiences
3. IoT Application Development on Cloud
1. Fintech Primer
4. IoT Security Application & Testing*
2. Basic Econometrics
9 Fintech
1. Applied Cloud Computing 3. Blockchain in Fintech
2. Cloud Architecture 4. RPA in Fintech*
4 Cloud Computing
3. Cloud Development
4. Big Data on Cloud
1. Information Security
2. Practical Approach to Cyber Security
5 Cyber Security
3. Advanced Cyber Security
4. Cryptography*

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TCS iON IHC | Learning Tracks – Semester-wise (2/3/4 yrs New Degree)
Specialization Semester Course Title Specialization Semester Course Title
(indictive) (indictive)
1 Business English 1 Business English

2 Design Thinking - 2 Design Thinking -

Practitioner's Perspective Practitioner's Perspective
3 Artificial Intelligence for Real Applied Cloud Computing
3
World application
4 Machine Learning for Real
Cloud
4 Cloud Development *
World Applications Computing
AI / ML 5 Applications of Deep Learning 5 Cloud Architecture *
and Neural Networks
6 Social Media and Text 6 Big Data on Cloud
Analytics
7 Reinforcement Learning 7 IoT Application Development
on Cloud
8 Vision Intelligence & Machine
8 Information Security -
Learning / Natural Language
Practitioner's Perspective
Processing
7/8 National Qualifier Test (TCS
7/8 National Qualifier Test (TCS
(Employability NQT) - Default
(Employability NQT) - Default
Test)
Test)
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….TCS iON IHC | Learning Tracks – Semester-wise
Specialization Semester Course Title Specialization Semester Course Title
(indictive) (indictive)
1 Business English 1 Business English

2 Design Thinking - 2 Design Thinking -

Practitioner's Perspective Practitioner's Perspective
3 Data Mining and Analytics 3 Information Security -
Practitioner's Perspective
4 Data Modelling & 4 Practical Approach to
Visualization Cyber Cybersecurity
Data 5 Machine Learning using real Security 5 Applied Cloud Computing
World Applications
Science
6 Applications of Deep Learning 6 Advanced Cyber Security - An
and Neural Networks Application Approach
7 Big Data Analytics – Advanced 7 Cryptography *

8 Social Media and Text 8 IoT Security Testing & It's

Analytics Applications *
7/8 National Qualifier Test (TCS 7/8 National Qualifier Test (TCS
(Employability NQT) - Default (Employability NQT) - Default
Test) Test)

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Engagement Model – 1: Certificate

Model
• The learner can earn additional certificate / diploma in addition to their regular degree program.
a. If the learner opts for a single course from the learning track, the learner will earn a Certificate.
b. If the learner opts for two courses from the learning track, the learner will earn a Diploma.
c. If the learner completes the whole learning track, the learner will earn an Advance Diploma.

Assessment
• The learners would then be appearing for Summative Assessment which is conducted in two parts: - Test of
Knowledge and Test of Application.
Internship
• After completing the course, remote internship will be provided based on the learning track.
Duration
• The duration for Certificate is 1 semester.
Outcome Linkage
• Post the completion of the program, the learner would get exclusive access to TCS iON Job portal.
• Currently 2000+ corporates are on-boarded in TCS iON Job portal and regularly posting jobs.

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Engagement Model – 2: Integration/Honors Degree

The Institute can upgrade their existing program or

launch a new program to offer trending specialization. Course
enabled
Domain IHC Courses Semester Year for
Learning tracks can be embedded in appropriate Credit
semesters to bring in the specialization flavor. Points
Course – 1 I I 5
Course – 2 II I 5
The learner can take up Remote Internship in the 5th Course – 3 II I 5
semester of the degree as per program construct. Course – 4 III II 5
Course – 5 III II 5
B.Tech in Course – 6 III II 5
After every course completion, the learners would then given Course – 7 IV II 5
be appearing for Summative Assessment. domain Course – 8 IV II 5
Course – 9 IV II 5
Course – 10 V III 5
Post the completion of the program, learner would get Course – 11 (if applicable) V III 5
exclusive access to TCS iON Job portal through TCS NQT. Remote Internship V III
TCS NQT VI III -

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Next Steps

Immediate Next Step

✓ License estimation for 5 years; price calculation and signing MoU
Integrate into curriculum
✓ Initiate the process to integrate IHC into curriculum or start as an open
elective
✓ Initiate the process to launch New Degree Programs with IHC tracks

Please drop a mail to us at p.ashwine@tcs.com, to help us get you on-boarded

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