All engineering colleges under Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) will offer ‘Biology for Engineers’ as a subject from this year. It will be part of the ‘ability enhancement courses’ under the National Education Policy (NEP).
Explaining the new addition to all engineering courses from this year, VTU Vice-Chancellor Karisiddappa told TNIE that in the backdrop of Covid-19, engineers were seen working closely with doctors to design medical equipment, using advanced technology such as artificial neural, highlighting the need for the concept of biology in engineering courses