IT programs demand the humanities: new developments in India. From the article:

The National Education Policy emphasised on the need to provide multidisciplinary courses, as result Indian Institute of Technology (IITs)  have started to expand the courses offered in the field of humanities, among others….

Moreover, these courses allow students to build skills such as critical thinking, and just go beyond numbers. According to Sukanya Sharma, professor, HoD, Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati, these courses help students to understand and address global challenges and make use of these opportunities from a multi-dimensional perspective.

Furthermore, with India going through a technology revolution, academicians believe that it is imperative to understand socio-cultural stratification. Unequal distribution of accessibility to technology may lead to digital divide and knowledge gap….

Moreover, IIT Guwahati plans to start a masters’ programme in liberal arts from July 2022 in addition to flagship courses in development studies.  IIT Gandhinagar, also plans to add humanities and social sciences courses at undergraduate level. According to Dasgupta, often these classes have a mix of students from basic science, engineering and humanities and social sciences.

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