Engineering curriculum to get a major revamp; JNTU-Hyderabad to roll out R-25

The new syllabus will focus more on equipping students with industry related skills, making them ready to be recruited after their graduation

Hyderabad: The undergraduate engineering curriculum is set to undergo a major revamp as Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) – Hyderabad gears up to roll out Regulations-25 (R-25) for the academic year 2025-26.

The new syllabus will focus more on equipping students with industry related skills, making them ready to be recruited after their graduation. To formulate the new syllabus, the JNTU-Hyderabad has sought cooperation of the All India Council of Technical Education and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras.

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The university has scheduled a workshop with IIT-Madras senior professors, who will make a presentation on courses offered, syllabus and how massive open online courses are being offered by the institute, on January 7.

The session will also have industry experts presenting their insights and requirements from graduates.

The university, which scheduled another workshop with principals and deans of autonomous and affiliated colleges on January 8, decided to take suggestions from the stakeholders as well.

According to a senior official, the JNTU-Hyderabad is focusing more on emerging areas in engineering with special emphasis on major and minor degree programmes. The new syllabus will be in tune with the NEP and industrial requirements.

The JNTU-Hyderabad has been revising engineering curriculum every three years with the last such revision was in 2022 and R-22 was introduced.