BTech CSE – Blockchain

The minimum credit requirement for students seeking admission in 2022 is 175.

No, computer science is not a mandatory subject in Grade XII to apply for B.Tech in Computer Science and Engineering. In the first year of B.Tech, the fundamentals of the programming are covered.

After successful completion, all the students enrolled in these specializations shall get their B.Tech degree in their respective programme with the chosen specialization.

A student can apply for the change in specialization during the course of his studies by filling up a change request form and has to complete all the pre-requisites for the newly chosen specialization.

With the technological revolution in specialized areas like Data Science, Cyber Security & Forensics, AI & ML, Full Stack, Blockchain and Gaming, Augmented and Virtual Reality all these specializations have their own relevance. The key highlights of each specialization with outcomes and career prospects are available on the following link: https://www.ncuindia.edu/school/department-of-cse/

The Department has an excellent record of campus placements. With a view to equip our students for a bright career, the University has a central placement department known as School of Professional Attachment, an in-house team of trainers with high-class industry exposure. They train students for business communication, self-presentations, soft skills and on the technical front. They hold strong relationships with a voluminous number of companies. Prestigious Companies like Deloitte, Yatra, Ernst & Young, HSBC, Orange, British Telecom, Gemini Solutions, BYJU’s, Wipro, Make My Trip, Fidelity, Nagarro, TCS, IBM, OYO, Zomato, Sapient, Protivity etc. visit for the campus recruitment. Around 99% of the eligible students get placed through the campus with an average package of around 5 LPA. The department is working strenuously in thrust areas of Industry 4.0 namely Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Cyber Security & Forensics, Cloud Computing, Full Stack Development, Gaming, AR and VR technology, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. The students with specialized skill sets in these areas have been placed on higher scale packages.

The University has a central placement department known as School of Professional Attachment, an in-house team of trainers with high-class industry exposure. They train students for business communication, self-presentations, soft skills and on the technical front. They hold strong relationships with a voluminous number of companies. The department is working strenuously in thrust areas of Industry 4.0 namely Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Cyber security, Internet of Things, Full Stack and Game technology, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. The student with specialized skill sets in these areas have been placed on higher scale packages. University and department conduct mock interviews (PPI) for students to get prepared for placements. Interactive sessions for students with our alumni placed in varied Companies are conducted to help them get first-hand information on the skills required for better placements. University and department conduct placement preparation sessions for the students on aptitude, English usage, and verbal skills. The university along with department even helps in facilitating the internship opportunities to the students along with the opportunities to work for live projects.

We envision to provide a research-based platform for incubation across disciplines so that the students can innovate and invent solutions and apps, utilizing their full potential to meet their entrepreneurial dreams, thereby serving the industry and the society. An incubation center has been set up to promote the spirit of entrepreneurship amongst students. We have also established an Institution Innovation Council (IIC), as per the norms of MHRD, Innovation Cell to systematically foster the culture of innovation amongst the students. The primary mandate is to encourage, inspire and nurture young students by supporting them to work with new ideas and transform them into tangible outcomes. Tinkering lab and VC Innovation Fund have been established to support these efforts technically and financially.

The department aims at experiential teaching pedagogy for building the right set of Knowledge, Skills & Attitude among the students. Few of the highlights of our academic framework are as follows:

• Domain Specialization: Seven specializations namely Data Science, AI & ML, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security & Forensic, Blockchain, Full Stack and Gaming, AR & VR based on latest industry needs.
• Industry Engagement: MoUs with different industries, organizations like NTRO to strengthen its curriculum, enhance placements, internships and opportunities for engagement of students in live projects.
• Industry Mentored: Students at NCU work on the real-time project of an organization under the direct mentoring by a faculty and an industry professional.
• Curriculum in line with industry: Curriculum has been designed keeping in mind the industry needs and is thoroughly revised by all industry experts and academicians from IITs and JNU.
• Experiential: Real Time Projects: The University provides the necessary ecosystem to encourage students to get engaged in socially relevant real-time projects.
• Module Based Learning: The University has adapted modular approach to course design and learning.
• Student e-Portfolio: Students are guided to generate their E-Portfolio right from the moment when they start their journey from the first year.
• Research Opportunities: Strong research groups in the department with a rich legacy of high-quality publications, sponsored projects and filed patents.

With a view to equip our students for a bright career, the department at the core level emphasizes to a great extent on the designing of curriculum aligned with the industry demand. The curriculum has been designed and is thoroughly revised through significant inputs from industry leaders, practitioners and academicians from IITs and JNU. Every year, we gear our teaching pattern to include the most relevant methodologies so that our students pick up skills that are relevant to today’s industry requirements. The department is working hard in thrust areas of Industry 4.0 namely Data Science, AI & ML, Cyber Security & Forensics, Cloud Computing, Full Stack and Game technology, Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality. As a part of immersive industry practice, the department ensures that the classroom learning of the student should be taken to the industry. Students work on the real-time projects of an organization under the direct mentoring by a faculty and an industry professional into their respective specialized domain. Industry mentors get associated with the students to take their journey forward and visit the university to conduct pre-placement interviews. These interviews help the students to be in the same environment as they face during actual interviews for placements. The department facilitates the students with different internship opportunities as well. A variety of organizations like Deloitte, Fidelity, Optum and others conduct workshops and seminars on specific technologies, practices and skill verticals. This practice makes the transition from a student to an employed professional in industry, seamless and smooth. At NCU, we have been achieving a placement record of nearly 100% for past years. Leading companies like IBM, Deloitte, Ernst and Young, Nagarro, Orange, Fidelity, BYJUS etc. visited our campus and gave exciting job offers to our students.

The department has various clubs and societies to promote the holistic development of the students. We at NCU believe that participation in clubs and societies exposes students to new life experiences. Student’s association with these is very important for development of valuable leadership skills and abilities. They are platforms to foster respect for personal and cultural diversity and provides opportunities to express creativity and talent. The links and the list of various societies and clubs are as follow:Professional societies:

• The Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Student Chapter
• Computer Society of India (CSI), Student Chapter
• Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer (IEEE), Student Chapter
• The Institution of Engineers (IEI), Student Chapter
• Open Web Application Software Project (OWASP)

Co-curricular clubs/societies:

• Google Student Club
• NCU Game Mantra
• Programmers Club
• Python Warriors
• The Society of Cyber Security Education and Research(SOCER)
• VISUALIVE Club
• Women In Coding Club
• Data Analysis and Research Group(DRAGON)

Community-service clubs/societies:

• Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
• Udaan
• Sehyog

Students at NCU participate in various national and international events. Recently, Eshita Mann, Dushyant Luthra, Lakshay Baweja, Hritik Kounsal, Devashish Nayak and Sahil Khurana with the official mentors Ms. Poonam Chaudhary and Mr Sumit Kumar from CSE, NCU, have won Smart India Hackathon (SIH 2020) for the Problem Statement of Ministry of MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises), India. They got an amount of Rs.100,000/- as a prize money and further collaboration with ministry to carry forward their project into reality.

Ms. Sachi Chandna, Ms. Rushika Shrestha, Mr. Tushar Jindal, Mr. Vaibhav Saini, Mr. Hritik Kapil, Mr. Hitesh Sharma, Mr. Yash Chaturvedi, Mr. Harshit Nagpal, and Mr. Diwakar Sharma have received INNOVATION AWARD 2020, in Alibaba Cloud Global AI Innovation Challenge 2020.

Team “Technocrats” of CSE Department, comprising of three members Nishant Khatri (Team Leader), Prabal Goyal and Prakhar Bhatnagar (Students of the Final year CSE), has been declared TechE Theme Champion for the IoT Domain at the Deloitte Technoutsav 3.0.

Mr. Virendra Pratap, Mr. Anshul Yadav, Mr. Dikshit, Mr. Anveshak Parashar, Mr. Arnay Kabtiyal have presented and prepared a top notch video displaying the activities of their student branch in a creative manner. These students have been felicitated with runners-up in the Student Branch Storyboard Video Presentation Contest at the IEEE All India Students Young Professionals Life Member’s Women In Engineering Congress 2020.

Mr. Akhil Sharma and Mr. Abhishek Chauhan designed an AR Core multiplayer game on Vuforia and bagged Second Prize along with a PlayStation in the National level competition ‘TCS Extended Reality 2019’ organized by TCS. The students were declared winner for showcasing their technical skills in Augmented and Virtual Reality based projects for different applications. In addition, Mr. Madhur, Mr.Keshav and Ms. Gazzal from B.Tech (CSE) had won the Collegiate Cyber Threat Competition (CCTC) by Deloitte from all over India.

The ACM-ICPC is considered as the “Olympics of Programming Competitions”. It is one of the oldest, largest, and most prestigious programming contest in the world. Mr. Devansh Bhatia, Mr.Rohit Malhotra and Mr. Navkrishna from B.Tech (CSE) represented The NorthCap University, Gurugram at two ACM ICPC(Association for Computing Machinery – International Collegiate Programming Contest) 2017-2018 Asia Level Regionals.

Mr. Akarshan Gandotra and Mr. Harsh Lathwal from B.Tech (CSE) were declared as winners of Google Summer of Code, 2017 for the proposal “Development of an Android Application for Pocket Science Lab Experiments”.

Ms. Urvika Gola and Mr. Pranav Jain from B.Tech (CSE) participated in the United Nations Climate Change COP 23 Event at Bonn, Germany under the official name of Hack4Climate.Urvika and Pranav also delivered sessions at the FOSSASIA Conference in Singapore. They were culled to participate in a 24-hour long hackathon which took place in Taj Palace, New Delhi. It was inaugurated by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi and Rt Hon Theresa May, Prime Minister of UK. They were the only ones to receive the award from Microsoft for their overall performance. They also won the Best Team Name award for the solution named ‘Janhit Mein Jaari’. In addition, Pranav was invited as a mentor to Helsinki, Finland to represent India at Ultrahack 2016, a global three-day hackathon. He won the First Prize of Euros 10000 in 5G Hackathon 2017 and OYS Challenge 2017 at Oulu, Finland.

Ms. Divya Sharma, Mr. Kunal Arora and Mr. Antariksh Anand from B.Tech (CSE) were selected to pursue education from Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown (ITB), Dublin, Ireland through university’s MoU with ITB, Ireland. Mr.Jitesh Miglani was also selected for Masters of Science in Computing in Applied Cyber Security. These students were offered a 40% tuition fee waiver by ITB, Ireland and a 50% scholarship as fee reimbursement by NCU.

Ms. Tanya Joon from B.Tech (CSE) was selected and invited for the Developer’s Student Club Summit, Goa. Mr. Parth Mishra from B.Tech(CSE) was selected to purse his education at Michigan Tech University, USA under the MoU between The NorthCap University and Michigan Tech University.Mr Divyanshu Verma from B.Tech CSE, along with Mr. Rahul Yadav, CEO of Voxogrenic Pvt. Ltd. have been declared as winners of TechGig Code Gladiators 2019, organised by TechGig and sponsored by Amazon. They built a game on Alexa within 23 Hrs and have been awarded a certificate, winners shield and the prize money of Rs 1,75,000.

Engineers without Borders India held their all India meet at SVCE College, Bangalore. Many student chapters, as well as professional members, were invited. EWB, NCU Chapter grabbed the award for “Best Chapter” all over India for its dedication & implementation. Computer Society of India (CSI) – The NorthCap University, Gurugram has been conferred with the the Best Accredited Student Branch (2017 – 2019) in recognition of significant contribution to the CSI activities.

Research is the primary activity and focus of the Department. Faculty members are active researchers in their respective domains of expertise and lead various sub groups. Research within the Department is grouped into clusters namely: Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, Data Mining, Data Science, Soft Computing, High-Performance Computing, Computational Optimization, Software Engineering, Information Security, AI and Machine Learning, Speech and Image Processing and Bioinformatics. The Department provides exposure and opportunities:

• By providing guidance to our students through qualified faculty members. The students are encouraged for bringing out quality publications in highly indexed Journals like SCI & Scopus.
• By involving students in research-oriented and consultancy projects.
• By providing interdisciplinary research-based projects to students.
• By giving students the opportunities to work with industry for their major projects.
• The incubation centre in the University also gives students a platform to implement their innovative ideas and research.
• By providing VC Innovation Funds to students who come up with innovative ideas.

The department provides multiple opportunities to students for Higher Studies.

• University has tie-ups with various foreign universities namely ITB Ireland, Michigan Tech University, USA, University of Dayton, USA, Providence University Taiwan etc.
• Students are provided opportunities to pursue research and higher studies through our collaborative programmes with foreign universities.
• Excellent learning teaching pedagogy ensures readiness of students for various examinations like GMAT, GRE etc. that helps students to get into foreign universities.

The university has a vigilant anti-ragging committee which ensures a ragging free campus. We can proudly state that no case of ragging till date has been reported in the university campus.

B.Tech CSE with Specialization in Data Science will provide graduates with a highly relevant skill set in mining large amounts of structured and unstructured data to identify patterns that can help organizations recognize new market opportunities, rein in costs, increase efficiencies and enhance organization’s competitive advantage. This is technology-focused degree with a strong Programming foundation combining rigorously taught components of Data Visualization, Probability and Statistics, Machine Learning, Data Engineering, Big Data, Deep Learning and Image Analysis and Computer Vision. Facebook, Dell, Myntra.com, Infosys and other leading players have actively implemented Data Science as a crucial part of their technologies.B.Tech. CSE provides graduates with a high level of expertise in programming, hardware administration, software administration, networking and network security. It prepares students to pursue careers involving innovation and problem solving using computational techniques and technologies, or to undertake advanced studies for research careers or to take up Entrepreneurship.

B.Tech CSE with specialization in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning offers students with theoretical and practical knowledge of computational tools that are needed for real-world applications such as linguistics, health, bioinformatics, economics, education, social network analysis, games etc. The curriculum lays the foundation of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning fundamentals including Probability and Statistics, Tensorflow, Applied Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Robotics, Computer Vision etc. Companies such as Google, IBM, Microsoft and other leading players have actively implemented AI as a crucial part of their technologies.

Curricula of B.Tech CSE with specialization in Cyber Security & Forensics equips students with the foundation concepts underlying the secure systems. Apart from normal computational processes and programming languages, the curriculum involves hands-on practice sessions to develop skills required for understanding the vulnerabilities of existing systems and building systems that defend against escalating cyber threats. It enhances the value of a graduate degree in terms of career advancement, higher income and increased job security.

The curriculum for B.Tech (CSE) with specialization in Blockchain technology will equip the students with new-age technologies that will be relevant worldwide. Students will understand the underlying mechanisms behind the technology and will be able to design and develop decentralized applications on the Blockchain. The specialization track will not only cover the core subjects of Computer Science and Engineering but will give an extra edge to the student by providing him/her the exposure to the emerging Blockchain Technology. When it comes to the field of distributed computing, Blockchain technologies and most significantly in cryptocurrencies, there are many options for the students to take up jobs not only in Technical fields but also in Non-Technical fields.

B.Tech programme in Full Stack Development is amongst the most crucial roles in IT, was also ranked the second most popular developer occupation. This Full Stack specialization has been carefully designed to build experts who work across all layers of software to build, support and maintain web applications. Master skills in Front-end and Back-end technologies through the use of the most popular JAM (Java, Angular and MongoDB) Stack. It emphasize on applying the right engineering disciplines with detailed emphasis on Dev-Ops and Agile (SCRUM) principles.

B.Tech CSE with Cloud Computing specialization offers students with theory and practice to enable them to understand and implement cloud-based applications. The curriculum lays the foundation of cloud computing fundamentals covering all major service providers including Google cloud, AWS and Microsoft Azure. Industry-oriented curriculum enables the students to prepare for technical careers in developing applications and providing services that run on a distributed network using virtualised resources and containers with a focus towards security, standards and applications in Cloud, including Cloud Security challenges, software as a service security and its common standards.

B.Tech (CSE) with specialization in Gaming, AR and VR will provide graduates with a high level of expertise in practical software engineering, Game Tech and XR (Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality) development and an understanding of how people and technology interact, combined with the creative insight essential to help create the future in immersive systems. This is a technology-focused degree with a strong tech foundation that combines rigorously taught components with studio-based learning and critical thinking.

Data Science focuses on data engineering which include subjects like introduction of AI & ML, data analytics, big data, data mining, data warehousing. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI and ML) focuses on areas like neural networks, natural language processing and deep learning.

The Department has a hi-tech learning environment with well-equipped research laboratories for Network Programming, Database Management Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Graphics, Java Programming, Information Security and Cryptography, Operating System, Object-Oriented Programming, Compiler Design, Computer Networks, Internet and Web Programming, Mobile Computing, Software Testing, C/C++ Programming, Modeling & Simulation, Advanced Algorithms, .NET Programming, Object-Oriented Software Engineering.

The CISCO Network Academy at NCU is a joint venture between The NorthCap University and CISCO. High-Performance Computing Lab has also been established with 1 teraflop computing power. All classrooms are equipped with ICT facilities and updated computing equipment to support research and teaching activities. Various other facilities such as Tinkering Lab & Incubation centre are also available.

NCU has Competent and Experienced Faculties with:

• Majority of them having PhD degree from the reputed Universities like IITs, JNU etc.
• Quality Publications in SCI, Scopus Indexed Journals, Book Chapters and Conference Proceedings.
• Excellence awards and the special achievements like “Advanced Level Instructor” title by Cisco Networking Academy, Teaching and Research Excellence award and Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. Various faculties are editors and editorial board members in the reputed journals.
• Zeal to regularly update themselves through Faculty Development Programmes conducted by industry experts.
• Opportunities to work in collaboration with Industry experts through Externship Programmes.
• Faculties update themselves with the current trends and requirement of industries by doing quality level certifications.

Migration is permitted from other Institutions/University (UGC/AICTE approved) based on academic course mapping, which is taken care by Dean, NCU in consultation with subject experts. Interested candidates may apply for migration at Dean Office, NCU with all academic credentials from 10th onwards, provided that the minimum eligibility for the programme in which the student is interested, is met.

Minimum 70% attendance is required in each course in order to appear in the end semester examination. This is as per the UGC guidelines.