The Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science was established in the year 2022 with 60 students.Making machines think and act like humans through the science of artificial intelligence is the biggest technological advance this century has ever seen. Artificial intelligence is powered by data. Every aspect of human life will be dominated by AI powered by data, and the possibilities for its use will be endless. Among the examples already in existence are autonomous vehicles, virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa, and domestic assistants like robot maids.Young engineers who have a knack for data and visualisation are finding that the field of AI & DS is the most promising.