B.E. (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science) Mini Project Syllabus - Mumbai University 2026

This is the SY BE AI and DS syllabus under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. The third and fourth years of this degree are still taught on the earlier CBCS REV-2019 'C' Scheme, because the University has published no NEP syllabus for Semesters V to VIII of any engineering branch.

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Syllabus for Mini Project

Semester 4 · SY BE AI and DS · NEP 2020

Objectives

1 To acquaint with the process of identifying the needs and converting it into the problem.
2 To familiarize the process of solving the problem in a group.
3 To acquaint with the process of applying basic engineering fundamentals to attempt solutions to the problems.
4 To inculcate the process of self-learning and research.

Outcome: Learner will be able to…

1 Identify problems based on societal /research needs.
2 Apply Knowledge and skill to solve societal problems in a group.
3 Develop interpersonal skills to work as member of a group or leader.
4 Draw the proper inferences from available results through theoretical/ experimental/simulations.
5 Analyse the impact of solutions in societal and environmental context for sustainable development.
6 Use standard norms of engineering practices
7 Excel in written and oral communication.
8 Demonstrate capabilities of self-learning in a group, which leads to lifelong learning.
9 Demonstrate project management principles during project work.

Guidelines for Mini Project

1 Students shall form a group of 3 to 4 students, while forming a group shall not be allowed less than three or more than four students, as it is a group activity.
2 Interdisciplinary mini project is also permitted.
3 Students should do survey and identify needs, which shall be converted into problem statement for mini project in consultation with faculty supervisor/head of department/internal committee of faculties.
4 Students shall submit implementation plan in the form of Gantt/PERT/CPM chart, which will cover weekly activity of mini project.
5 A logbook to be prepared by each group, wherein group can record weekly work progress, guide/supervisor can verify and record notes/comments.
6 Faculty supervisor may give inputs to students during mini project activity; however, focus shall be on self-learning.
7 Students in a group shall understand problem effectively, propose multiple solution and select best possible solution in consultation with guide/ supervisor.
8 Students shall convert the best solution into working model using various components of their domain areas and demonstrate.
9 The solution to be validated with proper justification and report to be compiled in standard format of University of Mumbai.
10 With the focus on the self-learning, innovation, addressing societal problems and entrepreneurship quality development within the students through the Mini Project.

Term Work

The review/ progress monitoring committee shall be constituted by head of departments of each institute. The progress of mini project to be evaluated on continuous basis, minimum two reviews in the semester.
In continuous assessment focus shall also be on each individual student, assessment based on individual’s contribution in group activity, their understanding and response to questions.
Distribution of Term work marks shall be as below: Marks
1 Marks awarded by guide/supervisor based on logbook 10
2 Marks awarded by review committee (Average of Review 1 & Review 2) 10 Mini-Project Review-1 a. Identification of Problem 2 b. Requirement analysis and Feasibility of the proposed work 2 c. Literature Review 2 d. Objectives of the proposed work 2 e. Methodology of the proposed work 2 Total Marks 10 Mini-Project Review-2 a. Planning of project work and team structure 2 b. Design Methodology 2 c. Conceptual and Technical Demonstration 2 2 d. Presentation: Oral delivery, contact with audience, slides, timing e. Quality of answers 2 10 Total Marks
3 Quality of Project report 5
Review / progress monitoring committee may consider following points for the assessment
1 Students group shall complete project in all aspects including, ∙ Identification of need/problem ● Proposed final solution ● Procurement of components/systems ● Building prototype and testing
2 Two reviews will be conducted for continuous assessment, ● First shall be for finalization of problem and proposed solution ● Second shall be for implementation and testing of solution.

Assessment criteria of Mini Project

Mini Project shall be assessed based on following criteria;
1 Quality of survey/ need identification
2 Clarity of Problem definition based on need.
3 Innovativeness in solutions
4 Feasibility of proposed problem solutions and selection of best solution
5 Cost effectiveness
6 Societal impact
7 Innovativeness
8 Cost effectiveness and Societal impact
9 Full functioning of working model as per stated requirements
10 Effective use of skill sets
11 Effective use of standard engineering norms
12 Contribution of an individual’s as member or leader
13 Clarity in written and oral communication

Guidelines for Assessment of Mini Project Practical/Oral Examination

1 Report should be prepared as per the mentioned guidelines (Preferred in LaTex). 5
2 Mini-Project shall be assessed through a presentation and demonstration of the working model by the student project group to a panel of Internal and External Examiners preferably from industry or research organizations having experience of more than five years approved by the head of Institution. Project presentation and demonstration to be evaluated w.r.t following parameters. a. Identification of Problem and Literature review 4 b. Problem Statement and Objective of the Proposed work 4 c. Design Methodology 4 d. Implementation 4 Total marks 16
3 Students shall be motivated to publish a paper based on the work in Conferences/ students 4 competitions e.t.c Total marks 25

References to get Project ideas

https://www.guvi.in/blog/top-mini-project-ideas-for-college-students/
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/project-idea-college-network/?ref=ml_lbp
https://www.simplilearn.com/tutorials/artificial-intelligence-tutorial/ai-project-ideas
https://roadmap.sh/backend/project-ideas
https://webflow.com/blog/website-ideas
https://gist.github.com/MWins/41c6fec2122dd47fdfaca31924647499
https://www.projectpro.io/article/artificial-intelligence-project-ideas/461
https://github.com/The-Cool-Coders/Project-Ideas-And-Resources
https://nevonprojects.com/project-ideas/software-project-ideas/
https://roadmap.sh/projects

Reproduced from the University of Mumbai syllabus for B.E. (Artificial Intelligence and Data Science), item 6.20 (N), under NEP 2020, in force from the academic year 2025-26. Wording, module numbering and hours are as printed in that syllabus.

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