BCIT054 Artificial Intelligence Syllabus
AKTU B.Tech · 3rd Year · Unit-wise syllabus (effective 2024-25)
BCIT054 Artificial Intelligence (also written as KCIT054) is a subject in the 3rd year of the AKTU B.Tech programme, prescribed by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University. The syllabus is divided into 5 units: INTRODUCTION. The complete unit-wise topic list, course outcomes and reference books are given below, taken from the official AKTU syllabus effective from 2024-25.
BCIT054 Subject Details
| Subject Code | BCIT054 / KCIT054 |
|---|---|
| Subject Name | Artificial Intelligence |
| University | Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) |
| Course | B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) |
| Year / Semester | 3rd Year |
| Total Units | 5 |
| Scheme Effective From | 2024-25 |
| Last Verified | 2026-08-19 |
BCIT054 Artificial Intelligence Unit-Wise Syllabus
Official AKTU syllabus (effective 2024-25) — 5 units.
Unit 1: INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION : Introduction–Definition – Future of Artificial Intelligence – Characteristics of Intelligent Agents–Typical Intelligent Agents – Problem Solving Approach to Typical AI problems.
Unit 2
PROBLEM SOLVING METHODS Problem solving Methods – Search Strategies- Uninformed – Informed – Heuristics – Local Search Algorithms and Optimization Problems – Searching with Partial Observations – Constraint Satisfaction Problems – Constraint Propagation – Backtracking Search – Game Playing – Optimal Decisions in Games – Alpha – Beta Pruning – Stochastic Games
Unit 3
KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION First Order Predicate Logic – Prolog Programming – Unification – Forward Chaining-Backward Chaining – Resolution – Knowledge Representation – Ontological Engineering-Categories and Objects – Events – Mental Events and Mental Objects – Reasoning Systems for Categories – Reasoning with Default Information
Unit 4
SOFTWARE AGENTS Architecture for Intelligent Agents – Agent communication – Negotiation and Bargaining – Argumentation among Agents – Trust and Reputation in Multi-agent systems.
Unit 5
APPLICATIONS AI applications – Language Models – Information Retrieval- Information Extraction – Natural Language Processing – Machine Translation – Speech Recognition – Robot – Hardware – Perception – Planning – Moving
BCIT054 Course Outcomes
- At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
- CO 1 Understand the basics of the theory and practice of Artificial Intelligence as a discipline and K1, K2
- CO 2 about intelligent agents. K1, K2
- Understand search techniques and gaming theory.
- CO 3 The student will learn to apply knowledge representation techniques and problem-solving K3, K4
- strategies to common AI applications.
- CO 4 Students should be aware of techniques used for classification and clustering. K3, K4
- CO 5 Students should aware of basics of pattern recognition and steps required for it. K2, K3
- DETAILED SYLLABUS 3-0-0
BCIT054 Reference Books
- S. Russell and P. Norvig, “Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach‖, Prentice Hall, Third Edition, 2009.
- I. Bratko, ―Prolog: Programming for Artificial Intelligence‖, Fourth edition, Addison-Wesley Educational
- M. Tim Jones, ―Artificial Intelligence: A Systems Approach(Computer Science)‖, Jones and Bartlett Publishers,
- Nils J. Nilsson, ―The Quest for Artificial Intelligence‖, Cambridge University Press, 2009.
- William F. Clocksin and Christopher S. Mellish,‖ Programming in Prolog: Using the ISO Standard‖, Fifth
- Gerhard Weiss, ―Multi Agent Systems‖, Second Edition, MIT Press, 2013.
- David L. Poole and Alan K. Mackworth, ―Artificial Intelligence: Foundations of Computational Agents‖,
Frequently Asked Questions about BCIT054
What is the syllabus of BCIT054 Artificial Intelligence?
The AKTU BCIT054 Artificial Intelligence syllabus is divided into 5 units: INTRODUCTION. The complete topic list for each unit is published on this page, taken from the official Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University syllabus effective from 2024-25.
How many units are there in BCIT054?
BCIT054 Artificial Intelligence has 5 units in the AKTU syllabus.
Is BCIT054 the same subject as KCIT054?
Yes. AKTU renumbered its B.Tech subject codes from the 2022-23 session onwards, so the same subject appears as BCIT054 and KCIT054 depending on the scheme year. The syllabus content is the same.
Where can I download BCIT054 previous year question papers?
AKTU B.Tech previous year question papers for every semester are available to download free on Ryzenstudy, with no login or registration required.
Is this the official AKTU syllabus for BCIT054?
Yes. Every topic on this page is taken from the official Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University syllabus document (AKTU B.Tech 3rd Year Electronics and Computer Engineering Syllabus), effective from 2024-25. A direct link to the original AKTU PDF is provided at the top of this page. Last verified on 2026-08-19.
Related AKTU Syllabus
Source: Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University official syllabus — AKTU B.Tech 3rd Year Electronics and Computer Engineering Syllabus, effective from 2024-25. Ryzenstudy is not affiliated with AKTU. Content last verified on 2026-08-19.