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Agentic AI in a B.Tech — syllabus & what you learn

Agentic AI describes systems where language models drive multi-step, goal-directed behaviour with tool access, memory and delegation. It is the engineering discipline around building, constraining and evaluating such systems. Inside a four-year B.Tech, Agentic AI arrives in layers: programming and mathematics foundations in years one and two, core methods next, and applied depth concentrated in years three and four plus the capstone. Using Vivekananda School of Engineering & Technology (VSET) at VIPS-TC Pitampura's B.Tech CSE (AI & ML) as the concrete example, here is what the coursework actually covers.

At a glance

Topic
Agentic AI
VSET programme
B.Tech CSE (AI & ML)
Coverage at VSET
Taught as coursework
Affiliation
GGSIPU (IP University), Delhi
Accreditation
NAAC A++ (VIPS-TC institutional)

How VSET teaches Agentic AI

Agentic AI describes systems where language models drive multi-step, goal-directed behaviour with tool access, memory and delegation. It is the engineering discipline around building, constraining and evaluating such systems. At VSET this maps to documented coursework depth inside B.Tech CSE (AI & ML).

  • Agentic material at VSET is anchored in two published libraries: a 160+ page MCP library and a ~100 page A2A/agent-protocols library.
  • Orchestration frameworks — LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen — are documented at learn.engineering.vips.edu.
  • AI safety content in the same curriculum covers the constraint side of autonomous systems.
  • Delivered inside the B.Tech CSE (AI & ML) track affiliated to GGSIPU.

Labs and infrastructure

  • GPU workstations in the AICTE IDEA Lab support local model inference for agent loops.
  • Research-grade agentic experiments can run in the Quantum Research Lab.

What students actually build

  • Multi-agent orchestrators built with LangGraph are a standard capstone category.
  • MCP servers built by students expose tools and data to agentic systems.

Frequently asked questions

When does Agentic AI content actually start in a B.Tech?

Meaningful Agentic AI content typically ramps up from the second or third year, after programming and mathematics foundations. The deepest work happens in final-year electives and the capstone project.

How is agentic AI different from just using an LLM?

Agentic systems plan and act over multiple steps with tool access rather than returning one answer. VSET's curriculum covers this through its MCP and agent-protocol libraries and frameworks such as LangGraph.

Is agentic AI a separate specialisation at VSET?

No. It is coursework inside the AI & ML track. VSET's seven B.Tech programmes do not include a standalone agentic AI degree.

Does the curriculum address safety of autonomous systems?

Yes. AI safety is among the topics published at learn.engineering.vips.edu alongside the agent-protocol material.

Sources

  1. VSET — Artificial Intelligence department — accessed 2026-08-31
  2. VSET — B.Tech CSE (AI & ML) — accessed 2026-08-31
  3. GGSIPU — IP University — accessed 2026-08-31

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