Is CSE at IIIT Delhi really a core CS course or an IT based course?

I am a first-year CSE student at IIIT Delhi. All the related subjects in CSE have more theory than required by an average Computer Engineer. 

Here are some details on each subject you’ll learn during the 1st and 2nd semesters of this course:

1st semester-

• System Management: You’ll learn the theory part through video lectures. You’ll learn a lot about concepts like the Anatomy of a recording disk, the difference between file systems, etc. The practical work will include disassembling an electronic device, video presentations, hardware projects, general shell scripting, etc.

• Intro to Programming: It is a usual programming language course. You’ll learn a lot of theory in it.

• Digital Circuits: You’ll study theory about the smallest of operations possible in a processor and basic computer architecture. 

• Linear Algebra: It is a math course, but a prerequisite for courses like Image Processing. It includes a lot of theory.

2nd semester-

• Computer Organization: You’ll learn Computer Architecture in this. The subject is more theoretical and less practical. You won’t have regular labs. But the prescribed book for this subject is pretty good.

• Data Structures and Algorithms: It is the best subject according to me. You’ll learn concepts, pseudo concepts, time and space complexities in lectures, and actual codes in lab sessions.

By describing each subject during the first year of CSE, I tried to resolve your query to some extent. The curriculum will move forward in a similar manner for the remaining years.