With a vision to transform India into a hub of high-quality mobile developers for global and local apps, Google recently announced the launch of a programme to offer Android Nanodegrees in India in partnership with Udacity.
The Android Nanodegree is an education credential that is designed to help developers learn new skills and advance their careers in a few months from anywhere on any device at their own pace. As a part of the programme Google and Tata Trusts will offer 1,000 scholarships for the Android Nanodegree to deserving students across the country.
With India being the second largest developer population in the world with three million software developers, India has the potential to become the number one developer population by 2018, with four million developers. By providing easy and affordable access to a world-class skill and educational program to Indian developers, Google aims to help India become a global leader in mobile app development.
The Udacity Android Nanodegree programme comprises of courses developed and taught by expert Google instructors from the Google developer relations team and will include project reviews, mentorship and career services from Udacity. The curriculum will be updated regularly with new releases and will provide developers with a certificate at the end of the programme.
The Udacity Android Nanodegree program is open for enrollment right now. The programme takes an average of six to nine months and costs `9,800 per month with Udacity refunding 50 per cent of the tuition upon completion.
Google will also host a career summit for thirty of the top graduates from the Android Nanodegree program in Bangalore by end of this year. Scholarships for the Android Nanodegree are available immediately. For more information visit www.udacity.com/India.