Data science is the field of study that combines domain expertise, programming skills and knowledge of mathematics and statistics to extract meaningful insights from data. Today, from multinational companies to small startups, every organisation requires a Data Scientist for proper usage of the huge amount of data it generates and stores.
The rising demand for data science professionals presses on the need to have some significant courses and curriculum to skill-up the budding leaders.
Here is a list of India’s top institutes offering comprehensive and advanced data science online courses that can help learners acquire the right skill set and land their dream job.
Henry Harvin: The course equips students with the most essential skills needed to apply data science in any number of real-world contexts. It blends theory, computation, and application in a most easy-to-understand and practical way. The training duration is 40 hours with 12 month free Brush Up sessions and 50 hours e-learning access. The course fee starts from Rs 13,500 onwards.
IntelliPaat: IntelliPaat’s Data Science training programme offered in collaboration with IBM lets learners gain proficiency in Data Science with Python, Machine Learning, AI, Deep Learning, Big Data Hadoop, Spark and Tableau Desktop. This programme comprises 10+ courses, 53+ industry-specific projects, and 232 hours of online instructor-led training with a CAPSTONE project. Learners will get access to the IBM course and earn a certificate from IBM.
Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode: IIM Kozhikode has launched the Certificate Programme in Data Science, designed to give you a detailed insight into modern data science practices. The course helps participants to understand the differences between small data and big data, explore Python and learn to import Python libraries such as NumPy and Pandas amongst other skills. The three months programme is conducted online through session of four-five hours per week. Graduate or diploma holders in any discipline with minimum one year of work experience can apply. The fee is is Rs 71,750 excluding taxes.
Simplilearn: The Post Graduate Programme (PGP) in Data Science in partnership with Purdue University is a comprehensive Data Science bootcamp programme — leveraging Purdue’s academic excellence in Data Science and Simplilearn’s partnership with IBM. This programme is ideal for all working professionals, covering job-critical topics like R, Python programming, and machine learning algorithms. The programme duration is one year where classes are conducted online four-five hours per week. The admission fee is Rs 2,15,000 (excluding GST)
Upgrad: It offers India’s first NASSCOM certified Executive PGP in Data Science from IIITB. The duration is one year and classes are conducted. The eligibility for the course is to have a Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 50 per cent or equivalent passing marks.