If you are planning to get into the field of data science, along with your current work responsibilities, then this PG diploma course in Data Science may be a suitable option for you. International Institute of Information technology, Bangalore offers an online Post Graduation Diploma in Data Science in association with UpGrad.
About PG Diploma in Data Science
The course focuses on covering the concepts of Data Management, Statistics, Machine Learning, and Big Data. The students may complete the course via online modes using interactive lectures, live sessions and a 3-month capstone project mentored by professionals from the industry.
The curriculum has been designed such that it covers the following topics-
- Introduction to Data Management
- Statistics and EDA
- Predictive Analysis
- Machine Learning
- Introduction to Bid Data and Analysis
- Domain Electives
The course comes with a peer to peer discussion forum wherein the participants can post their queries and receive answers from their respective mentors within a day. Additionally, students can also attend regular Q&A sessions in order to clarify their doubts.
Duration
Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science is an online course and continues for a duration of 11 months.
Ideally, each student is expected to devote at least 10-12 hours of time per week to be able to graduate the program.
Criteria for Admission to PG Diploma in Data Science
The course is open for working professionals from the areas of Engineering, Software and Information Technology, and Marketing and Sales. To be eligible for application to the course, the candidate must hold a bachelor’s degree in Science/Engineering/Business Administration/Commerce/Mathematics/ or Masters in Mathematics/Statistics with 50% or equivalent passing marks. Additionally, the candidate must have at least 1-2 years of professional work experience.
However, no prior experience in coding is required.
In order to get into the course, students must go through a written test that has been designed to test the aptitude and quantitative abilities. However, the applicants can get direct admission to the course if he/she has scored more than the following-
- 300 in GRE
- 650 in GMAT
- 90 percentile in CAT
Fee
The entire program costs around INR 285000, including taxes. The students have to pay a processing fee depending upon the mode of payment. However, INR25,00 should be paid in advance, before the program begins as the downpayment of the course.
Certification
The students get a certificate in ‘PG Certification in Data Science’ from the International Institute of Information technology, Bangalore post successful completion of the course.
Placement Options
The students have placement options for the following companies-
- Zivame
- Fractal
- Kantar
- Flipkart
- Gramener
If you are planning to apply for admission to the course, we suggest you check their official website for updates about the admission dates.
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