PGDBA or Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics is offered by IIM Calcutta, IIT Kharagpur, and ISI Calcutta. Starting in the year 2015, the course has reached immense name and fame in the field of data science and has become one of the most prestigious colleges for post-graduation in Business Analytics.
Below is the course experience of Ankit Sonthalia, a pass-out of PGDBA Batch 2015-2017.
Before PGDBA
While I had always believed that the ultimate goal is to turn data into insight and insight into action, my desire to learn and grow in the field of analytics kept my interest alive. Having completed my B.Tech in Electronics and Communication from Nirma University and being placed in an IT company, I had no hopes of entering the field of analytics.
After completing my graduation, I took up my first job as a Programmer Analyst with Cognizant Technologies Pvt. Ltd. During my tenure there, I worked in data mining and manufacturing. I was also working on researching data analytics, which was widely known to be an emerging field at that point in time.
Having gained hands-on experience in SQL, Python, and VBA, I had gradually developed my interest in exploring tools and technologies and learning new methodologies. While working in the IT industry for around 2.5 years, I realized being settled in the industry and didn’t want to change or leave the domain I was working in. I never wanted to enter the non-technical field. It was at this time that I heard of Post Graduate Diploma in Business Analytics which intrigued me to the core. So, I decided to pursue my higher studies in the field of Data Analytics, and hence, giving PGDBA a fair shot.
During my life at PGDBA
To sum it all, my journey at PGDBA was superb. Being the first batch, we were a very small group of students in the course, which ultimately led to building great bonds amongst all of us. Overall, the batch was varied with students from multiple domains, regions, and backgrounds. Moreover, being the first lot of students pursuing the course, the faculty paid extra attention to the curriculum and placements since we were uncertain of how the end result would turn out to be.
Being an integrated program of the top three colleges in the country, namely, IIM Calcutta, IIT Kharagpur, and ISI Kolkata, we had to travel to each of these campuses every semester. The colleges offered complete support in traveling, accommodation and handled all our queries with utmost priority. The provision of exposure to multiple campuses helped us in increasing industry interaction to a great level.
Life after Integrated PGDBA
After completing the course, I got placed in Larsen & Toubro Ltd. It was all the result of my learning during my PGDBA that I excelled in my professional career. With the help of the faculty members and the set curriculum, I grew throughout my journey and am still growing. The projects that I did during my internship at the end of the course still help me solve problems in my current organization.
Having gained specialization in the field of data science, I hold the capability to help my colleagues in their projects and solve relevant problems. PGDBA has provided me the knowledge on various topics such as neural networks and graph theory and has enabled me to act wisely in my career.
All in all, I suggest that if you have an interest in data science and business analytics, pursuing a course in PGDBA would probably be one of the best decisions of your life. The course will definitely offer you a thorough background study of the field. Additionally, having a little background knowledge of languages such as R and Python would be a cherry on the cake.
About Ankit Sonthalia
Ankit Sonthalia is a Data Science enthusiast currently working as Associate Director, Data Science with LendingKart. He had worked with multiple companies such as L&T, Gartner & Cognizant. Apart from the curriculum, Ankit Sonthalia is passionate about traveling & photography. Ankit can be contacted over Linkedin here.
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