IIT Madras is one of the very active IITs who are not just into normal academics rather they are into skill development as well , through their various skill based courses like IIT Madras BSc Data Science Online Degree, GUVI data science course, and now they have come up with another one i.e., IIT Madras Diploma in Data Science.
In this article we will review, their Diploma in Data Science program.
As per us, it’s a not required diploma but unfortunately as in our country, Education is the biggest business so….., we will discuss why its a waste of time and money as per us .. please read below…Let us first know about this Diploma in Data Science by IIT Madras:
Eligibility Criteria:
- Completed at least two years of any UG degree through any mode before September 2024.
- Students, working professionals, job seekers and anyone else interested can apply.
Our Comment on this criteria: If I already have at least two years of UG graduation then why I need to further waste my time for another course/program, Why can’t my Government make sure that I should be getting a job on the basis of my graduation only.
Duration:
8 Months*
Our comment on duration: So after 2 years of UG I need to invest another 8+ months to become employable, its a clear message that my graduation was waste of time and money.
Fee:
75K+ with 75% fee waivers available (This is really appreciable, We admire IIT Madras for this Fee Waiver, however we still say that this Diploma was not needed)
Fee waivers depend on the socio-economic background of the learner.
| Family Income > 5 LPA | Family Income > 1 LPA and <= 5 LPA | Family Income <= 1 LPA | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fees | Docs Required | Fees | Docs Required | Fees | Docs Required | |
| General | Full Fee | NIL | 50% waiver | EWS + Family Income | 75% waiver | EWS + Family Income |
| OBC | Full Fee | NIL | 50% waiver | OBC-NCL + Family Income | 75% waiver | OBC-NCL + Family Income |
| SC / ST | 50% waiver | SC / ST | 50% waiver | SC / ST | 75% waiver | SC / ST + Family Income |
| PwD | 50% waiver | PwD | 50% waiver | PwD | 75% waiver | PwD + EWS / OBC-NCL + Family Income |
| SC / ST + PwD | 75% waiver | SC / ST + PwD | 75% waiver | SC / ST + PwD | 75% waiver | SC / ST + PwD |
*Fee waiver is not be applicable for the International students.
Important Dates:
Application End Date: 27 August 2024
Qualifier Exam Date: 01 Sept 2024
Course Registration: Opens on 9 Sept 2024 and Closes on 10 Sept 2024 (Only for those who clear qualifier exam)
Commencement of Classes: Term Starts: 20 Sept 2024 (Only for those who Register)
Qualifier Exam Detail:
Subjects: English, Programming in Python, Mathematics, and Statistics
Duration: 4 Hours
Syllabus with reference videos and Mock question papers (We appreciate IIT Madras for this):
Diploma Data Science Syllabus:
| Mathematics for Data Science II | Foundational course | 4 credits | Details |
| Statistics for Data Science II | Foundational course | 4 credits | Details |
| Machine Learning Foundations | Data Science course | 4 credits | Details |
| Business Data Management | Data Science course | 4 credits | Details |
| Business Data Management – Project | Project | 2 credits | Details |
| Machine Learning Techniques | Data Science course | 4 credits | Details |
| Machine Learning Practice | Data Science course | 4 credits | Details |
| Machine Learning Practice – Project | Project | 2 credits | Details |
| Business Analytics | Data Science course | 4 credits | Details |
| Tools in Data Science | Skill Enhancement course | 3 credits | Details |
Apply For IIT Madras Diploma in Data Science Here
Why we are not in support of this Diploma?
- Because this tells us that our graduation are not enough… like we have lot of masters (M.Tech/M.E/MBA) and jobseekers unknowingly waste their money on this masters programs and end up adding career gap, they will still be considered freshers post doing all these masters/diploma…., as per the data science jobs that we post at BigDataKB.com/Bharat , Experience matters more than anything so we suggest please don’t do lot of course, rather do internships instead of these extra not needed diploma/online degree/masters….
- Secondly, if you could not make your career with your earlier graduation then trust me this Diploma by IIT faculties and Top trainers from Industry will be more tough for you as you will not be able to match with their intelligence and level of brain capacity and knowledge, in most of the time , you will think, they are just bothered about the few top students
How To Utilize this Diploma?
Just talk to the jobseekers who had previously enrolled to IIT Madras BSc Data Science Online Degree program, they can give you exact idea about the level of teaching/support and placement as well. Please don’t just join this Diploma because its being offered by IIT Madras, one of the top IITs from Bharat.
