Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras will be offering a free online course in Data Science. The program has been introduced keeping in mind the growth and usage of Data Science in almost every industry.
As per the notification released by IIT Madras, the free online course will introduce the students to a variety of concepts in the field of Data Science. It introduces R as a programming language, the mathematical foundations required for data science; the first level data science algorithms and a data analytics problem-solving framework. The course will also introduce the students to the practical capstone case study.
The Data Science program has been introduced by IIT Madras with an aim to prepare the students to take a variety of focused, advanced, courses in various subfields of Programming. Further, the course is designed to develop a basic understanding of knowledge representation, problem-solving, reasoning and learning methods of Data Science.
IIT Madras Data Science Admission 2021: Who Can Apply?
The free online course in Data Science is an undergraduate computer science level course but anyone willing to increase the horizon of their knowledge can enroll in this course. Also, this course is a must-take for people in the Psychologists, Neuroscientists, Robotics Industry, Research scholars in the Artificial Intelligence field. Therefore, the interested candidates are advised to go through the eligibility criteria before applying for the course.
IIT Madras Data Science Admission 2021: Course Timeline
IIT Madras has provided this elective free online course in Data Science for a duration of 8-weeks, which will commence from July 26, 2021, and conclude on September 17, 2021. Candidates willing to obtain a certificate will have to appear for a proctored exam that is scheduled to be held on September 26, 2021. Therefore, the printable certificate of the online course will carry the stamp from both NPTEL and IIT Madras. The last date to enroll for the online course is till August 2, 2021.
Although the online course is free of cost, in order to appear for the exam, candidates will have to deposit a requisite fee amount of INR 1000. Candidates must also note that the certificate for the online course is not guaranteed, but to obtain a certificate, the candidates must have to score 25% from the assignments and 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100.
Final score = Average assignment score (>10/25) + Exam score (>30/75). Further, if one of the 2 criteria is not fulfilled, the candidates will still not receive the certificate even if the Final score > 40/100.
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