IIT Patna has officially announced that the institute is all set to offer a two-month free online course on big data computing on NPTEL platform.
Interested students and professionals with prior knowledge of data structure and algorithms, computer architecture, operating systems, and database management systems can opt for the online course on big data computing offered by the IIT Patna on the NPTEL platform.
It has been notified that the online course will be conducted by Professor Rajiv Misra from the Computer science and engineering, IIT Patna. Therefore, the candidates who are willing to pursue the two month online course will receive a certificate from IIT Patna and NPTEL. But before that, the interested candidates are required to take an examination conducted by NPTEL and IIT Patna, which will be held on October 24, 2021. Students have to pay INR 1,000 an exam fee.
Check: IIT Patna Courses: Eligibility & Selection Criteria
The two month online course will provide an in-depth understanding of terminologies and the core concepts behind big data problems, applications, systems and the techniques that underlie today’s big data computing technologies.
Also, the online course will provide the students with an introduction to some of the most common frameworks such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, MapReduce, large scale data storage technologies such as in-memory key/value storage systems, NoSQL distributed databases, Apache Cassandra, HBase and big data streaming platforms such as Apache Spark Streaming, Apache Kafka Streams that has made big data analysis easier and more accessible.
Meanwhile, the online course is suitable for all UG/PG students and practising engineers/ scientists from various specializations, diverse fields and interested in learning about the novel cutting edge techniques and applications of big data computing.
Check: IIT Patna Admissions 2021
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