For the first time, you can work towards an undergraduate degree / diploma from an IIT regardless of your age or location, and with a wide range of academic backgrounds.
Sample the First Week Content and Assignments!
As a sample, Week 1 content videos have been made available for the first four Foundational Level courses for you to try and learn from. We recommend you to check out these lectures and try the sample assignment we have put out for each course. Here are the links to Week 1 Content & Assignment Pages -
Timeline
Next Regular Entry Qualifier Applications - NOW OPEN
Next Qualifier Phase Week 1 Starts - 21 June 2021
Next In-Person Qualifier Exam - 8 August 2021
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Key Events
25th March 2021; 11:30am - Webinar on 'V PROPEL' - Merit-cum-Means Scholarship for BSc
Programming and Data Science
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IIT Madras is pioneering a completely online program to produce graduates who will be employable in the sector that presently has high demand - Programming and Data Science. The program uses an innovative combination of online learning and in-person assessment and is flexible and affordable. I believe the program will be a gamechanger in the field of education in India in the coming years and inspire other top-ranking institutions to launch many such online initiatives.
Who can join?
No age or stream restrictions.
Can learn from anywhere. Note that the exam centres are currently restricted to India, UAE and Sri Lanka.
Check out Eligibility.
Diploma in Programming
Diploma in Data Science
BSc Degree in Programming and Data Science
Yes. IITM senate approves and offers the Diploma(s) and Degree.
Degree holders become alumni of IIT Madras.
What is the Qualifier Process?
4 weeks of online courses and assignments to be completed.
Those who get minimum required scores in weekly assignments in the 4 weeks will get to write Qualifier Exam broadly based on the 4 weeks of content.
Those who get minimum required scores in Qualifier Exam get to register for Foundational Level courses.
What is the Structure of the Program?
The program is split into three levels that have to be completed strictly in sequence:
1: Foundational Level (8 courses)
2: Diploma Level (6 Programming courses + 6 Data Science courses)
3: Degree Level (11 courses)
Learn from carefully designed courses taught by experienced IIT Madras faculty and other industry experts.
Flexible
Our program is flexible with multiple entry and exit points for learners from different backgrounds with different aspirations.
Each course will have discussion forums with an active academic team to help in clearing doubts.
Why learn Programming & Data Science?
Decision making is increasingly becoming data driven within the commercial sector and the
government.
There is a large quantity of data readily available for this at present. Smart devices connected
to
the internet bring more input sources, apart from those generated by humans as they interact
with
services and one another. Data driven decision making involves the analysis of large volumes of
data
to identify patterns and build predictive models. This requires a combination of skills ranging
from
computing, statistics and mathematics, and is broadly labelled data science.
As
formal
academic programs in data science are only just emerging, there is a huge gap between the demand
for
data scientists and the supply of suitable qualified applicants in the job market. The
throughput of
traditional classroom programs is limited and will not be able to provide the numbers needed to
meet
the upcoming requirements. Online teaching has the potential to train much larger numbers, but
delivering
scale without diluting quality has proven to be a challenge until recently.
This program therefore aims to create a thoroughly trained programmer,
proficient
in application development, data sciences and machine learning.
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