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 About IIITB
The International Institute of
Information Technology Bangalore (IIITB)
Established in 1998, IIITB is a premier institute known for its interdisciplinary
approach, integrating technology with social sciences. Supported by the
Government of Karnataka and the IT industry, IIITB fosters strong
academic-industry partnerships and attracts top talent from across India
and abroad through its merit-based selection process.

The institute has graduated over 3,500 students, many of whom work at
leading IT companies globally. With a focus on research and development
in fields like Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), IIITB is
recognised as a leader in AI education.

Ranked 74th in the Engineering category of the National Institutional

Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022, IIITB continues to excel in education
and research, making it a preferred destination for aspiring technologists
and future leaders.

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Current Industry Trends

14 LPA Average salary

for Data Scientists
in India (2025)

Source: Glassdoor

57.5% CAGR of Indian

Data Science market
till 2028

Source: Milleniumpost

50% Increase in search

volume for ‘Data Science’
since 2020

Source: Exploding Topics

36% Increase in growth of

Data Science jobs
by 2031

Source: Harvard Extension School

$378.7B Size of global

Data Science market
by 2030

Source: Milleniumpost
 Program Highlights

Here are the

top reasons why
you should consider
this program

AI

Future-Ready Personalised Learning

Curriculum Experience
Master In-Demand and Learning Experience Tailored
Trending Competencies to Your Needs

Specialisations In-Demand Tools

Specialise in Two In-Demand 100+ Industry Tools,
Data Science Specialisations Languages, Libraries

Outcome-Driven Best-in-Industry
Learning Experience Experts
Personalised Portfolio-Building Decorated IIITB Faculty
Support and Career Preparation and Top Industry
Sessions Practitioners

Golden Learning Ratio Hands-on Learning

Perfect Blend of Mathematics, Solve 30+ Domain-Focused
Technology, and Business Assignments and
Understanding Case Studies

Offline Graduation Function

On-Campus Graduation Ceremony for a Complete Program Experience

1800+ Industry Hiring Partners

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 Program Impact Success Stories

Before upGrad After upGrad

Ujwala Potharlanka

System Engineer
Data Analyst

Before upGrad After upGrad

Sandhyarani Sahoo

Business Associate
Associate Consultant

Before upGrad After upGrad

SaiGoutam Kolluru

Optimisation
Specialist Enterprise Architect

Before upGrad After upGrad

Aditya Verma

Operation
Executive Data Analyst

Before upGrad After upGrad

Abhaya Pratap Singh

Associate
Consultant Big Data Engineer

Sandeep Varma Govind Vandana Maurya

Assistant Manager Consultant Database Tech Lead

Assistant Manager Senior Associate SQL Server Database

Business Analyst Consultant Administration
(HSBC) (INFOSYS) (Citius Tech Pvt Ltd)

Joseph Jerey Souvik Mitra Deepak Baliya

Development Engineer Data Analyst Software Engineer

Quality Leader Business Analyst Sr Software Engineer

(IKEA of Sweden AB) (Xiaomi) (Oak North)

Rohit Ambasta Prateek Aneja

Data Analyst, Vendor BI Software Engineer
(contractual position)
Machine Learning
Senior Data Analyst Consultant
(GE Renewable Energy) (Tardid Technologies)

Our Transition Statistics

INR 1.23 Cr Highest Salary 433% Highest Hike 50% Average Hike

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 Program Completion Certificate

Earn valuable credentials with an Executive Diploma in

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence-equivalent to a 1-year PG Diploma
and accredited with NAAC A+ (2021). Join India’s largest DS & AI alumni network
of over 10,000 professionals.
Faculty

Dr. Debabrata Das

Director of IIITB

He has received his PhD from IIT-KGP.

His main areas of research are IoT and Wireless
Access Network.

Prof. Chandrashekar Ramanathan

Dean Academics, IIITB

Prof. Chandrashekar has a PhD from Mississippi State

University and experience of over 10 years in several
multinational organisations.

Prof. G. Srinivasaraghavan
Professor, IIITB

Prof. Srinivasaraghavan has a PhD in Computer Science

from IIT-K and 18 years of experience with Infosys
Technologies and several other companies.

Dr. Dinesh Babu Jayagopi

Professor, IIITB

Dr. Dinesh is currently an Associate Professor at IIIT-B where he

heads the Multimodal Perception Lab. His research interests are in
Audio-Visual Signal Processing, Machine Learning, and Social
Computing. He obtained his doctorate from Ecole Polytechnic
Federale Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland.

Chandrashekar Ramanathan
Professor & Dean (Academics)

Prof. Chandrashekar is a faculty member at IIIT-B since

2007 serving as professor, researcher and administrator. He
has been working in the field of Computing for over 25
years in various capacities across industry and academia.

Tricha Anjali
Ex-Associate Dean

Prof. Anjali has a PhD from Georgia Institute of Technology

as well as an integrated MTech (EE) from IIT Bombay.

Industry Experts

Abhishek Vijayvargia
Senior Data Scientist

Having worked with Microsoft as a Senior Data Scientist, he is

an alumnus of IIT Kharagpur with 10+ years of experience in a
Data Science domain

Ex-Senior Data
Scientist

Anand
CEO

CEO, Gramener A gold medallist from IIM Bangalore, an

alumnus of IIT Madras and London Business School, Anand is
among the top 10 data scientists in India with 20 years of
experience.

Faculty Principal Ex-Consultant

Manish Shukla
Head of Generative AI

Leading cutting-edge GenAI platform development at NatWest

Group. Expertise in OpenAI products and MLOps for optimisation
of operational efficiency and seamless project delivery with high
user satisfaction.

Release Manager Release Manager Certified Scrum

Master

Deependra Singh
VP & Head of Data Science

Over 15 years of experience in leading analytics practices, data

science, deep learning, and AI product development. Successfully
led teams at Junglee Games, American Express Digital Business,
and National Insurance Company, pioneering key projects like the
analytics engine for the GOI PMJAY policy. Respected speaker at
top educational institutes like IMT Hyderabad, BIT Mesra, and
NMIMS.

Sajan Kedia
Sr. Engineering manager

Senior Engineering Manager, Hotstar Sajan has extensive

experience in the field of ML, Big Data, Data Science, and AI.

Sr. Engineering Machine Learning Machine Learning

manager Engineer Research
Engineer

Analytics Lead, Zalando Mirza is a veteran professional with 10+

years of experience in application of data science, machine
learning in e-commerce and healthcare.

Ex-Analytics Lead

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 More than 100+ In-Demand
Industry Tools and Technologies

Python for Data Science

Data Analytics and Business Intelligence

Cloud Computing, Big Data, Software Fundamentals

Foundations of Machine Learning

scikit

statsmodels

Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing

Generative AI

Data Engineering & Big Data Analytics

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Assignments and Case Studies from
12+ In-Demand Business Domains

Retail & Media & Transportation

Ecommerce Entertainment EDA
ETL Pipelining with Spark Data Analysis using SQL using Python

Education Civil Engineering HR

Model Selection Classification using Semantic Classification
using Sklearn CNNs using Word2Vec

Manufacturing Healthcare Law

Regularisation using Classification using RAG using
Sklearn Sklearn LangChain

InfoSec FMCG BFSI

Feature Engineering Big Data Analysis Sequence Data Prediction
using Sklearn using Spark using RNN
 Your Program Journey

Phase 0
Math and Programming Bootcamp
(12 weeks)

Phase I Phase II Phase III

Core
Curriculum Capstone
(25 weeks, 15 credits) (4 weeks, 7 credits)

Specialisation Tracks
(20 weeks, 14 credits)

Data Data
Analysis Engineering
Applied Math and Programming Bootcamp
Personalise the initial 3 months of the program to your profile

Math and Programming

Profiling Test

Pre-Test Phase Skill approved 11-Month

Test Profile
(2 Weeks) Program

LMS expectation setting and upskilling

revision sessions

12-Week
Personalized Training

Maths, Python, SQL

Topics: Sets, Combinatorics, Basics of Probability, Conditional Probability, Descriptive Statistics,

Functions, Vector Algebra, Derivatives, Integrals, Coding Environments, Variables, Data Types,
Syntax, Conditionals, Loops, Functions, Lists, Sets, Tuples, Dictionaries, Introduction to MySQL,
Basic SQL Querying

Marks Structure: Total marks - 100

Section A - 40 marks, basic mathematics Section B - 60 marks, basic programming

Passing marks - 25 marks in section A & 35 marks in section B

Unlimited attempts at the test and the bootcamp at no added cost!

We make sure that you are well-equipped to draw the most benefit from the program!
 Core Curriculum

The core phase of the curriculum will equip you with the most up-to-date
CORE CURRICULUM

and industry-relevant skills and technologies for data science and machine
learning such as programming and mathematics, data analysis tools and
techniques, cloud computing and big data analytics, and foundational
topics in machine learning, deep learning, and natural language processing.

Topics
Advanced Mathematics for Data Science and Machine Learning
Master essential mathematical concepts to understand how to work with
large amounts of data and train efficient machine learning models

Conditional Probability and Probability Distributions

Advanced Linear Algebra and Linear Transformations
Multivariate Calculus

Advanced Programming for Data Science and Machine Learning

Wrangle real-world data using universal programming languages such as
Python and SQL, and use GenAI for generating and debugging code faster

GenAI for Coding and Problem-Solving

Object-Oriented Programming
Python Data Science Libraries
Database Design and SQL Querying with MySQL
Introduction to NoSQL Databases

Data Analysis and Exploration

Implement industry-standard statistical methods using tools such as
Python, Tableau, and Power BI to analyse data and derive business insights

Data Analysis with Python

Exploratory Data Analysis
Inferential Statistics and Hypothesis Testing
Data Analysis and Visualisation with Power BI and Tableau

Cloud Computing and Big Data Fundamentals

Take your data processing and analysis workflows to the cloud and work
with larger amounts of data to derive enterprise-scale business insights

Cloud Computing with AWS, GCP, Microsoft Azure

Big Data Analysis with PySpark

Foundations of Machine Learning

Train industry-standard machine learning models to automate insight
generation and predict business metrics behaviour

Machine Learning Paradigms

Linear and Logistic Regression
K Nearest Neighbors
Regularisation and Hyperparameter Tuning
Decision Trees and Ensembles
Clustering Models

Deep Learning and Natural Language Processing

Build and train deep neural network models for different kinds of business
data such as images and sequences

Artificial Neural Networks

Convolutional and Recurrent Neural Networks
Lexical, Syntactic, and Semantic Processing

Deployment Fundamentals
Share and deploy your insights and machine learning models so that other
collaborators can work with your contributions

Containerisation and Deployment Tools

Version Control

Projects
Querying with SQL
Analyse Spotify music data for targeted
recommendations or NDAP insurance
data for risk assessment

Exploratory Data Analysis

Analyse NYC taxi operations for efficient
taxi positioning or US beer production
data for better brewery operation
management

Big Data Analysis

Analyse Mercari products data for better
targeted recommendations or customer
interaction data to enhance customer
engagement

Linear Regression
Predict household energy consumption
using appliance energy readings data to
increase power consumption efficiency
or parcel delivery time for Porter using
historical delivery data for better
planning and management

Deep Learning
Predict stock prices of Microsoft,
Amazon, Google, IBM, using their
historical stock price variations or
temperature/pressure readings in
Morocco using historical weather data

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 Data Analysis Specialisation DA

The data analysis (DA) specialisation of the curriculum will focus on essential
DATA ANALYSIS

modern skills for data and business analysts such as advanced machine
learning techniques, advanced analytics and dashboarding technologies,
AI integrations in analytics tools, generative AI for data analysis, and core
business analysis and project management principles.

Topics
Advanced Machine Learning
Train advanced industry-oriented machine learning models for enhanced
predictive power and stronger business insight generation

Support Vector Machines and Naive Bayes

Feature Engineering and Model Selection
Dimensionality Reduction
Time Series Analysis
Association Rule Mining and Recommendation Systems
Explainable AI

Advanced Analytics
Wrangle with enterprise-level data using advanced analytics tools such as
Tableau and Power BI, and use GenAI integrations to automate analytics and
storytelling workflows

Advanced Excel and Power BI with Copilot

Advanced Tableau
Data Storytelling Principles
Machine Learning with PySpark

GenAI for Data Analysis

Prompt large language models (LLMs) for simplifying and automating
analytics tasks and understand the advantages and disadvantages of
GenAI-based methods

Fundamentals of GenAI and Prompt Engineering

Advanced Prompt Engineering
Large Language Model (LLM) Frameworks such as LangChain
GenAI ChatBot System Design and Development
Data Security and Governance
AI Ethics and LLM Security

Business Analytics Essentials

Transform your analytics insights into actual actionable business statements
by translating mathematical language into realistic business metrics

Requirements Gathering and Guesstimates

Business Problem Solving and Project Management
Data Science Applications in Finance and Ecommerce

Projects
Feature Engineering and Model Selection
Predict fraudulent insurance claims using
the Mendeley farmers insurance claims
dataset or network intrusion events using
historical network activity data

Advanced Data Analytics

Analyse Namma Yatri travels data to
understand customer behaviour and
route utilisation for optimisation or Blinkit
customer transactions and purchases data
to improve product recommendations and
enhance shopping experience

Advanced GenAI for Analytics

Analyse Amazon customer reviews to
identify prevalent sentiments and themes
to improve product offerings and enhance
customer satisfaction or ChatGPT customer
feedback to derive actionable insights for
business improvement

Essentials of Business Analytics

Analyse HDFC Bank’s annual reports and
create a BCG matrix to provide strategic
business recommendations or Snapdeal
app feedback data to create a business
requirement document for improving app
functionality

Data Engineering Specialisation DE

The data engineering (DE) specialisation of the curriculum will focus on

DATA ENGINEERING

essential modern skills for data engineers around the world such as
distributed data processing frameworks, cloud native big data processing
frameworks and technologies, large-scale data warehousing principles and
technologies, real-time data processing, end-to-end data pipeline creation
and monitoring, and data architecting principles.

Topics
Large-Scale Distributed Data Processing
Design robust distributed frameworks, both server-based and cloud-based,
for big data processing to handle vast amounts of enterprise data

Distributed Data Processing with Hadoop Framework

Data Ingestion with Sqoop/Flume and HBase Data Querying with Hive
Cloud Native SQL Databases such as Amazon Aurora, Google Spanner,
and Azure SQL
Cloud Native NoSQL Databases such as Amazon DynamoDB, Google
BigTable, and Azure Cosmos DB
Linux and Java Programming

Data Warehousing Principles and Methodologies

Understand industry-standard data warehousing and ETL/ELT pipelining
principles

Datawarehousing and Cloud Data Warehousing

Cloud Data Warehouses such as Amazon Redshift, Google BigQuery,
and Azure Synapse Analytics
Understanding ETL and ELT Pipelines
Advanced Data Modeling Concepts and Techniques

Large-Scale Data Pipelining

Build complete end-to-end data pipelines and automate them to generate
both batch-wise and real-time business insights

End-to-End Data Pipelining Fundamentals

Pipeline Automation with AWS Lambda, GCP Functions, and
Azure Automation
Data Monitoring with Amazon CloudWatch, Google Cloud Monitoring,
and Azure Monitor
Feature Stores and Vector Databases
Real-Time Analytics with Flink, Kafka, and Spark Streaming
Real-Time Analytics with Amazon Kinesis, Google Cloud Pub/Sub and
DataFlow, Azure Stream Analytics and Event Hubs
Multicloud and Hybrid Cloud Operating Principles

Modern Data Engineering Technologies

Work with some of the most in-demand advanced data engineering
technologies such as modern databases and designing data infrastructures
using code

Modern NoSQL Databases

Infrastructure as Code (IaC) with Terraform
Data Architecting Principles
Data Security and Governance
Decentralized Governance and Data Mesh

Projects
Hadoop Processing
Analyse Iowa liquor sales data to identify
purchasing trends and customer
preferences or Los Angeles crime data to
identify crime hotspots and trends

Hadoop Processing
Analyse Iowa liquor sales data to identify
purchasing trends and customer
preferences or Los Angeles crime data to
identify crime hotspots and trends

Data Pipelining and Warehousing

Develop an ETL pipeline to aggregate and
standardise banking data to enhance
financial decision making using Wikipedia
and currency exchange rates data or
aggregate and analyse California traffic
collision data to drive road safety
improvement measures

Real-Time Data Analytics

Develop a real-time analytics pipeline for
ecommerce data to enhance customer
experience or a real-time patient health
monitoring system for faster corrective
actioning

Data Architecting
Develop a multi-cloud system using
Terraform and cloud services of your choice
to provide a layer of redundancy while
working with critical healthcare data or
website monitoring data

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CAPSTONE PROJECTS

Capstone that Adapts to Your Preference

Infuse our Capstone with Your Data

Modify existing projects as per your industry data and problems

Bring Your Own Capstone

Work on a completely novel project of your choice and solve

problems that excite you

Pre-Designed Industry Capstone

Choose one of our existing projects that cover in-demand

trending industry domains

Bring Your Own Capstone

Design your own capstone project relevant to your domain and interest,
and get feedback throughout your capstone stages

Identify a real-world problem relevant to your domain

Source datasets aligned with your business problem

Design and implement your solution

Document your efforts and present your findings

Continuous expert feedback at every step of capstone

 Build A Strong Portfolio

Commits Kernels Headline

Demonstrate consistency, Highlight data processing Concise summary of goals,
collaboration, and coding and EDA methodologies competencies, and
discipline professional identity

Code Ranking Summary

Showcase well- Evaluate and reflect global Engaging overview of
documented repositories standing among data learnin and career
science practitioners journey

Projects Competitions Projects

Host end-to-end DS/ML/AI Demonstrate problem- Showcase practical
projects that highlight solving under tight experience, outcomes,
real-world problem-solving constraints and skill application

GitHub helps with Kaggle helps with LinkedIn helps with

Validating coding skills Building credibility in data Improving visibility with
Showing growth and science circles recruiters
consistency Applying learning to real Positioning better for job
Being interview-ready for datasets openings
Tech roles Speaking confidently in Networking with peers and
Tech interviews mentors in the field

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Rich and Dedicated Live Support

Industry Expert Sessions

Engage with industry practitioners as they
help you master in-demand skills and concepts
using a demonstrative hands-on approach

IIITB Faculty Sessions

Learn from some of the most accomplished
academicians as they take your knowledge
and understanding of data science to
another level

Personalised Industry Sessions

Participate in focussed sessions within
a limited audience group as industry
experts dive deeper into the industrial
and business-related aspects of various
advanced topics and technologies

Career Mentorship Sessions

Engage in personalised career mentorship
connects with industry experts as they guide
you on the best practices for your career
future and even help you be better prepared
via mock interviews

Daily doubt resolution sessions

Join doubt resolution session slots,
that are available daily, and have an
expert available to resolve your queries
for a smooth learning journey
 Effective and Complete
Career Support

Mentorship Interview Preparation

1:1 Guidance Interview Techniques

Professional Growth 1000+ Curated Questions

Job Portal Access Personalised

Skill Maps
Exclusive
Targeted Learning
Job Opportunities Career
Progress Tracking
Top Hiring Companies Accelerator
Program

Career Coaching Resume

Preparation
Personalised Guidance
Crafting Techniques
Industry Insights
Feedback Mechanisms

Profile Optimisation Revision Sessions

Resume Builder Tool 30+ Revision Hours

Cover Letter Creator Monthly Sessions

Student Support
Telegram channel for Non-academic and
learner communications non-technical query assistance
Cohort Telegram channel for instant Get help with any non-academic or
doubt resolution and timely program non-technical queries and updates
updates and announcements through buddy sessions

Completion Support Personalised support Financial benefits

Personalised assistance for Personalised assistance Access benefits like
smooth program completion, tailored to individual referrals and repeats
managing backlogs, and cohort learner by sharing details with
deferrals with free and requirements your upGrad buddy
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Meet the Class

INDUSTRIES OUR STUDENTS COME FROM

5% Healthcare
5% E-Commerce

1% Telecom
57% IT
1% Finance

15% Other

1% Consulting

1% Education
3% Retail

1% Manufacturing

10% BFSI

WORK EXPERIENCE 15% 6.1-9 years

21% 3.1-6 years

33% 0-3 years 11% 9.1-12 years

20% +12.1 years

Option to articulate to a Master's degree
from Liverpool John Moores University after
successful completion of the program

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50% aggregate mark or equivalent CGPA.
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