In a survey organized among 961 students across 18 cities of India, the top 5 executive data science programs have been revealed. The survey offered an instrumental insight into the data science learning of this country.

How was it done?

A dedicated online questionnaire was developed and the link was sent to over 30 schools offering data science programs, of which 21 retorted within the given time frame. The participants were requested to fill an elaborated form with four main parameters — course content, student experience, faculty, and other features like external collaboration.

The Procedure of Information Collection

Seven schools were rejected right away due to incomplete data, lack of supporting documents or non-fulfillment of eligibility criteria. The eligibility criteria for this ranking were:

The course should be an abiding program in data science/ analytics (at least 5 months),

Should be executed by a university.

Processing of Information

Information gathered from the schools was combined with information received by the students. Out of those, we bring to you top 5 courses which have been examined carefully by our team of experts. Students’ feedback and expert advice were also considered for the overall ranking process.

1. Post Graduate Program in Business Analytics and Business Intelligence (PGP-BABI) By Great Learning In Association With Great Lakes Institute of Management

Great Learning is an ed-tech company that offers programs in career critical competencies such as Analytics, Data Science, Big Data, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing and more. Great Learning programs are taken by several thousands of professionals every year by a network of 400+ Great Learning Gurus. They boast an alumni network of more than 3000 professionals working across organisations in India and beyond.

2. Post Graduate Program in Data Science and Machine Learning (PGPDM) By Jigsaw Academy And University Of Chicago

Jigsaw Academy has been key in contributing to the evolution of analytics talent in the country, having produced over 50,000+ data scientists across the globe. They offer training on multiple popular & niche tools in Data Science, Machine Learning, Big Data and AI technologies that are used globally.

PGPDM includes exhaustive coverage of Data Science and Machine Learning (R, Python & SAS), Big Data (Hadoop, HDFS, Pig, Hive and Spark), and Visualization (Tableau). The program starts from the basics of statistics and covers the entire gamut of descriptive analytics, predictive analytics as well as AI & ML. It includes hands-on program from case studies across BFSI, retail, telecom, supply chain, HR and other industries. They have tie-ups the University of Chicago Graham School, along with industry associations with top companies for projects and hiring.

3. Post Graduate Certificate Program In Data Science & Machine Learning By Manipal ProLearn In Association With Manipal Academy Of Higher Education

A part of MaGE, Manipal ProLearn is a pioneer in higher education and allied services. It offers a variety of cutting-edge learning solutions and professional certification courses across IT, Digital Marketing, Data Sciences, Project Management, and others. The Academy of Data Science runs the popular data science certification program to help build a community of industry-ready data scientists. Student get access to learning content and is invited as alumni for all learning webinars, meet-ups and other activities

4. PG Program in Data Science By UpGrad In Association With IIITB

Founded by media stalwart Ronnie Screwvala, UpGrad is an online higher education platform that provides rigorous industry-relevant programs designed and delivered in collaboration with renowned faculty and industry experts.

The curriculum has been designed along with IIIT Bangalore and multiple industry leaders. The broad areas of focus are data management (Excel, Python, SQL, Tableau), statistical and exploratory data analysis, machine learning, big data analytics (Hive, Spark, Sqoop). The candidates select specialisation of their choice in BFS, ecommerce, retail or healthcare. The course includes capstone project of 1-3 months. The course is updated every 6 months.

The program has flagship partnership with Uber, Genpact, Fractal Analytics and Gramener. They have collaboration with 30+ analytics industry experts from leading corporations and 250+ recruitment partners such as KPMG, Tech Mahindra, Zivame and others.