IIT Madras Offers World's Cheapest Data Science Course That Any Student Can Learn For Rs 1,000

We know that Data Science is the field to go in right now. And in case you were wondering where would you learn more about this field, IIT Madras has come to your rescue with ‘PadhAI.’

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Usually, when you think of signing up for a data science course, chances are they’ll be expensive; however, IIT Madras has a way to circumvent this issue.?

IIT Madras faculty has collaborated with startup One-Fourth Lab to offer really affordable courses in the field of data science -- an all online course based on the foundations of data science and will cover subjects involving beginners level mathematics as well as programming skills to train you to be a data scientist.

The course starts ar Rs 1,000 (plus taxes) and can be signed up by not just students but anyone who is interested to learn more about the field.?

According to Mitesh Khapra, Co-Founder, One Fourth lab -- an IIT Madras" With PadhAI, for us it is Nation first. One primary goal is to ensure that every college student in our country in engineering, science, or commerce disciplines receives an accessible and foundational understanding of data science,"

He further added, "Often data science is taught in an isolation, and separated from the advanced and more popular topics of machine learning and deep learning. We are working towards bridging this gap with a unified series of courses across these topics."

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The 19-week program teaches Data Science as well as fundamentals of statistics, probability, and programming language Python.

A study recently revealed that Data Science jobs are in demand right now, with 1.5-lakh openings starting at Rs 7 lakhs p.a. Package. The sector has been affected by a striking shortage of skilled talent in India with around 97,000 jobs lying vacant because no one skilled enough existed to take them.?

For students, the course is priced at Rs 1,180 (including GST), whereas for professionals looking to upskill, it’ll cost you Rs 5,900 (including GST).

PadhAI is also planning on conducting follow-up courses on Data Science with Machine Learning and Deep Learning.