Data Science Courses: Data Science is a branch of study concerned with the gathering, analyzing, and processing of different types of data or information in order to derive solutions. It is concerned with the interpretation of a large amount of organized and unstructured data using specialized expertise in order to obtain essential insights. These actions can only be carried out by specialists with specialized understanding in the field of Data Science.

Data science is a term that encompasses a variety of scientific disciplines such as mathematics, calculus, graphs, charts, algorithms, computer programmes, and much more. It’s a branch of science that necessitates an understanding of business or commerce-related areas.

Specialists can use data science to extract very critical elements of information, insights, and other answers from large amounts of raw data that would have been impossible to find otherwise. Professionals with expert understanding in this subject are needed by huge enterprises all over the world to give significant insights, decisions, or solutions from their big bulk data.

In the year 2022, one of the most attractive jobs will be data science. According to payscale studies, a data science newcomer gets INR 5.6 lakhs per year, and within 5-9 years, data scientists may expect to earn INR 14 lakhs per year. After graduation, you could work as a statistician, data analyst, machine learning engineer, or data engineer.

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Data Science Course Eligibility

• Data science programs are taken by individuals with backgrounds in engineering, economics, statistics, mathematics, and computer science. Data science courses are also open to students with non-traditional backgrounds, such as banking or management.
• Class 12 (for bachelors in data science) with 50 percent cumulative scores and understanding of basic mathematics and statistics concepts are the basic data science curriculum qualifying criteria (Probability, Calculus, Algebra).
• When implementing for a master’s degree in data science, candidates must have a minimum of 50% in their undergraduate degree (engineering/maths/science/commerce/economics/finance) and have a basic understanding of programming languages such as Python, C, C++, Java, or R, which have significant application in data science.
• Students of data science should be able to write a basic SQL query and understand machine learning and its techniques in order to be ideal candidates for data science jobs.

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What does a Data Science Course entail?

The goal of the data science course is to teach students how to utilize data science tools, algorithms, and machine learning concepts to extract usable information from unorganized data. Programs in data science are comparable to those in statistics or machine learning. Statistics programmes only look at the past of data, but data science courses and machine learning techniques can help you forecast future patterns (profit, loss, or other insights).

• Graduates will learn how to create a system that can forecast the outcomes of a specific activity in the future as part of the data science curriculum. Predict regular payments depending on a customer’s prior payment patterns, for example.
• It can create data models that can make judgments on their own and then adjust those decisions using dynamic parameters.
• It can also construct fraud prevention models based on fraudulent purchase data in the past.
• It may also create models that can anticipate events in the future without any previous inputs or data by employing a clustering technique.

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The Most Effective Data Science Curriculum

A student can get a variety of degrees in a data science programme that includes BSc Data Science, BCA Data Science, BTech with data science specialization, or a master’s degree in data science, specializing in MSc in Data Science, MBA Data Science, and Analytics, MTech Data Science, and MCA Data Science. They can also pursue a diploma in data science depending on their interests.

Below given details of the various courses that a student can pursue:

Diploma in Data Science

The most widely used data science curriculum is the Diploma in Data Science Courses, which is accessible at PG Diploma levels and aims to guide the fundamentals of data science courses in a short period of 6-12 months and helps prepare students to find jobs straight after class 10th or 12th without wasting more time on full-time data science courses. A Bachelor’s degree in Science, Engineering, or Business Administration/Commerce/Mathematics/Computer Applications or a Master’s degree in Mathematics/Statistics/Commerce with 50% or equivalent passing marks is required.

Course Name	College	Average Fees
PG Program in Data Science	Praxis Business School, Kolkata	INR 5.95 lakh
Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science	IIIT Bangalore & UpGrad	INR 2.25 lakh
	Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning, Pune	INR 1,200
	MUIT Noida	INR 50,000
	Gujarat Technological University	INR 12,500
	MAHE Manipal and Jigsaw Academy	INR 4,95,000
PG Diploma in Data Science and AI	IIIT Delhi	INR 2.5 lakhs
PG Diploma in Data Science And Analytics	NIELIT Chennai	INR 21,000

Bachelors in Data Science 

Bachelors in data science are three to four years of academic data science subjects in the domains of engineering and sciences. Machine learning and artificial intelligence are also available. Admissions to BTech programmes is determined only by the Engineering Entrance Examinations, whereas admission to BCA data science programmes is determined solely by the excellence of the class 12th grades. Graduation of class 12th with a minimum of 50% qualifying examination is required to sit for the entrance tests. Some prestigious universities, such as the IITs, require 60 percent.

The best data science institutions providing bachelor’s degrees in data science are included in the table below, along with the data science course fees paid.

Bachelors in Data Science	Data Science Colleges	Data Science Course Fee
BSc Data Science	Navrachana University	INR 3 lakhs
	SRIHER Chennai	INR 2.25 lakhs
	NIMAS Kolkata	INR 1.33 lakhs
	KR Mangalam University, Gurgaon	INR 3.09 lakhs
	MRIIRS Faridabad	INR 3.78 lakhs
BCA Data Science	Poornima University	INR 3.19 lakhs
	Vivekananda Global University	INR 3.22 lakhs
	VELS Chennai	INR 3.08 lakhs
	BS Abdur Rahman Institute of Science and Technology	INR 2.55 lakhs
	KL University	INR 1.2 lakhs
Bachelor of Data Science	SP Jain School of Global Management, Mumbai	INR 40 lakh

Masters in Data Science

A master’s degree in data science focuses on specialties and can be continued after completing a bachelor’s degree in the field. Data Science is a prominent masters in data science programmes. One of the top master’s in data science degrees is the MBA in Data Science and Analytics, which is given by two of the best data science institutions in the world: SCIT Pune and KJ Somaiya in Mumbai.

Information regarding masters in data science may be found in the table below, as well as information on data science courses at IIT:

Masters in Data Science	Data Science Colleges	Data Science Course Fee
MSc Data Science	VIT Vellore	INR 1,62,000
	Christ University, Bangalore	INR 1,80,000
	Annamalai University	INR 74,000
	Manipal University	INR 3,00,000
	Fergusson College, Pune	INR 1,20,000
	Loyola College, Chennai	INR 1,71,000
	MKRV College for Women, Bengaluru	INR 1,40,000
	Sastra University, Thanjavur	INR 1,40,000
	Chandigarh University	INR 1,20,000
	GITAM, Visakhapatnam	INR 2,00,000
MSc in Data Science and Analytics	Jain University, Bengaluru	INR 2,06,000
MBA in Data Science and Analytics	SCIT Pune	INR 13.65 lakhs
	KJ Somaiya Institute of Management, Mumbai	INR 7.82 lakhs (1st year)
MTech Data Science	BITS Pilani	INR 60,000 (per semester)
	IIT Hyderabad	INR 9 lakhs
	IIT Guwahati	INR 30,800
	Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham	—
	Sharda University, Greater Noida	INR 97,850 (1st-year fee)
	IPU New Delhi	INR 1,20,000
MCA Data Science	Hindustan University, Chennai	INR 2.5 lakh
	LNCT University, Bhopal	—

IIT Data Science Course

From the upcoming year 2022, several IITs and IIMs are adding new data science subjects to their curricula. Aside from that, all of these universities are known for offering short-term free data science subjects designed specifically for working people, recent grads, and students with science or design backgrounds. IIT data science certificates and data science courses are listed in the table below.

Course Name	Eligibility/Fees
IIT Indore: 2 years MSc in Data Science and Management	Working or fresh graduates can apply
IIT Guwahati: Bachelor’s program in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence	The selection will be on the basis of JEE Advanced 2021 counseling
IIT Delhi: MTech in Machine Intelligence and Data Science	Graduation in science or designing field
IIT Patna: 4 year BTech in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science	The selection will be on the basis of JEE Advanced 2021
IIT Ropar: Free Course in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science	Class 12 students with basic knowledge of mathematics
IIT Madras: BSc in Programming and Data Science, Diploma in Data Science	Graduates or working professionals can apply

Data Science Courses After Graduation

Course Name	Provider	Fees
Post Graduate Program in Data Science	Purdue University (Simplilearn)	INR 2,25,000 + GST
Advanced Program in Data Science	IIM Calcutta	INR 4,40,000 + GST
Post Graduate Program in Data Science	Praxis Business School	INR 5,10,000 + GST
Post Graduate Program in Data Analytics	Imarticus	INR 2,10,000 + GST
Post Graduate Program in Data Science and Business Analytics	Great Learning	INR 2,25,000 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science	Upgrad	INR 2,85,000 + GST
Post Graduate Certification in Data Science	Edureka	INR 2,85,000 + GST
Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science	Jigsaw Academy	INR 4,95,000 + GST

Data Science Courses Online

Udemy, IBM, edX, Simplilearn, and upGrad are the top platforms for data science courses. Some of them are also well-known since they provide data science services.

Top Data Science Courses: Udemy

Course Name	Rating	Course Fee
Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp with R	4.7	INR 3,499
Python for Data Science and Machine Learning Bootcamp	4.7	INR 3,499
Machine Learning A-Z™: Hands-On Python & R In Data Science	4.6	INR 3,499
The Data Science Course 2021: Complete Data Science Bootcamp	4.6	INR 3,499
R Programming A-Z™: R For Data Science With Real Exercises!	4.6	INR 3,499
Statistics for Data Science and Business Analysis	4.6	INR 3,499
Data Science A-Z™: Real-Life Data Science	4.6	INR 3,499
Python A-Z™: Python For Data Science With Real Exercises!	4.6	INR 3,499
Complete Machine Learning & Data Science Bootcamp 2022	4.6	INR 3,499

The following are among the topics covered to students pursuing studies in this field:

• Linear Algebra and Matrix Analysis
• Distributed Algorithms and Optimisation
• Probability and Probability Distributions
• Stochastic Processes & Bayesian Methods
• Non-Parametric and Categorical Data Analysis
• Simulation and Monte Carlo Techniques
• Programming with R and Python
• Statistical Inference
• Linear Regression Models
• Programming with Hadoop and Spark
• Multivariate Methods for Machine Learning
• Deep Learning and Text Mining
• Longitudinal Data Modelling
• Time Series and Forecasting
• Social Network Analysis
• Design and Analysis of Experiments
• Data Management and Data Warehousing
• Applied Data Analytics
• Programming for Analytics
• Projects
• Internship

Best Data Science Colleges

The following table lists the best data science institutions according to the NIRF Ranking .

College Name	NIRF Ranking 2021
IIT Madras	1
Loyola College, Chennai	3
Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal	15
Madras Christian College, Chennai	18
Vellore Institute of Technology University, Vellore	21
SASTRA University, Thanjavur	22
Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal	50
Gujarat University, Ahmedabad	62
Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi	65
Symbiosis International University, Pune	68
Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai	79
PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore	86
Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai	94
Fergusson College, Pune	96
Jain University, Bangalore	99

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Career Scope in Data Science

Students with a data science degree can engage as data scientists, data analysts, machine learning scientists, statisticians, and other positions that pay up to INR 10 lakh per year. After completing data science classes, consider the following employment options:

Job Profile	Average Annual Salary
Data Scientist	INR 7- 8 lakhs
Application Architect	INR 4 – 6 lakhs
Business Intelligence Developer	INR 4.5 – 6.5 lakhs
Machine Learning Engineer	INR 5 – 11 lakhs
Data Architect	INR 7 – 10 lakhs
Clinical Data Scientist	INR 3 – 6 lakhs
Machine Learning Scientists	INR 6 lakhs
Statistician	INR 5.34 lakhs
Actuarial Scientist	INR 10 lakhs
Mathematician	INR 9 lakhs
Data Engineer	INR 8 lakhs
Software Developer Analyst	INR 5.75 lakhs

Data Science Hiring Companies

The following are the top data science firms in the globe, as well as the average pay they pay their data scientists, according to Glassdoor reports:

Data Science Company	Data Scientist Salary (Annually)
Mercedes Benz Research and Development	INR 12,99,901
JP Morgan	INR 19,35,226
Paytm	INR 8,00,000
Boston Consulting Group	INR 22,80,152
Airtel X Labs	INR 21,00,000 – 27,00,000
Oracle	INR 12,21,990
PayPal	INR 18,78,069

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