Analytics​ ​India​ ​Magazine

Top​ ​10​ ​Analytics​ ​Courses​ ​in​ ​India​ ​–

Ranking​ ​2017
As​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​annual​ ​ranking​ ​process,​ ​Analytics​ ​India​ ​Magazine,​ ​is​ ​set​ ​to​ ​bring​ ​this​ ​year’s 
‘​Top​ ​10​ ​Analytics​ ​Courses​ ​in​ ​India’,​ ​which​ ​would​ ​help​ ​fresher,​ ​analytics​ ​professionals​ ​and 
data​ ​scientists​ ​choose​ ​the​ ​best​ ​course​ ​to​ ​upskill​ ​themselves​ ​in​ ​the​ ​industry.​ ​ ​This​ ​is​ ​the​ ​fifth 
year​ ​of​ ​successfully​ ​conducting​ ​and​ ​presenting​ ​the​ ​study​ ​to​ ​the​ ​analytics​ ​community.  
As​ ​a​ ​part​ ​of​ ​study,​ ​we​ ​request​ ​you​ ​to​ ​fill​ ​out​ ​the​ ​form​ ​as​ ​below​ ​which​ ​has​ ​been​ ​divided​ ​into 
six​ ​parameters​ ​namely​ ​Course​ ​Content,​ ​Pedagogy,​ ​External​ ​Collaborations,​ ​Faculty,​ ​Brand 
Value​ ​and​ ​Other​ ​Attributes​ ​like​ ​Placement​ ​Assistance,​ ​Virtual​ ​Labs​ ​Events,​ ​LMS,​ ​etc.​ ​Each 
of​ ​these​ ​parameters​ ​would​ ​be​ ​rated​ ​on​ ​the​ ​scale​ ​of​ ​1-5​ ​where​ ​1​ ​is​ ​for​ ​Worst​ ​and​ ​5​ ​is​ ​for 
Best​ ​to​ ​arrive​ ​at​ ​an​ ​overall​ ​ranking.​ ​Student​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​expert​ ​feedback​ ​would​ ​also​ ​be​ ​taken 
into​ ​consideration​ ​to​ ​arrive​ ​at​ ​the​ ​final​ ​ranking.  

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Name​ ​Of​ ​The​ ​Institute   IIM​ ​CALCUTTA,​ ​ISI​ ​KOLKATA​ ​&​ ​IIT​ ​KHARAGPUR 
(Tri-Institute​ ​course) 
Headquarter  Kolkata​ ​and​ ​Kharagpur 
Year​ ​Of​ ​Inception  2015 
Cities​ ​Of​ ​Operation   Kolkata​ ​and​ ​Kharagpur 
   
About​ ​the​ ​Institute  Headquartered​ ​in​ ​the​ ​northern​ ​fringe​ ​of​ ​the​ ​metropolis​ ​of 
  Kolkata,​ ​Indian​ ​Statistical​ ​Institute(ISI)​ ​is​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​oldest 
and​ ​most​ ​prestigious​ ​institutions​ ​devoted​ ​to​ ​the​ ​research, 
teaching​ ​and​ ​application​ ​of​ ​statistics,​ ​social​ ​sciences​ ​and 
natural​ ​sciences.​ ​Under​ ​the​ ​guidance​ ​of​ ​P.C.Mahalanobis, 
the​ ​institute​ ​was​ ​recognised​ ​as​ ​one​ ​of​ ​national​ ​importance 
in​ ​1959.​ ​ISI​ ​boasts​ ​of​ ​several​ ​talented​ ​young​ ​scholars 
including​ ​R.C.​ ​Bose,​ ​S.N.​ ​Roy​ ​and​ ​C.R.​ ​Rao.​ ​Active 
Research​ ​groups​ ​in​ ​ISI​ ​work​ ​on​ ​Applied​ ​Statistics, 
Computer​ ​Vision,​ ​Cryptography​ ​and​ ​Machine​ ​learning, 
among​ ​others.​ ​The​ ​institute​ ​is​ ​primarily​ ​engaged​ ​in​ ​projects 
and​ ​consultancy​ ​in​ ​Statistical​ ​Quality​ ​Control​ ​and 
Operations​ ​Research 
The​ ​first​ ​semester​ ​at​ ​ISI,​ ​provides​ ​solid​ ​foundation​ ​in 
statistics,​ ​which​ ​forms​ ​the​ ​most​ ​essential​ ​part​ ​of​ ​data 
sciences.​ ​The​ ​courses​ ​are​ ​taught​ ​by​ ​highly​ ​distinguished 
faculty​ ​members​ ​with​ ​in-depth​ ​knowledge​ ​in​ ​the​ ​respective 
fields.​ ​Students​ ​get​ ​to​ ​apply​ ​the​ ​techniques​ ​learnt​ ​in 
computing​ ​for​ ​data​ ​sciences​ ​course​ ​on​ ​a​ ​real-time​ ​analytics 
project​ ​as​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​course​ ​evaluation 
The​ ​Indian​ ​Institute​ ​of​ ​Technology​ ​Kharagpur(IIT​ ​KGP),​ ​is 
the​ ​first​ ​of​ ​the​ ​IITs​​ ​to​ ​be​ ​established​ ​in​ ​1951,​ ​and​ ​is 
recognized​ ​as​ ​an​ ​Institute​ ​of​ ​National​ ​Importance​​ ​by​ ​the 
Government​ ​of​ ​India.​ ​The​ ​institute​ ​has​ ​continually​ ​witnessed 
expansion​ ​from​ ​core​ ​engineering​ ​to​ ​life​ ​sciences, 
management,​ ​law​ ​and​ ​psychology​ ​over​ ​the​ ​decades.​ ​It​ ​has 
contributed​ ​significantly​ ​to​ ​all​ ​areas​ ​of​ ​nation​ ​building 
starting​ ​from​ ​teaching,​ ​scientific​ ​research,​ ​entrepreneurial 
ventures,​ ​armed​ ​forces,​ ​civil​ ​service​ ​and​ ​the​ ​arts. 
In​ ​according​ ​with​ ​its​ ​vision​ ​of​ ​producing​ ​global​ ​leaders​ ​in 
technology​ ​and​ ​management,​ ​IIT​ ​Kharagpur​ ​offers​ ​courses 
which​ ​play​ ​a​ ​major​ ​role​ ​in​ ​honing​ ​the​ ​technical​ ​skills​ ​of​ ​a 
potential​ ​business​ ​analyst.​ ​Core​ ​courses​ ​on​ ​machine 
learning,​ ​algorithm,​ ​regression,​ ​time​ ​series​ ​analysis​ ​and 
modelling​ ​in​ ​operations​ ​are​ ​taught​ ​by​ ​some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​finest 
faculty​ ​of​ ​IIT. 
The​ ​Indian​ ​Institute​ ​of​ ​Management​ ​Calcutta​ ​(IIMC)​ ​was 
established​ ​as​ ​the​ ​first​ ​national​ ​institute​ ​for​ ​Postgraduate 
studies​ ​and​ ​Research​ ​in​ ​Management​ ​by​ ​the​ ​Government​ ​of 
India​ ​in​ ​November​ ​1961​ ​in​ ​collaboration​ ​with​ ​Alfred​ ​P.​ ​Sloan 
School​ ​of​ ​Management​ ​(MIT),​ ​the​ ​Government​ ​of​ ​West 
Bengal,​ ​The​ ​Ford​ ​Foundation​ ​and​ ​Indian​ ​industry.  
Known​ ​for​ ​its​ ​reputation​ ​in​ ​producing​ ​the​ ​best​ ​managers 
and​ ​being​ ​highly​ ​receptive​ ​to​ ​industry​ ​needs,​ ​IIM​ ​Calcutta 

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helps​ ​to​ ​hone​ ​the​ ​management​ ​skills​ ​of​ ​future​ ​data 

scientists​ ​to​ ​enable​ ​them​ ​to​ ​take​ ​right​ ​decisions.​ ​IIM​ ​C​ ​was 
the​ ​first​ ​management​ ​institute​ ​in​ ​India​ ​to​ ​be​ ​accredited​ ​by 
AACSB,​ ​AMBA​ ​and​ ​EQUIS. 
 
 

Parameter​ ​1​:​ ​About​ ​The​ ​Program

Your​ ​Inputs
  Post​ ​Graduate​ ​Diploma​ ​in​ ​Business
Flagship​ ​Analytics​ ​Program  Analytics​ ​ ​(PGDBA)

  Given​ ​a​ ​2​ ​years​ ​full​ ​time​ ​residential

USP​ ​Of​ ​The​ ​Program  program,​ ​Students​ ​get​ ​the​ ​experience​ ​of​ ​a
Mode​ ​Of​ ​Delivery​ ​(Classroom,​ ​Online,​ ​Both)
lifetime​ ​to​ ​learn​ ​from​ ​not​ ​one​ ​but​ ​three​ ​of
the​ ​premier​ ​institutions​ ​of​ ​the​ ​country.
They​ ​develop​ ​a​ ​strong​ ​business​ ​acumen​ ​at
IIM​ ​Calcutta,​ ​a​ ​sound​ ​statistics​ ​background
at​ ​ISI​ ​and​ ​at​ ​IIT​ ​Kharagpur​ ​they​ ​learn​ ​to
apply​ ​various​ ​machine​ ​learning​ ​techniques.
Another​ ​differentiating​ ​factor​ ​is​ ​the​ ​6
month​ ​long​ ​industry​ ​internship​ ​in​ ​some​ ​of
the​ ​best​ ​companies​ ​across​ ​the​ ​globe,​ ​aimed
at​ ​giving​ ​the​ ​students​ ​an​ ​exposure​ ​to​ ​real
world​ ​applications​ ​of​ ​business​ ​analytics
Classroom

 
No.​ ​Of​ ​Hours  30​ ​classroom​ ​hours​ ​a​ ​week

  24​ ​months
Duration​ ​Of​ ​The​ ​Program  (18​ ​-​ ​Classroom,​ ​6​ ​-​ ​Internship)
 
Cities​ ​The​ ​Program​ ​Is​ ​Offered  Kolkata​ ​and​ ​Kharagpur

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Parameter​ ​2:​ ​Course​ ​Content

Your​ ​Inputs
 
Brief​ ​Description​ ​(200​ ​words)  The​ ​total​ ​credits​ ​are​ ​divided​ ​into​ ​4​ ​sections,​ ​first​ ​the
pre-semester​ ​consisting​ ​of​ ​5​ ​courses​ ​with​ ​a​ ​combined
weightage​ ​of​ ​7.5​ ​credits.​ ​The​ ​courses​ ​covered​ ​are​ ​Financial
Reporting,​ ​Contemporary​ ​Business​ ​Analytics,​ ​Marketing
Management​ ​etc.​ ​which​ ​are​ ​designed​ ​to​ ​put​ ​data​ ​analytics
in​ ​context​ ​with​ ​the​ ​business​ ​opportunities​ ​arising​ ​in​ ​various
domains.​ ​The​ ​pre-semester​ ​is​ ​preceded​ ​by​ ​an​ ​orientation
week​ ​where​ ​industry​ ​experts​ ​both​ ​from​ ​data​ ​science​ ​and
general​ ​management​ ​background​ ​were​ ​invited​ ​to​ ​share
their​ ​experiences​ ​on​ ​the​ ​ever​ ​changing​ ​landscape​ ​of
business​ ​analytics.
​ ​ ​ ​The​ ​first​ ​semester​ ​at​ ​Indian​ ​Statistical​ ​Institute​ ​consists​ ​of
5​ ​courses​ ​and​ ​is​ ​weighted​ ​at​ ​22.5​ ​credits​ ​which​ ​include
Statistical​ ​Structures​ ​in​ ​Data,​ ​Stochastic​ ​Process,​ ​Inference,
Computational​ ​Data​ ​Science​ ​and​ ​DBMS.​ ​The​ ​courses​ ​explore
the​ ​depth​ ​of​ ​data​ ​science​ ​from​ ​mathematical,
computational​ ​and​ ​inferential​ ​platforms​ ​and​ ​establish​ ​a
profound​ ​understanding​ ​of​ ​explanatory​ ​and​ ​predictive
analytics​ ​which​ ​are​ ​practiced​ ​across​ ​the​ ​industry.
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​The​ ​second​ ​semester​ ​at​ ​IIT​ ​Kharagpur​ ​explores​ ​Machine
Learning​ ​techniques,​ ​Time​ ​Series​ ​Models,​ ​Cloud​ ​Computing
and​ ​Information​ ​Retrieval​ ​with​ ​3​ ​Electives​ ​designed​ ​to​ ​dive
deeper​ ​into​ ​various​ ​analytics​ ​intensive​ ​domains​ ​such​ ​as
Banking,​ ​Marketing,​ ​Healthcare​ ​and​ ​Supply​ ​Chain​ ​Analytics.
The​ ​semester​ ​on​ ​the​ ​whole​ ​contributes​ ​26.4​ ​credits
distributed​ ​across​ ​6​ ​courses​ ​and​ ​a​ ​ ​Data​ ​Science​ ​Lab.
​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​The​ ​third​ ​semester​ ​is​ ​offered​ ​by​ ​IIM​ ​Calcutta​ ​and​ ​has​ ​11
courses​ ​including​ ​4​ ​electives​ ​totalling​ ​18​ ​credits.​ ​The
courses​ ​cover​ ​a​ ​range​ ​of​ ​topics​ ​from​ ​Business​ ​Data​ ​Mining,
Categorical​ ​Data​ ​Analytics,​ ​Product​ ​Management​ ​etc.​ ​while
the​ ​electives​ ​explore​ ​much​ ​advanced​ ​areas​ ​like​ ​Financial
Risk​ ​Management,​ ​High​ ​Frequency​ ​Financial​ ​Analytics​ ​and
Analytics​ ​in​ ​Business​ ​Forecasting.​ ​Finally​ ​the​ ​course
concludes​ ​with​ ​an​ ​Industry​ ​internship​ ​spanning​ ​over​ ​6
months​ ​with​ ​a​ ​12​ ​credit​ ​weightage​ ​making​ ​it​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the
unique​ ​and​ ​differentiating​ ​factor​ ​from​ ​other​ ​Business
Analytics​ ​programmes​ ​offered​ ​across​ ​the​ ​country.

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Parameter​ ​3:​ ​Pedagogy

Your​ ​Inputs
  The​ ​teaching​ ​methods​ ​and​ ​curriculum​ ​at​ ​the​ ​three
Brief​ ​Description​ ​(200​ ​words)  institutes​ ​complement​ ​each​ ​other​ ​to​ ​give​ ​students​ ​the​ ​most
comprehensive​ ​learning​ ​of​ ​business​ ​analytics.​ ​The​ ​course
finds​ ​the​ ​optimal​ ​balance​ ​between​ ​the​ ​theoretical​ ​concepts
of​ ​data​ ​science​ ​and​ ​their​ ​applications​ ​to​ ​business​ ​problems.
Students​ ​get​ ​to​ ​regularly​ ​interact​ ​with​ ​industry​ ​experts
through​ ​invited​ ​talks​ ​and​ ​guest​ ​lectures,​ ​where​ ​experts​ ​talk
about​ ​latest​ ​trends​ ​and​ ​challenges​ ​in​ ​the​ ​industry.​ ​The
course​ ​leverages​ ​the​ ​best​ ​of​ ​the​ ​three​ ​institutes​ ​in​ ​their
respective​ ​fields​ ​of​ ​expertise,​ ​i.e.,​ ​statistics,​ ​technology​ ​and
business.
In​ ​the​ ​first​ ​semester​ ​at​ ​ISI,​ ​students​ ​form​ ​a​ ​strong
base​ ​of​ ​mathematical​ ​and​ ​statistical​ ​concepts.​ ​This​ ​is
followed​ ​by​ ​a​ ​semester​ ​at​ ​IIT​ ​Kharagpur,​ ​where​ ​students
work​ ​on​ ​data​ ​science​ ​projects​ ​and​ ​get​ ​to​ ​test​ ​their​ ​statistical
concepts​ ​built​ ​at​ ​ISI.​ ​This​ ​ ​semester​ ​is​ ​meant​ ​to​ ​build
students’​ ​technical​ ​expertise.​ ​Head​ ​of​ ​Marketing​ ​Research
at​ ​ITC,​ ​Mr.​ ​Sanjoy​ ​Datta,​ ​is​ ​an​ ​adjunct​ ​professor​ ​for​ ​the
course​ ​“Data​ ​Science​ ​Labs”​ ​at​ ​IIT​ ​Kharagpur.​ ​To​ ​complement
the​ ​first​ ​two​ ​semesters,​ ​students​ ​spend​ ​their​ ​third​ ​semester
at​ ​IIM​ ​Calcutta​ ​where​ ​they​ ​are​ ​exposed​ ​to​ ​business
problems​ ​through​ ​case​ ​studies​ ​and​ ​industry​ ​interaction.

In​ ​addition​ ​to​ ​the​ ​rigorous​ ​course​ ​content,​ ​Invited

lectures​ ​and​ ​regular​ ​workshops​ ​from​ ​various​ ​professors​ ​(in
their​ ​research​ ​fields​ ​from​ ​three​ ​institutes)​ ​and​ ​Industry
professionals​ ​provides​ ​unique​ ​learning​ ​opportunity.​ ​Any
student​ ​is​ ​free​ ​to​ ​approach​ ​any​ ​of​ ​the​ ​300+​ ​world​ ​class
faculty​ ​for​ ​a​ ​project.

​ ​To​ ​cap​ ​the​ ​three​ ​semesters,​ ​the​ ​students​ ​get​ ​to​ ​implement
their​ ​knowledge​ ​in​ ​the​ ​industry​ ​through​ ​a​ ​six​ ​month
internship​ ​as​ ​their​ ​fourth​ ​semester.

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Parameter​ ​4:​ ​Faculty

Your​ ​inputs
  ISI​ ​-​ ​1:10 
Faculty​ ​to​ ​Student​ ​ratio  IIT​ ​-​ ​3:20 
  IIM​ ​-​ ​1:2 
 
No.​ ​of​ ​Faculty​ ​teaching​ ​PGDBA​ ​Institute​ ​wise: 
ISI​ ​:​ ​6 
IIT​ ​:​ ​18 
IIM​ ​:​ ​30 
 
Total​ ​no.​ ​of​ ​Students​ ​:​ ​60 
 
  ISI​ ​-​ ​201 
No.​ ​of​ ​faculties​ ​with​ ​PhD  IIM​ ​C​ ​-​ ​81 
  IIT​ ​KGP​ ​-​ ​57​ ​ ​(VGSOM​ ​&​ ​Dept.​ ​of​ ​CSE) 
 
  IIM​ ​C​ ​-​ ​ ​42 
No.​ ​of​ ​faculties​ ​with​ ​Industry  IIT​ ​KGP​ ​-​ ​ ​3 
Experience  ISI​ ​KOLKATA​ ​-​ ​8  
 
   
Any​ ​additional​ ​information  All​ ​the​ ​faculties​ ​teaching​ ​PGDBA​ ​have​ ​a​ ​PhD​ ​in​ ​their 
  respective​ ​fields​ ​from​ ​reputed​ ​institutes​ ​all​ ​around​ ​the 
globe.​ ​With​ ​the​ ​three​ ​institutes​ ​providing​ ​a​ ​host​ ​of 
opportunities,​ ​academic​ ​projects​ ​under​ ​the​ ​respected 
faculties​ ​can​ ​be​ ​taken​ ​in​ ​diverse​ ​fields​ ​according​ ​to​ ​one’s 
skillset​ ​and​ ​interests.​ ​Students​ ​have​ ​the​ ​opportunity​ ​to 
interact​ ​and​ ​participate​ ​in​ ​projects​ ​with​ ​any​ ​faculty​ ​in​ ​the​ ​3 
institutes​ ​at​ ​any​ ​point​ ​of​ ​time​ ​during​ ​the​ ​course. 
ISI​ ​being​ ​a​ ​research​ ​institute​ ​offers​ ​a​ ​wide​ ​range​ ​of 
specialized​ ​fields​ ​like​ ​Econometrics,​ ​Computational 
Finance,​ ​Public​ ​policy,​ ​Social​ ​Science,​ ​Cryptography​ ​etc 
for​ ​students​ ​to​ ​work​ ​on. 
 

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Parameter​ ​5:​ ​External​ ​Collaborations

Your​ ​Inputs

Brief​ ​Description​ ​(200​ ​words)  The​ ​inception​ ​of​ ​PGDBA​ ​was​ ​borne​ ​out​ ​of​ ​a​ ​collaboration
between​ ​the​ ​industry​ ​and​ ​academia.​ ​A​ ​day-long​ ​conclave
held​ ​at​ ​IIM​ ​Calcutta​ ​on​ ​January​ ​2015,​ ​aimed​ ​at
understanding​ ​the​ ​needs​ ​of​ ​the​ ​industry​ ​was​ ​the
birthplace​ ​of​ ​PGDBA.​ ​Representatives​ ​of​ ​leading
companies​ ​such​ ​as​ ​KPMG,​ ​EXL,​ ​Deloitte,​ ​LatentView,​ ​Tata
Consultancy​ ​Services,​ ​Reliance​ ​Communication,​ ​Deutsche
Bank,​ ​Ernst​ ​and​ ​Young,​ ​State​ ​Bank​ ​of​ ​India,​ ​IBM,​ ​Google,
Microsoft,​ ​HSBC​ ​and​ ​Cognizant​ ​took​ ​part​ ​in​ ​the​ ​conclave
and​ ​based​ ​on​ ​their​ ​inputs,​ ​ideas​ ​of​ ​a​ ​specialized​ ​course
emerged,​ ​a​ ​course​ ​which​ ​would​ ​produce​ ​leaders​ ​of​ ​the
future​ ​,​ ​skilled​ ​in​ ​the​ ​essential​ ​areas​ ​of​ ​business,​ ​statistics
and​ ​computer​ ​science.

The​ ​foundations​ ​of​ ​the​ ​course,​ ​its​ ​content​ ​and​ ​structure,

built​ ​on​ ​industry-academia​ ​collaboration​ ​has​ ​continuously
been​ ​reinforced.​ ​In​ ​their​ ​orientation​ ​week,​ ​students​ ​are
greeted​ ​with​ ​industry​ ​talks​ ​by​ ​seasoned​ ​professionals
ranging​ ​from​ ​the​ ​ ​Directors​ ​at​ ​LatentView​ ​Analytics​ ​to
Heads​ ​of​ ​Marketing​ ​Research​ ​at​ ​ITC​ ​to​ ​Analytics​ ​Leaders​ ​at
PWC​ ​Data​ ​to​ ​Senior​ ​Data​ ​Scientist,​ ​Supply​ ​Chain​ ​Domain
Leads​ ​at​ ​Walmart.​ ​Each​ ​brings​ ​with​ ​them​ ​their​ ​own​ ​rich
experiences​ ​in​ ​analytics,​ ​sharing​ ​their​ ​perspective​ ​on​ ​the
current​ ​state​ ​of​ ​analytics​ ​and​ ​offering​ ​their​ ​vision​ ​of​ ​the
future.​ ​Even​ ​after​ ​the​ ​course​ ​gathers​ ​momentum​ ​from
orientation​ ​week,​ ​ ​students​ ​are​ ​treated​ ​to​ ​invited​ ​lectures
by​ ​ ​analytics​ ​professionals​ ​from​ ​ ​at​ ​all​ ​institutes.

Quite​ ​recently​ ​Srinivas​ ​Bhogle​ ​an​ ​eminent​ ​alumnus​ ​of​ ​ISI

Kolkata​ ​and​ ​prolific​ ​writer​ ​delivered​ ​a​ ​talk​ ​on​ ​cricket
analytics​ ​while​ ​the​ ​students​ ​were​ ​in​ ​their​ ​ISI​ ​phase.​ ​Others
interactions​ ​ ​included​ ​a​ ​video​ ​conference​ ​with​ ​a​ ​member
of​ ​the​ ​Data​ ​Science​ ​team​ ​of​ ​Booking​ ​.com(Amsterdam)
and​ ​University​ ​of​ ​California​ ​Berkeley​ ​alumni,​ ​another​ ​one
on​ ​High​ ​Frequency​ ​Trading​ ​by​ ​an​ ​eminent​ ​researcher​ ​at​ ​ISI.

Companies​ ​from​ ​various​ ​domains​ ​including​ ​Wells​ ​fargo,

American​ ​Express,​ ​Walmart​ ​labs,​ ​PWC,​ ​ITC,​ ​UnitedHealth
Group​ ​etc​ ​maintain​ ​continued​ ​interaction​ ​with​ ​the
students​ ​through​ ​lectures,​ ​workshops​ ​and​ ​competitions
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and​ ​finally​ ​hire​ ​them​ ​for​ ​the​ ​6​ ​month​ ​Internship​ ​and​ ​finally
offer​ ​them​ ​full​ ​time​ ​employment

Collaborations​ ​with​ ​the​ ​industry​ ​are​ ​pivotal​ ​to​ ​the​ ​overall

development​ ​of​ ​PGDBA​ ​students​ ​and​ ​here​ ​they​ ​are
constantly​ ​in​ ​touch​ ​with​ ​the​ ​recent​ ​advances​ ​in​ ​analytics
from​ ​an​ ​industry​ ​point​ ​of​ ​view.

Parameter​ ​6:​ ​Other​ ​Attributes

Your​ ​inputs
  The​ ​course​ ​has​ ​a​ ​mandatory​ ​ ​6-month
Placement​ ​Assistance  internship​ ​at​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​the​ ​course,
assistance​ ​for​ ​which​ ​is​ ​provided​ ​by​ ​the
institutes.
By​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​internships​ ​more​ ​than​ ​50%​ ​of
the​ ​students​ ​are​ ​induced​ ​as​ ​full​ ​time
employees​ ​via​ ​pre​ ​placements​ ​offers.
The​ ​remaining​ ​students​ ​are​ ​recruited
during​ ​the​ ​Final​ ​placements​ ​by​ ​some​ ​of
major​ ​firms​ ​across​ ​the​ ​globe.
Please​ ​go​ ​through​ ​the​ ​attached​ ​placements
&​ ​Internship​ ​reports​ ​for​ ​additional
information

  Virtual​ ​lab​ ​events​ ​consist​ ​of​ ​simulation​ ​of

Virtual​ ​Lab​ ​Events  management​ ​game​ ​to​ ​get​ ​hands-on
 
knowledge​ ​of​ ​industry​ ​growth​ ​and
estimation​ ​techniques​ ​so​ ​as​ ​to​ ​allocate​ ​a
company’s​ ​budget​ ​accordingly.

Data​ ​Science​ ​Laboratory(DSL)​ ​at​ ​IIT

Kharagpur​ ​with​ ​multiple​ ​GPU’s​ ​ ​is​ ​one​ ​of
the​ ​best​ ​in​ ​the​ ​country​ ​ ​to​ ​process​ ​big​ ​data
and​ ​carry​ ​out​ ​analysis​ ​on​ ​the​ ​same.
Students​ ​in​ ​their​ ​IIT​ ​semester​ ​work​ ​on​ ​data
intensive​ ​projects​ ​involving​ ​Speech
recognition​ ​/Video​ ​ ​stream​ ​analysis​ ​etc​ ​as
part​ ​of​ ​Data​ ​Science​ ​Lab​ ​course.​ ​In​ ​addition
to​ ​DSL,​ ​students​ ​can​ ​work​ ​Labs​ ​like​ ​Artificial

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Intelligence​ ​Lab,​ ​Crypto​ ​research​ ​Lab,

Visual​ ​Information​ ​Processing​ ​lab​ ​etc​ ​as​ ​a
part​ ​of​ ​their​ ​projects

At​ ​IIM​ ​C,​ ​Finance​ ​Research​ ​and​ ​Trading

Laboratory​ ​(FRTL)​ ​gives​ ​students​ ​access​ ​to
resources​ ​and​ ​finance​ ​data​ ​to​ ​apply​ ​data
analysis​ ​and​ ​draw​ ​insights​ ​in​ ​areas​ ​such​ ​as
High​ ​Frequency​ ​Trading,​ ​Computational
Finance.

  The​ ​tri-institute​ ​nature​ ​of​ ​the​ ​course​ ​helps

Events  the​ ​students​ ​to​ ​coordinate​ ​with​ ​students
from​ ​other​ ​courses​ ​of​ ​the​ ​three​ ​Institutes
in​ ​various​ ​events.
​ ​Kshitij​ ​ ​a​ ​techno-​ ​management​ ​annual
festival​ ​at​ ​IIT​ ​Kharagpur​ ​hosts​ ​a​ ​variety​ ​of
seminars,​ ​workshops,​ ​competitions​ ​etc​ ​in
the​ ​fields​ ​including​ ​Artificial​ ​Intelligence,
Business​ ​Analytics​ ​etc

  The​ ​course​ ​is​ ​a​ ​full-time​ ​residential

LMS  program​ ​with​ ​research​ ​opportunities
available​ ​for​ ​candidates​ ​at​ ​all​ ​of​ ​the​ ​three
institutes,​ ​which​ ​can​ ​be​ ​sought​ ​according
to​ ​one’s​ ​interests.
The​ ​courses​ ​taught​ ​involve​ ​offline​ ​teaching
along​ ​with​ ​resources​ ​and​ ​content​ ​posted
online.
With​ ​100%​ ​of​ ​the​ ​alumni​ ​being​ ​placed​ ​in
prestigious​ ​companies​ ​and​ ​transitioning
into​ ​either​ ​Business​ ​Analyst/Consultant​ ​or
Data​ ​Scientist​ ​roles,​ ​the​ ​alumni​ ​interaction
leads​ ​to​ ​industry-specific​ ​learning​ ​and
trends​ ​of​ ​both​ ​business​ ​oriented​ ​and
technical​ ​facets​ ​of​ ​data​ ​analytics.

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Additional​ ​Inputs​ ​(if​ ​any)

Your​ ​Inputs

International​​ ​Data​ ​Science International​ ​Data​ ​Science​ ​Game​ ​Finalists​ ​for​ ​2​ ​straight
Game,​ ​Paris consecutive​ ​years.​ ​(representing​ ​India​ ​at​ ​the​ ​global​ ​level)

DSG​ ​2016​ ​Rank​ ​:​ ​7​ ​&​ ​17(International)​ ​(Two​ ​teams

qualified​ ​from​ ​PGDBA​ ​for​ ​the​ ​finals​ ​in​ ​Paris)
DSG​ ​2017​ ​Rank​ ​:​ ​4​ ​ ​(International)​ ​-​ ​The​ ​only​ ​team​ ​from
India​ ​to​ ​reach​ ​the​ ​finals​ ​in​ ​Paris

Capsim​ ​Capstone Capsim​ ​2017​ ​Global​ ​rank​ ​-​ ​19

Simulation

Smart​ ​India​ ​Hackathon First​ ​Runners​ ​Up​ ​at​ ​Smart​ ​India​ ​Hackathon​ ​2017.​ ​Proposal
2017 under​ ​implementation​ ​with​ ​membership​ ​from​ ​ICMR
(Indian​ ​Council​ ​of​ ​Medical​ ​Research)

SMS​ ​Digital​ ​Data​ ​Challenge, World​ ​Rank​ ​3,

Dusseldorf,Germany SMS​ ​Digital​ ​Data​ ​Challenge,Dusseldorf,Germany

Other​ ​competitions First​ ​Runners​ ​Up,

MachineLearning​ ​Hackathon​ ​by​ ​SocieteGenerale

Winners,
Cisco​ ​Data​ ​and​ ​Beyond​ ​at​ ​IIMBangalore-2016

Winners​ ​&​ ​First​ ​Runners​ ​up

American​ ​Express​ ​Data​ ​and​ ​Beyond​ ​at​ ​IIMBangalore-2017

World​ ​Rank​ ​13,​ ​DrivenData​ ​competition​ ​'Pump​ ​it​ ​Up'​ ​by

Tanzanian​ ​ministry​ ​of​ ​water​ ​in​ ​collaboration​ ​with​ ​MIT

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