IIT Admissions 2020: IIT Roorkee offers online course in Python Data Science

Currently, there are 60 seats available and IIT Roorkee will conduct the course over 14 days from October 28 to November 10.

Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee introduces an online course in data science for candidates interested in learning the foundations of Python scripting and its principles. According to the institute, the offered course aims to boost career prospects through innovative and independent learning which includes more than 40 hours of live instructor-led classes and lectures from IIT Roorkee faculty. Along with the online classes, the institute also offers three hours of doubt clearing sessions on the weekend. Currently, there are 60 seats available and IIT Roorkee will conduct the course over 14 days from October 28 to November 10. Candidates interested in applying for the course must note that the applications will be accepted on a first come first serve basis. 

The online course in data science at IIT Roorkee not only teaches the foundation of Python scripting but also aims at providing knowledge in the design and implementation of real-world inspired machine learning and deep learning algorithms applications. The focussed areas of the course are as follows:

• Introduction to packages in Python
• Numpy, Pandas, and EDA
• Supervised and unsupervised learning
• Linear Regression and Logistic Regression
• Clustering, and K-means
• NLP (Natural Language Processing)
• Image processing with MLP (Multi-layer perceptron)
• Projects and assignments

Talking about the course, IIT Roorkee says, "Applicants will also be given project work with real-life problems such as handwritten optical image recognition and exploratory analysis on COVID-19. While no experience is required to take the course, a fundamental knowledge of any programming language would be beneficial."

How to apply for IIT Roorkee online course in data science?

Online Method
Step 1: Go to the official website of IIT Roorkee
Step 2: Navigate and click on the link for the online course

Step 3: Enter a valid email address and fill in the necessary information
Step 4: After the completion of the application form, deposit Rs 8000 at https://eict.iitr.ac.in/Paymentdetails.html

Step 5: Before making the payment, you can read about the process in detail at http://eict.iitr.ac.in/Paymentdetails.html

Offline Method:
Step 1: Download the form https://eict.iitr.ac.in/downloads/offline form.pdf
Step 2: Draw a demand draft in favour of “Dean SRIC IIT Roorkee”.
Step 3: The DD along with the application form must be posted to Mr Prateek Sharma, EICT Academy, ECE Department, IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand 247667.

After completion of the course candidates will receive career guidance sessions from industry experts and receive certificates from IIT Roorkee.

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