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Platform description - upGrad
upGrad is the largest Indian edtech platform that caters to the changing job market. To provide a second-to-none learning experience, it collaborates with major universities around the world. With industry-specific training and over 300 hiring partners on the platform, students get great career support. Currently, upGrad courses are available in the areas of management, technology, data science, health, law and humanities.
upGrad courses: Types of programmes
Depending on the skill and academic level, you can go for upGrad courses in the following categories:
- Advanced Certificate Programmes - A bachelor’s degree is required.
- Professional Certificate Programmes - A bachelor’s degree and one year of work experience are the minimum requirements.
- Executive Post-Graduate Programmes - A bachelor’s degree is required. For some programmes, 50% aggregate marks at graduation are required.
- Certificate Programmes - A bachelor’s or diploma degree after the 12th standard is required. For some of the upGrad courses under this programme type, a student has to go through a screening process held by the respective university the platform has collaborated with.
- Bachelor’s degree - A student must have 55% marks in Class 12.
- Master’s degree - A student must have at least 50% aggregate marks in a relevant bachelor’s degree.
- MBA (Global) - To pursue an MBA (Global) course from upGrad, one is required to have 50% marks and at least 2 - 3 years of work experience in a related field.
- Post Graduate Diploma - A bachelor’s degree with no minimum marks is required.
- Global Professional Certificate - For most of the upGrad courses under this type of programme, there is no minimum requirement.
After completion of the upGrad courses, the certificates are provided by the respective universities.
upGrad courses: Cost structure
Courses on upGrad are not free. However, it provides easy instalments as No Cost EMI, which can be paid through the course duration. Also, the cost of an upGrad course is relatively economical than the offline/on-campus course along with certification.
upGrad courses: Category-wise specialisations
Here are the most popular upGrad courses categorised into:
Data Science
- Master's in Data Science with PGP from IIIT Bangalore and MSc from Liverpool John Moores University
- PG Certification in Machine Learning and Deep Learning
- PG Program in Data Science
- PG Diploma in Data Science from IIIT Bangalore
- MCA - Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Technology
- MSc in Computer Science
- MCA Cloud Computing
- PG Certification in Full Stack Development with Job Guarantee
- PG Diploma in Software Development - Full Stack Development and DevOps
Management
- Product Management Certification Program
- NMIMS Global Access - MBA (Executive) with Specialisation in Business Analytics
- Post Graduate Program in Life Insurance
- Executive Program in Strategic Digital Marketing
- Job Linked Management Program with PGP from IMT Ghaziabad
upGrad courses in collaboration with international institutions
upGrad has partnered with the following international institutions:
1. Deakin Business School
Headquartered in Australia, this business school is accredited under the prestigious Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and the European Quality Improvement System (EQUIS). It is known for offering high-quality MBA programmes.
2. Liverpool Business School
Liverpool Business School at Liverpool John Moores University is based in the UK and has centres in India and China. It is a member of AACSB International –The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.
3. Michigan State University
Based in the USA, Michigan State University ranks among the top 100 universities of the world. It is also accredited under AACSB.
upGrad courses in collaboration with national institutes
Here are some of the top national institutes upGrad is partners with:
1. IIIT Bangalore
The Indian Institute of Information Technology is an independent deemed university focusing on high-quality IT training.
2. IIM Kozhikode
IIM Kozhikode was established in 1996 and ranks 6th in position for management studies as per the NIRF rankings of 2020.
3. MICA
Mudra Institute Of Communications, Ahmedabad is India’s premier management institution for marketing and communication.
Why pursue upGrad courses?
Here are the best advantages of pursuing online courses from upGrad:
- upGrad courses offer one-on-one feedback on project submissions. Also, you get to participate in collaborative projects in real-time.
- You get the opportunity to get guidance from expert trainers. If you are pursuing an upGrad course that is taught by an international school, you get international academic support.
- You get to network with industry experts.
- upGrad has more than 300 hiring partners, thereby, offering you better placement opportunities. The current upGrad alumni are in top positions in major companies including Amazon, Accenture, ESPN, and Microsoft, among others.
- upGrad is currently expanding with more international and national institutes.
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Answered 5 months ago
It is important to note that upGrad is an ed-tech platform that ties up with institutes and companies that provide certificates once students pass the exams after enrolling. Also, upGrad has recently started offering job-ready programmes for freshers to prepare them for new roles. Apart from that, t
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Answered 5 months ago
There are several advantages to joining a bootcamp related to your domain on upGrad. These programmes are highly intensive with the curriculum and most importantly they are developed around the latest trends in the relevant industry. You can expect live sessions, case-study-based learning, capstone
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Answered 5 months ago
upGrad has over 4500 hiring partners, with whom the learners have a better chance to get interviewed and hired towards the end of the degrees and PG courses. The major benefit of joining upGrad is because of its dedicated placement services. On its job portal, there are over 100 open roles across ea
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Answered 5 months ago
upGrad primarily offers paid programmes at the postgraduate level. But, it also recognises the importance of accessible learning and has recently introduced free courses in technology, management, career planning, data Science and machine learning, law, and soft skills. These free upGrad courses, de
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Answered 8 months ago
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