Top 10 Data Science, Analytics, Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence Programs/Institutes in India: Ranking 2019–2020
We conducted a survey in the months of August, September and until Mid Oct 2019. The idea was to explore the top 10 data science programs/institutes in India: Ranking 2019–2020.
We circulated a Google form with all the visitors on our jobs portal, Analytics Jobs.
- Course Duration: We inducted the programs that were of a minimum 6 months duration because we at Analytics Jobs have a common understanding that no one can become a data scientist in less than 6 months duration.
- Mode of Training: We have included the courses who are delivering data science training in online mode or classroom mode or blended mode. Obviously, blended mode is eligible for higher rankings.
- Course Content: We have put more emphasis on course content which includes the tools taught, total number of live class hours, total number of pre-recorded class hours, query resolution, number of industry projects, number of the capstone projects and various other crucial factors.
- Quality of Trainers and Mentors: Trainers play a vital role in delivering knowledge to the data science aspirants. We have categorized the institutes who have got the maximum number of trainers who are PhDs. For mentors, we have tried to check the number of experiences they have got in the industry or experience in deploying projects across various sectors and market segments in machine learning, data science, deep learning, and artificial intelligence.
- Internship and Placements: Lessons learned in classrooms typically differ from what is expected from a professional in the industry. That’s why; we have ranked those institutes and data science programs that have put internship an integral part of their curriculum. Final placements in terms of an institute penetration into the industry have been taken into the picture for this ranking.
While ranking the programs, we kept in mind the ROI. So, the biggest factor for Ranking is based upon return on investment and the skills delivery to the students.
1. DataTrained Education
DataTrained is one of the companies working in the Retail Analytics domain. It was founded in 2012. They also impart training in data science and management space.
There data science program has been prepared by the working data science professionals and thus has a heavy influx of real-life case studies. The best part is that have got 6 months of internship as a core part of their curriculum. This helps data science aspirants avoid common mistakes while pursuing a data science career. More than 30 live industry projects and 2 capstone projects make their learner’s job-ready. They have partnered with more than 250 organizations to place their students.
The highest package offered to their students is Rs. 18 Lacs and the average placement package is Rs. 7.2 Lacs.
The program consists of theoretical as well as technological modules required to work in Analytics and data science. Even a technical person found this program to have a balanced learning curve. It systematically trains you in the concepts, tools, and technologies of the field. The only way to learn Data Science and Big Data are by “doing it” and DataTrained will make sure you carry out end-to-end work in the tenure of this program.
They have a team of counselors, in house data scientists and trainers who help students prepare their resumes and for the interviews. Their partner organizations award every learner an internship certificate at the end of the program upon successful work completion.
More than 90% of the faculty at DataTrained are PhDs and comes with an average of more than 10 years of industry experience. Their training department is headed by Dr. Deepika Sharma, who is one of the top 10 data science intellectuals in the country.
Course Duration: 10 Months
Mode of Training: Blended
Program Fee: Rs. 80000 + GST for Online Mode and Rs. 99000 + GST for the Classroom mode
Total Hours: More than 400 hours
Course Curriculum: Click Here
Query Resolution: Within 24 hours
Student-Faculty Ratio: 15:1
Industry projects: More than 30
Capstone Project: 2
Internship: 6 Months
Placement: 100%
DataTrained has topped the ranking because of its strong return on investment. The fee is less compared to their offerings. They have got there university content partners as eCornell University and Purdue University.
2. Jigsaw Academy
Jigsaw has been the pioneer in the analytics training domain. They have got more than 50 programs in collaborations with several Indian and International Universities of repute.
The program involves 8 months classroom and 3 months of internship/projects. Program is taught by the most effective minds in the Analytics domain name with 15+ years of expertise like subject matter experts (SMEs).
This program comes with 5 case studies, 3 assignments, 4 industry discussions, and 3 industry projects.
They have tied up with more than 40 companies which include domains like e-commerce, IT, BFSI, Consulting, Manufacturing and the Retail domain. The highest placement offered was 12 Lacs and the average placement was 6.6 Lacs.
Course Duration: 11 Months
Mode of Training: Classroom
Program Fee: Rs. 4,95,000 + GST for the Classroom mode
Total Hours: More than 400 hours
Course Curriculum: Click Here
Query Resolution: Instant
Student-Faculty Ratio: 20:1
Industry Projects: More than 3
Capstone Project: 1
Internship : 3 Months
Placement: 98%
3. Aegis School of Business
Aegis School of business is one of the first comers who started the full-time program in data science and analytics. This course is definitely going to do wonders for all those who believe in riding the wave of Big Data and Advanced Analytics and play in this NextGen technology space.
This program has been developed in association with IBM. The career management team works all day and night and thus facilitates all students with placements and paid internship opportunities. As per the last batch records, a fresher was placed at the lowest package of Rs. 5 lacs and a maximum package of 12.5 lacs. Experienced candidates were offered a 100% hike in their salaries.
Course Duration: 11 Months
Mode of Training: Classroom
Program Fee: Rs. 5,75,000 + GST for the Classroom mode
Total Hours: Full Time
Course Curriculum: Click Here
Query Resolution: Instant
Student-Faculty Ratio: 20:1
Industry Projects: More than 15
Capstone Project: 1
Internship : 2–3 Months
Placement: 90%
4. UpGrad
Founded by Ronnie Screwvala, this is an online-only program in collaboration with IIIT Bangalore. They have partnered with IIIT Bangalore. The faculty of IIT Bangalore discusses the conceptual depth of topics like Data Science, Machine Learning and AI and this will be complemented by the UpGrad industry network of relevant real-life case studies and projects.
Career Services at UpGrad includes Career aspiration mapping, resume feedback, and profile building, Job Opportunities, Mock Recruitment Examinations, and Interview Preparation with Industry.
Course Duration: 11 Months
Mode of Training: Online
Program Fee: Rs. 2,85,000 + GST for the Classroom mode
Total Hours: More than 300 hours
Course Curriculum: Click here
Query Resolution: Within 48 hours
Student-Faculty Ratio: 20:1
Industry Projects: More than 4
Capstone Project: 1
Internship: Not part of the program
Placement: Not Known
5. Great Learning
This program comes with a dual certificate from the University of Texas and Great Lakes. The assessments and learning content have been created by faculties from Lakes that are Great, UT Austin, IIT Bombay and other practicing Artificial Intelligence and data science experts.
Candidates are going to work on 12+ projects along with a capstone project spread across subjects like Statistical Learning, Supervised / Unsupervised Learning, Ensemble / Reinforcement Techniques, Neural Networks, NLP, Computer Vision with data from companies as Uber, Netflix, AlphaGo (Google), Amazon.
Candidates are encouraged to participate around company-sponsored hackathons and build the expertise of yours. Use your new skills to fix real-world problems.
The program involves learning from top academicians in the area of Artificial Intelligence as well as Machine Learning and a number of experienced industry professionals from the best in business.
This data science program makes it possible to unlock the potential of yours, highlight the skills of yours and hook up to the best programs for the next job of yours.
Course Duration: 11 Months
Mode of Training: Online
Program Fee: Rs. 2,45,000 + GST for Online mode and Rs. 3,60,000 for the Classroom mode
Total Hours: More than 300 hours
Course Curriculum: Click here
Query Resolution: Within 48 hours
Student-Faculty Ratio: 20:1
Industry Projects: More than 12
Capstone Project: 1
Internship: Not part of the program
Placement: Not Known
6. Insofe
Insofe is one of the organizations that first felt the need for training in data science and artificial intelligence domains.
This Postgraduate program in Data Science helps students learn the basics of Statistics, Coding as well as Machine Learning that would assist them to understand and solve real-time problems.
The program helps you:
- Prepares for the roles that are continuously evolving as per the industry demands.
- Access to our unparalleled Career Services who are positioning history speaks for itself. Just in the previous twelve months, more than 550 companies interviewed the students of ours and we could set up more than 2000 interviews at an average of five interviews each day. A couple of prominent companies in which our alumni are placed are actually Philips, United Health Group, Microsoft, Deloitte, and numerous other top Fortune businesses.
- Candidates have got an average of 40% hike in their salary. Some of them have been placed with an almost 400% hike in their past salaries.
Course Duration: 6 Months
Mode of Training: Online
Program Fee: Rs. 3,75,000 + GST for the Classroom mode
Total Hours: 200 +
Course Curriculum: Click here
Query Resolution: Within 48 hours
Student-Faculty Ratio: 20:1
Industry Projects: More than 10
Capstone Project: 1
Internship: Not part of the program
Placement: Not Known
7. INSAID
This program has been designed for professionals who are looking to up-skill themselves or a career transition to data science and machine learning.
INSAID provides career help by using Data Science Career Launchpad. The students get hands-on expertise as being a Data Leader with a strenuous resume and GitHub creating sessions. You’ll also learn to produce a good LinkedIn presence and build excellent interview skills.
Course Duration: 11 Months
Mode of Training: Online
Program Fee: Rs. 3,00,000 + GST for the Classroom mode
Total Hours: More than 250 hours
Course Curriculum: Click here
Query Resolution: Within 48 hours
Student-Faculty Ratio: 20:1
Industry Projects: More than 5
Capstone Project: 1
Internship: Not part of the program
Placement: Not Known
8. Praxis Business School
This is a full-time on-campus program designed with industry assistance from ICICI Bank as well as PwC and is a perfect fit for the candidates who are looking for an entry-level position in data science and analytics.
The course is actually split into four trimesters. In the 4th trimester, the candidates need to work as interns within organizations. The curriculum addresses Statistical Modeling, broad assortment of analytics tools as well as an understanding of how companies use data in there day to day operations and augment their business. Institute also offers a placement program for the students.
Course Duration: 12 Months
Mode of Training: Classroom
Program Fee: Rs. 6,05,000 + GST for the Classroom mode
Total Hours: More than 300 hours
Course Curriculum: Click here
Query Resolution: Instant
Student-Faculty Ratio: 20:1
Industry Projects: More than 5
Capstone Project: 2
Internship: Not part of the program
Placement: Not Known
9. Edureka
This is a 9 months online program along with 75% live online lectures and 25% self-paced learnings. The career assistance team helps the students with Resume Building, Mock Interviews, and Assured Interview Calls.
Course Duration: 9 Months
Mode of Training: Online
Program Fee: Rs. 2,62,500 + GST for the Classroom mode
Total Hours: More than 200 hours
Course Curriculum: Click Here
Query Resolution: Within 48 hours
Student-Faculty Ratio: 20:1
Industry Projects: More than 12
Capstone Project: Zero
Internship: Not part of the program
Placement: Not Known
10. Amity
This is a 12 months PG program with a certification in Data Science for eCornell University. This program involves Virtual Job Fairs, corporate connects and Alumni networking, along with recruitment partners CutShort.io.
This PG Diploma in Data Science is meant to develop skills, enhance analytics competency and give in-depth knowledge for handling information as well as Business Analytics tools. On successful completion of the program, you are able to operate in corporate roles in the analytics domain.
Course Duration: 11 Months
Mode of Training: Online
Program Fee: Rs. 1,85,000 + GST
Total Hours: More than 300 hours
Course Curriculum: Click Here
Query Resolution: Within 48 hours
Student-Faculty Ratio: 20:1
Industry Projects: More than 5
Capstone Project: 1
Internship: Not part of the program
Placement: Not Known