IIT Madras calls for applications for online data science programme
Press Trust of India | August 9, 2021 | 10:48 PM IST | 1 min read
IIT Madras has opened applications for online data science programme. The last date to apply is August 30 and the new batch will commence in September.
CHENNAI: The Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) on Monday called for applications for its online data science program. Said to be the first-of-its-kind, the program, launched last year, aims at making a data scientist out of anyone who has cleared class XII and studied English and Maths in Class X, according to a press release from IIT-M.
The classes for the new batch would begin in September 2021.
"The program provides a unique opportunity to study at IIT-Madras without having to go through joint entrance examination (JEE). Students can pursue the diploma in programming and data science along with their on-campus courses," the release said. The last date to apply for the course is August 30, it said.
Those interested can apply through the website - https://onlinedegree.iitm.ac.in, the release said. Anyone regardless of his or her geographic location, academic background and profession can apply, it added.
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