Companies are increasingly reliant on data backed intelligence, hence are eager to hire AI and data professionals who can drive automation and make sense of the massive loads of information that their businesses generate everyday. With the fast-paced expansion of the AI and ML job market, the skill gap is becoming a reason for worry, but this supply-demand gap indicates a huge opportunity for young students and IT professionals to upskill for the AI economy. Online courses are the best way to start building your skills in AI, ML and Data Science. Here are the top 5 online course by top Indian Universities that will help launch your career in the AI industry.

• An Introduction to Artificial Intelligence – by Indian Institute of Technology Delhi: Targeted at undergraduate students in computer science, this 12-week course introduces various concepts in the field of artificial intelligence. It discusses the philosophy of AI and how to model a new problem as an AI problem. It describes a variety of models such as search, logic, Bayes nets, and MDPs, which can be used to model a new problem. It also teaches many first algorithms to solve each formulation. The course prepares a student to take a variety of focused, advanced courses in various subfields of AI. The course is free to take on SWAYAM NPTEL, but a certificate can only be obtained after writing a proctored in-person exam for a fee of ₹1000. Last date to enrol is 25 Jan 2021.
• Postgraduate Program in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning – by Indian Institute of Technology Bombay: The learning content and assessments for this 12-month program have been created by faculty from IIT Bombay, in collaboration with Great Lakes, The University of Texas at Austin, and other AI and data science experts. Access 225+ hours of online learning content and one-on-one weekly mentorships with experienced industry experts. Upon completion you will receive a certificate from The University of Texas at Austin and Great Lakes Executive Learning. Course is priced at ₹2,40,000 + GST. Last date to submit application is 10 Dec 2020.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning – by National Institute of Technology Warangal: An 11-month online-only postgraduate program by the Electronics and ICT Academy at NIT Warangal, designed specifically for professionals who want to become experts in Machine Learning and AI or who want to transform their careers altogether. The program comprises 450 hours of intensive learning developed & curated by NITW faculty and leading Industry experts. Upon completion you will receive an industry-recognised certification from the E&ICT Academy, NIT Warangal, and Edureka. Course is priced at ₹2,22,450 + GST.
• Postgraduate Certification in Applied AI and ML – by Indian Institute of Technology Mandi: A 6-month deep tech AI program that develops skills in building applications with Deep Learning, Computer Vision, NLP, Image & Speech Processing, for specialist AI job roles. Useful to transform the way industries work with AI, building and deployment of end-to-end AI models, and scale up successfully. Upon completion you will receive a joint postgraduate certification from IIT Mandi and Wiley. Course is priced at ₹1,00,000 + GST. Last date to submit application is 20 Jan, 2021.
• Postgraduate Diploma in Data Science & AI – by Indraprastha Institute of InformationTechnology Delhi: A comprehensive 9-month program which allows professionals from different industry verticals to reboot their careers. The industry collaboration with IBM will allow the participants ample opportunities to work on real-life data science projects. The courses will be taught by IIIT-D faculty members, as well as IBM leaders in Analytics. Consisting 450 hours of learning content, the entire program will be conducted online on the weekends. Course is priced at ₹2,50,000 (inclusive of tax).

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