Rutuja Mowade wrote this answer to a Quora question “Is it worth going for PG Diploma program in Data Science offered by IIIT-B and upGrad?”

I can completely understand your mindset right now, as I was in a similar dilemma a few months back. Being a newbie to this data science world one of my greatest concern was about my plan of action. So making a plan using course material available on the internet and following it strictly with your own estimated deadlines along with a job, trust me, it’s not everyone’s cup of coffee! After going through syllabus provided by various platforms including colleges, finally, I opted for IIIT-B & upGrad PGDDS program .

Now coming back to your question if it’s worth going for PG program, my answer is YES. The reason being the course is designed in such a way that all the concepts are taught from scratch. It helps in making your conceptual base stronger via assignments and group case studies. This helps in understanding the practical implementation of concepts. These concepts helped me a lot because of which I was able to make a career transition to data analytics field within 4 months of this course

The plan of action is designed keeping in mind the understanding of students irrespective of their age. It’s best for people having some experience in data analytics, freshers as well as for those people who are looking for career transition. It doesn’t matter what your previous working background is, as everything is taught from the basic. In case you don’t have access to your laptops then you can use their app for accessing study material.

You always get a student mentor who is your go-to person for all the queries related to course or career. Mentor makes sure that you cope up with the course well.

In case you opt for career support then you get to interact with an industry expert in order to shape your career. These industry experts are from different industry domains. upGrad provides a flexibility of choosing your own expert guide. Experts help you with resume preparation and mock interviews, thereby providing you with the best guidelines. upGrad keeps you posted for the new openings.

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