For Working Professionals
Fully Online Format
12 Months
March 31, 2025
March 30, 2026
Course Overview
Key Highlights
PG Diploma from upGrad Institute
360 Degree Career Support
1:1 Career Coaching
Live Sessions by Global Experts
More than 25 Live Learning Sessions
200+ Hours of Learning
Student Support Available All Days
AI Profile Builder
Industry Based Projects & Case Studies
25+ Industry Projects Available
Certificate
- Be part of the global upGrad community
- Network with like-minded individuals and learners
- Access and learn from global subject matter experts
- Enhance your data science skills
- Real World Data Science Industry Based Projects and Case Studies
Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science (E-Learning) will be awarded to students who fulfil:
1) Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline or;
2) Mature candidates who are at least 30 years old and above with 8 years of relevant working experience with a Diploma and;
3) Applicants must also obtain 6 out of 11 for the Admission Aptitde Test or GMAT (Score of 650 and above) or GRE (Score of 300 and above)
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Syllabus
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1:20
Teacher-Student Ratio
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200+
Hours of Learning
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90+
Hours of Live Sessions
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12 Months
Course Duration
- Data Toolkit
- Machine Learning - 1
- Capstone Project
- Machine Learning – 2
- Advanced Machine Learning and Deep Learning
- Advanced Deep Learning and Computer Vision
- Machine Learning – 2
- Advanced Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing
- Advanced Natural Language Processing
- Advanced Machine Learning
- Data Visualisation and Story Telling
- Solving Business Requirements
- Advanced DBs and Big Data Analytics
- Data Visualisation and Story Telling
- Advanced Problem Solving and Programming
- Data Engineering – 1
- Data Engineering – 2
- Data Engineering – 3
Industry Projects
- Engage in collaborative projects with student-mentor interaction
- Benefit by learning in-person with Expert Mentors
- Personalised descriptive feedback on your submissions to facilitate improvement
Credit EDA Assignment
In this assignment, you will work for a consumer finance company which specialises in lending various types of loans to urban customers, and use EDA to analyse the patterns present in the data. This will ensure that the applicants that are capable of repaying the loan are not rejected.
Credit EDA Assignment
RSVP Case Study
In this assignment, you will work on a movies dataset using SQL to extract exciting insights about popular films and the factors that drive a film.
RSVP Case Study
Bike Sharing Assignment
Build a regression model to understand the factors on which the demand for bike sharing systems vary on and help a company optimise its revenue.
Bike Sharing Assignment
Lead Scoring Case Study
In this case study, the company requires you to build a machine learning classification model wherein using some demographics and behavorial data of the leads (potential buyers), it will be able to identify the ones most likely to convert.
Lead Scoring Case Study
Big Data Case Study
Understand how a big data project in the industry is taken up and solved through a comprehensive big data case study on cloud.
Big Data Case Study
SQL & Python Lab
Solve intensive programming questions in a competitive lab environment to showcase and evaluate your SQL and Python coding skills.
SQL & Python Lab
Model Selection Case Study - Telecom Churn
Telecom companies often face the problem of churning customers due to the competitive nature of the industry. Help a telecom company identify customers that are likely to churn and make data-driven strategies to retain them from the perspective of a business analyst.
Model Selection Case Study - Telecom Churn
Airbnb Case Study
Understand the factors that drive the Airbnb business and help the team leads tackle problems and bottlenecks through extensive data analysis on UI tools.
Airbnb Case Study
Business Case Study
Understand how data projects are taken up in the industry and implement the steps required to successfully manage and complete a data project.
Business Case Study
NN Assignment
In this assignment, you will build a complete neural network using Numpy. You will implement all the steps required to build a network - feedforward, loss computation, backpropagation, weight updates etc. You will use the MNIST dataset to train your model to classify handwritten digits between 0-9.
NN Assignment
Gesture Recognition Case Study
Imagine you are working as a data scientist at a home electronics company which manufactures state of the art smart televisions. You want to develop a cool feature in the smart-TV that can recognise five different gestures performed by the user which will help users control the TV without using a remote.
Gesture Recognition Case Study
Advanced ML Case Study - Telecom Churn
Telecom companies often face the problem of churning customers due to the competitive nature of the industry. Help a telecom company identify customers that are likely to churn and make data-driven strategies to retain them from the perspective of a data scientist.
Advanced ML Case Study - Telecom Churn
Syntactic Processing Assignment
Use the techniques such as POS tagging and Dependency parsing to extract information from unstructured text data.
Syntactic Processing Assignment
Automatic Ticket Classification Case Study
In this case study you will create a solution that will help in automating the classification of different complaint tickets raised by the customers of a multinational bank.
Automatic Ticket Classification Case Study
MapReduce Programming Assignment
Perform MapReduce Programming in a big data environment on a large dataset.
MapReduce Programming Assignment
ETL Project
Make use of Sqoop, Redshift & Spark to design an ETL data pipeline.
ETL Project
Retail Project
Build an end-to-end real-time data processing application using Spark Streaming and Kafka.
Retail Project
The upGrad Institute Advantage
Strong hand-holding with dedicated support to help you navigate your Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science (E-Learning)
Student Support (Non-Academic queries)
- Student Support Team is available 24*7
- Email us on studentsupport@upgrad.com OR use the "Talk to Us" option on the learning platform
Doubt Resolution (Academic)
- Live Discussion forum for peer to peer doubt resolution monitored by technical experts
- 1-1 Doubt solving sessions with Teaching Experts
- Informal peer groups on WhatsApp to clear doubts
Industry Networking
- Global alumni network based in over 85 countries
- Virtual networking sessions with classmates and alumni
- Online discussion forums for peer to peer interaction
- Learn and network with our industry experts and career coaches
- Informal peer groups on WhatsApp for learners to interact and network
Services
- Industry leaders to guide you on job opportunities, career path in the field of Data. Support on polishing your hard skills and soft skills for interview preparation
- Resume and LinkedIn profile building support, to enhance your career prospects
- Global job opportunities
Career Impact
Career Coaching (1:1)
(1:1) with a dedicated career coach to build your career path.
Career Webinars
Industry leaders to guide you on job opportunities, career path in the field of Data. Support on polishing your hard skills and soft skills for interview preparation.
Profile Builder
Resume and LinkedIn Profile Building to enhance your career.
Interview Preparation
Support on polishing your hard skills and soft skills for interview preparation.
Admission Process
Application
Course Counselling
Get Shortlisted
Application Fee
Finalise Enrolment
Course Fee : SGD $ 6,000
Application Fee: SGD $700 (non-refundable)
**Deferment fees are at 10% of the course fee and are non-refundable
*Fees stated are inclusive of GST
How will you benefit from this course
- Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science (E-Learning) from upGrad Institute
- Get Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science (E-Learning) without quitting your job
- Career Acceleration in your current role
- Up your Tech-related Skills
- Cutting-edge curriculum designed by industry experts
Frequently Asked Questions
UI PGD DS 31 Dec 2023 Cohort
I am grateful for the positive and inclusive learning environment that upGrad Institute (UI) provided. The dedicated faculty members not only impart knowledge but also inspire critical thinking and creativity. The support and guidance I received from the learning experience team was encouraging. The entire UI team is always willing to go extra mile to help us.
My experience at upGrad Institute (UI) has been immensely enriching. The programs, coupled with dedicated support, made my journey memorable. The quality of instruction and course content impressed me. The interactive platform facilitated effective learning and engagement. Personalized support from the student success team was invaluable. Their mentorship kept me motivated. I highly recommend UI to anyone seeking career advancement.
I enrolled in the Post Graduate Diploma in Data Science course in December. We've delved into Python, covering loops, coding, and working with various datasets for univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analysis. Completing and submitting assignments has boosted my confidence. The course material, rich with examples, has been excellent. It's been a rewarding journey thus far, and I eagerly anticipate completing the course by year's end.
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