This programme is to educate and prepare the students with data management and data analytics skills. It will provide theory and practical knowledge about statistics, data analysis, decision making and machine learning. By numerous volumes of data generated by use of various web-based and mobile-based applications, it becomes very difficult to handle the data. Looking at the current and futuristic trends, there is demand of experts who can understand the nature of data, analyse the data and take result-oriented decisions after analysis of data. The analytical skills are founded primarily in the disciplines of statistics and computer science, and this programme draws heavily on these two disciplines, with the objective of producing trained professionals with these skills.

After successful completion of this programme, candidate can play a role of Data Analyst/Engineer/Scientist in small/large scale or MNC company or in public sector undertakings depending on the skills acquired during the programme. There are companies where being a data scientist is synonymous with being a data analyst.It consists of tasks like pulling data out of SQL databases, becoming an Excel or Tableau master, and producing basic data visualizations and reporting dashboards, etc. Data Engineer is the person responsible for creating the infrastructure for collating data from various sources, cleaning it, transforming it and storing it so that it can be used by other people in the team. The work includes (but is not limited to) connecting various data sources, understanding how the information gets captured and whether the hardware and the software can support the business requirements. The work for data scientist typically starts where the job of data engineer ends. A data scientist is responsible for extracting insights from the data using various tools and techniques.

This programme is having an intake of 30 students. The admission process is carried out by GTU. The applications are invited by online mode from interested and eligible candidates. GTU may conduct the entrance exam of candidates who have applied in this programme. If it is conducted then it’s detail will be published on website mentioned earlier. A merit list is prepared based on the result of qualifying exam and/or result of entrance exam. Based on the merit list, candidates are admitted in this programme. Reservation on seats is as per state government policy.

Theory classes are online and practical classes are conducted at GTU-School of Engineering and Technology, Chandkheda campus.

This is a demanding programme in market at affordable fees to a common man of society. As there will be tremendous work in the field of data science in near future, the students having the skills in this field will quickly get employment. Being a government university, it is our primary duty to prepare the competent and skilled manpower in such field at affordable fees and offering this programme of PG Diploma in Data Science is one of the steps. This progrmme is best suited for working professionals.