The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jodhpur will be accepting applications for its Post Graduate Diploma in Data Engineering and Cloud Computing. The applications window for the program will be open until March 11, 2022, and its first batch is set to commence in the same month.

The programme is being proposed in partnership with WileyNXT. It is a 12-month program comprising 600+ learning hours and live online classes. It offers a total of 36 academic credits with 18 credits per semester. It also has a mandatory in-campus immersion session encompassing 15 days per semester.

According to Gaurav Bhatnagar, associate professor, department of mathematics, IIT Jodhpur, one of the most in-demand skills in the tech industry is data engineering and cloud computing. He also added that they are seeing a big talent war amongst corporations due to the lack of availability of a skilled workforce.

Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree in engineering or science (4-year programme) or a master’s degree in science, MCA, or a related discipline with a minimum of 50% score/ CGPA of 5.0 on a scale of 10 to enrol in this PG diploma programme. In addition, the applicant must have a minimum of two years of work experience in industry, R&D laboratories, or academic institutions (after the completion of a bachelor’s degree).