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IIT Madras Data Science 8 Weeks Course for Students | IIT Certificate – Register Now
HIGHLIGHTS:
| Duration : | 8 weeks |
| Start Date : | 24 Jan 2026 |
| End Date : | 18 Mar 2026 |
| Exam Date : | 27 Mar 2026 IST |
| Enrollment Ends : | 31 Jan 2026 |
| Category : | Computer Science and EngineeringData ScienceProgramming |
Learning Objectives:
- Introduce R as a programming language
- Introduce the mathematical foundations required for data science
- Introduce the first level data science algorithms
- Introduce a data analytics problem solving framework
- Introduce a practical capstone case study
Learning Outcomes:
- Describe a flow process for data science problems (Remembering)
- Classify data science problems into standard typology (Comprehension)
- Develop R codes for data science solutions (Application)
- Correlate results to the solution approach followed (Analysis)
- Assess the solution approach (Evaluation)
- Construct use cases to validate approach and identify modifications required (Creating)
Course Layout:
Week 1: Course philosophy and introduction to R
Week 2: Linear algebra for data science
- Algebraic view – vectors, matrices, product of matrix & vector, rank, null space, solution of over-determined set of equations and pseudo-inverse)
- Geometric view – vectors, distance, projections, eigenvalue decomposition
Week 3: Statistics (descriptive statistics, notion of probability, distributions, mean, variance, covariance, covariance matrix, understanding univariate and multivariate normal distributions, introduction to hypothesis testing, confidence interval for estimates)
Week 4: Optimization
Week 5: 1. Optimization 2. Typology of data science problems and a solution framework
Week 6: 1. Simple linear regression and verifying assumptions used in linear regression 2. Multivariate linear regression, model assessment, assessing importance of different variables, subset selection
Week 7: Classification using logistic regression
Week 8: Classification using kNN and k-means clustering
Course Certificate:
The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: 27 March 2026.
