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Program Review · July 2026

IIT Roorkee Applied Data Science & AI Programme 2026 — Honest Review

IIT Roorkee Applied Data Science & AI — overview

The PG Certificate in Applied Data Science & AI from IIT Roorkee is the most accessible IIT DS credential — ₹1.5L + GST, 6 months, live weekend sessions with optional campus immersion at IIT Roorkee's historic campus. IIT Roorkee is NIRF #6 Engineering, India's oldest technical institution.

Curriculum

Python fundamentals, statistics for DS, ML (supervised and unsupervised), deep learning, NLP, computer vision, GenAI and LLMs, real-world capstone project. The 2025–26 batch includes LLM fine-tuning and RAG systems.

Campus immersion

The optional 2–3 day campus module at IIT Roorkee includes faculty-led deep dives, peer networking and lab sessions. Alumni consistently rate this as one of the most valuable elements.

Who should apply and salary outcomes

Software engineers, IT professionals, analysts and career changers wanting the IIT credential. IIT Roorkee DS graduates report 25–45% salary increases within 12–18 months through job switches at Google India, Amazon India, Flipkart and premium startups. Enroll at jaroeducation.com. Compare all at iitcertificate.in/programs.

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