The Indian Institute of Management, Bengaluru (IIMB) and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras have joined hands to offer a unique Certificate Programme in Technology and Management.
So far, they have piqued the interest of hundreds of working professionals. While majority of them are from India, there are a few from countries such as Nepal, Burma, Bangladesh, Singapore and Malaysia.
The programme is for those who have work experience of three years or more, but it is also open to IIMB and IIT Madras students.
The 10-month programme, which includes learning of cross-functional technical and business skills, comprises online courses and 12 campus-connect sessions in each institute over three modules, delivered by faculty of both institutes. There will also be online discussion forums, case studies, webinars, and interviews with industry professionals so that students can stay abreast of industry trends.
P.D. Jose, Chair, IIMB Digital Learning Initiatives, and faculty in the Strategy area at IIMB, said 15 eminent faculty members from IIMB and IIT Madras would teach and mentor the students. Learning from faculty from both institutes, combining inputs from research and industry, will help the students acquire and apply application-oriented perspectives at work, he said.
Courses from the management discipline will empower students with a 360-degree view of all management aspects, while technical courses will expose them to relevant data science and computing technologies, helping them to become well-rounded professionals, Prof. Jose added.
Ten courses
The programme will consist of 10 courses across management and engineering disciplines. Prof. Jose aid students have a choice of picking one of two technology streams for specialisation: data sciences or computer science. They have to complete these 10 courses spread across three modules. “In each module, the learner will have the opportunity to experience the IIT-M and IIMB classrooms through campus connect sessions. During these day-long sessions, the students will interact with faculty for case study and project discussions,” he said.
Prof. Andrew Thangaraj of IIT Madras said: “IITs, as leading technical institutes, will offer courses in Data Analytics, Cloud Computing, and Machine Learning.”
Registrations are open in March, and admissions and enrolments will begin later.
