BS in Data Science
and Applications
A unique 4-year degree program by IIT Madras, India's top technical institute
Applications Open now for January 2025 Batch
Applications Close: January 02, 2025
Exam: February 23, 2025
Best Online Program
Awarded by QS Reimagine Education
29,000+
Students Enrolled
Recognized Degree
UGC-approved degree program
Online Learning
Flexible online classes with interactive learning modules
Director's Message
IIT Madras started this unique BS program to provide access to IIT quality education to the learners across the country. Data Science is a growing field and the demand for skilled resources in the market is very high. IIT Madras has a rich history of providing high-quality education and this program is designed to underline the fact that IIT is within the reach of everyone. This BS program is meticulously drafted and is aligned with the goals of the National Educational Policy.
We are planning to make IIT Madras a `Vishwa-guru (Global Teacher)` through innovative approaches to enhance the quality of education. In order to support the students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds to pursue this program, scholarships are being provided.
Prof. V. Kamakoti
Director, IIT Madras
Why Choose IITM BS in Data Science?
Transform your future with a pioneering curriculum in data science
World Class Faculty
Learn from carefully designed courses taught by experienced IIT Madras faculty and other industry experts.
Industry-Relevant
The graduates of this programme will have strong fundamentals and industry-ready skills.
No Age Limit
Learners from any age and any where in the world can study in this program. Current age of learners : 17 to 81 years.
Flexible
Our program is flexible with exit points for learners from different backgrounds with different aspirations.
Course Support
Each course will have discussion forums with an active academic team to help in clearing doubts.
Scholarship
Learners from < 5LPA eligible for up to 75% fee waivers. 2000+ students study for free
Meet Our Instructors
Learn from the brightest minds shaping the future of data science
Neelesh Upadhye
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, IIT Madras
Madhavan Mukund
Director, Chennai Mathematical Institute
Usha Mohan
Professor, Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras
Dr. G Venkatesh
Professor of Practice, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras
Rajesh Kumar
Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras
Karthika Sathyanathan
Alumna, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras
Sarang S Sane
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, IIT Madras
Andrew Thangaraj
Professor , Electrical Engineering Department , IIT Madras
Sudarshan Iyengar
Associate Professor and Head , Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Ropar
Prof. Partha Pratim Das
Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur
Thejesh G N
Software Consultant, IITM BSc Degree, IIT Madras
Prof. Nitin Chandrachoodan
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. Gandham Phanikumar
Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras
Harish Guruprasad Ramaswamy
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciences & Engineering, IIT Madras
Arun Rajkumar
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciences & Engineering, IIT Madras
Prashanth LA
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciences & Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. Suresh Babu
Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras
Dr. Milind Gandhe
Chief Programme Officer, Machine Intelligence and Robotics (MINRO) COE, IIIT Bangalore
Dr. Ashwin J. Baliga
Assistant Professor, IESEG School of Management
Dr. Aaditya Chandel
Research Scientist, IIT Madras
Ashish Tendulkar
Research Software Engineer, Google AI, Google
Prof. Rahul R Marathe
Professor, Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras
S Anand
Co-founder of Gramener, recognized as one of India 2019s top 10 scientists
Dr. Sridhar Iyer
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering & Inter-disciplinary Program in Educational Technology, IIT Bombay
Dr. Prajish Prasad
Assistant Professor, Computer Science, FLAME University
Meenakshi D'Souza
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIIT Bangalore
Deepak Khemani
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. Mitesh M.Khapra
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. Sivakumar M S
Professor , Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras
Neelesh Upadhye
Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, IIT Madras
Madhavan Mukund
Director, Chennai Mathematical Institute
Usha Mohan
Professor, Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras
Dr. G Venkatesh
Professor of Practice, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras
Rajesh Kumar
Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras
Karthika Sathyanathan
Alumna, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras
Sarang S Sane
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics, IIT Madras
Andrew Thangaraj
Professor , Electrical Engineering Department , IIT Madras
Sudarshan Iyengar
Associate Professor and Head , Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Ropar
Prof. Partha Pratim Das
Professor, Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Kharagpur
Thejesh G N
Software Consultant, IITM BSc Degree, IIT Madras
Prof. Nitin Chandrachoodan
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. Gandham Phanikumar
Professor, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras
Harish Guruprasad Ramaswamy
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciences & Engineering, IIT Madras
Arun Rajkumar
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciences & Engineering, IIT Madras
Prashanth LA
Assistant Professor, Department of Computer Sciences & Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. Suresh Babu
Professor, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras
Dr. Milind Gandhe
Chief Programme Officer, Machine Intelligence and Robotics (MINRO) COE, IIIT Bangalore
Dr. Ashwin J. Baliga
Assistant Professor, IESEG School of Management
Dr. Aaditya Chandel
Research Scientist, IIT Madras
Ashish Tendulkar
Research Software Engineer, Google AI, Google
Prof. Rahul R Marathe
Professor, Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras
S Anand
Co-founder of Gramener, recognized as one of India 2019s top 10 scientists
Dr. Sridhar Iyer
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering & Inter-disciplinary Program in Educational Technology, IIT Bombay
Dr. Prajish Prasad
Assistant Professor, Computer Science, FLAME University
Meenakshi D'Souza
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIIT Bangalore
Deepak Khemani
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. Mitesh M.Khapra
Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. Sivakumar M S
Professor , Department of Applied Mechanics, IIT Madras
Lt Col Jayakumar
Consultant and Guest Faculty, IIT Madras
Prasanna G
Guest Faculty, IIT Madras
Shiva Subramaniam
Guest Faculty, IIT Madras
Kartic Vaidyanathan
Guest Faculty, IIT Madras
Senthil A V
Certified Financial Planner
Prathap Haridoss
Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. Venkat
Professor, IDC School of Design , IIT Bombay
Prof. Balaraman Ravindran
Professor, CSE , IIT Madras
Prof. Hema A Murthy
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. S. Umesh
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Madras
Dr. Kaushik Mitra
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras
Bala Ramadurai
Consultant
Prathap Haridoss
Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. Rahul R Marathe
Professor, Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras
Prof. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru
Professor , Computer Science , IIIT Hyderabad
Rangarajan Vasudevan
Co-Founder & Chief Data Officer , Lentra.ai
Dr. Arun Kumar G
Professor, Department of Management Studies(DOMS), IIT Madras
Siva Athreya
Professor, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences - TIFR and Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre
Neeldhara Misra
Faculty, CSE, IIT Gandhinagar
Dootika Vats
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, IIT Kanpur
Ayon Chakraborty
Assistant Professor , Computer science and Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. Amritanshu Prasad
Professor, The Institute of Mathematical Science, Chennai
Prof. Sankaran Viswanath
Professor, The Institute of Mathematical Science, Chennai
Parameswari Krishnamurthy
Assistant Professor, Language Technologies Research Center (LTRC), IIIT Hyderabad
Rahul Mishra
Assistant Professor, Language Technologies Research Center (LTRC), Computer Science, IIIT Hyderabad
Prof. Vineeth N B
Professor, Computer science and Engineering, IIT Hyderabad
Vimal Kumar
Associate Professor, Department of Economic Science, IIT Kanpur
Dr. Bikramaditya Datta
Assistant Professor, Department of Economic Sciences, IIT Kanpur
Chester Rebeiro
Associate Professor, Computer science and Engineering, IIT Madras
Lt Col Jayakumar
Consultant and Guest Faculty, IIT Madras
Prasanna G
Guest Faculty, IIT Madras
Shiva Subramaniam
Guest Faculty, IIT Madras
Kartic Vaidyanathan
Guest Faculty, IIT Madras
Senthil A V
Certified Financial Planner
Prathap Haridoss
Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. Venkat
Professor, IDC School of Design , IIT Bombay
Prof. Balaraman Ravindran
Professor, CSE , IIT Madras
Prof. Hema A Murthy
Professor, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. S. Umesh
Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT Madras
Dr. Kaushik Mitra
Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, IIT Madras
Bala Ramadurai
Consultant
Prathap Haridoss
Professor, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. Rahul R Marathe
Professor, Department of Management Studies, IIT Madras
Prof. Ponnurangam Kumaraguru
Professor , Computer Science , IIIT Hyderabad
Rangarajan Vasudevan
Co-Founder & Chief Data Officer , Lentra.ai
Dr. Arun Kumar G
Professor, Department of Management Studies(DOMS), IIT Madras
Siva Athreya
Professor, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences - TIFR and Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre
Neeldhara Misra
Faculty, CSE, IIT Gandhinagar
Dootika Vats
Assistant Professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, IIT Kanpur
Ayon Chakraborty
Assistant Professor , Computer science and Engineering, IIT Madras
Prof. Amritanshu Prasad
Professor, The Institute of Mathematical Science, Chennai
Prof. Sankaran Viswanath
Professor, The Institute of Mathematical Science, Chennai
Parameswari Krishnamurthy
Assistant Professor, Language Technologies Research Center (LTRC), IIIT Hyderabad
Rahul Mishra
Assistant Professor, Language Technologies Research Center (LTRC), Computer Science, IIIT Hyderabad
Prof. Vineeth N B
Professor, Computer science and Engineering, IIT Hyderabad
Vimal Kumar
Associate Professor, Department of Economic Science, IIT Kanpur
Dr. Bikramaditya Datta
Assistant Professor, Department of Economic Sciences, IIT Kanpur
Chester Rebeiro
Associate Professor, Computer science and Engineering, IIT Madras
What You Will Learn
Master the tools, techniques, and mindset of a data science innovator
Data science Courses
ML Foundations, Deep Learning, Reinforcement Learning, Computer Vision, LLMs, Big Data
Programming Courses
Python, Java, PostGreSQL, Linux commands, C programming, Full Stack Application Development
Frameworks and Libraries
Flask, Vue, NumPy, Scikitlearn, Pytorch, OpenCV, Kafka and many more relevant for Data Science applications
Business Courses
Business Data Management, Business Analytics, Tools in Data Science, Financial Forensics, Market Research, Managerial Economics