The field of data science has seen a steady rise in recent times as the demand has kept on increasing and there are less industry professionals to cater to the growing demand. This has led to many educational platforms and universities to offer courses on data science.

However, the question that hovers around everyone's mind is how to choose the right platform that can catapult your career in the right direction. Selecting the right training entity is extremely important as getting trained in the subject thoroughly apart from getting suitable placements also needs to be considered while enrolling for a data science course. A certificate course in data science can help spiral your career skywards, but you need to do proper homework before enrolling for one.

A data science certificate course can be attained by a vast group of working professionals, as it is designed to leverage previous experience and education to build more weightage to one's current portfolio. Of late, data science certifications are being offered at the undergraduate, or pre-professional level too, which is a big bonus for those wanting to transition to this field.

Admission to data science certification courses are similar to applying for an undergraduate program as the applicants have to show previous experience which includes some levels of exposure at an analytical level around statistics, chemistry, physics, math, or computer science zones. Applications should be attached with the requisite documents that are related to education and experience.

Great Learning, part of Byjus, global edtech company for professional and higher education is one of the pioneers in teaching data science to professionals. It has contributed immensely to the field of data science by imparting valuable knowledge to professionals.

The company has a team of experienced data science professionals who have in-depth knowledge of the subject. They use this knowledge to create courses in collaboration with universities like MIT, UT Austin, NUS and Great Lakes that are relevant and useful for professionals. The courses are designed in a way that helps professionals to learn data science quickly and easily. The company also provides online support to its students so that they can get help whenever they need it.

The faculty at Great Learning is highly experienced and well-recognized in the industry. They have been successful in transferring their knowledge and skills to students, which is evident from the great feedback that students have given. Many students have started their career as data scientists after completing their data science courses.

Out of the many Indian institutions that specialise in data science training, Great Learning featured and awarded as best data science course providers in india and also ranks amongst the top as many students have got lucrative offers after completion of their courses through their in house placement services.

The wide range of courses that Great Learning offer include PGP - Data Science and Business Analytics (PGP-DSBA), PGP - Data Science and Engineering (PGP-DSE), Masters in Data Science Program, Data Science and Machine Learning: Making Data-Driven Decisions, M.Tech - Data Science and Machine Learning (M.Tech-DSML), M.Tech - Data Engineering and M.Tech - Big Data Analytics.

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