Big Data Analytics is the use of advanced analytic techniques for collecting, examining, and analysing large amounts of data. It is used to discover market trends, insights, and patterns. It help companies make more informed decisions in the management of their organisation.
Personal Competencies
You like to solve problems.
You like to analyze things (problems/situations)
You are interested in research.
You are good in maths and statistics
Entry Pathway
1. Complete 10+2 in Science stream (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
2. Complete Bachelor’s degree (BSc/BCA/ B Tech) in IT/ Data Science/ Computational Engineering
OR
Complete Bachelor‘s degree and follow it up wirh Master’s tin the same discipline
OR
Pursue diploma or certification at post graduation level Entrance While several institutes offer big data analytics courses on the basis of 10+2 results, some institutes conduct common entrance tests for the admission
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
Where will you study?
This course is offered by the Department of Computer and Information Science. This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes 1. IIM Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 2. IIM Calcutta, West Bengal 3. IIT Madras, Tamil Nadu 4. IISC, Bangalore 5. JNU Delhi - Jawaharlal Nehru University (PG Diploma) 6. Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu 7. Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology, Punjab 8. Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Private Institutes (Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC and AICTE before applying) 1. SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu 2. Presidency University, Bangalore 3. ISBM (Diploma), Chattisgarh 4. Institute of Good Manufacturing Practices India, New Delhi (PGDM) 5. IIT Kashipur,Uttarakhand (Certificate course) 6. Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh 7. Loyola Academy, Hyderabad 8. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai
Online courses 1. Amity University Online Courses (Certificate course) 2. Data Analytics Course Online - IIT Madras Certification Training 3. Online Manipal 4. Online course on Upgrad (Certificate course)
Fees
The average course fees range between approx. INR 1,05,000 - 18,32,000*
*(The above mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from Institute to Institute)
Scholarships & Loans
Scholarships
• Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana Scholarship - This scholarship is provided to students enrolled in the first year of their engineering undergraduate course. Eligibility includes an aptitude test. It is awarded by the Government of India for economically backward students who have a strong aptitude for scientific research.*
• Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship - About 20,000 such engineering scholarships are awarded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs every year. The full course fees of awardees is directly paid to their institutions under this scheme.*
• Indian Oil Educational Scholarship - The IOC Ltd offers 300 scholarships every year to eligible students. Students need to be enrolled in an undergraduate course. The scholarship particularly focuses on students with physical disabilities, women and students from North East and J&K.*
• National Scholarship Portal - Visithttp://www.scholarships.gov.in the National Scholarship Portal. Under this portal there are central government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Scholarships are made available by institutes themselves based on merit.*
*(Availability of these scholarships vary from time to time)
Loans
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA). Students can view, apply and track the education loan applications on the website.
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans.
Where will you work?
Places of Work: Investment banks, hedge funds, and private equity firms, healthcare industry, marketing, retail, banking, software and tech companies, government and private research facilities
Work Environment: You will typically work in an office set-up, you will be required to work in teams along people such as data scientists, IT experts etc. You are likely to work eight hours a day but depending on the workload and deadlines you may be required to work longer hours.
Opportunities for differently abled exist in this field
Expected Growth Path
Big Data Analyst → Big Data Engineer → Data Scientist → Data Architect → Database Manager
Expected Income
The approximate salaryof Big Data Analyst ranges between INR 22,000 - 83,000* per month.
Amy O'Connor currently works as chief data and information officer at Precisely. She joined Hadoop distributor Cloudera in 2013, coming to the company from Nokia, where she served as senior director of big data. In her role at Cloudera, she advises customers as they introduce and adopt big data solutions. At Precisely, she leads the IT and Information Security team where she and her team are building a secure SaaS-based enterprise systems ecosystem, integrating the two companies formerly known as Syncsort and Pitney Bowes Software & Data.*
Big Data Analyst
NCS Code: N/A | E051. Complete 10+2 in Science stream (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics)
2. Complete Bachelor’s degree (BSc/BCA/ B Tech) in IT/ Data Science/ Computational Engineering
OR
Complete Bachelor‘s degree and follow it up wirh Master’s tin the same discipline
OR
Pursue diploma or certification at post graduation level Entrance While several institutes offer big data analytics courses on the basis of 10+2 results, some institutes conduct common entrance tests for the admission
Please check the duration of the course during enrolment
This course is offered by the Department of Computer and Information Science.
This list of institutes is indicative only
Government Institutes
1. IIM Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
2. IIM Calcutta, West Bengal
3. IIT Madras, Tamil Nadu
4. IISC, Bangalore
5. JNU Delhi - Jawaharlal Nehru University (PG Diploma)
6. Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu
7. Chandigarh College of Engineering and Technology, Punjab
8. Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Private Institutes
(Please check if institute is affiliated and accredited with UGC and AICTE before applying)
1. SRM Institute of Science and Technology, Tamil Nadu
2. Presidency University, Bangalore
3. ISBM (Diploma), Chattisgarh
4. Institute of Good Manufacturing Practices India, New Delhi (PGDM)
5. IIT Kashipur,Uttarakhand (Certificate course)
6. Acharya Nagarjuna University, Andhra Pradesh
7. Loyola Academy, Hyderabad
8. Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai
Information on the institute rankings can be found at - http://www.nirfindia.org/2022/Ranking.html
Online courses
1. Amity University Online Courses (Certificate course)
2. Data Analytics Course Online - IIT Madras Certification Training
3. Online Manipal
4. Online course on Upgrad (Certificate course)
The average course fees range between approx. INR 1,05,000 - 18,32,000*
*(The above mentioned figures are approximate numbers. This will vary from Institute to Institute)
Scholarships
• Kishore Vaigyanik Protsahan Yojana Scholarship - This scholarship is provided to students enrolled in the first year of their engineering undergraduate course. Eligibility includes an aptitude test. It is awarded by the Government of India for economically backward students who have a strong aptitude for scientific research.*
• Merit-cum-Means based Scholarship - About 20,000 such engineering scholarships are awarded by the Ministry of Minority Affairs every year. The full course fees of awardees is directly paid to their institutions under this scheme.*
• Indian Oil Educational Scholarship - The IOC Ltd offers 300 scholarships every year to eligible students. Students need to be enrolled in an undergraduate course. The scholarship particularly focuses on students with physical disabilities, women and students from North East and J&K.*
• National Scholarship Portal - Visit http://www.scholarships.gov.in the National Scholarship Portal. Under this portal there are central government schemes offered by different departments, UGC/AICTE Schemes and State Schemes.*
• Visit http://www.buddy4study.com a gateway to scholarships starting from Class XI.*
• Scholarships are made available by institutes themselves based on merit.*
*(Availability of these scholarships vary from time to time)
Loans
• VidyaLakshmi, http://www.vidyalakshmi.co.in, is a portal for students seeking education loan. This portal has been developed under the guidance of the Department of Financial Services, (Ministry of Finance), Department of Higher Education (Ministry of Human Resource Development) and Indian Banks Association (IBA). Students can view, apply and track the education loan applications on the website.
• Some states have student credit cards with low interest rates, for instance, West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, etc.
• All banks give education loans.
Places of Work: Investment banks, hedge funds, and private equity firms, healthcare industry, marketing, retail, banking, software and tech companies, government and private research facilities
Work Environment: You will typically work in an office set-up, you will be required to work in teams along people such as data scientists, IT experts etc. You are likely to work eight hours a day but depending on the workload and deadlines you may be required to work longer hours.
Opportunities for differently abled exist in this field
Big Data Analyst → Big Data Engineer → Data Scientist → Data Architect → Database Manager
The approximate salaryof Big Data Analyst ranges between INR 22,000 - 83,000* per month.
Source: https://www.payscale.com/research/IN/Job=Data_Analyst/Salary/37461315/Big-Data-Analytics
*These figures are indicative and subject to change
Experts from the field
Amy O'Connor currently works as chief data and information officer at Precisely. She joined Hadoop distributor Cloudera in 2013, coming to the company from Nokia, where she served as senior director of big data. In her role at Cloudera, she advises customers as they introduce and adopt big data solutions. At Precisely, she leads the IT and Information Security team where she and her team are building a secure SaaS-based enterprise systems ecosystem, integrating the two companies formerly known as Syncsort and Pitney Bowes Software & Data.*
Source: https://conferences.oreilly.com/strata/strata-ca-2019/public/schedule/speaker/167430.html
*The above information is for training purposes only and will not be used for any commercial gains
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