PG Certificate Programme in Cloud Computing
IIT Palakkad

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PG Certificate Programme in Cloud Computing – IIT Palakkad

Batch

Course Duration

12 Months

Application Closure Date

10th September, 2023

Commencement Date

16th September, 2023

Session Timings

Saturday, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM

Programme Overview

Big Data and Cloud Computing have been quite a breakthrough in recent times. Entering a facet of Big Data is being integrated with information systems and making it possible for companies across the country to take advantage of the large-scale computing facilities offering up resources to these organisations for small startup costs. Microsoft Azure, Amazon Elastic Cloud, Google App Engine among others are emerging as leading providers of these solutions and can be used in many different industries.

IIT Palakkad– PG Certificate Programme in Cloud Computing is one of the most affordable programmes of quality and calibre. This cloud programme offers you the opportunity to push yourself forward into your career in the cloud tech field like never before. Participants who want to take part in the technology shift and understand its implications; teaching both the fundamental concepts of how and why Cloud systems work.

Delve into core fundamental concepts of how and why Cloud systems work, Cloud technologies that manifest these concepts, such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and OpenStack. Learn distributed systems concepts like virtualization, data parallelism, CAP theorem, and performance analysis at scale. Get in-depth insight into “Big Data” programming patterns such as Map-Reduce, Continuous Dataflows, and NoSQL storage systems to build Cloud applications. Additionally, get exposure to hands-on projects and practices to understand the infrastructure.

Programme Highlights

Admission Criteria

Eligibility

Bachelor degree with knowledge in computer programming with C/Java/C++
Practitioners with up to 5 years of work experience.

Tools & Techniques Covered

Syllabus Breakdown

Cloud Foundations

Fundamental concepts of cloud computing.
Concepts of operating systems and virtualization
Cloud service models
SLAs and SLOs
Cloud Security

Fundamentals of Programming models, Data Structures and Algorithms

Parallel and distributed programming models
Hadoop MapReduce
Spark

Microservices

Microservices architecture
Production-ready microservices using Spring, SpringBoot, and Spring Cloud

Big Data Management and Analytics

Cluster setup
Programming in Hadoop MapReduce and HDFS
Programming in Spark using Scala

Cloud Security and Migration

Data protection, identity, and access management (IAM),
OS configuration
Network security and encryption

Distributed Systems and Cloud & Databases, Cloud Simulator

Virtualization and the cloud
Software-defined networking
Software-defined storage

Serverless Development and Deployment of Cloud-Native Applications

Serverless computing
Approaches for microservices

OpenStack Essentials

Deploying the latest OpenStack release
Services and architecture of OpenStack

Case Studies and recent advancement

All the previous modules will have hands-on sessions with case studies

Capstone Project

One capstone project will be assigned to the participants in the end

12 Months

Capstone Project

Online Live Sessions

Practical Sessions

About IIT Palakkad

The Indian Institute of Technology, Palakkad (est. 2015) is dedicated to creating an environment that enables students and faculty to engage in the pursuit of knowledge, to dream, think and innovate thereby becoming change agents for a better world. IIT Palakkad aims to become a multi-disciplinary institution with 5000 students by its 10th year. The Institute recognizes collective growth, in collaboration with industry and other academic institutions, as the need of the time and emphasises blue-sky research and directed research as two essential pillars of technology development. It embraces a vision to be a leader in cross-disciplinary inquiries, and to contribute to the potential that India’s demographic dividend represents for the country and the world, which is embodied in the motto of the institute “Nurturing minds for a better world.”

The IIT Palakkad Advantages:

The Centre for Industry Collaboration and Sponsored Research (IC&SR) at IIT Palakkad represents an attempt to institutionalise such outward accountability in the education imparted here.
Established a Technology Innovation Hub on Intelligent Collaborative System (TIH-ICS) as a part of the National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber-Physical Systems (NM-ICPS)
Recognized as a Nodal Centre for Training in High-Performance Computing (HPC) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) by the National Supercomputing Mission, an initiative of the Government of India, in 2020.

Know the Facilitators

Programme Chair
Dr. Satyajit Das

Programme Certification

PG Certificate Programme in
Cloud Computing- IIT Palakkad for those who successfully complete the prescribed course of study and fulfil all other academic requirements.

Programme Structure

Programme Fee

Installment Pattern

Programme Fee

Fee Structure

Application Fees

INR 2000/-

Total Programme Fees

INR 1,10,000/- + GST

No cost EMI available.

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Installment Pattern

Instalment 1

INR 60,000/- + GST

7 days from the release of offer letter latest
by 13th September 2023

Instalment 2

INR 30,000/- + GST

Instalment 3

INR 20,000/- + GST

Admission Process

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The Jaro Advantage

Learning Support

Doubt Resolution

Networking

Learning Support

Unparalleled career guidance and support
Dedicated student support
Immersive and lifelong learning experiences

Doubt Resolution

Learn from the best-suited academic, faculty, and industry mentors
Be a part of discussions and forums for enhanced learning
Leverage peer-to-peer learning experience

Networking

Alumni Network of 3,00,000+ Professionals
Access to alumni events & other benefits
Stay up to date with the latest insights from your alma mater

Jaro Expedite - Career Booster

Profile Building

Rigorously building the candidate’s profiles and resume scrutinizing their LinkedIn profiles. Jaro Education enables personalised feedback to boost overall virtual presence.

Resume Review

Moving forward with carefully curated resume reviews that ensures you are interview-ready for the workplace of tomorrow.

Placement Assistance

Get career assistance as per the profile and preferences. On average, get 5-6 job recommendations to enhance quality employment opportunities.

Career Enhancement Sessions

Bridging connectivity to link the best talent with organizations through eminent sessions from top-class industry speakers.

Note: The programme has been offered by Centre for Continuing Education, IIT Palakkad. Additionally, IIT Palakkad or Jaro Education do not guarantee or promise you a job or advancement in your existing position. Career services is simply provided as a service to help you manage your career in a proactive manner. Jaro Education provides the career services described here. IIT Palakkad is not involved in any way with the career services described above and offer no commitments.

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You’ll learn

Gain detailed knowledge of the cloud computing paradigm, the challenges, advantages, and services.
Understand the underlying infrastructure and know-how to manage computing clusters from different performance metrics.
Describe the system, network, and virtualization and outline their contribution to enabling the cloud computing system model.
Know how to deploy cloud applications for different environments. Illustrate the concepts of Big Data storage and analytics frameworks in the context of cloud infrastructure.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will I Receive the Alumni Status of IIT Palakkad?

Yes, after completing the PG Certificate Programme in Cloud Computing, you will be awarded a prestigious alumnus tag from India’s most reputable institute, IIT Palakkad.

What is the mode of Delivery for this Cloud Computing Programme?

This interdisciplinary cloud computing programme will be delivered in Live Online learning mode with rigorous IIT-PKD faculty and programme chair.

What is the Duration of the PG Certificate Programme in Cloud Computing

The PG Certificate Programme in Cloud Computing from IIT Palakkad has a duration of 12 months.

What’s the Eligibility for PG Certificate Programme in Cloud Computing?

This interactive programme in Cloud Computing has the following eligibility criteria:

A bachelor’s degree with a keen insight into new-age programming techniques such as C, Java, C++, etc.
Practitioners with up to 5 years of work experience.

What is the Career path for Cloud Computing Practitioners?

Here are the career prospect for cloud practitioners:

Cloud security analyst
Cloud network engineer
Cloud automation engineer
Cloud consultant
Cloud software engineer
Cloud engineer
Cloud architect

Program Counsellor

PG Certificate Programme in Cloud Computing
IIT Palakkad

PG Certificate from IIT Palakkad

Learn from IIT Palakkad‘s top-tier faculty and world class industry experts

Industry-relevant Projects and Practical Sessions

Live Discussion and Doubt Clearing Sessions

Highly Interdisciplinary Curriculum

Hands-on Capstone Projects