ISB Biocon Certificate Programme in Business Analytics

Indian School of Business (ISB) in association with Biocon Foundation is launching its first 'hybrid' model executive education programme, ISB Biocon Certificate Programme in Business Analytics (CBA). The programme aims to create the next generation of data management scientists.

Conceptualised and developed by ISB, CBA has inputs from some of the best minds from global academia, and business leaders from companies such as BA Continuum India (Bank of America), Cognizant Technology Solutions, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, MuSigma, Shoppers Stop, Everyday Health Inc and Tech Mahindra, stated an official release from the institute.

This one-year part-time programme has 430 contact hours. It will be in a hybrid format with 66 per cent of the learning classroom-based and 34 per cent technology-assisted. The first class comprising 104 students commenced recently at ISB's Hyderabad campus.

During the course, participants will be required to stay on campus for a 5-day schedule of classroom learning every alternate month for a span of 12 months. The schedule will include classroom learning, apart from guest industry speakers, workshops and group projects. The rest of the programme will be delivered online.

"There is an explosion in the data being generated in practically every sphere of business. With greater adoption of digital technologies, this is bound to grow exponentially. However, there is a dearth of available talent to help organisations make sense of this data deluge.," says Deepak Chandra, Deputy Dean, ISB.

Adding to this, Kiran Mazumdar Shaw of Biocon Foundation said that this course will develop high quality Business Analytics, which will be a great value add to the industry.