New Delhi, Updated on Aug 6, 2021 13:46 IST

The last date to enrol for the course is August 23, 2021. The course will begin on August 23 and will go on till October 15.

IIT Patna

IIT Patna is offering a two-month free online course on big data computing on NPTEL platform. Students and professionals with prior knowledge of data structure and algorithms, computer architecture, operating system, and database management systems can opt for the course.  

The course will be conducted by Prof Rajiv Misra from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, IIT Patna. The candidates who wish to receive a certificate from IIT Patna and NPTEL can take an examination, which is scheduled to be held on October 24, 2021, by paying Rs 1,000.  

The course will provide an in-depth understanding of terminologies and the core concepts behind big data problems, applications, systems and the techniques, that underlie today’s big data computing technologies. It will provide an introduction to some of the most common frameworks such as Apache Spark, Hadoop, MapReduce, large scale data storage technologies such as in-memory key/value storage systems, NoSQL distributed databases, Apache Cassandra, HBase and big data streaming platforms such as Apache Spark Streaming, Apache Kafka Streams that has made big data analysis easier and more accessible. 

The course is suitable for all UG/PG students and practicing engineers/ scientists from the diverse fields and interested in learning about the novel cutting edge techniques and applications of big data computing. 

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