Yes, Overall I think it is worth to invest your time in this course, if you want to up-skill yourself and stay relevant to current technology mainstream.I can give you few pros and con for pursuing ML & AI program at IIIT Bangalore through UpGrad. First, I will talk about pros.
Pros:
1.This program is designed for working professionals. As it is an online course, you can attend lectures and read content in any point of time in a day. It is recorded and kept in UpGrad Servers and can be accessed through Internet. It is very flexible and easy for working professionals to budget their time as course is available 24 x 7.
2.UpGrad have provided very good platform for attending lectures and read content. The content is really useful and assessment provides you confidence about what you have learnt in this course.
3.Faculty is made of Professors from IIIT Bangalore and industry experts which helps you to understand concept of Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence very well. Faculty is very experienced and knows what they are teaching.
4.UpGrad assigns one mentor to students. They work round the clock to encourage / motivate you in your tasks progress and to complete your tasks before deadline. Student can share non academic concern to them and they are very responsive on solving issues. Personally, I have shared my concern to student mentor and it got resolved in very less time which allows you to concentrate in course.
5.Live sessions and base camps are cherry on cake which helps us on Online Course progress as well as current technology usage in terms of ML & AI.
6.This program have been designed as such beginners can start learning from zero to a great level.
Cons:
1.You need to invest your 10 - 12 hours(as per UpGrad, may be more required if student is beginner) per week for learning. You need to plan your study, work and personal time very carefully to complete this course.
2.If you miss your deadline for completing assignments, case studies, learning modules, etc. 30% to 100% penalty is awarded to the student.
3.Course fee is little costly in compare to other courses available in market but if you compare course syllabus, it will be worth to spend this amount on your upskill and getting recognized from IIIT Bangalore.
I believe cons are actually positive in term of completing your learning on time as it pushes student to avoid delay in finishing checkpoints and helps them to complete course on time, but it definitely eats up your personal / free time.
In my opinion, its good to stay relevant at current technology trend. In the end, its up to you to go ahead and decide what is best for you. I have given some points to consider before moving to decision.
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