Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), a deemed university and an autonomous organisation funded by the Defence PSU to offer two online courses– short term programme on Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning and online training and certification course on cybersecurity

Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has announced two online courses– short term programme on Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning and online training and certification course on cybersecurity. These two courses would be organised by the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), a deemed university and an autonomous organisation funded by the Defence PSU. 

Both of these programmes are 12-weeks long, which would consist of two-hour sessions for five days a week. 

For the course on artificial intelligence and machine learning, selected candidates will be trained on probability theory, pattern recognition, big data analytics, computer vision, natural language processing, augmented reality, deep learning, and other fundamental and advanced AI/ML topics.

Interested candidates will have to take an entrance test which will be conducted on February 20. The eligibility criteria for those appearing in the exam is that they should hold a graduate degree in any stream. They will be tested on their programming knowledge, basics of algorithms, databases, data structure, statistics, probability, and modular mathematics. 

The other course on Cybersecurity would deal with the fundamentals and advanced topics such as forensic and incident response, system programming, reverse engineering and malware analysis, basic and advanced vulnerability analysis, exploit mitigation, and penetration testing. Students will also be trained on the tools and techniques required for Cyber Security professionals through the 12-week course.

For this course as well, students will have to take an entrance exam which will be held on February 21. They will be asked questions on the fundamentals of operating systems, networking, system software, data structures and programming languages.

The registration window for both the courses is open between January 28 and February 15 and the aspiring candidates may register themselves on onlinecourse.diat.ac.in, for free. 

The results will be announced on February 22. Once selected, the students will have to pay a fee of Rs 15,000 with February 26 after which the courses will commence from February 28. 

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DRDO has invited applications for a short term certificate online course on artificial intelligence and machine learning to be conducted by DIAT

DRDO through its autonomous organization Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) is offering a short term certificate online course on artificial intelligence and machine learning for which interested graduates from any domain can apply. The 12-week long online course will consist of a mix between fundamentals and advanced topics of various domains of artificial intelligence and machine learning. However, applicants are required to have the basic knowledge of algorithms, databases, data structures, modular mathematics, statistics, and probability theory.

The course will be conducted online for two hours a day and five days a week. Applicants will be selected based on their performance in an online test, which will be conducted on 21 February 2021. Registration for the online test, and taking the test is mandatory for prospective students of the course. Once an applicant is selected for the course, based on their performance in the test, they would be required to pay a fee of Rs 15,000 including GST.

What Will Be Taught in the DRDO DIAT Online Course on Artificial Intelligence?

As mentioned before, students will get to learn about fundamentals and advanced topics of various domains of artificial intelligence and machine learning such as:

• Forensic and incident response.
• System programming.
• Reverse engineering and malware analysis.
• Basic and advanced vulnerability analysis, exploit mitigation and penetration testing.
• Tools and techniques for Cyber Security professionals.

Syllabus for the Entrance Test for Admission into the DRDO DIAT Course

Some of the topics based on which questions will be set in the online entrance test are as follows:

• Fundamentals of OS.
• Networking: OSI, TCP/IP, socket programming, win32 socket APIs, server messaging block, application and ports, TLS/SSL including TLS1.3, Firewalls, UTM, routing protocols, routers – core/edge routers, ASN, IPv4/v6.
• System Software: basic knowledge of assembly – x86 instruction set, addressing modes, registers, Main memory space.
• Knowledge of programming language.
• Data structures.

How to Apply for DRDO DIAT Online Course on Artificial Intelligence?

Interested students need to first register for the entrance test, and online applications for the same will be accepted from 29 January to 15 February 2021. The online test will be conducted on 21 February, and the results will be announced on 22 February 2021. Qualified candidates will need to pay the course fee before 26 February 2021. Those who wish to know more about the online course are advised to go through the official notification available on the DRDO website.

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