KPMG in India has entered into an alliance with Analytics Vidhya, one of the world’s leading data science community and knowledge portals to deliver a range of virtual sessions on multiple data science tools and technologies.

As per KPMG’s India CEO Outlook 2019 Report, 89 percent of CEOs in India agree that data scientists are the most effective group of their workforce, among all other categories. With more advanced predictive analytic tools and technological innovations in the future, CEOs in India should be able to strike a good balance and combine data-driven analytics with their intuitions to identify new growth opportunities.

This indicates that organisations are heavily focusing on building and nurturing talent for data science and AI, as most of these future-oriented skills are in short supply and high demand. Therefore, KPMG in India and Analytics Vidhya would be together launching various courses that will be designed for working professionals and students who aspire for Data Science, Machine Learning and AI careers. KPMG in India will conduct industry-oriented sessions on data science & machine learning that would include industry /function specific use cases.

“Data Science technologies can give organisations the ability to fully capitalise on the use of the data they generate every day around them. We are thrilled to collaborate with Analytics Vidhya, where we will jointly offer learning programmes that are a mix of Business and Data/AI technologies. This will be a differentiated offering as KPMG in India brings a strong practitioner’s view on how some of these technologies are getting adopted and impacting business growth, efficiencies and risks. With the combined skillsets of both – business and technology, one is well positioned for lucrative work opportunities,” said Sachin Arora, Partner, IT Advisory, KPMG in India

“I am very excited to announce our collaboration with KPMG in India. Data Science and Data Engineering are the fastest growing technologies today and our collaboration with KPMG in India would take us a step forward in building the next-generation data science ecosystem in India. Through this collaboration, we will be able to offer highly industry-relevant content and best industry practices to our community and data science professionals across the globe.” said Kunal Jain, Founder and CEO, Analytics Vidhya

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An estimate by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics states the availability of 11.5 million jobs in the Data Science and Analytics industry by 2026. Currently, the number of job openings available in the sector in India is 1.5 lakh, a 62% rise as compared to the last year.

With the ubiquity and easy availability of data, companies and businesses, irrespective of their sizes, are turning to Data Science tools and technologies to analyze, optimize and re-strategize each aspect of their businesses for improved efficiency.

With the demand rising exponentially, a significant skill gap is also observed in the industry. Companies are finding it difficult to find the right talent for positions like Data Scientists, Data Analysts and other similar roles in Data Science and Analytics. To address this skill gap, Boston Institute of Analytics and KPMG in India have come together to bring quality education and industry exposure to students and working professionals interested to tap the emerging opportunities in this sector.

On this collaboration Ashwin Malik Meshram, Director BIA said: “BIA has always stressed on ensuring an industry-focused curriculum, and this collaboration with KPMG in India is taking our vision to the next level and opening opportunities for our students to capitalize on the additional industry experience brought on by KPMG in India.”

Arihant Garg, Partner (Lighthouse – Data Analytics and Data Science Practice), KPMG in India said “KPMG in India and BIA’s collaboration will help the students and people with experience equally to get a complete perspective on Analytics and its implementation in Industry. We are delighted to be a part of this collaboration and are confident of its success.”

BIA in collaboration with KPMG in India is offering a course in Data Science with expert faculty and mentors from both, BIA & KPMG in India. Admissions for this course are now open. The Core module of this Data Science course has no pre-requisites and is open to everyone with the curiosity and willingness to learn.

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Data Science continues to evolve as the most in-demand career today with India and the United States dominating the industry with the highest number of job openings.

An estimate by the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics states the availability of 11.5 million jobs in the Data Science and Analytics industry by 2026. Currently, the number of job openings available in the sector in India is 1.5 lakh, a 62% rise as compared to the last year.

With the ubiquity and easy availability of data, companies and businesses, irrespective of their sizes, are turning to Data Science tools and technologies to analyze, optimize and re-strategize each aspect of their businesses for improved efficiency.

With the demand rising exponentially, a significant skill gap is also observed in the industry. Companies are finding it difficult to find the right talent for positions like Data Scientists, Data Analysts and other similar roles in Data Science and Analytics. To address this skill gap, Boston Institute of Analytics and KPMG in India have come together to bring quality education and industry exposure to students and working professionals interested to tap the emerging opportunities in this sector.

On this collaboration Ashwin Malik Meshram, Director BIA said “BIA has always stressed on ensuring an industry-focused curriculum, and this collaboration with KPMG in India is taking our vision to the next level and opening opportunities for our students to capitalize on the additional industry experience brought on by KPMG in India.”

Arihant Garg, Partner (Lighthouse – Data Analytics and Data Science Practice), KPMG in India on this collaboration said “KPMG in India and BIA’s collaboration will help the students and people with experience equally to get a complete perspective on Analytics and its implementation in Industry. We are delighted to be a part of this collaboration and are confident of its success.”

BIA in collaboration with KPMG in India is offering a course in Data Science with expert faculty and mentors from both, BIA & KPMG in India. Admissions for this course are now open. The Core module of this Data Science course has no pre-requisites and is open to everyone with the curiosity and willingness to learn.

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