IIT Roorkee Collaborates with WileyNXT to Design a PG certification course in AI for Digital Businesses and E-commerce

The Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, in collaboration with WileyNXT, has revealed the launch of a PG certification course in AI for E-commerce and Digital Business. 

The two collaborators WileyNXT and IIT Roorkee, have created the course for BE, BTech, MTech, BCA, MCAs students who want to pursue a career in digital business platforms, and current tech professionals forming a high growth in AI career. 

After the successful completion of the course, students will be awarded joint certification from WileyNXT and IIT Roorkee.

As per the World Economic Forum, 97 MN new job roles will be available that are more adapted to the new division of labour between humans, algorithms, and machines. 

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Thus, the course aims to specialize in cutting-edge AI, ML, and Deep Learning techniques and applications most used to convert digital and eCommerce businesses, win and retain customers with fine experiences and increase the scale-up.

Mr. Vikas Gupta, Managing Director, Wiley India stated, “We are delighted to be offering industry-aligned, future-ready courses that will act as a catalyst to bridge the skill gap by equipping the workforce with tools that will make them ready for the digital economy transformation.” 

He also added, “India is the fastest-growing E-commerce market driven by the rise in smartphone penetration, Government Initiatives like Start-up India and Digital India, the launch of 4G network and increasing consumer wealth. Our high-impact PG Certification program builds cutting-edge AI skills for high growth jobs in Digital and eCommerce Business Companies in the Post-Covid world.”

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During the duration of the course, students will learn tools such as Python, TensorFlow, NLTK, NumPy. This program will help to learn actual application uses of AI, equipping them to understand the impact of AI trends, including chatbots, image and speech recognition, and intelligent automation. 

The program will provide various industry experts taking masterclasses to bring practical knowledge to the classroom, 3 days immersions, access to online courseware and eBooks library with 20+ Top Wiley books in AI and Analytics from renowned authors, multiple hours of online lab exercises, project work and get feedback from a panel of experts. 

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Gaurav Dixit, Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and program head for AI for Digital Businesses and E-commerce, stated, “As new businesses are coming up with a digital DNA, old businesses are working towards digital transformation. It is with this thought, we at IIT Roorkee and WileyNXT have co-developed our NXT executive program in AI for digital businesses and eCommerce.” 

“The Only program from an IIT and Wiley to specialize in cutting-edge AI, ML and Deep Learning techniques and applications most used to transform digital and eCommerce businesses, win and retain customers with great experiences and scale-up successfully,” he added. 

About IIT Roorkee

Indian Institute of Technology - Roorkee is among the renowned institutes of national importance in higher technological education and in engineering, basic and applied research. IIT Roorkee plays a crucial role in offering the technical workforce and advanced research work. 

The Institute is ranked among the top technological institutions in the world and has contributed to all sectors of technological development. It has also developed in the area of education and research in the domain of science, technology, and engineering.

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