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PG DIPLOMA IN
SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
50 WEEKS | ONLINE | PROGRAM STARTS: DEC 2017
UpGrad is an online education platform that enables individuals to develop their
professional potential in the most engaging learning environment. Online education
is a fundamental disruption to the traditional model and will be having a far-reaching
impact. At UpGrad, we work towards transforming this online education wave into a
tsunami! We take a full-stack approach, by leveraging content, technology,
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corporates and academia. This translates into rigorous industry relevant programs
for individuals looking for a professional upgrade.

In last 10 years, digital technology has had a profound impact on billions of lives and
thousands of businesses in India and abroad. The pace of growth is only expected to
increase further, as the $150 billion Indian IT industry is set to double its revenue in
the next 10 years. This growth will be driven by new age digital products and
services, which will create millions of new software engineering jobs. To address this
industry need, we have designed a joint Post-Graduate Diploma program in Software
Engineering, with IIIT-B.

The program will prepare our learners to excel in this

rapidly evolving technology landscape, by
strengthening their core concepts in computer science
and providing exposure to the latest software
engineering tools and practices. Post this program,
you will develop into a well-rounded Software
Engineer, ready to develop software products and
solutions.

Ronnie Screwvala
Co-Founder
UpGrad
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As an independent institution and a deemed university, IIIT-B collaborates with the
IT industry, leading academic institutions abroad, eminent scientists and industry
leaders to offer students the best possible education. Our outstanding faculty,
curriculum and pedagogy ensures that our graduate programs are ranked among
the best in the country. Our students have been well received by industry, and have
been placed with some of the leading companies in the IT industry.

We have partnered with UpGrad to offer a rigorous, Post-Graduate Diploma Program

in Software Engineering a unique and exciting combination of core computer
science concepts, software engineering principles and industry-led hands-on
application development experience. In this program, IIIT-Bs experienced faculty
will teach the core concepts of computer science along with important software
engineering principles. Additionally, students will get opportunities to work on
industry-relevant projects and interact with industry experts through UpGrads
strong industry network. The program has been designed keeping in mind that the
role of a software engineer is changing rapidly and the future belongs to engineers
who can think end-to-end about software
development and operate like a full-stack software
engineer.

We invite you to take this opportunity and join us and

make use of the excellent pedagogy and industry
collaborations. You will truly be getting the best of both
worlds, which will help you towards achieving a
successful career as a Software Engineer.

Prof. S. Sadagopan
Director
IIIT Bangalore
WHY SOFTWARE
ENGINEERING?
A software engineer sitting in his hostel room created a
software that is used by more than a billion people today.
Another software engineer created a website that built a
website which today sells items worth more than GDP of
few countries! These present day internet giants known
as Facebook and Amazon, started off as the work of a
single software engineer!

The IT and Tech industry has had an exponential growth

in the last 25 years to grow to be a $150 billion industry
today, accounting for more than 7% in the countrys GDP.
IT & TECH A large chunk of that growth has happened in the last 10
Industry years with the industry size increasing three times
because of the massive IT services sector. Estimates
IN INDIA from the industry and the government have slated the IT
to be worth US$ sector to grow to $350 billion by 2025.
350 BN This growth will be driven by the push towards digital
in 202 5 products, which would need skilled developers leading
the charge. This is reflected in the current hiring trends,
as companies prefer having full-stack developers, who
can take ownership of projects and create products
end-to-end. As per the recent National Software policy
released by the government, the Indian software market
will create employment opportunity for 3.5 million
professionals by 2025. This would need up-skilling by
re-addressing the basics of programming, formal training
and hands-on experience on technologies to bring about
a shift in mindset of the software engineers to a "Digital"
one. This "Digital revolution" promises to be a great
journey for software engineers in the coming years with
accelerated career growth and stable long term
prospects. Are you ready to join in?
WHY SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
WITH UPGRAD & IIIT-B?

PG DIPLOMA LEARN FROM

FROM IIIT-B THE BEST
Earn a reputed Post Learn software engineering principles
Graduate Diploma without from leading IIIT-B faculty and
leaving your job applications from industry leaders

CAREER HANDS ON
SUPPORT EXPERIENCE
Access to career coaching services like Build a portfolio of industry-relevant
1-on-1 counselling sessions & personalised projects to showcase your programming
interview and CV preparation skills to potential recruiters

ON-THE GO STUDENT
LEARNING SUPPORT
Lessons condensed into easy-to-consume Round the clock academic &
30 mins sessions which you can access non-academic support along with
anywhere - anytime unparalleled peer-to-peer learning
WHO IS THIS
PROGRAM FOR?
Whether you are looking to transition to a software engineer role from a non-programming
background or an existing software engineer aspiring to grow your skill-set and become a
full-stack developer, this program has been specifically designed to cater to your needs

JUNIOR IT & TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS

Learn the fundamentals of programming from world-class faculty, get hands-on
experience in latest technologies and access to career services to develop your
digital skills & boost your career as a full-stack developer

EXPERIENCED IT & TECHNOLOGY PROFESSIONALS

The program helps you work across tech stacks to build full-stack expertise. Learn with
industry experts, build your project portfolio and receive personalised CV & interview
prep to help you get your dream job

FRESH GRADUATES AND CURRENT STUDENTS

Post the program you can enter the industry as a software expert proficient in digital
skills helping you get better career growth opportunities. The prestigious IIIT-B PG Diplo-
ma will boost your profile and set up a great career path ahead

DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY ENTHUSIASTS

Kickstart your career in tech industry with a reputed PG diploma from IIIT-B. The team of
IIIT-Bs leading faculty, UpGrads panel of industry experts and Career services team will
help you equip with the requisite skills needed to succeed in the field
EXPERIENCED
FACULTY
Dr. T K SRIKANTH
Professor & Faculty in-charge (Computing), IIIT Bangalore
28+ years experience in software industry
Ph.D. (Computer Science) - Cornell University

PROF. K V DINESHA
Professor, IIIT Bangalore
20+ years experience in software research
Ph.D. (Physics) - IIT Bombay

PROF. TRICHA ANJALI

Associate Professor, IIIT Bangalore
17+ years experience in software research
Ph.D. (Computer Science) - Georgia Institute of Technology

PROF. V N MURALIDHARA
Associate Professor, IIIT Bangalore
15+ years experience in software research
Ph.D. (Computer Science) - IIT Delhi

PROF. M DSOUZA
Associate Professor, IIIT Bangalore
7+ years experience in software industry
Ph.D. (Computer Science) - Institute of Mathematical Science

PROF. S K CHAKRABARTI
Assistant Professor, IIIT Bangalore
8+ years experience in software industry
Ph.D. (Computer Science) - Indian Institute of Science
PROGRAM
CURRICULUM
COURSE 0:
PRE-REQUISITE - INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING
(Duration : 3 weeks)
Worried that your lack of programming experience will make it difficult for you to succeed in
this program? Then fear not! The pre-requisite course is here to help introduce learners
with no/little programming background to fundamental programming concepts. The course
will help provide you a solid base for the upcoming rigors of the course

Topics Covered:
Fundamentals of computational thinking
Introduction to variables
Basics of programming in Java (Loops and Control statements)
Introduction to functions

COURSE 1 - OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING

(Duration : 3 weeks)
The course will introduce you to concepts of object oriented programming, one the most
popular techniques used across IT and tech industry

Topics Covered:
Introduction to object oriented programming
Fundamentals of using classes
Learning inheritance and polymorphism

Course Outcomes:
You will be able to plan, build and write maintainable computer programs using object oriented
programming concepts such as classes, objects, inheritance, and polymorphism

Tools & languages Used:

Note: IIIT-B and UpGrad reserve the right to edit/alter the curriculum at a later date based on
academic requirement and industry feedback
COURSE 2 - ALGORITHMS
(Duration - 4 weeks)
The course will help you learn and apply various algorithmic techniques in their
programs. This shall help you design and optimise proper logic for the functioning for
your programs

Topics Covered:
Analysis of Algorithm Complexity Greedy Algorithm
Divide & Conquer algorithm Dynamic Programming

Course Outcomes:
You will be able to formally analyze the performance of their computer programs and
improve the performance of the computer programs using algorithms

Tools & languages Used:

COURSE 3 - DATA STRUCTURES

(Duration - 5 weeks)
The course will help you understand and implement the various data structures. This will
also help you understand which data structures should be used for different scenarios
which will help improve the performance of programs

Topics Covered:
Arrays & Linked lists Heaps
Stacks & Queues Hash Tables
Trees & Binary search trees Graphs and graph algorithms

Course Outcomes:
You will be able to select the correct data structure for the right programming scenario helping
them write better programs, both in terms of space and time complexity

Tools & languages Used:

Note: IIIT-B and UpGrad reserve the right to edit/alter the curriculum at a later date based on
academic requirement and industry feedback
COURSE 4 - SOFTWARE ENGINEERING FRAMEWORKS
AND SERVER SIDE DEPLOYMENT
(Duration - 4.5 weeks)
The course will help you know about the software lifecycle, frameworks and program
deployment that will help them contribute to existing software projects and developer teams

Topics Covered:
Version control with Git Model-View-Controller (MVC) architecture
Software engineering practices Databases and ORMs
Agile software development Introduction to React JS framework
Test driven development

Course Outcomes:
You will be able to create well structured programs and also work across large projects
with teams of software engineers.

Tools & languages Used:

COURSE 5 - DISTRIBUTED AND SCALABLE

SERVER ARCHITECTURE
(Duration - 5.5 weeks)
The course will teach about fundamentals of distributed programming and the best practices
to building scalable APIs for your software. You will get first hand-experience of deploying
their programs directly on the cloud

Topics Covered:
UML and UML diagrams Distributed system and scalable architecture
Software design patterns Code review and debugging
API backend

Course Outcomes:
You will be able to build scalable API servers that can sustain the highest levels of concurrency
and request rates

Tools & languages Used:

Note: IIIT-B and UpGrad reserve the right to edit/alter the curriculum at a later date based on
academic requirement and industry feedback
COURSE 6 - SOFTWARE DESIGN AND
FRONTEND DEVELOPMENT
(Duration - 6 weeks)
The course will help you acquire software engineering skills needed to build a software
project from scratch. The course will also cover the frontend development skills
required to build interactive web applications

Topics Covered:
Project Management and Planning Software Architecture
Software Requirements User Experience Design
Use Cases and Scenarios Frontend Development

Course Outcomes:
You will be able to manage the end-to-end process of starting and developing a new
software project - right from gathering the requirements to choosing the appropriate
architecture to model the software on.

Tools & languages Used:

COURSE 7 - ADVANCED FRONTEND DEVELOPMENT

AND DEVOPS
(Duration - 5 weeks)
The course will cover advanced javascript topics, frontend tools and libraries that will
allow you build modern web apps. You will learn about DevOps and how to automate
software deployment correctly

Topics Covered:
Advanced Javascript and tools Advanced testing
React JS Intro to DevOps

Course Outcomes:
You will build upon their knowledge of frontend development and learn to use popular
Javascript tools, Javascript ES6 and React JS to build modern web apps. Using DevOps, you
will now be able to automate the deployment of their software projects

Tools & languages Used:

Note: IIIT-B and UpGrad reserve the right to edit/alter the curriculum at a later date based on
academic requirement and industry feedback
COURSE 8 - MOBILE APP DEVELOPMENT
(Duration - 4.5 weeks)
The course will help you build native mobile apps that run on both iOS and Android
devices, using React Native library

Topics Covered:
React Native library
Hybrid app development

Course Outcomes:
You will be able to build a hybrid mobile app that is functional on both iOS & Android
platforms

Tools & languages Used: React Native

COURSE 9 - CAPSTONE PROJECT

(Duration - 6 weeks)
After months of lectures and hands-on practice on latest tools, it is time to create a fully
functional software product on your own!

You will work on an industry relevant project creating a ready-to-use software product with a
robust backend and an engaging user interface. The projects have been decided to ensure
that you get to apply all the lessons you have covered during the 50-week program.

Note: IIIT-B and UpGrad reserve the right to edit/alter the curriculum at a later date based on
academic requirement and industry feedback
PROGRAM
DETAILS

PROGRAM STARTS
December 2017

DURATION
50 Weeks

PROGRAM FEES
Rs. 2,25,000/- (inclusive of taxes)

ELIGIBILITY
Having a minimum 3 year UG degree Minimum 50% marks or 5/10 GPA (on a
(e.g. BE, BTECH, BCA, BCOM, BA) scale of 10) or 2/4 GPA (on a scale of 4)
in undergraduate degree examination.
Final year college students enrolled in
degree types mentioned above, are also In case a student has lower than 50% marks
eligible to apply. However, in order to in UG degree but has higher than 50% marks
successfully graduate from the program and in a PG qualification (e.g. Postgraduate
receive a post-graduate diploma, they will Diploma, Master's Degree etc.), he/she will
have to provide proof of UG graduation also be eligible to apply
(e.g. provisional degree)

ADMISSIONS PROCEDURE
Post application, we have an admission process (customised to your profile) to assess your
programming aptitude

FOR FURTHER DETAILS, CONTACT US AT:

software-engg@upgrad.com / admissions-pgdse@iiitb.ac.in