About Scaler

Scaler, powered by InterviewBit, is an outcome-focussed leading

ed-tech platform for tech professionals. Our industry-vetted

approach towards teaching and training young minds helps

them upskill and bag the career of their dreams. We are a

transformative learning platform devoted towards creating a

growth ecosystem to assist professionals in unlocking their talent

and seizing opportunities at every stage of their careers. Learners

enroled with us are taught, guided, and mentored by top

professionals and experts working at leading organizations

including Google, Facebook, Intuit, Microsoft, Amazon, Hotstar,

etc. Our learners have witnessed a 5x RoI (Return on Investment)

from our program. Our offerings include - Scaler Academy and

Scaler Data Science.

Index
Data Science Overview 03
Fit For Data Science 05
Scaler Advantage 06
Curriculum Outline 07
Meet your Instructors 10
Who are the Mentors 13
The Advisory Commitee 14
Scaler Support & Network 15
Scaler Batch Profile 16
 DATA SCIENCE
OVERVIEW

About

95%
of professionals wish

Industry to understand business

problems better

Insights 80%
stumbled as they
began working with
real-world datasets

The large percentage indicates a clear gap between classroom

teachings and industry applications. Enter Scaler.

Scaler Data Science is a program curated to help you kick-start

your career in Data Science & Machine Learning. We’ll make you
industry-ready through a rigorous curriculum taught by industry
veterans who’ll mentor you as you headway towards growth. With
our support, you can #CreateImpact in your career and the Data
Science world.

Scaler Data Science is designed after procuring industry insights

from 100 Data Science & Machine Learning Engineers who come
from top 50 tech companies and startups. You’ll gain the needed
exposure as you work on 80+ Business Case Studies built in
partnership with the top companies. Your skills clubbed with our
industry expertise will take your Upskilling game to the next level.

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 DATA SCIENCE
OVERVIEW

Structured,
Industry-vetted Curriculum

Live Classes with

Industry Veterans

Hyper-Personalised
Scaler Program Experience
Highlights
Here’s what you can
expect as you go about Regular 1:1 Mentorship
upskilling your career
with Scaler
80+ Business Case Studies
Attend a Free Class with Real-world Datasets

20K+ Scaler Learners &

Alumni Network

A Dedicated Team
of Recruiters

600+ Partner Employers &

Placement Assistance

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 FIT FOR
DATA SCIENCE

WHERE WILL YOU FIT IN

SCALER DATA SCIENCE?
Our program ensures that you get to grips with the knowledge and
confidence to overcome the most formidable challenges a Data Analyst/
Data Scientist/ Machine Learning Engineer may encounter in their journey
from day one.

Entry Points based on your performance in our Entrance Test:

Start from Start from Start from

Beginner Level Intermediate Level Advanced Level

A 15-18 Months A 11-16 Months A 07-10 Months

long track long track long track

Recommended for Recommended for 0-2 yrs Recommended for 2+ yrs

Non-Coders of Coding Experience of Coding Experience

Know what it’s like to upskill with Scaler

Attend a Free Class

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 SCALER
ADVANTAGE

ADDING SCALER SPICE TO DATA SCIENCE

As a Data Scientist, you’ll be using data to solve real-life business problems.
Scaler will build your skill to understand business and industry.

Assess your conceptual understanding as you work on

80+ Business Case Studies with datasets from real companies

Discuss problems in Live Case Study Discussion sessions

weekly with a Data Scientist

Gain a fresh perspective from the submission of your peers on

a private Discussion Forum and understand a different
problem-solving approach

Stay updated about grades, attendance, streak through the

Live Progress Report Card on your Dashboard

Stay on the track with clear deadlines - failing which will incur
a penalty

Immediate evaluation of your assignments to help assess your

progress amongst your peers

Earn extra credit for your dedication & effort to cover up for the
unanticipated gaps in your performance

Learn at your pace with the flexibility to pause your course

anytime you want

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 CURRICULUM
OUTLINE

TOPIC LECTURES TOTAL DURATION

Beginner Modules
BEGINNER

48 16 Weeks
Tableau + Excel 12 4 Weeks
SQL 12 4 Weeks
Beginner Python 24 8 Weeks
INTERMEDIATE*

Data Analysis and Visualization¹ 48 16 Weeks

Python libraries 12 4 Weeks

Probability and Applied Statistics 24 8 Weeks
Product Analytics 12 4 Weeks

SPECIAL ELECTIVE

Domain Analytics2 8 8 Weeks

Complete Domain Immersion 2 2 weeks

Domain-specific use case 1 2 2 weeks
Domain-specific use case 2 2 2 weeks
Domain-specific use case 3 & Final Project 2 2 weeks

Foundations of Machine 36 12 Weeks

Learning and Deep Learning
ADVANCED

Advanced Python 12 4 Weeks

Math for Machine Learning 12 4 Weeks
Introduction to Neural Networks 12 4 Weeks
and Machine Learning

1. Placement assistance for Data Analyst/Product Analyst roles via

mastery-based evaluation starts after completion of this module.

2. Pick one case study across industries like E-commerce, Healthcare, Social
Media Marketing and FinTech.

*Not an entry point for intermediate learners. An intermediate learner can

choose/skip any of the above topics.

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 CURRICULUM
OUTLINE

Machine Learning
Machine Learning 1: Supervised 24 8 Weeks
Machine Learning 2: Unsupervised 12 4 Weeks
and Recommender systems
SPECIALISATION

OR/ AND3

Deep Learning
Neural Networks 12 4 Weeks
Computer vision 12 4 Weeks
Natural Language Processing 12 4 Weeks

SPECIAL ELECTIVE4

Portfolio Project 4 4 Weeks

ADDITIONAL MODULES

Machine Learning Ops5 12 4 Weeks

Advanced Data Structures and 48 16 Weeks
Algorithms6

GENERATIVE AI7 Pre-Recorded + Community sessions

3. You can pursue the Deep Learning specialisation after completing the Machine
Learning specialisation or vice versa.

4. Must have Data Science certification (cleared till MLOps module) and enrolled in
the Data Learning track. Must meet attendance and PSP requirements in past
modules.

5. After completion of this module, placement assistance for Data Scientist

(ML/DS) roles via mastery-based evaluation will start.

6. These are recorded lectures.

7. These are recorded lectures.

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 MEET YOUR
INSTRUCTORS

LEARN FROM EXPERTS

WHO’VE BEEN THERE, DONE THAT!
Wear your learner’s hat as our Industry Experts walk you through
every concept with a fresh perspective. Have a look at our teaching
army who’ll impart industry wisdom so that you gain real-world
exposure.

Manish Pansari
Ex - ,

After completing his MBA from IIM-Bengaluru, he

began his career at Kearney, advising global
consumer clients on growth and transformation. At
Myntra, as part of the leadership team, he scaled the
business tenfold. He also established a global digital
ecosystem for blue-collared workers at Betterplace.
Currently, at Scaler, he leads online business
programs.

Avijit Roy
Ex -

After completing his M.Sc in Computer Science from

IIT Kanpur, Avijit began his career at TCS as an
Assistant System Engineer. At Microsoft, he designed
and developed an innovative Natural Language
Processing (NLP) solution for their suite of intelligent
solutions. He also created a text-to-SQL query system
for the health and sales sectors during his tenure at
Akaike as a Data Scientist.

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 MEET YOUR
INSTRUCTORS

Srikanth Varma
Ex - Lead Machine Learning Scientist,

Srikanth enjoys teaching and loves solving problems

that matter, by building products and services from
the ground up. He is a lifelong learner, tinkerer and a
team builder, who has worked with Amazon, Yahoo,
and co-founded Applied Roots.

Mohit Uniyal
Co-founder, , Mentor -

Mohit is the co-founder of 2 ed-tech startups

dedicated to competitive coding preparation. He
began his mentoring journey as a
Mentor@TensorFlow at Google Code-in. An
ex-instructor and Product Engineer at Coding Blocks,
he has extensive teaching experience. Currently, he is
a Data Scientist at Coding Minutes.

Harshit Tyagi
Ex- , Instructor -

Harshit is a Lead Instructor (Data Science & Machine

Learning) at Scaler Data Science. He is the creator of
bestselling Data Science & Engineering courses at
LinkedIn Learning, OpenClassrooms, Manning, and
O'Reilly Media. An ex-Data Engineer at Elucidata, he
created biomedical apps for Research Scientists at
Yale, UCLA, and MIT.

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 MEET YOUR
INSTRUCTORS

Suraaj Hasija
Ex Sr. Data Scientist ,

He leads Data Science Business Cases at Scaler Data

Science. Working as a Data Scientist 2 at MasterCard,
he has transformed industry insights into actionable
success for the business. Responsible for building
International Market Pricing Strategy, he leads some
of the exemplary large-scale Data Science projects
within MasterCard.

Prateek Narang
Ex-Software Engineer,

An ex-Googler, Prateek is the co-founder of 2 ed-tech

startups dedicated to competitive coding preparation.
He has completed his MS in Machine Learning from
IIT Delhi. Also, he is a popular Udemy Instructor,
teaching coding to 75K+ students. Currently, Prateek is
an Instructor and the Engineering Lead at Scaler.

Anshuman Singh
Co-Founder, Ex - Facebook Messenger

He is the co-founder of Scaler Academy and a

two-time ACM ICPC world finalist. He was one of
the founding team members of Facebook
Messenger and worked directly with Mark
Zuckerberg on product development.

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 WHO ARE THE
MENTORS

PERSONALISE YOUR EXPERIENCE

WITH 1:1 MENTORSHIP
Get clarity on your career path and tackle every stage of your
Upskilling journey with regular 1:1 mentorship. Our mentors will
help you with your queries, give interview insights, provide
placement assistance and make sure you’re on the right track.

Sahil Chelaramani Girijesh Prasad

Data Scientist, Senior Manager, Data
Science,

He has worked on Bing Search and He has extensive experience in

Azure Global Development teams. He delivering end-to-end Data Science
has experience in building large Deep solutions - from infrastructure to models.
Learning projects and robust Data He can also share his experience about
Science systems. management and business.

Rajeev Baditha Hitesh Hinduja

Data Scientist, Senior Manager, Artificial
Intelligence,

He has theoretical as well as hands-on He is passionate about cutting-edge

knowledge of Data Science, and has research. He also leads a team of 20 to
worked at Walmart and Fractal deliver the best electric vehicles, while
Analytics. He has a Master’s degree leveraging end-to-end Machine
from Indian Statistical Institute. Learning pipelines.

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 THE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE

ADVISORY BOARD:
CORNERSTONE OF SCALER DATA SCIENCE
How exciting it’d be for you to work on business problems that
come directly from your dream companies? It’ll give you a good
analysis of the (Data Science) pitch before you go about hitting a
home run in your career.

Our Advisory Committee consists of Data Science professionals

who give us a good peek into the industry insights to help us craft
about 80 business case studies. Take a look at our industry
advisors who help us (and you!) to be better than before.

Pawan Kumar Ramit Sawhney

Head of Data Science,
Ex -

Pawan is an experienced Data Scientist A seasoned software engineer, Ramit is

with a strong product sense and an a globally published and recognised
innate ability to communicate complex researcher at IIIT-Delhi, Georgia
insights clearly. He has been leading and Institute of Technology, the AI Institute
spearheading the Data Science divisions at University of Southern Carolina, and
at Uber and LinkedIn. Open Source Maintainer at AnitaB.org

He has been empanelled as the

He has been empanelled as an advisor
research advisor for the Scaler Data
for the Scaler Data Science Program.
Science Program.

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 SCALER SUPPORT
& NETWORK

AMP UP YOUR CAREER

With the right support & career guidance, your Skills can have a
real-world impact. We’ll push your limits & prepare you to be the
player of your (Career) Innings.

Access job Optimise your resume,

opportunities from LinkedIn Profile & get
600+ Partner the needed Placement
Employers assistance

Practice mock Connect &

interviews collaborate with
with Industry 20K+ Scaler
Ninjas learers and alumni

Our Alumni are at reputed Tech Companies & promising Startups

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 SCALER BATCH
PROFILE

THE ANALYSIS OF OUR BATCH

IS OUTSTANDING!
Upskilling with experts is all well & good, but having a stellar batch
makes your upskilling journey 10x more challenging & exciting.
Meet your potential batchmates & brace yourself for a brighter
data-driven career.

Learners’ Work 6+ Years 4-6 Years

Experience 19.5% 9.4%

14.1%
56.9%

0-2 Years 2-4 Years

Learners’ Industry
Background Service
26%

60% 14% Product

Others

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 SCALER BATCH
PROFILE

Learners’ Roles Non-IT and Others

& Expertise Data Science
Tech
Business Professionals

42% 25% 22% 11%

Eminent
Companies &
Startups

Join the versatile community of aspirational working

professionals who are all set to #CreateImpact
in the real world.

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