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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery	Frequency Of Classes
English	Self Study, Virtual Classroom	Video and Text Based	Weekends

Course Overview

Cloud computing, Blockchain and IoT are some of the cutting-edge technologies which are leading today’s digital revolution. These form a part of the very top skills which are in high demand in the current competitive job market. The IIT Madras: Advanced Certification in Software Engineering for Cloud, Blockchain & IoT course offered by IIT Madras, and Great Learning aim to train its candidates in these advanced and highly demanded skills mentioned earlier.

The Advanced Certification in Software Engineering for Cloud, Blockchain and IoT programme is an online course with a rigorous curriculum and the very best industry support. Not only will the candidates have an opportunity to learn from a top university like IIT Madras, but also have a broad exposure to advanced skills to become multi-faceted software engineers.

Designed by the faculty of IIT Madras along with Industry experts, the Advanced Certification in Software Engineering for Cloud, Blockchain and IoT course will help the students develop a deeper understanding of the modern technologies, their interdependence and applications. The programme duration is of 10 months and after completion, the candidates will receive a certificate from IIT Madras and Great Learning and with it, tangible career benefits.

The Highlights

10 -month course
1 Capstone project
8+ projects and assignments
Over 60 hours of personalised mentorship
300+ learning hours
Online learning
Top instructors
Certificate upon completion
Career Support
Over 1200+ hiring partners
Networking and program support

Programme Offerings

Personalised mentorship from experts
Capstone Project
Certificate
Mock Interviews
online learning
Projects
assignments
E-portfolio
Program Manager to solve queries
Industry Exposure

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	IIT MadrasGreat Learning

The candidates have to pay the complete admissions fee to complete the enrolment.
Candidates can finance their course by applying for loans with Great Learning’s financial partners that are available at up to 0% interest rate with no processing fee*.

*Please check with the admissions team for details

Advanced Certification in Software Engineering for Cloud, Blockchain, and IoT course fee structure

Course	Fees in INR
Real Fee	Rs 2,50,000 + GST

Eligibility Criteria

Education

To be eligible for IIT Madras: Advanced Certification in Software Engineering for Cloud, Blockchain & IoTthe candidates must clear a test on fundamental programming skills. Besides that, they must also have 50% or above marks in 10th,12th as well as their Bachelor’s degree.

Certificate Qualifying Details

After completing the course fully, the students will get an IIT Madras: Advanced Certification in Software Engineering for Cloud, Blockchain & IoT by Great Learning.

What you will learn

Knowledge of IT industry

The candidates pursuing the Advanced Certification in Software Engineering for Cloud, Blockchain, and IoT course from Great Learning can be expected to gain expertise in the following:

Cutting edge technologies are taught by the very best academics and industry experts in the country.
Leading and contributing to digital transformation projects at your workplace in the field of Cloud Computing, Blockchain, and IoT.
In-demand skills to build your reputation to be selected for important roles in leading technology companies.
Tools such as Apache Spark, Ethereum, RaspberryPi, AWS, MongoDB, Cassandra, Arduino, Docker, etc.

Who it is for

Data AnalystData ScientistSoftware EngineerCloud Engineer

The Advanced Certification in Software Engineering for Cloud, Blockchain, and IoT programme is intended for the following candidates:

Fresh graduates from the field of Computer Science who want to learn more about technology and prepare themselves for their desired roles in technology companies.
Professionals of technology who want to upgrade their skills.
Professionals who are midway in their career and functional managers who handle the technical implementation of projects in Cloud Computing, IoT, and Blockchain

Admission Details

To take admission in the Advanced Certification in Software Engineering for Cloud, Blockchain and IoT course from Great Learning, follow the procedure mentioned below:

Visit the official course page - https://www.greatlearning.in/advanced-software-engineering-course-iit-madras.
Fill out the online application for the course.
If you are shortlisted, you will go through an admission test and a screening call with the Admission director’s office.
When you are selected, you will need to confirm your participation by paying the course fee.

Application Details

Candidates will need to fill out an application for the Advanced Certification in Software Engineering for Cloud, Blockchain, and IoT programme at the beginning of the registration process.

The Syllabus

Software & Database Design

Program Design
Software Design
Relational Databases
NoSQL Databases

Design & Architecture patterns (Self-study)

Design Patterns: Creational, Structural, Behavioural
Design v/s Performance
Distributed System Architecture

Distributed Systems

Distributed System Architecture
Concurrency Control
Distributed Commit Protocols
Distributed Timestamping Protocols
Leader Election
Consensus Algorithms

IoT Devices & Networking

IoT Introduction and Architectures
IoT Things
IoT Networking protocols & Applications
IoT edge computing

IoT Cloud Processing & Analytics

AWS IoT
IoT Stream processing
Batch processing
IoT Analytics
Connecting the Dots

Cloud Managed Services and Docker Containers

Cloud Essentials
AWS Managed Services
AWS Monitoring Services
Serverless Computing
Docker And Containers
AWS Elastic Container Services (ECS)

Cloud DevOps - Infrastructure as Code

DevOps on AWS
Automated CI/CD pipeline, AWS Tools
Infrastructure As Code (IaC)
AWS Cloud Formation, Terraform

Blockchain Fundamentals & Bitcoin

Introduction to Blockchain
Transactions and Blocks
Mining and Consensus
Connecting the dots
Smart Contracts

Blockchain Development - Ethereum

Blockchain development on Ethereum
Creating a Block
Adding the Hash function to the Block
Creating Smart Contracts

Instructors

IIT Madras Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Will there be any entrance test for this course?

The candidates will have to clear an entrance test based on basic programming skills. After that, a screening call with the admission director’s office is mandatory for participating in this Advanced Certification in Software Engineering for Cloud, Blockchain, and IoT course.

2: Will I be able to take a loan for paying the programme fee?

To qualify for taking a loan for financing this course, you have to check your loan eligibility criteria first. Financing opportunities with up to 0% interest rate, 0 processing fee, and tenure up to 60 months are available for this course.

3: Can I do this course parallelly with my job?

Advanced Certification in Software Engineering for Cloud, Blockchain, and IoT courses is entirely online. Students will be able to complete this course according to their convenience, without having to quit their current jobs.

4: Will my job prospects improve after doing this course?

Your job opportunities will improve after completing this course since Great Learning has over 1200+ organisations that approach the candidates for jobs after they complete the course. Besides that, you will be trained exclusively with the help of a career coach to become a highly eligible candidate for a job in good companies.

5: Will I receive any certificate upon completion?

You will receive an Advanced Certification in Software Engineering for Cloud, Blockchain, and IoT certificate at the end of your session. Great Learning and IIT Madras will issue the certificate.