hi everyone welcome to another 365 data science special in this video we'll shed
light on the data science career opportunities in India more specifically
we'll talk about how you can become a data scientist in India we'll take a
look at the latest research to help you assess your chances of landing a data
scientist job then we'll focus on the education and qualifications you need to
become a data scientist eligible for the job at any company to top things off
will point you in the right direction in terms of where to look for data
scientists job openings in India and we'll share some extra tips that will
help you stand out from the crowd but before we get started we'd like to
mention something else we've put together a very comprehensive data
science training the 365 data science program contains the full set of data
science courses you need to develop the entire skill set for the job it's
completely beginner friendly for example if you don't have any maths or
statistics knowledge will teach you that first and if you'd like to build a more
specialized skill set you can do that with courses on time series analysis
credit risk modeling and more all right back to the data scientist job and its
outlook in India what do the numbers say a recent report by the Hindu states that
there are an estimated 97 thousand data analytics job openings in India
Bengaluru accounts for 24% of these job openings while Delhi NCR Ford 22%
since the data science field is progressing at an extremely fast rate
the huge demand for data science talent especially in the technology IT and
industrial domain can hardly catch up with the supply of skilled data
scientists that's why it doesn't come as a surprise that a significant part of
the data scientists in India more than 40% have received a data scientist job
title within the last 24 months so becoming a data scientist in India seems
like a truly golden opportunity let's see what that means
in terms of salaries according to up grad comm data scientist is the highest
paying job in India to be more precise the average data scientist salary listed
on Glassdoor is above 1 million rupees per
year and it could go up to 2 million rupees for more experienced candidates
of course corporations based in large cities like Mumbai and Bangalore offer
higher salaries but keep in mind that this may soon change
many international companies prefer to open an office in Hyderabad as it's much
more affordable no wonder giants like Facebook Microsoft
Google Amazon and PNG already call Hyderabad their home and that translates
into even more career opportunities for data scientists in India now that you
know for sure that data scientist is a rising career in India it's time to see
what it takes to become one well the education and skills required for data
scientists are to a large extent universal no matter which country you
live in however to paint the most accurate
picture possible we decided to dig deep into the numbers and guess what we
discovered some pretty interesting details about the typical data scientist
in India so what education do you need to become a data scientist in India
according to our research 50% of data scientists in India have a
master's degree 34% a bachelor's degree and a small 6% hold a PhD now regarding
academic background a degree in computer studies economics finance Business
Studies statistics and mathematics is certainly considered an advantage
however more and more employers are willing to waive such requirements in
favour of relevant skills and real-world experience the typical data scientist in
India also speaks 2.3 languages has taken at least one online course and has
posted four certificates on average on LinkedIn this goes to prove the
increasing importance of online data science trainings not only when it comes
to learning the fundamentals but also for acquiring the latest in-demand
skills what else 79 percent of data scientists in India
are male this shouldn't discourage you ladies as a recent data indicate that
women are becoming a competitive force in the data science field our research
also shows that data scientists in India generally have
seven or more years of working experience however there are plenty of
data science job opportunities for skillful beginners in the field and you
can find out more about these in the super detailed and comprehensive 365
data science career guide the links in the description that said what are the
skills you should have as a data scientist in India the must-have skill
set for data scientists includes proficiency in excel good practical
knowledge of statistics and mathematics confidence in working with visualization
tools like power bi and tableau and of course experienced in scripting
languages such as SQL Python and are speaking of languages data scientists in
India use more programming languages as compared to other countries
such as Python our SAS and others and while Python holds the lead in
popularity in the US and Europe in India it shares the winners place with our but
how do you acquire all of these if you're starting from scratch well
luckily today there are many options to learn data science for example you can
start a qualification program or study with private tutors
however if going back to schools not on your agenda an online certificate
program can be the best way to begin your professional journey and that
brings us to the million dollar question where to look for a data scientist job
in India the reality is it's hard to do data science for Indian companies since
few of them are sophisticated enough and have sufficient data for thorough
analysis so of course the most obvious choice for an aspiring data scientist in
India would be the large US and globally recognized companies in the sector
outsourcing or operating in India here's a short list of the biggest players and
the locations they're hiring at Amazon and Oracle have job openings in
Bangalore and Hyderabad wall art and IBM and Bangalore and P&G are hiring in
their office in Hyderabad now as promised before we say goodbye here are
a few tips that will help you stay ahead of the competition if you are a college
student or fresher try get a data science internship even if
it's unpaid your goal should be to get industry experience that you will later
apply in your permanent data science job create a good github repository and
upload your own data science related projects and work there
also put your github link in your LinkedIn profile it is a good way to
showcase your work to prospective employers participate in online data
science competitions this will help you validate your learning and also get some
noticed by employers if it is a sponsored competition attend local data
science meetups that are taking place regularly in big cities like Bangalore
poun Delhi and CR and try to network with the people this can truly help you
create more opportunities for yourself alright we hope we were able to give you
some good insights into how to become a data scientist in India in the meantime
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